When I read these spiteful rants I cant get the vision of kenny Everite as Mr Angry of Mayfair out of my head
At least kenny was funny, these are just pathetic.
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(1001 Posts)Very interesting article about T May. Forgive me if it's been posted before.
I think that the author is proposing that the Murdoch media have been superseded by the Daily Mail in setting the agenda for 'British' and that Theresa May is a product and perpetrator of its agenda.
www.opendemocracy.net/uk/anthony-barnett/daily-mail-takes-power-0
The Daily Mail takes power
Anthony Barnett 5 October 2016
After 25 years in politics Theresa May has no obvious connections to any think tank. She shows no interest in ideas. Asked by Conservative Home in a Quick Quiz session to choose between Burke’s “Reflections on the Revolution in France” or Louise Bagshawe’s “Desire”, she replied, “I wouldn’t read either of them, sorry.” The prime minister who faces arguably the Kingdom’s deepest constitutional predicament since George III was driven from the Cabinet by the loss of the American colonies dismissed out of hand the idea that she might ever turn to the pages of Burke, even though as a student she had chaired a society named after him.
As the country faces an unprecedented concatenation of economic, strategic, diplomatic and constitutional uncertainty, the woman at the helm seems devoid of intellectual resources. The one decision she has definitely taken is to give the go ahead to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, a boondoggle incapable of justification by any criteria of integrity. The Pharaohs built their own pyramids, Theodoric built his own mausoleum. But these were designed as monuments to generate the admiration of posterity. Surely only an idiot would make their first decision the go-ahead for a colossal radioactive tombstone to her regime.
But Theresa May should not be dismissed as an idiot. There is a striking and potentially formidable coherence to the general direction she has set for her new government, evidenced by the self-confidence of her ministers who remarkably quickly are singing from the same song-sheet. She does seem to have a clear ideology refreshingly different from her predecessors. Where has it come from?
The answer is The Daily Mail. On Sunday in her first speech to her party as its leader, she set out her view of Brexit and announced that she intends to trigger Article 50 to start the UK’s withdrawal from the EU before March. This was a moment of upmost gravity, to recognise and measure the immense divisions that have been opened up within the country, and consider the implications for the entire continent that Britain once helped liberate from fascism. Instead, her tone, brevity and apparent practicality were drawn as if directly from a Daily Mail editorial.
Intelligent comments section, too.
A coup, what nonsense! I didn't notice any guns around at the referendum or afterwards,
Have you never heard of a bloodless coup, roses?
As I recall (don't have time to read the piece again) Richard Murphy is referring to May's practically complete marginalising of Parliament. So, in effect, the Brexit vote to 'take back control', which even Remainers thought would mean control by our sovereign Parliament, has actually turned into control by the Executive. The most radical and far reaching change to our constitution is on track to be carried out with no scrutiny at all by Parliament. Telling them that they'll get a vote at the end of negotiations and it'll go ahead anyway even if they reject the negotiated deal is showing utter contempt for Parliament and its Sovereign role.
And if you, and other Leavers see absolutely nothing wrong with that it is DEEPLY worrying because you clearly have absolutely no idea about how our government works (should work) and what 'sovereignty' actually means.
That's very true, and it could well be that May felt divided about the EU, in any case Cameron was putting his case so passionately, that nobody really noticed what she was saying ( or wasn't saying) whilst everybody noticed that Corbyn tried his best not to be in the public eye, and when he was, gave lukewarm support.
Accusing May of hiding in the loo during the referendum was unfair considering Corbyn avoided tv debates abd even went on holiday and he was party leader of a party opposing .
A coup, what nonsense! I didn't notice any guns around at the referendum or afterwards, or any sign of the army.
either then or since.
Concocting amusing names for the PM and government ministers may give you solace though, Jess
May's speech for a plan for our exiting the EU seems to have been accepted as pretty good by most, and yes, the doing of it will be hard, but you have to put what you strive for and then there is compromise on both sides, and eventually a pragmatic solution for all is agreed upon.
www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/18/retired-britons-eu-return-campaigners-pensioners-spain-healthcare
This will dwarf the number of EU workers coming here.
Yes it does feel a bit like a coup. Teresa Maybe hid in the toilets during the referendum fist fight in the corridors and in the messy aftermath got herself elected as head girl by the slightly concussed survivors.
She's adopted an interpretation of Brexit which is simple and easy for her to get her head around - but inevitably harmful and possibly disastrous for the UK.
No amount of positive thinking is going to sort this out - especially as the positivity is all directed at the UK public while putting up the backs of all those with whom she needs to reach an agreement that will incur minimum rather than maximum damage.
And riding shotgun (by her own choice) she has Boris the blurter, who made a massive diplomatic gaffe yesterday. Punishment beatings? WW2!!!
Seems that nobody in the Foreign Office on the "Emergency Diplomacy Training for Boris" team thought to mention the first and most important law of dealing with Europe "DON'T MENTION THE WAR". But it was so obvious, wasn't it, they can be forgiven.
I am happy to DJ. No sniping hey? 
Ha,ha,ha, mair.
Take your own advice?
Look WW can we not all just discuss politics in a matter of fact way, without the need to make snide digs and insinuations?
And do not pretend you werent doing that with your earlier nasty remarks about my 'little world' , and it's implications that your perspective is so much bigger (tea with African neigbour wheeled out in evidence).
We have differing views here, strongly held, but that doesnt mean that discussion cannot take place without trying to wind up, does it? Here, have a cuppa! 
Ridiculous. In fact you're making yourself look silly, whitewave.
What do you expect ww ?
Absolutely nothing at all ana
whitewave, what exactly are you accusing me of?
You were trying to wind me up by using the word 'others' in quotes, suggesting I thought of all immigrants as 'others' despit my having said nothing to suggest that.
You then, rather patronisingly, if I may say so, described your (clearly very assimilated, Westernised ) African neighbour in a way that suggested this was all a very novel experience for you, but implying that I might be unable to cope with that!
That's a first 
Sorry? Nothing to do with me, whitewave...
ana I rest my case. Please don't feel you have to answer as I wish to move on and get rid of the nasty taste in my mouth. In fact I've just eaten a whole chocolate orange 
Whats outragous about it?
mair That post is outrageous. This is the last communication I shall ever have with you.
Correction
" I You wouldnt be trying to suggest I had said it I hope!"
mair I simply don't recognise your world. It seems full of "others" who are not friendly, inward looking and generally bad for Britain.
I don't know what you're talking about frankly WW or why you put the word 'others' in quotes when its your choice of word not mine.
I wouldnt be trying to suggest I had said it I hope!
I find it amusing however that you are so excited to have an African neighbour. Is it a new experience for you? I must say he sounds totally assimilated though despite the nostalgic artefacts (tastefully arranged I imagine). He is probably from a wealthy background and went to private school in this country. Many African immigrants are from the elite in their homelands.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/king-rwanda-sale-emmanuel-bushayija-12443922

weownit.org.uk/node/910
Here's a nice happy link for a twelve point plan for Brexit, as Brexit means Brexit. How to take back control and get rid of foreign ownership.
Brexiteers should really like it.
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