Government watch

gg this is the most serious aspect of the Tories prostituting themselves with those bigots. There is already a reaction - the very idea that Brokenshire can act as a non partisan mediator in trying to bring back power sharing is a sick hike. It's all the DUPs fault and especially AF's that it broke down again in the first place. She's a piece of work

Hike = joke. Sighs again

What destruction.

My mp on tv!

This is why they are running around like headless chickens.

skwawkbox.org/2017/06/12/in-law-if-may-cant-pass-queensspeech-corbyn-automatically-becomes-pm/

I'm vegan, by the way - not even goats milk or cheese.

Oh i didnt know that!!!! No leather etc?

No, sorry. can't help with the vellum.
I watched them making some last year at the Magna Carta exhibition in Durham. They might have some there.

Seems that it was Brexit wot won it for JC

Did you get that from Twitter?

I think Hestltine is absolutely right

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2017/06/12/gavin-barwell-theresa-may-chief-of-staff-tory-cuts-austerity-cost-seats-in-election-panorama_n_17059038.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

Barwell is very quick, isn't he.
Did anyone notice that, when the press were waiting for May to come out of no. 10, he came out and was called 'someone else'? He's been such a good housing minister that he isn't recognised.

It seems that May has sacked Robert Halfon, the one Tory who saw what was going to happen with Corbyn.
Apparently he was a friend of Osborne's.

Why does Ruth Davidson have a seat in the cabinet?

When wasit announced dj?
I too would be as she is not a Westminster MP

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40249644

A longstanding family business close to use had the contract to produce the vellum for Westminster. It was recently decided however that acts of parliament would no longer be written on vellum and we fully expect them to go out of business now.

She was there, today, same side of the table as May. She's actually talking about it on BBC news now.

Hope the DUP don't want seats in cabinet. Nothing would get done.
OH, hang on...

www.indy100.com/article/dup-theresa-may-tory-deal-alliance-minority-government-quotes-arlene-foster-lgbt-abortion-religion-7783241

Sacking Robert Halfon is a bad move. He's the MP for a neighbouring constituency and just about everybody I know speaks highly of him.
Harlow is the kind of constituency the Conservatives need to hang on to, if they're in for the long term.

News Night ended with lot of leaping goat after assuring us that no goats are harmed in the making of the HoP vellum

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40249644

Have I got the right link?
That's Arlene Foster, not Ruth Davidson surely?

Sorry, pasted the wrong thing.
Is this the pic you meant? Arlene Foster, not Ruth Davidson.

Someone asked if it is worthwhile to take down their Vote Labour poster - or leave them up for next time

Someone else said
" Napoleon said- Never interfer with the enemy when he is in the process of desroying himself"

All Corbyn has to do is quietly go about preparing for the next election campaign by getting his strong and ruthless team on message then sit back and watch as the Tories dig a bigger and bigger hole as they try to tackle all the unholy messes they have made.

Election? Bring it on!

So what is possible with such a lame duck government?

The answer - not a lot

The manifesto has been hollowed out to such an extent that the QS is going to be one of the shotist ever
Fox hunting - gone
Grammers - gone
Triple lock - gone
Social care - gone
Hard Brexit? - a massive war going on
Austerity?- watch this space - they will do anything to retain power so presumable ditch any principle to attract the voter.
Boundary changes? Almost certain to go as they wont get it through
One wonders -

What is the point of this government?

I understand that all the DUP want is money.

I hope that May has explained that there is no Magic Money Tree

Mawbroon, that's an old picture. Martin McGuinness is dead.