The Labour MP, Paul Flynn says MPs may be a "tad surprised to see me in this position". It was only yesterday that it was announced that Mr Flynn would be responding to the business statement. Mr Flynn, who is 81, says he hopes his appointment will be a "trail blazing post" and will lead to "all octogenarian short lists for the party". Hezza next?
I had another thought walking to M&S to order that currency - travel exchange rates lag the changes in the trading rate by 1-2 days, so the very recent small increase may not be applied until tomorrow or Saturday
I've been thinking about what the single, biggest, loss the EU. would actually represent to the English, apart from economic depression and cappuccino's, and I think I have found it. The Archbishop of Canterbury is actually wrong when he thinks that the C of E. is the dominant religion of the English......no, the main religion of the English is the good British grumble. The English, particularly love to 'grumble' about things. When an Englishman is standing at a bus stop and wishes to communicate with another he does not say 'hello, my name is.....and so on`he says 'isn't the weather dreadfull today ?` whereby the response 'yes it is isn't it' is the same as saying 'yes I will talk to you'. Apart from the weather as an opening gambit, others could be the failures of our football team, politicians, public services, immigration or the EU. This is all to do with social bonding and if the EU. where no longer there, it would be seriously missed for this reason. Another major problem with the EU. is that it places the English man at a serious disadvantage - according to one Ukip poster Rumanian men have bigger sexual organs and are all after our women. In addition the French and Italians are better at flirting (English chat up lines are often to get very drunk and then come out with something like 'fancy a shag luv?` The Germans are better at football (or at least when it matters) and our football fans are no longer the most ferocious in Europe. So the Englishman is in a quandry - where does he stand in all this - can he answer the shrill tones of the bagpipes or the swirl of the kilt with morris dancing ? Even his royal family is made up of Germans/Greeks etc. - the last Englishman in anything like this position was Cromwell. So, what is left ? Well, this is the only country in Europe where we are able to make jokes about our problems (can you imagine such a thing as a German Monty Python) - other countries would be having revolutions if they were in the same position as we are now - the Germans would be moping around with scowls on their faces all day. We are also the only country in Europe where normal policemen are not armed, and where it is possible for a policewoman to wear a moslem headscarf as part of her uniform - we are traditionally one of the most tolerant countries in Europe in this respect, and I hope it remains that way.
Theresa May's first comments on Brexit after entering the PM bun-fight:- "Brexit means Brexit, there must be no attempts to remain inside the eu, no attempts to re-join through the back door and no 2nd referendum. The country voted to leave the eu and it is the duty of the government and parliament to make sure we do that. There should be no general election till 2020". I predict a bright future under another brilliant lady PM
Theresa May would be an excellent PM, she has managed the Home Office extremely well, one of the most difficult jobs in government. Although she campaigned for remain she has been a eurosceptic for many years.
A great deal of assumptions are being made about how Germany would react re. desparate to sell its cars etc. Any access to the free market by Britain also involves mobility of people. If you are in any doubt about this then you should consider that Germans are the second most populous European population in the UK. there are twice as many Germans in the UK. as British in Germany - and more Germans there than Rumanians and Bulgarians combined. Germany will not enter into any arrangement which places those people in a position of insecurity, nor will they allow Britain to differentiate between European countries of origin.
So, party solidarity is expected to override the fact that three quarters of the British Parliament believe that they would be taking a step which damages the British economy and reduces Britain's influence in the World. Even Boris Johnson said that the referendum produced an inconclusive result (whilst in the process of rapidly backtracking from his pre referendum stance). The whole of this mess, and all of these divisions have been produced by Tories, based on a majority gained from around a quarter of the electorate and an inconclusive referendum result which many who voted on now regret (also based on a minority of the electorate). There is nothing wrong, or undemocratic, about asking for a second opinion on an issue of this importance.
As of this morning who would have guessed the way that things would change? As the press are saying over here, decisions will be made over the coming months that the UK will have to abide by without having any say in them. This is the future over the coming years while negotiations continue that Boris and Gove led the people into without spelling out the plan or implications. Plan. What plan? It has certainly put many people off of the idea of a referendum here, even if it means getting rid of a deeply unpopular President.
Leave voters would have demanded a second referendum if the vote was this close but Remain won. Farage even said it publicly, and that petition was started by a Brexiter. I'd rather they just scrapped the whole idea altogether, but unfortunately I fear that the infighting has only just started...
She does not need to speak for all 600 MP's. She will speak for her party which happens to have a majority in parliament.
