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

As usual, there's a sense in which only the privileged have access to political discourse and/or action. Modern democracy is sadly intent on staying true to its Athenian roots, back when only 30% of the population (adult male citizens) could vote.

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Just asked a relative who actually works in polling stations at every election, and was told this is utter bollocks and no-one but no-one impersonates other people at the polling booths. Which we all knew anyway.

previous Queen's speeches to get voted down were in 1886, 1892 and 1923. i presume this voter ID thing is probably some 4d draughts move or something but I hope to fuck it gets voted down.

Even if the Queens speech gets passed, I’m not sure any of the individual bills will.

so there will be separate votes on the bills? I thought it was all somehow weaved into the Queen's Speech - worst bullshit costume drama ever!

The queen’s speech is laying out their programme for government - we will introduce legislation on the following bills in this session, etc. The Queen’s speech being voted down used to be an automatic confidence vote because it failing means the house doesn’t support the programme for government being set out and none of the laws can pass (implicit).

i think now QS being voted down leads immediately to a confidence vote? (probably i shd check this)

Dennis Skinner always heckles the speech as well

https://youtu.be/zIktNjgbf4s

https://youtu.be/4VK96xXFf3o

i think now QS being voted down leads immediately to a confidence vote? (probably i shd check this)

Roads tomorrow going to be hideous between this & XR, ugh

any chance of the so-called beast of Bolsover throwing a bucket of offal over her and calling her a parasitic nazi this time?

yes looking it up belatedly i think i'm conflating two things:
i: the assumption -- which was probably firmer two years ago than it is now -- that the QS being voted down would immediately be followed as sensible practice by a VONC
ii: an actual formal rule-based principle that the QS being voted down must as of right be be followed by a VONC

ii is not the case, and i is one of many assumptions abt parliamentary norms which is now in question

my fave royal heckler was John Davidson (the Scottish guy with the swearing form of Tourettes) who called prince charles a parasite and told him camilla is a shit ride!

wow a home secretary that smirks at the prospect of what is left of UK manufacturing getting wiped out, love these guys.

priti patel definitely pulled the wings off butterflies as a child

dear god Blackford's a smug cunt tho

Despite all her rage, she's still just a rat in a cage.

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the self-styled "humble crofter" and big country fan is a bit of a cunt tbf!

Pete Wishart, also SNP, was actually in Big Country.

no Runrig members no credibility

He was also in Runrig!

She really does have just the one setting.

If I was the government I wouldn't be sending Priti Patel out anywhere to talk about anything.

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Credibility Unlocked

No wonder Scottish Labour is so fucked

The most remarkable feature of Brexit? For the first time in history, Ireland is more powerful than England

Because Ireland is backed by Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Belgium + 16 more Euro nations

England doesn’t even have the UK

— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) October 12, 2019

i can't

It is ironic as usually everyone loves England.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGwl2CzX0AAOC0b?format=jpg&name=large
Good to know Brian Eno isn’t a Tory.

i thought he was Lib Dem tbh

a chillingly credible accusation tbh

Eno endorsed Corbyn on Marr and criticised the unrelenting media campaign against him - wouldn't be surprised if both the other two (albeit one of them a shy voter!) voted tory

But which of the others? Honestly thought they could both be nailed on Tories

Maybe Brooklyn votes Labour lol

Brooklyn owes Kier Starmer Under Me

Eno might not be Lib Dem now but he certainly used to be.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-recruit-eno-as-advisor-766175.html

Beckhams have got to be Tories.

Robbie probably doesn’t vote at all.

Brexit Party for Robbie. He's from Stoke, after all.

Robbie might just be one of us, my money is on him

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lool, down with the kids the street eh Brian?
"Mr Eno said: "Because of what I do I have some sort of credibility with young people which means that they are probably willing to talk to me in a way they might not to others."
nothing reaches out more to young people better than an old bastard 86% of them have probably never heard of!

Robbie Williams strikes me as an absolute tory

The piece I posted says that two of the three households are Labour. Can’t be both of them. Eno supports Corbyn as calz said!

Brexit Party for Robbie. He's from Stoke, after all.

The Beckhams have a house each and Eno lodges with Robbie, for those with reading comprehension issues

Has the MP ever considered the possibility that they're just saying they vote Labour to get rid of her? It could be like when they did a survey in where they asked Glaswegians if they would support England in the World Cup Finals and, supposedly, the majority said they would - when what probably happened was most of them when asked said, "Aye, right".

Not sure where he sits on the political spectrum https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robbie-williams-blasts-peoples-vote-13955249

lol robbie williams is so depressing

shy tory who doesn't fancy paying higher taxes, but puts on a pragmatic remain voter who accepts the result facade for the consumption of his fans

see labour have gone w “let the people decide” as their soundbitey brexit position

Well, it’s only four words long and if it stops Fiona Bruce making disingenuous duhhh faces....

I suspect that many of the bbc reporters we accuse of being disingenuous are in fact quite stupid.