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The US has hurtled back as world-class contenders. A CBS reporter at Capitol Hill has just announced that
"Police were caught flat-footed."
UK politics - continuing into 2021
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The US has hurtled back as world-class contenders. A CBS reporter at Capitol Hill has just announced that
"Police were caught flat-footed."
Cameron decided just a couple of years later in 2006 (or even 2005) to leave the EPP group in the EU (dominated by France and Germany) and join the rightwing also East European group. In 2009 this was done.
The general idea was clear: make a new alliance to attack the Franco-German alliance.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/may/05/david-cameron-european-elections-epp
I see it all as one EU strategy of the UK.
sendos
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UK politics seems quite slow paced isn't it? With 5 year terms, Boris Johnson would remain PM until 2024 unless there is another leadership challenge and another election called.
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They can be treacherous inside the parties. But Boris is delivering on what he promised, contrary to some predictions (there are always those) I don't see him being replaced inside the party soon.
Quitting? Dunno. Perhaps. I'm not at all convinced he's ready to bail out.
Hes got Brexit done even if it is an unholy mess but the rest of what he promised he can't deliver.
Keep taxes down and level up the North and end austerity and reduce the deficit?
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...and it is interesting, that it is England - and not Britain.
That's not interesting at all.
Yes, he finally delivered on leaving the EU, but Brexit isn't even slightly done yet. That's like lighting the house on fire whilst cleaning it, then walking out and ignoring the billowing flames behind you.
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Well, he has to do one of these things the English historically do best – declare victory at some arbitrary point in a continuum och events that looks remotely favourable, and then bugger the heck out.
Which might be about now?
Well, that only works if he can pretend it has, which will only work on those people who have zero dealings with the Continent whatsoever.
(Or those ideologically predisposed to claiming otherwise.)
(Or those ideologically predisposed to claiming otherwise.)
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If he can pretend any negative effects are down to those nasty Europeans which looks like the line the Tories and their media cheerleaders will take.
From the protest in London (in front of the National Gallery).
Apparently one of the speakers was David Icke ^_^
Anyway, there are protests in other euro countries too, calling for an end to the curfews, closed shops and the rest. Recent ones in Denmark and Germany. Although I think this one in London was mostly for people who are of the view the covid19 crisis is a hoax (Icke is that guy who speaks about reptilian shape-shifters).
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I think here you are wrong. In my inofficial Civ 3 expansion CCM, the civer who helped me a lot with the civilopedia (and is born in the UK) insisted that I should change the name of this civ from England to Britain.
This is OT - I am sure you will be able to tell the difference from an actually creative subforum (eg for CivIII) in no time ^_^
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So Starmer has finished throwing the remainers under the bus, after having cynically used them to sabotage Corbyn prior to the election.
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Thank the lord that, despite a millennium of continued efforts by the French dynasties in France and England, we still get the Celts as a civilisation.
Reduce taxes, yes, level the North, yes, up austerity, yes, keep the deficit, also yes.
Tory idea of a 30 quid food parcel to provide a weeks worth of lunches for a child on free school meals:
"One of my children came in and saw me laying this out on the floor, and I said I was going to picture it because it didn't look like a lot.
"I could see the child's realisation that this is what I've been given to eat for a week and the sense of sadness.
"Where has the rest of the food gone? This is meant to be a week's food. Why is it so mean?"
"I could see the child's realisation that this is what I've been given to eat for a week and the sense of sadness.
"Where has the rest of the food gone? This is meant to be a week's food. Why is it so mean?"
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