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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Ciaran, Apr 20, 2020.

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  1. PowerSpurs

    PowerSpurs Well-Known Member

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    The oversight of four hours debate with no amendments allowed?
    There is no precedent for that before that I can recall so it is very different.
     
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  2. DMD

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    Give a specific example of your concern in action.
     
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    We are leaving the transition at 11 pm 31/12/20 so would you rather continue the debate into the new year and leave the transition with no deal?
     
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    I think that you misread the situation. Tubs de Pfeffel has an eighty seat majority and, as such, he should have the courage of his own convictions and push this through with Tory votes only. Once we see Brexit panning out we can see who us right on this. Tubs cannot expect if things go wrong to share the blame with anybody else. If the UK mightily prospers then he can crow about it to his black hearts content. Scotland may be part of the UK, but those days are numbered.
     
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  5. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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    Yay Power, how you doing?
     
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  6. HRH Custard VC

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    Diane Abbott is a maths wizard
     
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  7. PowerSpurs

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    OK until I found this thread
     
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    The opposition seem to have wasted four years trying to overturn democracy, rather than engaging in the democratic process. In doing that, they have effectively pushed for no deal almost all the way through. I haven't checked it, but I saw one Parliament speech claiming that the SNP had voted against a deal 15 times up to that point, and never once in favour of a deal. It's a bit rich to claim they haven't had an opportunity to debate and contribute to it.
     
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    Absolutely not, but the Bill could have had a sunset clause on that power. The fact that it doesn't is concerning.
     
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  10. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    Welcome aboard squire :emoticon-0150-hands
     
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    Best leave then <ok>

    This thead is for intellects, unfortunately we cant find any so they let me in to make up the numbers
     
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  12. pompeymeowth

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    No doubt. There's a covid denial thread here too, which surely makes Boris Johnson an utter liar.

    Or so you'd think.
     
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  13. DMD

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    If Parliament feels there is an issue, it can step out of the deal and put it to arbitration.
     
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    Not sure you need such clause, cant see any gov doing what it wants as its own back benchers would soon cause friction.
     
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  15. DMD

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    You're spreading yourself too thin, and it's impacting on your role as Dianne Abbott's maths teacher.
     
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  16. PowerSpurs

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    Can it? how?
     
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    That would go down well with the EU.
    "Our parliament has agreed to the treaty - for two weeks".
     
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    I don't object to the Treaty and neither should Parliament, but no other Treaty needs unfettered powers to make laws to be given to ministers.
     
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  20. DMD

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    He's dropped back to just asking questions again already, and thinks nobody notices he does it. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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