Diluted Dante wrote:I know its been repeatedly demonstrated that Tory MPs are the most gullible dickheads ever to have lived, but if you're seeking assurances from Boris fucking Johnson over a Bill that represents that man reneging on an agreement then I've got a ferry company I'd like you to give a contract to.
LivDiv wrote:Even if they were to believe Bohnson would put it to a parliament vote why would they think the outcome would be different to what literallly just happened?
Make no mistake this whole pretence is about these MPs protecting their reputations and in the case of law professionals their careers when they inevitably have to go back to work in the real world. Especially those in red wall seats that know their position is precarious.
mistercrayon wrote:One thing we have to be careful about is criticising British people for this choice and act. This was not something that was put in front of them as something the government can do. The House of Lords can be ridiculously and exceptionally savage with the bill because of this
Roujin wrote:I think the plan is for the disaster capitalists in the ERG to make a lot of money. I'm not sure how much thought has been put into anything beyond that, but thanks to dumdum conservative beliefs that an artifical hierarchy is necessary for society to function, they are pre-disposed to defer to authority, it seems to have been quite easy for them to find candidates who would stand during the election under the condition that they would only be given the opportunity to stand if they agreed to tow the party line on every single issue when required to vote.
Diluted Dante wrote:mistercrayon wrote:One thing we have to be careful about is criticising British people for this choice and act. This was not something that was put in front of them as something the government can do. The House of Lords can be ridiculously and exceptionally savage with the bill because of this
Whilst they couldn't have known about this specific bill, the level of competence, the frequency of lying and double crossing was there for all to see when they went into the voting booth in December and ticked a box that might as well have been marked "clearly against my own self interest".
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