May is absolutely brilliant in giving that job to bj - I actually joked with friends that if I were to out together a cabinet, bj would be getting that job, for two reasons:
1. Bj is the face of brexit and there is no better and more deserving person to handle that hot potato.
2. Bj is going to screw it up and it would absolve Mays responsibility and potentially offer an option that's not otherwise available.
It is down right stupid for bj to take that job. You can write him off politically.
May is not your typical politician. She has the potential to be the next iron lady.
"What has happened to "freedom of speech" in the west ?"
Alive and well, as long as your speech is approved by those in charge of freedom of speech.
That's a good one!
Give a man a fish, and he is fed for a day. But teach him how to fish, and he will never be hungry for the rest of his life.
But if you are lazy.
Light a fire for a man, and he is warm for a day. But set him on fire, and he will be very warm, for the rest of his life.
"What has happened to "freedom of speech" in the west ?"
Alive and well, as long as your speech is approved by those in charge of freedom of speech.
That's a good one!
Give a man a fish, and he is fed for a day. But teach him how to fish, and he will never be hungry for the rest of his life.
But if you are lazy.
Light a fire for a man, and he is warm for a day. But set him on fire, and he will be very warm, for the rest of his life.
Brilliant !!
• Light thinks it travels faster than anything, but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
Labour leadership contender Owen Smith wants a second public vote to approve any Brexit deal the UK strikes with the EU, according to a newspaper.
Tons of clips. CBS good enough for you.
Judging by the reaction from around the world reported in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-36790977 [1], it is clear that May is successfully projecting a 21st century image of the UK around the world.
[1]"Apparently stifling a laugh on hearing the news of Mr Johnson's new job, [USA] state department spokesman Mark Toner says ...",
"The German journalist Laura Schneider points to a certain amount of mirth on television as presenters announce Mr Johnson's new role."
"The former prime minister of Sweden, Carl Bildt, tweets that he wishes the appointment were a joke."
etc
It will take at least two years before the negotiations are completed,
Judging by the reaction from around the world reported in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-36790977 [1], it is clear that May is successfully projecting a 21st century image of the UK around the world.
[1]"Apparently stifling a laugh on hearing the news of Mr Johnson's new job, [USA] state department spokesman Mark Toner says ...",
"The German journalist Laura Schneider points to a certain amount of mirth on television as presenters announce Mr Johnson's new role."
"The former prime minister of Sweden, Carl Bildt, tweets that he wishes the appointment were a joke."
etc
Boris is no fool.
He's a very smart operator
The fact that he has been appointed shows the support he has from Tory MP's
Perhaps those who ranted about Boris post brexit can understand why he reacted as he did when Gove stabbed him in the back.
Gove was always the sacrificial goat.
Who gives a shit about the media.
I think May has made some good choices that strike a balance between the unity of her MP's and the task of managing our future outside the EU.
The people of the UK has spoken, and she will just execute their will. Not a big deal. She cannot be blamed if the Brexit turns out to be a catastrophe as the people of the UK has specifically asked for it.
QuoteIt will take at least two years before the negotiations are completed,
I think it is UPTO two years, unless both sides extend.
So that "two year period" could be as short as a day.
The people of the UK has spoken, and she will just execute their will. Not a big deal. She cannot be blamed if the Brexit turns out to be a catastrophe as the people of the UK has specifically asked for it.
Our politicians should be leaders of public opinion, not followers of public opinion.
As Andy McCoy would say: "Sun täytyy varoo mitä sä haluut, koska sä voit saada sen" ie. "You have to be careful what you wish for, as you might get it."
Judging by the reaction from around the world reported in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-36790977 [1], it is clear that May is successfully projecting a 21st century image of the UK around the world.
[1]"Apparently stifling a laugh on hearing the news of Mr Johnson's new job, [USA] state department spokesman Mark Toner says ...",
"The German journalist Laura Schneider points to a certain amount of mirth on television as presenters announce Mr Johnson's new role."
"The former prime minister of Sweden, Carl Bildt, tweets that he wishes the appointment were a joke."
etc
Boris is no fool.
He's a very smart operator
The fact that he has been appointed shows the support he has from Tory MP's
Perhaps those who ranted about Boris post brexit can understand why he reacted as he did when Gove stabbed him in the back.
Gove was always the sacrificial goat.
Who gives a shit about the media.
I think May has made some good choices that strike a balance between the unity of her MP's and the task of managing our future outside the EU.
I don't care about the media. I do care about the people de Peffell will be talking to, e.g. Mark Toner's bosses (qv). Those people won't be able to get that image out of their mind.
Having the approval of Tory MPs isn't exactly a recommendation; most of them can be extraordinarily bone-headed at time.
As for de Pfeffel being smart and not a fool, that's open to question. There's plenty of evidence that he is a loose cannon, and that's not a good starting point w.r.t. delicate negotiations.
QuoteIt will take at least two years before the negotiations are completed,
I think it is UPTO two years, unless both sides extend.
So that "two year period" could be as short as a day.
At least two years but it can be extended, thus it cannot be shortened from the two years minimum - as I understand it.
http://www.lisbon-treaty.org/wcm/the-lisbon-treaty/treaty-on-European-union-and-comments/title-6-final-provisions/137-article-50.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union
The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of [..] the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2
Our president for example keeps denying the link between Islam and the current wave of global terrorism, and when the French president once mentioned Islamic terrorists, it was censored on the White House's web site.
If the UK and US had listened to the UN and not invaded Iraq we wouldn't have had this problem to begin with.
What caused the current hell in the middle east is mainly the Iraq war.
Christian mobs burned down the library of Alexandria
Let me translate that sign for you: "with the people, for the fatherland".
You have not heard of the bombing and massacre in Norway 5 years ago by a right wing extremist?
The EU asylum seekers need to be distributed fairly and evenly among all the member states
The people of the UK has spoken, and she will just execute their will. Not a big deal. She cannot be blamed if the Brexit turns out to be a catastrophe as the people of the UK has specifically asked for it.
Our politicians should be leaders of public opinion, not followers of public opinion.
Do not forget that the people voting for the Brexit were led by the politicians from the Brexit camp.
The people of the UK has spoken, and she will just execute their will. Not a big deal. She cannot be blamed if the Brexit turns out to be a catastrophe as the people of the UK has specifically asked for it.
Our politicians should be leaders of public opinion, not followers of public opinion.
Do not forget that the people voting for the Brexit were led by the politicians from the Brexit camp.
Just so.
I don't know of anything that can prevent people being led to their doom, especially if the leaders really do believe they are going in the right direction. Some of the Brexit leaders did believe that.
The people of the UK has spoken, and she will just execute their will. Not a big deal. She cannot be blamed if the Brexit turns out to be a catastrophe as the people of the UK has specifically asked for it.
Our politicians should be leaders of public opinion, not followers of public opinion.
Do not forget that the people voting for the Brexit were led by the politicians from the Brexit camp.
Just so.
I don't know of anything that can prevent people being led to their doom, especially if the leaders really do believe they are going in the right direction. Some of the Brexit leaders did believe that.
Seriously mate, get over it. We are leaving the EU. Life as you know it is not going to end, no matter how much you appear to wish for it.
Every post from you is pure scaremongering, fortunately the reality is quite different.
Genuine question: Do you hope Brexit is a success or a failure?