Post 3021671 by RandomDamage@mastodon.technology
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(DIR) Post #3003558 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T16:42:20Z
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Anything interesting happening in UK politics today?#MeaninglessVote #MeaningfulVote #UK #EU #Brexit
(DIR) Post #3003699 by bob@soc.freedombone.net
2019-01-15T16:46:37.365384Z
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@fitheach No.
(DIR) Post #3003921 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T16:58:02Z
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@orbifx @bobI can't see any other outcome other than T. May losing the main vote tonight. The amendments don't amount to a hill of beans and most comments I've seen form MPs today are either ignorant or wilfully misleading. It'll probably be the same tonight.
(DIR) Post #3004662 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T17:34:48Z
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Spotted outside Westminster Parliament, London, today.Can someone provide me with a link to this document online?#UK #politics #EU #Brexit
(DIR) Post #3004715 by wizardofosmium@mastodon.social
2019-01-15T17:36:46Z
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@fitheach I'd like to see that too.
(DIR) Post #3004743 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T17:38:09Z
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@wizardofosmium ...and especially for "the peoples of the world". 😃
(DIR) Post #3004864 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T17:44:06Z
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Right, weather forecast has no rain for the next 2 hours. I'm going for this evening's #DogWalk with #Neachdainn .Let me know if anything *interesting* happens.
(DIR) Post #3004880 by jamie@mstdn.iofoundry.eu
2019-01-15T17:44:56Z
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@fitheach Regardless of the message, that is truly appalling grammar.
(DIR) Post #3005460 by pauho@mastodon.social
2019-01-15T18:07:11Z
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@fitheach "The English Constitution for Britain". You'd have thought they'd have cottoned on at that point?
(DIR) Post #3007953 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T19:41:10Z
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I'm back!Just in time for the result.BTWBiggest ever government defeat was Ramsay MacDonald (first Labour govt) in 1924 when it lost the Campbell case vote by 166 votes. Is Theresa on course to beat that record?
(DIR) Post #3007957 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T19:44:32Z
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Yes!Theresa May loses vote by 202 to 432. The Theresa May government has at last achieved something: a record breaking loss. She will be pleased to topple Labour from the top position.
(DIR) Post #3008055 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T19:47:54Z
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@jamie Hang 'em for the lack of commas?What does the :- emoticon mean? Person with long nose?
(DIR) Post #3008057 by crossgolf_rebel@chaos.social
2019-01-15T19:48:00Z
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@fitheachAnd now?Left UK Europe without a deal?
(DIR) Post #3008129 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T19:51:15Z
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@pauho They never attended Geography classes, or Politics for that matter. 😃
(DIR) Post #3008194 by RandomDamage@mastodon.technology
2019-01-15T19:53:39Z
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@fitheach does this break the May government? I'm not too clear on how your system works, but I've heard comments that losing this vote would set wheels in motion for a new election.I'm just fuzzy on the details and a bit envious that you can actually change governments when things are broken without having to wait through to a pre-scheduled election.
(DIR) Post #3008272 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T19:56:54Z
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@crossgolf_rebel I don't think so, not yet anyway. Ever since the EU referendum result, it has been said that there isn't a natural majority in parliament for a no-deal. Anything could happen, of course.I now expect statement from EU that this changes nothing. The Withdrawal Agreement stays as it is.
(DIR) Post #3008452 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T20:02:03Z
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@RandomDamage The leader of the opposition has stated he will table a motion of no confidence. However, I will be flabbergasted if the government lose the no confidence vote. I really can't see Tories doing a turkeys for Christmas thing. The crucial thing will be the DUP. I can't see the DUP jeopardising their influential position. No confidence vote will fail. My prediction. 😃
(DIR) Post #3008945 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T20:17:20Z
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@crossgolf_rebel As expected press release by Juncker (basically saying no change):"The Withdrawal Agreement is a fair compromise and the best possible deal."http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-19-432_en.htm
(DIR) Post #3014900 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-15T23:27:58Z
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The photo below was taken in the Westminster parliament, this evening.It is some of the MPs *queueing* to vote for or against Theresa May's #Brexit deal. Why? Because each MP has to physically pass through either the "Aye" lobby or the "No" lobby to vote.Consequently, votes (or divisions as they are called at Westminster) take an awful long time.The 21st century hasn't reached Westminster yet.#politics #Westminster #UK
(DIR) Post #3021671 by RandomDamage@mastodon.technology
2019-01-16T04:27:43Z
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@fitheach so the process would be Critical Loss -> No Confidence Vote -> Election Season?Thanks for taking the time to enlighten me.
(DIR) Post #3026433 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-16T08:56:50Z
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@RandomDamage I'm pretty certain there won't be an election. For an election to happen the current government have to lose the no-confidence vote. MPs of the current governing party won't vote for the NC motion. They wouldn't want to risk an election where they could lose.The current govt is in a minority and they rely on the DUP to keep them in power. The DUP won't support NC. By doing so they would risk losing their unique position of influence.
(DIR) Post #3026551 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-16T09:01:12Z
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The photo was taken by Pete Wishart MP. So, the photo will be the queue for the "No" lobby. The queue for that lobby was more than twice as big as for the Ayes.