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    Quote Originally Posted by Texpat View Post
    You need a leader willing to put your country's interests FIRST and look after the citizens FIRST instead of trying to be some kumbaya drum-beating pukka-shell wearing global glad-hander. Fcuk that.
    I think the last leader we had meeting those requirements was William the Conker, bit before your time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by buriramboy View Post
    A hard Brexit was your dividend of the year? Seeing you get even less baht for your meagre state pension it was mine too.
    I don't see what the problem is, when even our resident Europhiles agree no deal is best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post
    I rather think early self- termination would be the outcome if one faced such a horrendous prospect. I could quite happily drink in a Wetherspoon but not with the hoi polloi that are currently attracted to them which is why of course I have to date, in some 17 years, never drunk in Soi 6 or in that Buakhow place. Biggest setback here was the demolition of the Tavern-by-the-Sea bar in the Amari Hotel making way for their new tower etc. Still, it's all academic now, low end British mongers do not visit Pattaya, they simply have not the money, and in fact from recent Bangkok forays they are a vanishing breed there too.
    Don't you worry about we Brits, Thai immigration doesn't need Brexit to kill us off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    It's not good. I can't see how the ERG can vote for it unless they've worked out a way of nullifying swathes of it?
    Mogg says he went with the Merkel-May surrender Treaty as the least bad of a terrible bunch of options, and only because it gets us out of the EU politically; iow, the closest available to Brexit.

    Not sure I agree, while the surrender Treaty officially sees us politically out we open the treasury to them without a voice or a say, to stay at the mercy of a powerful though malignant outfit whose slimmest chance at survival is to ensure we are seen to fail.

    I haven't read the smallprint, but for total success at betrayal expect May has consented to some really rotten wording that's going to haunt us for generations. But that's a fair price for a seat at the trough, eh, squirrel?

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    2 minutes of irishman yelling about brexit to a woman named caitlin


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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    ^ Long extension is more likely but will May resign if that happens?
    Probably will resign, makes more sense than being booted. That Bercrow rat is also on his way out, so hopefully we will soon have a Parliament that's worth not burning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly View Post
    don't worry he is, bathing in a pool of piss with his favorite Latvian nurse
    What's wrong with that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NigelFarage View Post
    Looking forward to the day the EU dies and rots and the EU27 can return to independence.

    They've been duped into ganging up and bullying other countries in the same way the Germans were duped by Hitler.
    Hitler to Germany led to consequences for Europe, good analogy. Change a face here and name there for German instinct rekindled, to dominate Europe by other means.

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    I think the EU have a meeting, a few days before the 12 April deadline. I’m hoping they will say what most people are saying to themselves about now.
    This has gone on for far too long and I’m getting really bored with it. Let’s give the U.K. a hard Brexit on 12 April. It will be worth it even if it only puts an end to Seeking Asylum and his pointless, repetitive withering.

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    A Downing Street spokesman highlighted the fact that May’s margin of defeat, 58, was smaller than the 149 majority she lost by earlier this month, and the crushing 230-strong defeat in the first meaningful vote in January. “We are at least going in the right direction,” the spokesman said.
    So, vote 4 coming up.

    What an utter farce. It's like something off 'Black Mirror'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NamPikToot View Post
    Interesting indeed. I don't really want one but it feels like a GE is the only way to shake this bunch of disingenuous oxygen thieves out of Westminster; the risk is we could end up with Bob's idol in power, God help us.
    Had a text chat with high flying stockbroker mate yesterday, says utilities are down on fears of a GE with Corbyn winning, I'm no stock expert by any means but advised him to dive in and take no prisoners, easy money; closest Corbyn ever gets to government is those few feet in the House.

    Hey fufu, have you twigged yet? Ok let's do it this way, leave it till after the GE with no doubt in the electorate mind that a Tory PM wilfully betrayed the country, the Tories in disarray and in the greatest crisis since the old Queen died, and Labour pimped 10 points ahead by the Grauniad and Independent dafties, and the Tories still winning. Then see if you twig that the greatest stumbling block to a Labour gov is its own leader.

    Meh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
    There are no current unelected leaders of Europe.
    Last edited by jabir; 30-03-2019 at 09:49 AM. Reason: not enough hilarity

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
    When was the last time we had an unelected and unaccountable leader of Europe?

    The British fought that too and won.
    Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
    Hitler was elected. Who are you talking about?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
    I'm referring to the painter and decorating enthusiast with the slug on his lips who ruled Europe from 1939 to 1945 till the British kicked him into touch
    To give you some credit, you really did save everyone some difficult conversations by leaving school before the exams.

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    It's probably time to form the Insurrectionary London Commune, and elect a present day Maximilien Robespierre. Political trials and summary executions should begin by years end, and Tommy Robinson shall be appointed the director of the Committee of Public Safety. The new Republic, did I mention the Republic, will become one-and-indivisible. A Constitution, to be written by Nigel Farage, will be presented to parliament no later than Independence Day, 2020 (March 29).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
    I'm not referring to the current leader of the United States of Socialist Europe Herr Juncker, who ironically has the same surname as the Luftwaffes infamous aircraft. Did we vote for him to become leader of the European commission? I must have missed that election.
    Sorry Chitty but fair's fair and you got that wrong. Juncker was properly elected and under independent scrutiny.

    Stand by...hey doc, you're our flexinumber expert, how many names were on the ballot when Juncker was elected? No googling, pls.

    a) 1
    b) 1
    c) 1

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
    Junkers job, to which he was elected, ...


    Makes ya wonder, dunnit...!
    Last edited by jabir; 30-03-2019 at 09:56 AM. Reason: also not enough hilarity

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texpat View Post
    Commune
    tex is a dirty socialist - booners is going to cry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    I think the EU have a meeting, a few days before the 12 April deadline. I’m hoping they will say what most people are saying to themselves about now.
    This has gone on for far too long and I’m getting really bored with it. Let’s give the U.K. a hard Brexit on 12 April. It will be worth it even if it only puts an end to Seeking Asylum and his pointless, repetitive withering.
    You mean the assguy will stop bombarding us with the same same crap if we have a hard Brexit? Deal me in, that's good enough reason to crash out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texpat View Post
    It's probably time to form the Insurrectionary London Commune, and elect a present day Maximilien Robespierre. Political trials and summary executions should begin by years end, and Tommy Robinson shall be appointed the director of the Committee of Public Safety. The new Republic, did I mention the Republic, will become one-and-indivisible. A Constitution, to be written by Nigel Farage, will be presented to parliament no later than Independence Day, 2020 (March 29).
    Interesting Robespierre trivia; he was such an entrancing orator that his executioners feared he could rouse the people against them in the couple of minutes from cell to guillotine; so they cut out his tongue the night before.

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    The EU is not fond of democratic process, as their own ombudsman points out...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jabir View Post
    Had a text chat with high flying stockbroker mate yesterday,......
    Pants on fire...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
    I'm not referring to the current leader of the United States of Socialist Europe Herr Juncker, who ironically has the same surname as the Luftwaffes infamous aircraft. Did we vote for him to become leader of the European commission? I must have missed that election.

    No I'm referring to the painter and decorating enthusiast with the slug on his lips who ruled Europe from 1939 to 1945 till the British kicked him into touch
    don't remember watching an election for the Queen of England, must have missed it on BBC News

    your people have been lead for centuries with unelected leaders, so not sure what's the fuss is all about

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    Quote Originally Posted by NigelFarage View Post
    It may be time to consider a strategy of revoke and immediately reissue Article 50 notice, resetting the timer to two years and wiping the board clean. Perhaps that option should be made a binary choice with a no deal leave next month.
    Not an option, as explained many pages back. However, revoking A50 and coming up with a fully planned way forward to leave the EU, which should have been done in the first place might work. A pity Ken Clarke was booed so much when he put such a sensible idea to Parliament.

    Request a 5 year extension to cover the new EU parliament sitting and think about why the UK wants to leave the EU would be best. What were the reasons for leaving again?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    I think the EU have a meeting, a few days before the 12 April deadline. I’m hoping they will say what most people are saying to themselves about now.
    This has gone on for far too long and I’m getting really bored with it. Let’s give the U.K. a hard Brexit on 12 April. It will be worth it even if it only puts an end to Seeking Asylum and his pointless, repetitive withering.
    You thought??

    The EU will meet 10 April according to their statement.

    No doubt they'll agree to let the Brexit can be kicked down the road another year or two. That way they get another budget agreed with the UK paying...

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