Another new Brexit thread

[bluethrunthru]

Now prorogation ruled illegal in court - Johnson has a reverse Midas touch - everything he touches turns to shit

 

[George Hannah]

Cherry now calling for Parliament immediately to be recalled if the Supreme Court uphold the judgement on appeal next Tuesday.

 

[blueinsa]

Now prorogation ruled illegal in court - Johnson has a reverse Midas touch - everything he touches turns to shit

Its been illegal a hell of a lot of times then given its standard procedure every time there is a Queens speech.

There will never be a government in this country again where their opponents are not constantly in the law courts stopping policy decisions.

 

[BobKowalski]

Now prorogation ruled illegal in court - Johnson has a reverse Midas touch - everything he touches turns to shit

I’m surprised to be honest. Although less surprised it was a Scottish Court. A sign of what is to come I suspect.

 

[George Hannah]

Its been illegal a hell of a lot of times then given its standard procedure every time there is a Queens speech.

There will never be a government in this country again where their opponents are not constantly in the law courts stopping policy decisions.

Precisely the subject of this year's Reith Lectures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006c9z/the-reith-lectures-2019-1-laws-expanding-empire

 

[George Hannah]

I’m surprised to be honest. Although less surprised it was a Scottish Court. A sign of what is to come I suspect.

Me too, Sumption's case for Boris didn't survive the journey north.

 

[Vic]

Can't blame Ireland for that. Brexit is an act of extreme national selfishness. Ireland are our good friends and closest neighbours, culturally, and yet their interests never seem to have been entered into any leading politician's calculations, when evaluating the pluses and minuses of Brexit.

Don't our friends and neighbours, the Irish, deserve a bit more respect than that? .

Nah. In the Brexit grand plan we make Ireland poorer so can get Irish labour to replace the eastern Europeans.

 

[BobKowalski]

Its been illegal a hell of a lot of times then given its standard procedure every time there is a Queens speech.

There will never be a government in this country again where their opponents are not constantly in the law courts stopping policy decisions.

It needs context. Bog standard prorogation for a few days or a week with nothing else going on no one is batting an eyelid. Five weeks with the aim of shutting down a Parliament it can’t win a vote in to save its life and with a crisis point looming then not so much. Add in the fact that Johnson is saying he will ignore the law and you are asking the courts to slap you down.

That said I’m still surprised by the ruling.

 

[bluejon]

Its been illegal a hell of a lot of times then given its standard procedure every time there is a Queens speech.

There will never be a government in this country again where their opponents are not constantly in the law courts stopping policy decisions.

It's never been used at a time of national crisis (and this is a crisis, there is no doubt) to stop parliament debating the issues that are causing the crisis. You can only be in favour of what Johnson has done if you are against the idea of parliamentary democracy, which I know doesn't include you considering how much you bang on about democracy all the time.

 

[Vic]

Its been illegal a hell of a lot of times then given its standard procedure every time there is a Queens speech.

There will never be a government in this country again where their opponents are not constantly in the law courts stopping policy decisions.

Says someone who hasn't read the judgement as to why it's illegal.

 

[Vic]

Its been illegal a hell of a lot of times then given its standard procedure every time there is a Queens speech.

There will never be a government in this country again where their opponents are not constantly in the law courts stopping lunacy decisions.

Fixed.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Now prorogation ruled illegal in court - Johnson has a reverse Midas touch - everything he touches turns to shit

Surely, if he had the reverse Midas touch all gold he touched would turn into something else, rather than everything he touched.

 

[BobKowalski]

Me too, Sumption's case for Boris didn't survive the journey north.

I regret to advise that English rule to the north is lost.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Surely, if he had the reverse Midas touch all gold he touched would turn into something else, rather than everything he touched.

I always wondered why he wasn't gold himself. Can't have wanked.
Sorry to lower the tone.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Surely, if he had the reverse Midas touch all gold he touched would turn into something else, rather than everything he touched.

aye - I was wrong there - means a lot of stuff I thought would turn to shit is saved. He must go down as the worst PM the country has had though.

 

[BobKowalski]

All three judges found that prorogation was unlawful as it was an attempt to prevent parliamentary scrutiny

http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/9/2261/Joanna-Cherry-QC-MP-and-others-for-Judicial-Review

 

[BobKowalski]

This also means that Parliament should be reconvened.

Pass the popcorn.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

This also means that Parliament should be reconvened.

Pass the popcorn.

That won't be remotely humiliating for the ****.

 

[bluejon]

And there goes my plans to stay off the news websites today at work......

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

And there goes my plans to stay off the news websites today at work......

It's all very addictive, isn't it?!