Cont: Brexit: Now What? 7th heaven...

[Garrison]

And May is banging on about 'compromise', which appears to mean voting for her plan at the 3rd time of asking, because that's democratic while a 2nd referendum isn't, and yet compromise seems to mean nothing more than handing out a few extra bribes to get some MPs to change their votes and ignore the disastrous consequences of Brexit for the country as a whole.

 

[Nessie]

All those claims a second referendum is undemocratic.

1 - if leave lost by 48% to 52%, they would be campaigning for a second referendum
2 - the SNP would love to have another independence referendum
3 - there were devolution referendums in Scotland & Wales in 1979 and then 1997

On a similar lines, May is now wanting a third vote on her deal. The hypocrisy about the number of votes is unbelievable.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

a second referendum would be exactly as democratic as the first one.
Likely, it would be more so, since maybe, some obvious flaws in the first one could be avoided.

 

[Archie Gemmill Goal]

Apparently the Gammonball Run is already down to about 75 folk. Farage has pissed off.

 

[catsmate]

78.6% of Kate Hoey's South London constituency voted for remain.

What a pity they can't fire her until she's convicted of an offense...

 

[GlennB]

Apparently the Gammonball Run is already down to about 75 folk. Farage has pissed off.

Any odds on whether anyone will actually finish it, or will they just hop on a train?

 

[Andy_Ross]

A tweet commenting on the wet, bedraggled few who were marching

‏@RichGoodspeed
its actually quite a poignant picture, like a search party wandering into the fog.

The geriatric children of Empire, muttering to their long dead fathers, bewildered and angry, searching for the phantoms of a dream that was never real.

 

[Craig B]

A tweet commenting on the wet, bedraggled few who were marching

‏@RichGoodspeed
its actually quite a poignant picture, like a search party wandering into the fog.

The geriatric children of Empire, muttering to their long dead fathers, bewildered and angry, searching for the phantoms of a dream that was never real.

a poignant picture indeed. But the thing in the shadow of which the fathers of these bewildered dotards were born was very real, even if it resembled a dream. It was the biggest Empire the world has ever known. It collapsed so suddenly too.

At the time the consort of the present monarch was born, the Empire was at its greatest extent. It has undergone complete disintegration in the course of a single lifetime. As if Trajan had been alive up to the days of Augustulus. No wonder these marchers are bewildered and muttering to their fathers. They have a lot to mutter about, and even more to be bewildered about.

 

[a_unique_person]

Apparently the Gammonball Run is already down to about 75 folk. Farage has pissed off.

True to form. Start something off then disappear when it happens.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Who to? Nigel? So he pockets ... 1500 pounds and doesn't even go with them? Well, doesn't that say all there needs to say about the thieving little ******.

The little people pay and the already wealthy who convinced them it was a good idea take the cash and **** off. It's a great metaphor for Brexit.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

A tweet commenting on the wet, bedraggled few who were marching

The children of those who fought the last war seem determined to make their own children and grandchildren go through it again.

 

[quadraginta]

The children of those who fought the last war seem determined to make their own children and grandchildren go through it again.

Seems like their plan is to just skip the whole war part and go straight into the economic chaos.

Very efficient.

 

[Puppycow]

(Evidences of compliance with forum policy: Link)

 

[Wudang]

Wait, why do they have to pay to take part in the walk? It's on public roads. They don't appear to be getting participatory "gilets jaunes" or anything.

 

[McHrozni]

I have a feeling the march will teach us the meanings of the words "backfire" and "fiasco" anew.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12lwbPX0AELWrF.jpg

I count just over 60 people, some of whom may be reporters or random passers-by.

New video, I count 25 people:

https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/statu...80797.ampproject.net/1902271810270/frame.html

McHrozni

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Adam Hills of The Last Leg is publicly 'reverse sponsoring' Farage. For every mile that Farage doesn't walk he's going to give money to an asylum seeker's charity.

 

[ponderingturtle]

Hmm given how much of the UK strategy has been to play chicken does anyone think the EU will do so about granting an extension? Put it off to put pressure on the UK do make some kind of real decision?

 

[GlennB]

Hmm given how much of the UK strategy has been to play chicken does anyone think the EU will do so about granting an extension? Put it off to put pressure on the UK do make some kind of real decision?

It's getting very late indeed for a 'real decision'. Extension or no-deal are the only options I can see.

 

[Pixel42]

Clear ruling from Bercow that the government cannot bring back a deal that is "the same, or substantially the same" as the one that was rejected last week.

 

[ponderingturtle]

It's getting very late indeed for a 'real decision'. Extension or no-deal are the only options I can see.

Clear ruling from Bercow that the government cannot bring back a deal that is "the same, or substantially the same" as the one that was rejected last week.

With these two it really seems that the only options are no deal or no brexit. A substantially different deal is not going to be on the offer after a short extension, so what is the point in having one? The only benefit I see is postponing the crash until after the EU elections so that it will not be hugely disruptive to them.