|
prefect posted:Ireland doesn't want Northern Ireland back? I had assumed they wanted it. Ireland does want it back, but isn't in any hurry. They've been quite happy to play a waiting game, gradually increasing cross-border relations and interdependency while the olds die out and the percentage of Northern Irish people in favour of unification increases. There's no rush for immediate unification since the scale of the task is pretty big. You can't just increase the population of Ireland by 40% overnight. Of course that was dependent on the Good Friday Agreement lasting. Now that the English have shat all over that with Brexit, who knows?
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:38
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 12, 2024 10:57 |
|
|
800 something hours left
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:43
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/davemacladd/status/1098188412954312704
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:44
|
|
|
Elevator Screamer posted:Ireland does want it back, but isn't in any hurry. They've been quite happy to play a waiting game, gradually increasing cross-border relations and interdependency while the olds die out and the percentage of Northern Irish people in favour of unification increases. Is there a chart of unification popularity over the years? That sounds interesting.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:48
|
|
|
Hey just watching the PMQs now and why is May wearing a dog collar
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:51
|
|
|
Lmao anybody remember  that scene from 120 days of sodom? "Then eat poo poo."
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:51
|
|
|
lemonadesweetheart posted:Can you provide a source for that please? from 2016: Just one-in-three in Republic would support united Ireland if taxes rose idk how no deal would change this though
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 15:58
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1098234559219597312
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 16:18
|
|
|
Fallen Hamprince posted:RoI polling on reunification is actually highly dependent on whether or not it entails paying higher taxes lmao that Northern Ireland is the North Korea of Ireland
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 16:20
|
|
|
Ramadu posted:What does "right wing entryism" mean? the people who say the quiet parts loud are taking over More broadly 'entryism' is where people you don't like start showing up to meetings and changing your group through the processes your group has for change. "The new leaders are all fash/commies" is usually part and parcel.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 16:24
|
|
|
if there is a no deal brexit irish re-unification is almost certain.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 16:38
|
|
|
this is going to be extremely popular with voters https://twitter.com/alexwickham/status/1098233242522697728
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 16:43
|
|
|
Jose posted:this is going to be extremely popular with voters lmfao what pathetic dumbasses
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 17:07
|
|
|
Jose posted:this is going to be extremely popular with voters So they are going to get 95% of the boomer vote then
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 17:10
|
|
|
Ramadu posted:So they are going to get 95% of the boomer vote then No because they're claiming they're not a racist party
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 17:14
|
|
|
So given that a successful no confidence vote would destroy TIG, as would any no confidence vote in which members of TIG supported May, we can assume that there is a cap on the number of tory defectors they can actually accept. Are they going to just claim to have a ton of tories right about to defect for the next 3 years?
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 17:59
|
|
|
30.5 Days posted:So given that a successful no confidence vote would destroy TIG, as would any no confidence vote in which members of TIG supported May, we can assume that there is a cap on the number of tory defectors they can actually accept. Are they going to just claim to have a ton of tories right about to defect for the next 3 years? There's nothing stopping the defectors voting to support May even if there were no arrangements and as they've wailed so much about preventing PM Corbyn at all costs I'd expect them to.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 18:02
|
|
|
lol the UK is hosed, TIG is guaranteeing a no deal brexit
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 18:06
|
|
|
It doesn't need to be massively popular with voters. The point is to skim enough support off Labour to prevent them from being able to form a government, not to form a government themselves.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 18:08
|
|
|
Corny posted:lol the UK is hosed, TIG is guaranteeing a no deal brexit no deal was guaranteed months ago TIG is trying to guarantee no Corbyn
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 18:57
|
|
|
heh, we all know the anti semitism charges are bullshit because who in their right mind could possibly not support Israel feverishly and unquestionably?
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 19:00
|
|
|
Bryter posted:It doesn't need to be massively popular with voters. The point is to skim enough support off Labour to prevent them from being able to form a government, not to form a government themselves. What happens if there are elections and there is no party with a majority, and the largest party is unable to form a ruling coalition?
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 19:00
|
|
|
twoday posted:What happens if there are elections and there is no party with a majority, and the largest party is unable to form a ruling coalition? If they can command the confidence of a majority of the house despite being unable to form a coalition, they can form a minority government. If not, the second largest party get an opportunity to try to form a government.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 19:12
|
|
|
twoday posted:What happens if there are elections and there is no party with a majority, and the largest party is unable to form a ruling coalition? It's a fair question, but when they say 'skim off support' they mean taking just enough votes per constituency from Labour for the Tories to win that seat and not winning two/three seats themselves
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 19:19
|
|
|
crazy eyes mustafa posted:heh, we all know the anti semitism charges are bullshit because who in their right mind could possibly not support Israel feverishly and unquestionably? especially why would a left wing party have such trouble with this position... i think we all know the (((reason)))
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 19:25
|
|
|
I'd have thought that panic would've set in by now as it becomes clear to even the dullest MP that May can't get a better deal out of the EU and no-deal Brexit becomes more and more likely. And yet the entire island, at least from an outside view, appears obsessed with trivialities and deck chair arrangements. We've got you beat in the food department, but no one does decadent late empire like the UK.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:03
|
|
|
I can't wait for May to go back to Juncker and say Brexit means Brexit.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:06
|
|
|
twoday posted:What happens if there are elections and there is no party with a majority, and the largest party is unable to form a ruling coalition? then america launches the nukes not at the UK but just in general
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:06
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:26
|
|
|
It's rare and probably never accurate to trace the ruin of a country back to one person. But for the UK that person is either Thatcher or Blair.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:29
|
|
|
"Those new people don't share Labour values, and btw I'm a Tory now"
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:32
|
|
|
lol https://twitter.com/ChukaUmunna/status/779636276555284480
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:44
|
|
|
Zeroisanumber posted:I'd have thought that panic would've set in by now as it becomes clear to even the dullest MP that May can't get a better deal out of the EU and no-deal Brexit becomes more and more likely. I'm thinking the same thing. When will the actual realization start? Only when food stops?
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:46
|
|
|
namesake posted:It's rare and probably never accurate to trace the ruin of a country back to one person. Porque no los dos?
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:47
|
|
|
namesake posted:It's rare and probably never accurate to trace the ruin of a country back to one person. Thatcher posted:L'état, c'est moi
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:47
|
|
|
traditional new labour thoughts about loving the poor on the altar of common sense
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 21:47
|
|
|
namesake posted:It's rare and probably never accurate to trace the ruin of a country back to one person. Neither thatcher nor blair held the brexit referendum, the person you're thinking of is named "David Cameron."
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 22:16
|
|
|
lmao what a piece of poo poo
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 22:17
|
|
|
420 Gank Mid posted:What a fuckin' surprise. What an absolute fuckin' shocker. Erm no. It's just the relative relief between being a visible minority vs not.
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 22:33
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 12, 2024 10:57 |
|
|
Pener Kropoopkin posted:lmao what a piece of poo poo Truly the most courageous thing a person could do is to say something like that and completely ignore it for personal and political gain
|
|
#
?
Feb 20, 2019 22:34
|
|
