Hodor
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 08:52 PM |
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Boris Johnson as foreign secretary
Ffs.
I really do worry for our future.
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 09:41 PM |
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I thought I was reading the Daily Mash when I first saw that.
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Sam_68
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 09:47 PM |
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Looking on the bright side... at least our new PM has a sense of humour?
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Hodor
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 10:04 PM |
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She must have.
I'm not sure the ability to be a loveable foppish twit encompasses all the necessary skills one needs to have to be the UK's front face to
the rest of the world.
I feel that kind of responsibility is best left to the grown ups.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 10:14 PM |
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'You got us into this mess, now you sort it out....'
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chillis
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 10:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hodor
She must have.
I'm not sure the ability to be a loveable foppish twit encompasses all the necessary skills one needs to have to be the UK's front face to
the rest of the world..
He's exactly what the rest of the world think we are
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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twybrow
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| posted on 13/7/16 at 11:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
'You got us into this mess, now you sort it out....'
Does that go for the voters too? I am surprised - Prince Philip would be less of an embarrassment!
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 07:02 AM |
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Boris is about as appropriate for 'any' role as Trump or Hillary is for US President.... at least I have 'some' faith that May
(to me)is a safer pair of hands than anything out there drinking from the Parliament font at the moment.
I *still* want a box on a voting form that says 'none of the above'.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 07:33 AM |
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The news of Boris's appointment is being greeted with mockery in all the media around the world, however more astonishing is the bringing back
Liam Fox from the political untouchables. Has everybody forgotten the situation regarding his downfall ? to me it looks like otherwise sensible May
is giving Mr Fox the keys to the hen house.
Of course the reason for both appointments is to please the members of he the local Conservative assosciations who were born in the jurassic era. A
lot of blue rinsed Dame Edna look alikes think Boris and Fox are wonderful and these are the ones who leave shed loads of money to the party in
their wills.
All the while the Daily Mail is going further and further to the right, judging by the majority online comments left by the readers they think General
Franco was a left wing softie and xenophobia should be taught in schools.
And you wonder why Scotland wants to bug-out?
[Edited on 14/7/16 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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The Knobs
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 09:54 AM |
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Inspired choice in my mind. He speaks a couple of European languages, he is pro European, just anti EU.
I was a stay in voter but have to admit, May becoming PM is a massive step in the right direction for GB.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 10:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
I *still* want a box on a voting form that says 'none of the above'.
Thats called spoiling your ballot 
mind you most folk don't seem to know its an option - not helped by the fact that every TV program and newspaper ignores that bit of the results
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loggyboy
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 10:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
I *still* want a box on a voting form that says 'none of the above'.
Thats called spoiling your ballot
mind you most folk don't seem to know its an option - not helped by the fact that every TV program and newspaper ignores that bit of the results
But a spoilt ballot is just not a valid. it doesnt mean anything. Even if it had a majority, the majority would still go to the candidiate with the
higher number compared to the other(s).
Having a none of the above should allow people to vote 'no confidence' and should that 'none of the above' gain a majority it
should then result in a need to propose new candidates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_above
[Edited on 14-7-16 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 01:40 PM |
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...AND that is exactly what I mean.
I want to be able to be recorded as having no faith in the 'offerings'. If there is a majority vote for 'none of the above',
then the Elite should have the duty to present something that does appeal to a majority.
I note that the Australians have to vote, it's mandatory - do they have 'none of the above'?
In a (my attended) University Student Union Election decades ago, the unrepresented and disenfranchised majority decided to put forward a Tree as a
candidate. The Tree won, changes had to be made.
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Toys2
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 05:07 PM |
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I love this picture that's doing the rounds right now
[Edited on 14/7/16 by Toys2]
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mark chandler
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 05:34 PM |
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He may be a Buffon, however he is certainly not stupid.
Having a character in charge of the foreign office could to be better than a stiff lipped nice chap, as PM a disaster as head of the foreign office
why not, good on him.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 07:04 PM |
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Just giving him the job has done terrible damage already.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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perksy
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 08:11 PM |
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Lets give him a chance and see what happens, It might be a shrewd move on May's part
Love him or hate him, he's a character but he ain't no numpty, I think he 'play's the character' sometimes...
Most important thing for me is that Osbourne has gone
Working in the NHS I was a little surprised she kept faith in Hunt, He ain't popular amongst us that's for sure and it's fair to say
he isn't on the junior doctors xmas card list 
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SJ
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 08:57 PM |
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quote:
Working in the NHS I was a little surprised she kept faith in Hunt,
+1
I'd have bet money on this being a great opportunity to get rid of Hunt and seek a solution to the doctors contracts so I'm surprised as
well.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/7/16 at 09:32 PM |
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Quote Boris " You would expect a bit of plaster coming off the ceiling"
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
[/I]
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SmudgerEBT
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| posted on 15/7/16 at 07:25 AM |
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He isn't stupid, and those who think he is (when dealing with him) will probably come off worse in the (trade) deals.
Whilst I think some of it is just "Boris" I think their is a shrewd mind contained within.
It will be interesting in how different countries try to deal with him, that and it might just be car crash tv.
Should be fun, but I don't think it will be damaging to us in the long run, in the same way leaving the EU will be fun in the short term but
wont actually damage us in the long term (after all, where will BMW, VAG etc sell all the cars?).
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nick205
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| posted on 15/7/16 at 07:52 AM |
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I'm not sure he'd be my choice, but being honest I'm not sure who I'd pick as an alternative. IMHO it remains to be seen
whether he does the job well or not, but again IMHO a "character" in the role may well be a good thing for the UK.
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micksalt
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| posted on 15/7/16 at 09:10 AM |
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I suspect this may have been a shrewd move by May to reunify the party since it was a very divided party on the issue of the referendum, and Boris is
very popular amongst many of the Tory MPs. As has been said before, he's not an idiot, and his buffoonery could be advantageous cover fire to
stealthily deploy the mind of an assassin at the negotiating table.
[Edited on 15/7/2016 by micksalt]
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