BoZo off today to ask Queen to suspend parliament

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Do we fancy a full on civil war? Have we all gone completely mad? This is democracy? AIBU to say this is several steps too far?

ok so its not the worst that can happen, no.

my family were led into gas chambers- hey everyone lighten up, this is totally fine and not a massive balls up/right wing coup.

Anyone who knows the risks and is prepared to wish that on their neighbours is contemptible.

The opposition have also allowed this by Pussyfooting around and not putting forward a viable alternative or getting behind a second referendum.

brexiteers should have used that in their campaign 'not as bad as the cuban missile crisis - get it in perspective, suckers'

This thread is literally hysterical.

I think this is the right move in terms of negotiations. It’s all part of the game to push the EU as hard as possible to show them that the government is willing to leave without a deal. That’s what you do in a tough negotiation.

I voted Remain by the way.

Now do carry on flapping everyone.

This thread is literally hysterical

Someone else who doesn't understand the danger of the executive suspending the legislature in order to enact policies that the legislature cannot/will not agree to.

"Most people are aware of the risks but are happy to take them on."
Are they fuck! A mere glance at brexit threads especially the prepper ones makes it glaringly obvious there are many leavers completely oblivious to the FACTS about how we even get essential supplies! Let alone all the other ramifications, people are clueless! Many discussions I've had in real life and on other SM have made this glaringly obvious too, quite a number of those I know who voted leave upon learning of such things very much regret their vote! And are pissed off that they were lied to/misled.

Justasking - how are you missing the irony that you're basically saying "it could be worse, we could be on the verge of a nuclear war" is pretty much describing how Fucking bad it IS! That only complete obliteration could be worse!

The Queen will receive Boris at Balmoral. Her majesty understands she cannot cut off his head and parade it on a pikestaff without triggering war with Trump's USA. Therefore, the Duke of Edinburgh will be sent out in his Range Rover to collect Boris from the train station.

Then it will look like an accident.

The petition against this almost at over 170,000 already

The Queen will agree. Do you really think this has not been floated and agreed behind the scenes? It’s only public now because it is a done deal.

@Al203 genius!

What the hell's a petition going to do? As if Johnson's going to say, "Oh yikes, some of those 'people' things are doing a vote again, best I pay attention to THIS one!"

I doubt this will have much effect in the long run - but it somehow made me feel a bit better signing it. Whether you support Brexit or not, Boris (IMO) cannot be allowed to simply ride roughshod over Parliament just to save his own face/ambitions.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269157

Therefore, the Duke of Edinburgh will be sent out in his Range Rover to collect Boris from the train station.

178,000 signatures already on the petition, within around three hours. Johnson needs to think seriously about whether he wants to risk an election.

I am saying it is not the worst thing that can happen, I have seen things come and go. What my Father told me about the cuban crisis when he was a dad with two small children and a baby was truly terrifying. Imagine if we were faced today with obliteration because Russia was arming weapons towards us how it would suddenly not matter about brexit. Historically it is all a matter of degree.

Is this really the best we can do? It's not quite as bad as Russia dropping a nuclear bomb on us, so let's all relax?

Re: petition how can parliament consider this for a debate if they are not allowed in the building???

Petition only at 189,000. People need to get off their arses. This is too big to ignore.

@justasking111

Get his attention.

It's not quite as bad as Russia dropping a nuclear bomb on us, so let's all relax?

We've already had "it's not as bad as the Black Death".

Would be quite a snappy catchphrase on the side of a Big Red Bus though?

The people saying "oh this thread is hilarious, stop flapping, it could be worse" etc make me think that either they are well off enough to be protected from the inevitable fall out of this fucking shit storm or they just don't understand why it's such a disaster.

That was me. I wasn’t saying it was hilarious, I was saying it was literally hysterical. There’s a big difference.

This is not a right wing coup. It’s not the worst thing that’s ever happened. Johnson is fighting for a deal. It’s high stakes poker. Very uncomfortable, I’ll give you that, but people really need to stay calm.

Nice to see we’ve gone from “it’s going to be great, stop worrying, that’s just Project Fear propaganda!” to “it won’t be quite as bad as the Cuban missile crisis”.

I don’t think Johnson is fighting for a deal actually. I think he is at the behest of people who actively don’t want a deal.

Well the media are the only ones who cannot lose they remind me of the story the sky is falling in...

The Story of Chicken Licken
Once upon a time there was a little chick called Chicken Licken who lived on a farmyard in the countryside.
One day, Chicken Licken went to the woods. He stopped by an oak tree. Suddenly a tiny acorn dropped from
the tree – wheeeeeeeeee! And hit Chicken Licken on the head – BONK!
Unfortunately, Chicken Licken didn’t see the acorn. He looked up the clear blue sky. “Oh, no!” he said “The
sky is falling, I must tell the king.”
So he ran and he ran and he ran until he got to the farmyard where he met Henny Penny.
“What’s the hurry?” clucked Henny Penny.
“The sky is falling and I’m off to tell the king” cried Chicken Licken
“I’d better come too” clucked Henny Penny
So Chicken Licken and Henny Penny scurried off to find the king.
“What’s the hurry?” crowed Cocky Locky.
“The sky is falling and I’m off to tell the king” cried Chicken Licken
“I’d better come too” crowed Cocky Locky
So Chicken Licken, Henny Penny and Cocky Locky scurried off to find the king.
“What’s the hurry?” quacked Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey
“The sky is falling and I’m off to tell the king” cried Chicken Licken
“I’d better come too” quacked Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey
So Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky and Drakey Lakey scurried off to find the king.
“What’s the hurry?” honked Goosey Loosey
“The sky is falling and I’m off to tell the king” cried Chicken Licken
“I’d better come too” honked Goosey Loosey
So Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky , Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey and Goosey Loosey scurried off
to find the king.
“What’s the hurry?” gobbled Turkey Lurkey
“The sky is falling and I’m off to tell the king” cried Chicken Licken
“I’d better come too” gobbled Turkey Lurkey
So Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky , Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey
Lurky scurried off to find the king.
“What’s the hurry?” snapped Foxy Loxy.
“The sky is falling and I’m off to tell the king” cried Chicken Licken
“Follow me, my feathery friends, I can help you find the king” smiled Foxy Loxy.
So, Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Draky Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurky
followed Foxy Loxy deeper into the forest.
Foxy Loxy was just getting ready to gobble up the feathery friends when suddenly a tiny acorn dropped
from the tree – wheeeeeeeeee! And hit Foxy Loxy on the head – BONK!
Luckily, Foxy Loxy didn’t see the acorn. He looked up the clear blue sky. “Oh, no!” he said “The sky is
falling, I must tell the king.”
Foxy Loxy ran off and was never seen again. Everyone looked at Chicken Licken.
“Are you sure the sky fell on your head” they said.
“Well, maybe it was an acorn” said Chicken Licken!
And they chased him all the way home to the farmyard.