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I expect he'll win, limp on for a bit, and then be forced to onto his sword when they lose two upcoming byelections. Zombie Johnson will refuse to resign despite it all and probably call an election or have a parliamentary vonc force one.
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He did survive. 41% voted to oust him. So not too bad, but not good either.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Not great when the current Tory party is composed of his Brexit-loving sycophants. He should go, and never mind partygate, we still need to see Russiagate yet and the level of their interference in our elections.Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Provost sighting!
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The Boris saga continues after a couple of major resignations...it's like a soap opera now.BlahComment
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Tory rules say that he can't be no-confidenced again until one year passes since the last time, but Torys can change Tory rules? Do I have it right?Indifference is BlissComment
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Yes, they can change the rules.Originally posted by N35t0r View Post
I read somewhere that some Tory MPs are saying that they may push for a rule change to remove Boris if he does not resign.Comment
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If I was in Vegas today, I would find a book to place a bet that BJ will be gone by August."I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003Comment
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in the USA we get stuck with presidents for a minimum of 4 yearsComment
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Looks like Boris is waiting for everyone to step down so he can say "I'm the only guy available to lead the country"
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Brilliant!Originally posted by BeBro View PostLooks like Boris is waiting for everyone to step down so he can say "I'm the only guy available to lead the country""Ceterum censeo Ben esse expellendum."Comment
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Steps down... but stays on as PM.
Oh my, he's going to be very naughty.
You think things are messy now...There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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Boris is still the Prime Minister and for who knows how long. Maybe he is hoping to somehow stay on.
The thought of who might replace him is terrifying.
I hope it is not Rishi Sunak.Comment
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Tried to link to The Beaverton article. The intertube in Canada has been very messy today, with our largest carrier down,
"Boris Johnson leaves yet another party disheveled and without a clue what’s going on"
LONDON, UK — After numerous calls for his resignation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally stumbled out of the Conservative Party despite not understanding what he did to piss everyone off.
Tory ministers have been urging Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister, but Johnson held strong like the worst guy at a uni party staying until the wee hours of the next morning.
Though Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, he maintains he is still the life of that (and indeed, every) party. “I’ve done nothing but good as Prime Minister. I took Britain out of the incredibly boring European Union, I reopened the nightclubs as soon as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I threw some epic ragers at my house. I’m a great hang!”
Despite mass resignations from Tory ministers and cratering approval ratings from the public, Johnson wouldn’t take the hint that everyone wants him to go away. He has instead continued to hang around the Palace of Westminster – red solo cup in hand – giving his own resignation speech to anyone who has the misfortune to accidentally make eye contact with him.
“I think it’s hard for Johnson to admit that no one wants him anymore,” said Ashley Southgate, a political science professor at the University of Oxford. “Which is strange, because you’d think living an entire lifetime as Boris Johnson would’ve taught him how to accept people not wanting him around.”
“That whole ‘brash clown’ persona is fun for about a minute, but it gets old really fast. Now he’s changed tack and is offering to help clean up, but everyone knows he’s not going to do a thing to improve the mess he made,” Southgate continued. “You don’t expect the guy who vomited in the punch bowl to be all that much help when it comes time to tidy up.”
At press time, Boris Johnson was seen promising “one last blowout at 10 Downing Street” once he finds his keys or someone inside agrees to let him back in."
Last edited by Uncle Sparky; July 8, 2022, 22:34.There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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