"oh you don't get me I'm the end of the union": lol brexit is how we're all gonna die

not saying they look like fools here (I am), but they ignored this request & now have only themselves to blame.

Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn have just walked into the Cabinet Office to see Lidington and Gove. So they're the first to ignore the below. https://t.co/PNEPkuuSAx

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) January 17, 2019

yvette cooper and hilary benn in 'looking like fools' shocker

Cooper chairs the Home Affairs Committee and Hilary Benn is Chairman of the cross-party Brexit Committee so they're there in that capacity rather than as Labour MPs, is my understanding.

Far be it from me to suggest there might be a bit of shit stirring from the political editor of The Sun here.

And if the Irish Republican Teabag wants to build a wall then The Republic can pay for it

— David Coburn MEP (@DavidCoburnUKip) January 16, 2019

He’s got previous.

the Irish Republic owes us millions from bailing out their bannana republic economy so lets pull the plug.
The Republic are our enemies not our friends https://t.co/NzY7adh2ak

— David Coburn MEP (@DavidCoburnUKip) November 6, 2018

SNP want to bring the politics of N Ireland to Scotland when it never existed before

— David Coburn MEP (@DavidCoburnUKip) February 17, 2017

Always get a bit Stephen Rea in Michael Collins about people calling it “the Irish republic”.

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What?! pic.twitter.com/ZJVM8UecI2

— Dawn Foster (@DawnHFoster) January 17, 2019

Always get a bit Stephen Rea in Michael Collins about people calling it “the Irish republic”.

― gyac, Thursday, 17 January 2019 17:07 (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

how dwe feel about eire

i visibly start at it these days ive been burnt so often by anyone using it (saorstart eire is the condition imma name after it)

Éire = acceptable as Gaeilge, Eire or variations of should be viewed with suspicion.

oh yeah as gaeilge is true as a die

but i mean pronounce eeey-ra

schoolboy eire

eire shhhtop

Eire is weird, is v "what are you saying?"

I think it probably is a dog whistle term to an extent. Denying territorial claims over the whole island of Ireland, etc

Ironically I'd still take it over 'Southern Ireland' any day.

xp it is but not for that reason anymore (since GFA), it’s struck me more as denying sovereignty, the Irish republic much more so, but both basically mean the same thing/ we won’t call you what you say your country is called, only the whole island is called that.

PLP largely seem to be holding the line - I'm impressed. they know she's goosed

southern ireland is only used by people who ask you if you're from northern or southern ireland in a slightly confused tone. like trying to imply in a vaguely respectful way that they have some idea about what ireland is whereas they've actually never thought of it (although they used to work with a girl from cork). eire is a much more suspicious mix of knowledge and ignorance.

as a diversion from brexit, a piece on recent goings-on in the SNP
https://www.gerryhassan.com/blog/salmond-sturgeon-and-the-end-of-an-era-for-the-snp/

can't pee, poo or pry through a low level letter box

May not ruling out no deal:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/jan/17/brexit-deadlock-as-theresa-may-and-jeremy-corbyn?page=with:block-5c40b5e5e4b058cfe6d92073#block-5c40b5e5e4b058cfe6d92073

forget about brexit for a sec guys, prince philip has tragically survived a car accident near sandringham

can’t believe that the same security services philip used to assassinate diana have now bungled an attempt on him, smdh

i blame budget cuts and a decline of national moral fibre

i have gotten that "I am disappointed that..." email so many times at work. and usually from similarly atrocious managers.

David Coburn? Knew he had to be Scottish from the initial tweet and without having to google him.

how can you be an mp in 2019 and struggle to you kneau ocshully teaulk

Who are you talking about deems?

This reminds me of how the lobby always scorns his leaden delivery but personally I hate how every time Corbs says “is-yoos”.

whatley on behalf of tories on politics live

is andrew neil always this daily mail

i... thought blair was a decent interviewee....

Andrew Neil is a Tory cunt, despite coming from Glenburn.

Andrew Neil chairs the spectator which publishes Taki and a range of other head-measurers.

i am now informed

I've only just switched on QT and first thing I saw was a wall of gammon applauding No Deal.

watching new format QT

what the hell is going on in that country's head

EXCLUSIVE: Civil Service told to prepare for General Election: https://t.co/I1IeUdWyEl

— John Stevens (@johnestevens) January 17, 2019

does this mean anything?

it's from the mail, so probably not

diane abbott is a hard bastard. I definitely could not go to derby, sit and listen to all the gammons try to tear strips off me, watch rory stewart's homunculus-like grinning rictus, listen to isobel oakeshott's disingenuous nonsense... and still give back as good as I'm getting

Who melted Rory Stewart’s face?

(xp) She's well used to being attacked by cretins by now.

Apparently it’s worse than that: several audience members saying that the warmup person and Fiona Bruce both made several appalling jokes at Diane Abbott’s expense before the taping of Question Time, and that’s before we get to the misogynoir on show during the programme.

I used to think QT couldn't get any worse, but F Bruce is now officially worse than Dimbers at containing blatant racism/toryism in the audience + panel.

Isabel Oakeshott telling notional Remainers “we” are going to ‘tell you again’ was just begging for ‘who? You and Lord Ashcroft?’ but bless Diane Abbott for trying to mention Leave illegalities and damn the Bruce/Oakeshott poverty movement to shit that discussion right down.

*shut obvs, LOL

For once a front page piece in The Guardian that acknowledges the realities of the situation:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/17/corbyn-could-face-string-of-resignations-if-he-backs-peoples-vote

does this mean anything?

― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 January 2019 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not really. There is a chance (as we talked about, a small one) of a GE happening at some point this year. Incidentally the bits I saw around Amber Rudd's smallest concessions on the benefits side of things is the only pointer of someone in government accepting we could be facing one.

Yeah but on Tuesday DWP snuck out some horrible grab from pensioners with younger partners so swings and roundabouts...

I’d be really interested in hearing diane abbott’s private thoughts on a second referendum- I know she is supposed to be privately more supportive than some in the leader’s office. I’d like to understand her rationale

Behind paywall but you get the gist:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit-dup-edges-towards-customs-union-5vkfkgfhm DUP edges towards customs union

Behind paywall but you get the gist:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit-dup-edges-towards-customs-union-5vkfkgfhm🕸 DUP edges towards customs union

Personally dread the prospect of a second referendum, but found this convincing https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/brexitinc/ten-reasons-i-came-round-to-peoples-vote