General News Chat

[InversneckieDob]

I believe IF found guilty, then he could get suspended from parliament, which in turn could trigger a by-election. If his local party choose to kick him out.
Considering he was selected just last week by his local party (Uxbridge?) to represent them at next year's election I suspect that won't be happening, if he were to be proved he lied to parliament.

We all know he will be found not guilty.

Exactly.
The Teflon cu nt will walk away again.

[WhenTattieFlooredChas]

Sweden had the lowest excess death rate in Europe over the last 3 years, so they were right and everybody else was wrong. Except me.

Except that's entirely wrong, and all their scandi neighbours, and other European countries, had lower deaths per capita.

[Jupiter]

Except that's entirely wrong, and all their scandi neighbours, and other European countries, had lower deaths per capita.

No it isn't. Sweden had the lowest excess death rate in europe from 2020-2022

[WhenTattieFlooredChas]

Sweden had the lowest excess death rate in Europe over the last 3 years, so they were right and everybody else was wrong. Except me.

Anyway, it's old news and you are still wrong.

Back to Johnson........

[57vintage]

Isn’t the snag that the Commons has to have a vote once the committee has reported?

If so, there’s no way that they’ll vote in such a way as to fire up the Uxbridge lieges, even unto 10%, and see such a high-profile figure thrashed in a by-election when with a fair wind, he’ll get his cards in next year’s poll. He’s already been re-selected for Uxbridge, as I recall.

Anyway, even if I was an elector in Uxbridge, I’d still have fûck all for which to vote. Meh.

[57vintage]

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/poli...-b1068768.html

[Red Zone]

Isn’t the snag that the Commons has to have a vote once the committee has reported?

If so, there’s no way that they’ll vote in such a way as to fire up the Uxbridge lieges, even unto 10%, and see such a high-profile figure thrashed in a by-election when with a fair wind, he’ll get his cards in next year’s poll. He’s already been re-selected for Uxbridge, as I recall.

Anyway, even if I was an elector in Uxbridge, I’d still have fûck all for which to vote. Meh.

It's a tough one. You would imagine every single opposition MP will vote against him. That means only 40 or so out of 360 Tory MP's need to vote against him (less if some abstain). I would imagine the likes of Teresa May and her ilk won't hesitate to vote against him and many others might be washing their hair that day and won't manage to make the vote.

Tick tock BoJo, tick tock

[TheDeeDon]

We've had a few strikes over the UK over the past year and politicians have been very quick to condem the strikes.

Then I read about the current strikes in France, relating to the raising of the state pension age to 64 and they really don't **** about with placards and picket lines.

We really are a docile bunch of fannies over here in comparison.

[donsdaft]

If you want to raise the state pension age, do it to the 16 year olds.
Everyone else entered into a contract the minute they started paying tax.

[Mason89]

If you want to raise the state pension age, do it to the 16 year olds.
Everyone else entered into a contract the minute they started paying tax.

Couldn’t agree more.

I still maintain everyone should lose their right to vote, the moment they claim their state pension