ForenSix Opposition - Politics in the Soon To Be Former UK in Autumn 2020

Carrie Symonds may now become the most powerful figure in the Johnson administration. She'll return him to the diversity-conscious LGBT-friendly liberal Tory that was the London mayor. Instead of Brexit, Biden, Climate and COP26. https://t.co/yxSdL1vGCL pic.twitter.com/ikedYh0378

— Iain Macwhirter (@iainmacwhirter) November 15, 2020

https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/ea18aaee-527b-483c-a637-8b4b73da06f2/d4m5orm-50abeea6-64a8-4e98-827f-4313962863e2.jpg

gather round children, it's the shit version of Jackanory time.

https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/ea18aaee-527b-483c-a637-8b4b73da06f2/d4m5orm-50abeea6-64a8-4e98-827f-4313962863e2.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTpmaWxlLmRvd25sb2FkIl0sIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiIvZi9lYTE4YWFlZS01MjdiLTQ4M2MtYTYzNy04YjRiNzNkYTA2ZjIvZDRtNW9ybS01MGFiZWVhNi02NGE4LTRlOTgtODI3Zi00MzEzOTYyODYzZTIuanBnIn1dXX0.eS0p0zbtih81ni7RUhXA9fObNOJmMOUpqCfCf_awlK0

Those halcyon days of LGBT-friendly liberal Tory "tank-topped bumboys" Johnson.

“If gay marriage was OK – and I was uncertain on the issue – then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well as two men, or indeed three men and a dog,” said the liberal, LGBT-friendly Tory.

So far, the UK does not stand to benefit from the vaccine. Moderna has agreed to provide the US with 100 million doses, with an option to buy 400 million more. Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Qatar and Israel have also signed agreements, and the European Commission has a “potential purchase agreement” for 80 to 160 million doses. The UK chose not to participate in the EU vaccine purchase scheme, with Matt Hancock arguing in July that the government could source vaccine faster on its own.

Wonder how this will pan out

#LolClassicBrexit

Hat Mancock addresses the nation: "I don't know lads, I'm thinking we should take this virus thing seriously maybe"

this new vaccine is 94% effective so we've ordered enough to cover the 6% who are left #maths

after the unguarded offensive comment by Boris on devolution, Douglas Ross says it's the SNP's "obsession with another independence ref that has been a disaster". Very strange position to take considering they probably would have been as nearly wiped out as Labour in Scotland if not for the sectarian bigotry they could whip up in response to SNP's calls for indie-ref 2.

Boris has clarified that it's separatists and nationalists that are (checks notes, twice) bad.

give rashford LOTO job til end't season

Boris Johnson clarifying devolution is ok but only if you vote for unionist parties.

arguably if not for the SNP giving a new lease of life to Unionists in Scotland, not only would the tories have got wiped out - we might have had a Corbyn minority govt! But Scottish Tories do love that cake you can have and eat.

ffs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54974373

i'm sure this is perfectly normal and he has no personal connections to the government whatsoever

there is nothing we can do about this now that both main parties are in agreement that the only efficient way of doing grand political corruption is through the private sector and keeping onside with our billionaire donor pals. I don't even get mad any more, it's a waste of time even giving any modicum of a fuck!

Jeremy Corbyn readmitted to Labour!

the statement today was pretty unarguable, got to admit i was disappointed by some of the Twitter Left calling it a capitulation

time for a leadership challenge

You jest but..

Centrists on the NEC are furious. One says Starmer's team are 'utter wankers' for ensuring the panel had a natural 3-2 majority for Corbyn. "They've now pissed off the Left and the Right over all this."
Says the right course wdve been to wait for new independent panel to decide.

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) November 17, 2020

“3-2 majority” leading to a 5-0 decision fwiw.

labour having a mare as per.

look that natural balance won't ensure itself

Centrists furious because Team Starmz, who are different from the centrists made "the Right", who are different from the centrists and Team Starmz, cry. Got it.

I am waiting.

Understand a group of Labour MPs have warned Sir Keir Starmer they may resign the whip if Jeremy Corbyn has the whip reinstated. They're furious, gutted and feel it undermines work done to rebuild bridges with the Jewish community.

— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) November 17, 2020

Did Ruth Smeeth (not an MP any more but friends with the reporter) phone up with this news?

Centrists furious because Team Starmz, who are different from the centrists made "the Right", who are different from the centrists and Team Starmz, cry. Got it.

― nashwan, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 11:51 AM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

have literally seen blairite types refer to starmerites as the "soft left" which is a good laugh.

lol Starmer as "too soft-left" is almost like when Biden gets slurred as a socialist.

Always remember that Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown were too left wing for them as well.

i cry a little when anybody says "the soft left" like it's a thing

shame the devil and just simply add them to the tories-in-denial column!

at one time our honourable landlord from Brighton, the ace with the mace - might have been considered soft-left- whatever that means, but now he was too much of dangerous radical for even a minor shadow cabinet role in Starmer Labour. The Labour-Right will only be placated with someone leading the party who is such an utter evil horrible cunt, they'd even be to right-wing for BJ's current partner who is apparently running tings!

honourable landlord from Brighton

lol! It amused me in a cultural revolution lols sort of way that on that recent dossier LRM had "landlord" next to his name!

Centrists 2015-19: It‘s completely wrong for Jeremy Corbyn to interfere in Labour’s disciplinary process! It should be made completely independent now!

Centrists 2020: Actually, fuck the independent process! Keir Starmer should personally interfere to boot out Jeremy Corbyn!

— Evolve Politics (@evolvepolitics) November 17, 2020

We do all know that the old Labour Right is dead, don't we?
Just checking.

— Keith Sceptic (@paulewart23) November 17, 2020

where's the lie?

Soft left soft lads more like

long live the new etc

Radio 4 says no Labour frontbencher available to talk to them this morning.

— Sienna Rodgers (@siennamarla) November 18, 2020

and sir kieth is hiding in a fridge

The whip situation is going to be interesting. Starmer at least had the option of claiming the suspension was not down to him (which he repeatedly bungled), he doesn’t have that luxury here.

lol I had dream last night that Starmer was playing for the RoI football team and I was part of a crowd yelling abuse/taking the piss out of him and he came over and gave us a stern finger-wagging lecture about how those that don't do anything are always the first to mock in his Kermit voice!

just about every amateur epidemiologist in the pub (if they were open) mostly know basic maths and also know the Rona has a roughly 1 % fatality rate, but daft Toby Young seems to have added an extra decimal place in his mind if not in his post which has made him look incredibly thick. I know he left school with no qualifications and I'm the same, but for this fucker to be so patently dumb and also a fan of eugenics with a history of sneery disablist comments is too much for me.

James Schneider on R4 saying in effect the whip is already restored with the restoration of Labour Party membership.

xp
in fact the fule posted it as 0.1% which would make the fatality rate 10 ten times worse than it is lol!

lol it's funny remembering that the piss boiling today is what it used to be like every day when Corbz was leader

Not even just a retweet will do for LK here, got to have the index finger of implicit endorsement.

👇🏼 https://t.co/1L4yfJ6tDZ

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) November 17, 2020

I also often point at Neil Coyle

🖕🏻

the moment he doesn't give the media what they want - maximum ritual humiliation of the left - he gets doorstepped. Unbelievable https://t.co/JUrYe3HopD

— tom (@malaiseforever) November 18, 2020

lol I'm enjoying seeing this fucking tool getting doorstepped way too much!