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  • spire2 said:

    has she done a runner?

    She only arrived back from the HOC ten minutes ago. At least she is meeting mps, not running away like some
  • justin124justin124 Posts: 11,527
    Paul Mason:
    'I love that Corbyn walked out of the meeting because Umunna was there. Finally the elite are going to realise: Labour is an insurrection against neoliberalism, not part of your cheese and biscuits circuit...'
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,098

    The Revoke Article 50 is putting on votes at about 300 a minute right now. If you are quick you'll see it hit 100,000

    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584

    Yo!
  • El_CapitanoEl_Capitano Posts: 3,870
    rpjs said:

    spire2 said:

    has she done a runner?

    She's waiting for the petition to hit 100,000 so she can announce revocation. :)
    Just hit it.
  • solarflaresolarflare Posts: 3,623
    Watch it! Watch the podium! It's gonna moooooovvvve!
  • Wulfrun_PhilWulfrun_Phil Posts: 4,572

    Just fucking resign for Christ sake

    May and/or Corbyn? (I presume both.)
  • Stark_DawningStark_Dawning Posts: 9,235
    Congratulations to PB this evening. The good old British black humour on show is vaguely cheering.
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,098

    rpjs said:

    spire2 said:

    has she done a runner?

    She's waiting for the petition to hit 100,000 so she can announce revocation. :)
    Just hit it.
    The power of Heidi's twitter feed.
  • tottenhamWCtottenhamWC Posts: 352

    rpjs said:

    spire2 said:

    has she done a runner?

    She's waiting for the petition to hit 100,000 so she can announce revocation. :)
    Just hit it.
    Wonder how many people at the time of the Brexit vote thought they might be caught between no deal and revoke.
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 20,407

    matt said:

    A midlife crisis in slow motion is a remarkable thing.
    How do I get an invite to the 'cheese and biscuits' circuit..?
    Perhaps it is only open to latte sipping liberals?
  • AlistairAlistair Posts: 23,670

    Blackford on Sky. We need a second referendum. Can someone explain the SNP strategy to me, because if they get another ref and win, then all that will happen is the other political parties will say "Another referendum, just like you wanted in the EU ref." I would have thought the SNP would be defending referendums with small majorities to the hilt.

    There is just the crazy thought that they are a pro European party in favour of Remaining?
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,098
    Easiest deal in history
  • Just fucking resign for Christ sake

    May and/or Corbyn? (I presume both.)
    Both. She's useless on an intergalactic level. He is a racist petulant old twat
  • Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 60,004
    edited March 2019
    justin124 said:

    Paul Mason:
    'I love that Corbyn walked out of the meeting because Umunna was there. Finally the elite are going to realise: Labour is an insurrection against neoliberalism, not part of your cheese and biscuits circuit...'

    You just do not get it Justin.

    He has been made to look unfit for office as he receives widescale criticism
  • ReggieCideReggieCide Posts: 4,312

    Just fucking resign for Christ sake

    Are you talking about jezza?
    Don't anyone suggest a list FFS
  • dyedwooliedyedwoolie Posts: 7,786
    She should say the following....
    Well, we're all off on holiday, you guys do what you fancy and we'll pick up in April, k?
  • Philip_ThompsonPhilip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    Scott_P said:
    Is that one of his own MSP's openly mocking him?
  • SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,704
    Tessa up...
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,274
    Here comes the maybot....
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 91,408
    She's actually just going on TV to tell everyone about the incoming rules on internet pornography - she's been told most people are unaware and that her support could take a whack as a result.
  • StereotomyStereotomy Posts: 4,092
    Why is she talking like she's narrating a children's book?
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    TM: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more."
  • solarflaresolarflare Posts: 3,623
    May, you're not on my side, sorry.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    May, "I am on your side"

    Fuck off...
  • dixiedeandixiedean Posts: 27,842
    Don't tell me what I think. Tell me what you are going to do.
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,098
    Some front from the woman who has denied MPs a real say at every turn.
  • spire2spire2 Posts: 183
    public trust in politicians? whats that then
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 91,408
    dixiedean said:

    Don't tell me what I think. Tell me what you are going to do.

    She's not alone in telling us what we think of course.
  • tottenhamWCtottenhamWC Posts: 352
    "Take back control" like a dictatorship
  • TOPPINGTOPPING Posts: 40,950
    Oh no. Nothing has changed.
  • GIN1138GIN1138 Posts: 20,697
    Theresa doesn't look well...
  • tottenhamWCtottenhamWC Posts: 352
    She is mad. Genuinely
  • TOPPINGTOPPING Posts: 40,950
    ....but...
  • justin124justin124 Posts: 11,527

    justin124 said:

    Paul Mason:
    'I love that Corbyn walked out of the meeting because Umunna was there. Finally the elite are going to realise: Labour is an insurrection against neoliberalism, not part of your cheese and biscuits circuit...'

    You just do not get it Justin.

    He has been made to look unfit for office as he receives widescale criticism
    Those are not my comments anyway - and I notice that others have beaten me to it in quoting them. It is not so much a matter of agreeing with Corbyn - but rather of being able to empathise with him.
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 20,407
    What a fucking joke. Everybody else is to blame.

    Look in the mirror you fucking useless fuck.
  • dyedwooliedyedwoolie Posts: 7,786
    Oh dear......
  • Oh god. It's every other meaningless May statement before, replayed in an endless loop in a vast cavern of doom.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 25,165
    Is that it?
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    What the hell was the point of that?
  • numbertwelvenumbertwelve Posts: 5,414
    Nothing has changed!
  • solarflaresolarflare Posts: 3,623
    Well, that...ended.
  • El_CapitanoEl_Capitano Posts: 3,870
    edited March 2019
    Mein gott she's terrible. Can she not take even a smidgeon of blame on herself?

    No. "The deal I've negotiated with the EU." "I will continue to work night and day."

    Resign, you useless muppet.
  • dodradedodrade Posts: 595
    tlg86 said:

    Is that it?

    You beat me to it.
  • SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,704
    NOTHING HAS CAHNGED
  • Who wrote that fucking shit?
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,274
    Was that it.....
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,098
    Just yesterday she argued for a long extension. Lies come so easily for her.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    Amazingly, she has made it worse. Again!
  • StereotomyStereotomy Posts: 4,092
    That was utterly bizarre.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044

    What the hell was the point of that?

    Attempting to go over the heads of MPs to the public.

    Unfortunately, the former have the votes.
  • DruttDrutt Posts: 1,093
    I hurried home and missed the chance to pick up a DELICIOUS takeaway in order to hear the PM say absolutely nothing of interest at all.
  • dixiedeandixiedean Posts: 27,842
    Is that it??? Not surprised, but, patronise the public by telling them what they think. Attack MPs whose votes she needs...
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,274
    edited March 2019
    Glad i didn't cancel my dinner for that.
  • anothernickanothernick Posts: 3,547

    NOTHING HAS CAHNGED

    Apart from the spelling...
  • kyf_100kyf_100 Posts: 3,911
    "There are no tanks in Baghdad"

  • Richard_TyndallRichard_Tyndall Posts: 30,846
    TOPPING said:

    Oh no. Nothing has changed.


    Is there really anyone who thought she was going to say anything different? I think she is physically incapable of making any other statement.
  • TOPPINGTOPPING Posts: 40,950
    Hold on. Where’s the second half of the speech?
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 25,165

    I didn't cancel my dinner for that.

    Ramping PM statements is worse than ramping opinion polls.
  • El_CapitanoEl_Capitano Posts: 3,870
    Fuck's sake.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 15,547
    Nice wood paneling however.
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    I don't think I've ever seen such unanimity on twitter from posters of all affiliations about how pointless that was.
  • Stark_DawningStark_Dawning Posts: 9,235
    Theresa’s statement not too good then?
  • Philip_ThompsonPhilip_Thompson Posts: 65,826

    Nothing has changed!

    We said that would be the statement hours ago.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 91,408

    What the hell was the point of that?

    An interesting question. She needs the votes of MPs, who won't even bother to watch the statement unless they want to pile in with criticism. She is not making some long, persuasive pitch to the public. It's nothing that has not been said before. So other than to remind everyone that as of this evening she is still PM, I'm not sure I understand the point of it either.
  • TykeTyke Posts: 18
    Who on earth advised that? Are they purposefully trying to piss us all off?
  • OllyTOllyT Posts: 4,911
    Could we possibly have had two worse, more useless , incompetent leaders as May and Corbyn at this critical point in our history.
  • Nothing. New. At. All.

    She referred to an end June deadline - but that has already been rejected. I am concerned about her mental health now.
  • JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 38,548
    Instead of watching the statement, we settled down to a recorded episode of 'Car Crash Britain' (*). It seemed apt, as Britain's heading for the most almighty car crash ... ;)

    (*) Yes, really.
  • solarflaresolarflare Posts: 3,623
    Yes that's definitely made the different Theresa.
  • dyedwooliedyedwoolie Posts: 7,786
    Extraordinary. I'm genuinely flabbergasterbobulated
  • SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,704
    NoThInG HaS cHaNgEd….
  • TOPPING said:

    Hold on. Where’s the second half of the speech?

    Missed it. When are the edited highlights?
  • Richard_TyndallRichard_Tyndall Posts: 30,846
    FF43 said:

    Nice wood paneling however.

    Have they had the crest repainted? It looked nice and fresh.
  • Well, that went well.
  • Philip_ThompsonPhilip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    Scott_P said:
    Great lets dissolve Parliament tonight and go to the polls 2nd May. Something might automatically happen next Friday then though.
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,098
    Not heard such blatant dishonesty from a PM since WMD
  • spire2spire2 Posts: 183
    that's her attempt to go down in a blaze of glory
  • Pro_RataPro_Rata Posts: 4,785
    Definite rock hard exit from that speech.
  • PendduPenddu Posts: 265
    Like every other non-statement she has made from podium....why? What is the point? Where was the message?
  • Richard_TyndallRichard_Tyndall Posts: 30,846

    TOPPING said:

    Hold on. Where’s the second half of the speech?

    Missed it. When are the edited highlights?
    I think it is only on pay per view.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 91,408


    Resign, you useless muppet.

    Do MPs really want her to? Deep down? Which one of them wants the job right now?
  • FregglesFreggles Posts: 3,486
    Nothingburger
  • glwglw Posts: 9,535
    edited March 2019
    Well I agree with May. Parliament enumerating all of the possible things it doesn't want gets us nowhere, and to be fair that may be the aim of some. It's about time that Parliament got around to saying what it does want.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    Has Tezza just invited the HoC to VONC her?
  • SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,704
    She seems determined to go down with her vote or hard exit....

    Someone needs to stop her, and stop her now..
  • WhisperingOracleWhisperingOracle Posts: 8,480
    edited March 2019
    kle4 said:

    What the hell was the point of that?

    An interesting question. She needs the votes of MPs, who won't even bother to watch the statement unless they want to pile in with criticism. She is not making some long, persuasive pitch to the public. It's nothing that has not been said before. So other than to remind everyone that as of this evening she is still PM, I'm not sure I understand the point of it either.
    I think your last point is the key. These continual statements are just the way she reminds herself and others of her continued presence in the job, position, and continued authority in that nominal sense. That's all it is.
  • TOPPINGTOPPING Posts: 40,950
    It wasn’t pointless she is saying unless the cool kids let her play with them she will go and lock herself in her room.
  • DruttDrutt Posts: 1,093
    Dominic Grieve on BBC News looking jolly sad about today's events, as if the PM and EUCO had pivoted against him in the last 12 hours and given him a Noel Edmonds choice.

    Hey ho.
  • dixiedeandixiedean Posts: 27,842
    PB rarely, if ever, gets unanimity.
    Does anyone think that speech was
    1 necessary.
    2 useful.
    Or 3, most importantly effective in winning support?
  • TOPPING said:

    Hold on. Where’s the second half of the speech?

    Missed it. When are the edited highlights?
    I think it is only on pay per view.
    :-)
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044
    OllyT said:

    Could we possibly have had two worse, more useless , incompetent leaders as May and Corbyn at this critical point in our history.

    QTWTAIN
  • steve_garnersteve_garner Posts: 1,019
    Political nerds will think May's statement was crap. I suspect that in the country it will resonate.
  • dotsdots Posts: 615
    Ignore that statement. We knew script before hand. Let’s stick to what’s important.

    Absolutely abysmal day for Corbyn and Labour.

    Corbyn dreadful at PMQs and Starmer nearly as bad in the debate he wanted.

    Here’s the thing. The Labour front bench supporting short extension should be challenged. how they or anyone can sort this mess out in just three months if given a chance. A second ref takes at least 5. Does the rest of the PLP and labour membership support the front bench on this? Its an utter sham and ridiculous position. Everyone should challenge it.

    He won’t sit down at same table and breathe same air as Chucka? That’s grown up leadership is it? Stitch up or not he made the wrong decision.
  • The question is how will that go down in homes on the 10 o clock news

    To those interested in politics it said nothing new, but those of us on here are not her audience
  • Richard_TyndallRichard_Tyndall Posts: 30,846
    kle4 said:


    Resign, you useless muppet.

    Do MPs really want her to? Deep down? Which one of them wants the job right now?
    I think that is the crux of the problem. The answer to this sort of impasse would normally be a GE. But everyone involved in Parliament is afraid of that for their own personal or party reasons. So no one will do anything to force it. Plus of course it would almost guarantee a hard Brexit now.
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