Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th February 2019.

[HindleA]

See below

[AnatolyKasparov]

Huzzah!

[Willow904]

Did we have Jeremy Hunt's attempt to out-Boris Boris?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e ... ar-BBTYHDP" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

‘Soviet vassal state’: Jeremy Hunt makes gaffe in Slovenia

Am wondering if he didn't know Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia or whether he didn't know Yugoslavia wasn't part of the Soviet Union, but more importantly why no one's briefing our foreign ministers. Is it because when the Coalition came in they sacked all the civil servants?

[PaulfromYorkshire]

Did we have Jeremy Hunt's attempt to out-Boris Boris?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e ... ar-BBTYHDP" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

‘Soviet vassal state’: Jeremy Hunt makes gaffe in Slovenia

Am wondering if he didn't know Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia or whether he didn't know Yugoslavia wasn't part of the Soviet Union, but more importantly why no one's briefing our foreign ministers. Is it because when the Coalition came in they sacked all the civil servants?

Another theory is he though Slovenia was Slovakia

[HindleA]

Should have checked.(think about it)

[HindleA]

I'm going with the ignorant knobhead theory.

[HindleA]

(Sliding scale of rates of pay related to level of insult)

[HindleA]

PF-leg change.

[HindleA]

I think it is a leg,hard to tell from this angle

[HindleA]

Good to see her return to using her digit(s) more than of late.


Titter ye not Oh er missus etc.

[HindleA]

Agreement on the gin allowance stipulation certainly helped

[HindleA]

Obvious booze bias as my tobacco attempts were rejected.

[RogerOThornhill]

Stephen Bush's review of Tom Bower's Dangerous Hero Corbyn biog is worth a read.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/ ... ob-failure

The attempts to provide a general history of the times that Corbyn lived in produce a series of jarring handbrake turns, delivered in the same tone of general sneering, which provides an inadvertently comic note. “Corbyn’s lengthy absences from the UK had coincided with the political demise of Margaret Thatcher,” writes Bower, in a sentence that appears to suggest either that Thatcher’s reign would have ended sooner had Corbyn had taken more foreign trips or that there was something untoward going on.

[gilsey]

Has everyone seen Bower calling Segalov a 'self-hating Jew' on Good Morning Britain?

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[HindleA]

https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... p.html?m=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[HindleA]

Indeed ;will the path of self fullfilling death spiral continue certainly not helped by leaving to satisfy the keep the Tories Inists,time will tell of course.As ever dissent is essential against the grenade throwers from within without and inbetweenies AND a mindset that all is lost.You accept differences,non difference is the enemy.anf stay in.IMHO

[HindleA]

Mutual self fullfillment ,it "works" both ways.As if conforming to the others often parodic portrayal.

[HindleA]

Though that perception ignores many that don't indulge,see previous as to written out of history/failing attempts to commandeer.

[HindleA]

One decision on sides is enough,never been into reiteration if I can avoid it

[Willow904]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... p_AppShare" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Gordon Brown calls for MPs to vote to delay Brexit - for up to 12 months

[citizenJA]

Good-afternoon, everyone

[refitman]

Oh dear, that didn't go well.

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[citizenJA]

Stephen Bush's review of Tom Bower's Dangerous Hero Corbyn biog is worth a read.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/ ... ob-failure

The attempts to provide a general history of the times that Corbyn lived in produce a series of jarring handbrake turns, delivered in the same tone of general sneering, which provides an inadvertently comic note. “Corbyn’s lengthy absences from the UK had coincided with the political demise of Margaret Thatcher,” writes Bower, in a sentence that appears to suggest either that Thatcher’s reign would have ended sooner had Corbyn had taken more foreign trips or that there was something untoward going on.

Ah, of course, it all makes sense now. Corbyn was a fervent Thatcher-supporter and betrayed her by leaving her on her own!

[citizenJA]

Did we have Jeremy Hunt's attempt to out-Boris Boris?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e ... ar-BBTYHDP" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

‘Soviet vassal state’: Jeremy Hunt makes gaffe in Slovenia

Am wondering if he didn't know Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia or whether he didn't know Yugoslavia wasn't part of the Soviet Union, but more importantly why no one's briefing our foreign ministers. Is it because when the Coalition came in they sacked all the civil servants?

Civil servants likely did their best. J Hunt forgot his lines. It's not the first time he's publicly made glaringly bizarre mistakes.

[PorFavor]

Good morfternoon.

Theresa May says, "Of course, the Sharm el Sheikh summit is not principally about "Brexit"".

I thought it was convened without "Brexit" in mind at all.



Edited - typo (although rather too late to prevent its being immortalised by citizenJA).

[citizenJA]

MPs may have to wait until 12 March for a meaningful vote on the government’s final Brexit deal, Theresa May has said in an intervention that will deepen splits in her cabinet. The prime minister confirmed on Sunday that she would not hold the vote this week as she flew to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt....

Asked what she would do if she lost the meaningful vote, she said: "Why is it that people are always trying to look for the next thing after the next thing after the next thing?"

Theresa May delays meaningful vote on final Brexit deal

(cJA emphsis)
Asking May for her backup strategy isn't unreasonable, is it? She often loses votes. I think May wants most people to go away and not question her at all.
Hopefully, some of her government find their support of continued Tory leadership untenable.

[citizenJA]

Good morfternoon.

Theresa May say, "Of course, the Sharm el Sheikh summit is not principally about "Brexit"".

I thought it was convened without "Brexit" in mind at all.

May finds questions tedious

[AnatolyKasparov]

May about to kick the can down the road AGAIN if she gets her way. But will she, this time?

[PorFavor]

Brexit could be delayed until 2021, EU sources reveal

Brexit could be delayed until 2021 under plans being explored by the EU’s most senior officials, at a time of growing exasperation over Theresa May’s handling of the talks, the Guardian can reveal. (Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ces-reveal

[refitman]

This is good: https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2019/02/2 ... m-day-one/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[citizenJA]

Goodnight, everyone
love,
cJA

[AnatolyKasparov]

Two local council byelections last week:

Cardiff - Plaid Cymru gain from Labour with approaching half the vote and a double figure swing since two years ago in a ward that has always previously three Labour councillors this millennium, but with a strong Independent vote in 2004 and Plaid taking a clear second place since then. Clearly not great for the red team - however, given that the Plaid campaign heavily featured their controversial (and currently suspended) AM Neil McEvoy - a figure who has locally been compared to one G Galloway - this is one that could be a bit problematic for the obstensible winner as well as the loser. Tories slightly down on 14%, LibDems halved to less than 3%.

Northamptonshire - Tory hold in what has recently become whatever is the opposite of a "flagship borough" as it became mired in financial chaos and then bankruptcy (this may be part of an explanation for the county moving to unitary status in 2020, hence no district elections there this year) and that was reflected as their vote in this normally safe division dropped from close to two thirds two years ago to barely half now. The main beneficiaries however were not Labour who came second in 2017, but the LibDems who more than trebled their share to 35% - whilst Labour more than halved. UKIP stood now after sitting last time out, but scored barely 2% after getting around 20% and second place at their previous attempt in 2013.

Just one contest in the coming week to end February.

[refitman]

Thanks AK.

[gilsey]

May about to kick the can down the road AGAIN if she gets her way. But will she, this time?

Last chance for the tory 'moderates' to stand up and be counted.

[gilsey]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... p_AppShare

Gordon Brown calls for MPs to vote to delay Brexit - for up to 12 months

European Parliament elections then. Yippee.

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[refitman]

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