Politics

[Alex 30429]

[Rayvin 4964]

 

I can't recall the Mirror's political allegiance, is that a dig at Hopkins or a beautiful lack of self awareness? I think I'd actually prefer the latter.

[Alex 30429]

It's the former

[ewerk 26391]

Fair play Ireland. 

Currently a much more compassionate country than where I currently live.

[ewerk 26391]

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Around 160 MPs have backed a letter, championed by the Labour MP Stella Creasy, saying the government should legislate to relax the abortion rules in Northern Ireland, which will now be the only place in Britain and Ireland where abortion is in most circumstances illegal. Creasy wants to force a vote by tabling an amendment to the forthcoming domestic violence bill.

Labour also said that, as a party, it was committed to extending the right to choose to Northern Ireland and that it would be “looking at legislative options” to try to orchestrate a vote in the Commons. 

Downing Street’s initial response was to reject the idea of giving MPs a vote, on the grounds that abortion is a devolved matter and one that should be decided by the power-sharing executive and the Northern Ireland assembly. A source said that Theresa May’s focus was on getting the executive, which has been suspended for more than a year, “back up and running”.

[ewerk 26391]

 

[Rayvin 4964]

 

This government ffs.

[Christmas Tree 3997]

Bollocks

 

Pure political games from Labour hoping to piss off the DUP.

 

And the “ALLEGED” election fraud is against a 21 year old kid.

[Monkeys Fist 38779]

21- “kid”. 

[Alex 30429]

Only the 11 years above the age of criminal responsibility

[Rayvin 4964]

Labour may be overestimating the influence of leave voters in its constituencies:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/29/labour-mps-fear-brexit-voters-unfounded-study

 

EDIT - which incidentally does support the notion that Labour should go all in on the single market.

Edited May 29, 2018 by Rayvin

[Alex 30429]

This is where we find out if it's an ideological or pragmatic stance they've been taking. Think it's the former, unfortunately

[Rayvin 4964]

Indeed. I've maintained it was pragmatism for a long time, I guess in part because I remained optimistic about the situation, but following the discussion we had on here the other week I have more or less relinquished that position. I wouldn't be surprised if it is ideology. And if it is, it's a depressing statement.

[Rayvin 4964]

We should maybe have a thread on the media or something tbh, but I'm just going to drop in here that Elon Musk has declared war on the MSM

 

He's going to set up a website that allows people to rate the credibility of news articles and the journalists writing them.

 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/27/media/elon-musk-press-journalists-attacks-pravda/index.html

[Meenzer 14055]

ratemypoo.com () got there first 

[Meenzer 14055]

 

5 hours ago, ewerk said:

 

[ewerk 26391]

 

[Alex 30429]

[Renton 17797]

23 minutes ago, ewerk said:

 

 

@Gemmill will be twitching. 

[Andrew 4222]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/29/gavin-williamson-cut-off-by-tv-interviewer-for-dodging-questions

 

[ewerk 26391]

 Fair play, Richard. Showing more balls than many of the professional political interviewers.

[Alex 30429]

It would be great if more did that

[PaddockLad 14600]

Hmm... the current Secretary of State for Defence appears the have all the integrity, bearing and gravitas of a temporary assistant area manager for a particularly poorly performing paint spraying wholesalers in Hull.  

 

 

[Gemmill 34504]

He says "vuh" instead of "the" ffs. The fucking defence Secretary talks about "vuh United Kingdom". 

 

Theresa May is such a fucking gigantic cunt for giving this brownosing bellend a job at any level of government. Btw I bet she could perform abortions by breathing into a fanny. 

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