The slippery slope - dictatorship anyone?

I was shocked when an MP said in Parliament that death threats had been made against her child. What have we come to? A YouGOV poll today has shown that 75% of British people think the language used in Parliament does matter. A large majority of both leave and remain voters think the tone in Parliament is too aggressive. A majority of both leave and remain voters and a majority of voters for the Conservative, the Labour and the Liberal Democratic parties think the Prime Minister has a responsibility to create a safe environment for MPs and their families.

You do realise that members of the Supreme Court are in receipt of £175k annual stipend from the EU.

The internet search engine I use must be a filthy Remainer too, because I can't find any evidence to back up that assertion. Perhaps sillyoldfool would like to provide a link to an authoritative source

If the vote had been respected there would not be a Brexit party or certainly not one with the following it now has.

I did jura already. Straight after you and Labaik maligned my character. Go check.

maizie I’m waiting as well.

I suspect the truth is that silly has accepted something she has read without giving it any critical thought.

My initial thought would have been

“ how can that be, given that the Supreme Court is a U.K. domestic institution and sovereign”

And that is what I continue to think unless I’m told differently.

So I would need definite evidence to accept that assertion

www.facebook.com/RTUKnews/videos/2304064516573924/

I am sorry to say I can't find your explanation about 'the people will do it'

Gosh jura!!

Here it was:
message Urmstongran Thu 26-Sep-19 19:35:52
Bluddy hell! I meant at the ballot box❗️
Jeez. You’re quick to cast aspersions ladies. You ought to know my views better than that by now.
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I normally like to keep an eye on what's happening politically so switched on last night to see how the first day back was going. I couldn't believe the sights and sounds and just had to switch off. I soon realised this morning that I was far from alone in being horrified. What a mess.

oh I see- there were at least 5 posts in between, and no indication that you were responding to that specific comment.

So, I will apologise, and I am very glad that this is what you meant.

Sadly, it is often best to make things a bit clearer when commenting. There are 1000s out there calling for civil disobedience and violence - on Far Right sites, but also just comments on FB and Twitter- and in the street. And they are beign 'whipped up' by Farage, Yaxley-Lemon aka Toni Robinson, the EDL and BF- and even Johnson now.

jura2
Have you thought of writing?
Your fairy stories are fantastic.

THANK you jura. You are forgiven. I’m assuming there’s no ‘Specsavers’ in Switzerland?
??

No there isn't - I will go to my annual appointment with Vision Express when I am in the UK soon ;)

Joelsnan, I have written Fairy Stories - but never about Farage and Toni Robinson- or Johnson, for sure. Will have to have a go at Horror stories.

Claiming that British Supreme Court judges are paid ANYTHING by the EU is pretty unlikely - why should they pay our wages bills?

Where did that fake news come from?

The only connection between Judges and £175,000 that I can find online is a Daily Mail article about Judge Hodge saying as he stepped down that sweeping tax cuts since 2011 leaves top judges with only £175,000.

I too am dismayed but 'minority policy' do you mean the Brexit vote? If so , it was a majority? If the MPs had honoured their constituents wishes we wouldn't be in this mess would we?

The 17.4 million were a minority of the 50plus million electorate.

I will say it again: minority policy refers to leaving the EU without a deal. Most people want either a deal or no Brexit. This is why the Commons voted to prevent a no-deal Brexit.

amagran. I would take issue that “most people want either a deal or no Brexit”

I think in fact the vast majority want a deal or no Brexit.

That is why I would hope that there is a possibility that there is room somewhere in the middle where the majority could meet and agree .

Only a very small minority believe that a no deal is a good thing.

But Amagran surely you must agree that taking No Deal off the able greatly hampers the U.K. team of negotiators? It ties their hands. I think actually that’s why Remainers like it as they hope it may lead to No Brexit At All.

And we all know MP’s are not up for backing a deal. They will find fault. Safe now in the knowledge that we can’t leave (as No Deal) has been removed!

Groundhog Day. Again.

The EU will offer an extension, e en though their patience is wearing thin. They won’t want to be seen as ‘the bad guys’.

Well Elegran 17.4 million voted Leave + 16.6 million voted Remain = 34 million.

So that leaves 16 million who couldn’t be arsed to vote.

If they couldn’t be bothered, I’m not interested in them.

That leaves Brexit waiting to be delivered. In my book.

ug that post is doom and gloomy.

Lift your sights and look at what is possible.

A deal that could unite both moderate leavers and remainers surely must seem the most obvious and optimistic way forward.

So unless we begin to leave behind the type of rhetoric we’ve used and heard lately we can never achieve a unity throughout the country.

Ministry of Justice Judicial Salaries from 1 April 2019

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/832410/salary-schedule-april-2019.pdf

www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/the-judiciary-the-government-and-the-constitution/jud-acc-ind/jud-appts/

Doesn't seem as though the Judges are paid from EU money after all!

Thank yougranny I assumed that to be the case

Where on earth do people get that type of totally false information ??? despair.