PMs change and lol we're all gonna die (but brexit will never end)

"I've had death threats overnight... it's a disgrace"

Labour MP Karl Turner's staff film an encounter with Boris Johnson's senior adviser, Dominic Cummingshttps://t.co/2JL9D2WW2f pic.twitter.com/agGnyOiUMR

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 26, 2019

I'd drag Bojo and Cummings to The Hague the bottom of the ocean if I could

John Major warning that Johnson might attempt to use the Privy Council as a reacharound to set aside Benn Act, any thoughts from ILX’s constitutional experts here?

who's action krankie?

keep going back to that polling from earlier this year that said

(1) 54% of voters want "a strong leader willing to break the rules";
(2) faith in the UK political system has dropped to a 15-year low;
(3) 66% think politicians should be able to say what is on their mind regardless of what anyone else thinks about their views; and,
(4) 42% think many of the country's problems could be dealt with more effectively if the government didn't have to worry so much about votes in parliament

Cummings has the insouciant twattishness of the school bully lounging against the bike sheds in that clip

ruth davidson

As I keep saying, the methodology of polls in this country would be illegal even in the US, where ‘push’ polling is not permitted. Those responses are clearly harvested from push-style questioning.

probably right - can probably draw a straight line from that poll to these recent tactics though. meshes too well

LOL @ Maria Miller MP claiming to have been scared by Mad Barry Sheerman's geriatric outburst.

Maybe scared that the auld fella might keel over and die.

I wish, that cunt will outlive Frank Field

folks

what the fuck is going on

today has been much more insane than usual, and usual is insane already

what the fuck

it's turning into a horror movie

the fuck? baroness kuenssberg just straight pushing the government's lines now?

I have just had a very kind invitation to a seminar on 'Effective Parliaments' that's being held in Westminster for people from all over the world... not quite sure what to say

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) September 26, 2019

"not quite sure how to say" = "i'm completely encapsulated by the gov, otherwise what I would/should've said was "fuck off"... losing power... weak... halpmeee!"

fuck LK

Doesn't it seem like really bad timing that Johnson is trying to "do a trump" just as this impeachment thing is starting to look like it might be going well? I mean bad timing for Johnson.

Also I hate him.

Sadly I'm not sure stuff like that matters anymore. Trump "doing a trump" doesn't seem to have any consequence nor causes major outrage among his base. Johnson "doing a Trump" (he's not: he just feels emboldend by other assholes like Trump, so he's doing a "Johnson") doesn't seem to translate to "bad timing". Media translate it as "Bojo doubles down!" which is just a hair away from "wow he's under pressure but he's sure sticking to his ground! Strong capital L Leader!"

I hate him also.
And I hate these times.

the people's chancellor (and some doofus quote-tweeting him)

This is beyond ridiculous https://t.co/6K12ucurE3

— jeremy warner (@JeremyWarnerUK) September 26, 2019

is the country actually "incredibly divided"? everybody keeps saying this and I can see how you would think it if you keep viewing things through the prism of the bubble (media, twitter etc.) but is it actually true.

might live in a privileged bubble myself (and I don't downplay the rising RW extremism and the class divisions entrenched by austerity) but on the most part people seem kinda chill

There's a lot of anger out there... so we keep being told.

People are revolting in the North of England.

i don't have any love for LK but that tweet seems like pretty standard pub snark from a brexit junkie - this parliament has been pretty hamstrung from the get-go

xp
I personally wouldn't judge someone whose entire furniture inventory is a Knackered speaker amp in the middle of the window and a darts board that they might sometimes play whilst eating cold beans out of the can!

is the country actually "incredibly divided"? everybody keeps saying this and I can see how you would think it if you keep viewing things through the prism of the bubble (media, twitter etc.) but is it actually true.

What is 'true', or rather, what is truth? Are there still people outside of a bubble? I doubt it. Instead of a divided country I'd say it's a fractured country - like every country nowadays.

(xp) Is that any way to talk about the Leader of the Opposition?

I was half thinking of him and a fucking idiot that lives around the corner!

Welsh Gammon out in force on Question Time.

the country is massively and terrifyingly divided, yes

some tory cunt sticking up for big pharma shocker

Yes, that kind of misfired.

Then some Plaid Cymru fool who feels he has to criticize the Labour Party just for the sake of it, even though he no doubt agrees with their policies.

Labour need to run a few buses with the huge amount of money generic cheap drugs will save the NHS splashed on the sides. I could do Milne's job.

EXCUSE ME

yeah i din wanna say but totes awks

it'll reet they can test on tories first

I would actually love to see calz doing Milne’s job, ngl.

john mcdonnells philadelphia here i come alter ego

have you seen how much they charge the NHS for essential cystic fibrosis medicine?

Icknield (Luton) result:

LAB: 36.7% (-5.6)
CON: 35.4% (-8.8)
LDEM: 25.6% (+12.1)
GRN: 2.3% (+2.3)

Labour GAIN from Conservative.

— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 26, 2019

repeat this result multiple times pls!

"I certainly believe Boris should prorogue again"

Desmond Swayne has realised he can out-mad Francois and Rees-Moggpic.twitter.com/3dLNjtP38q

— dave ❄️ 🥕 (@davemacladd) September 26, 2019

it was probably quite cruel of someone to suggest Sir Desmond Swayne looks a bit like an SS Boss from Wolfenstein

repro rogues

that result is immensely cheering, especially wrt where the lib dem vote seems to have come from

icknield (luton)?

population lower than what you'd see at Kenilworth Rd these days, but it's like having a big poll in a small area

Man this was good. I know the music is kinda naff but whatever.

John McDonnell V. Hans Zimmer #LabourConference2019 pic.twitter.com/s2WXmFjVD9

— lewis bassett (@le_bassett) September 23, 2019

so this just happened... https://t.co/H06WxJZ7yk pic.twitter.com/LPASyEEn0B

— Neal (@nealvinay) September 26, 2019

Tom Watson calmly blocking people who ask him reasonable questions as he normally does

weird behaviour when he’d already put out the correct line on the story

I do think that discussions on the consequences of violent rhetoric are a reasonable point to bring up Jo Cox, but this sort of thing just reads like weird fanfic and makes me a bit uncomfortable... idk pic.twitter.com/C93I7Zh5I5

— Ho Swinson (@misslucyp) September 26, 2019

posting unsettling creepazoid Jo Cox fanfic is his normal mode as well