Big Ben Can Bong For Brexit

How has Lindsay Hoyle got round the practical barriers to bonging Big Ben?

Not particularly Labaik.

I hold no sway with Mark Francois, I hold no sway with the desire to ring Bells on Friday.

Looking silly can be attributed to many things, for example making assertions before the facts are known and name calling which I shy away from .

I am happy as I say that £272.000 has gone to Help For Heroes and that is my main reason for pointing out ' the facts' behind the story as I perceive it.

We will have to agree to disagree on this one I suppose.

Will you admit that the whole situation makes Francois look pretty silly through, given that it obviously wasn't thought through very well?

Labaik 16.06

That is your perogative.

I for one am glad common sense has been the route taken by Help For Heroes after they obviously gave the situation due diligence.

I hope those who see £272.000 going to an excellent charity will be greater in number than those such as yourself that considers it a mistake.

I think it is a far better use of fund raising than ringing the bells on Friday so I am very happy all round.

Susi Duh, you have heard of anonymous, have you?

Oh what sour puss comments on here!
If Help For Heroes gets the money, that will be a fine thing.??

'We are not a political charity and we don’t align ourselves with any specific political party and the donation to Help for Heroes is not being used to promote a political agenda or party.' I really have to disagree with that comment....

Brexit done toilet paper might be useful

anan change one letter and you’ll be spot on?

Really? I might buy a "get Brexit done" teatowel as it's so historical

Aw bless ?

Its not just a tea towel there are fridge magnets and mugs too. Mugs being the appropriate word. These tacky "keepsakes" , grammatically incorrect, are being sold by the Conservative Party.

Labaik / Maizie D

Further to your posts concerning what you appear to think of as ' the stupidity' behind the fund and the connection to Help For Heroes:-

www.helpforheroes.org.uk/news/big-ben-campaign-donations-to-go-to-help-for-heroes/

Extract:-

'Help for Heroes were not involved in soliciting this and were surprised by being named as a potential beneficiary. We are not a political charity and we don’t align ourselves with any specific political party and the donation to Help for Heroes is not being used to promote a political agenda or party.

Our ethical policy is enforced by our Risk & Audit Committee, made up of Trustees and our Chairman. The Committee has reviewed this donation against our ethical policy, and is happy that we are able to accept the funds to help provide vital support to our wounded and their families.'

Common sense prevails.

I don’t think we refer to ‘Boris’ as though he were a personal friend - that would be pretty daft.

However it IS an unusual and short name. We all know who we mean. Couldn’t do it if he were called Michael for example!
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I just don't care anymore. Probably not a good thing.

I think there was a survey done recently that found that many people regard Johnson as some sort of personal friend. Apologies in advance for not finding it, copying/pasting it and putting all the commas/italics etc in the right place.

Actually JE I believe it was Oh Jeremy Corbyn. Facts eh?

I'm with Roger McGough. It will quietly pass me by.
I cannot celebrate a worsening of conditions for my family. We will just have to cope as best we can.

Johnson wanted to go down in history as the man who signed the documents. Now he's featured on a tea towel. Classy eh? I truly wouldn't have one given to me.

He's got a problem now with the rash decision over Huawei and MPs possibly voting against the whip, including IDS apparently.

Whataboutery at its finest!

Labaik I'm just relieved he isn't.

I suppose you mean because he is often referred to as Boris?

How about all the idiotic calls some months back of. “Oh Jeremy “ ?

I am Labaik.

Anyone else sickened by the way people refer to Johnson as if he were a personal friend [I mean, as if...….]?

I really wouldn't ever have believed how childish so many people are.

Prescriptive text.. Whoever comes after Boris, not votes.