Westminstenders: The Imperial March

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There are many ways to enforce power indirectly using privilege. Jacob Rees Mogg knows every trick in the book and dresses it up as respectability rather than a subtle form or intimidation and deliberate exclusion.

It's not the stuff 'of the people'.

Meanwhile the newly crowned PM, is making rather a bug deal of how he is the man 'of the people', here to serve them and to deliver their will.

There's a big theme here about presenting as 'of the people' whilst simultaneously serving the interests of the elite and reestablishing its power over the people.

It's a theme that is set to run for some time, and is entrenched in Trumpism too.

This shift in power is particularly harmful to women it must be noted.

'Strong and stable' was 'weak and wobbly' and we should be mindful that in the era of reversed spin, what 'of the people' signifies.

We've long known about the authoritarianism at the heart of leaving thinking. It's only now that it's finally going to start stomping it's feet all over our freedoms and power.

The road back will be a long and hard one because we failed to spot the threat and the dangers of it.

Perhaps flouncyfanny

Alternatively, I could get my 82 year old dad to claim his Irish citizenship, get him to go to Denmark or Germany to be close to his cousins and 2nd cousins - he's self-supporting with a decent pension. Dh, ds and I could then go and join him to support him in his active old age under the "right to family life"

...:but for the moment, I'll just keep campaigning for Independence

I think you're right on the Irish citizenship Mother

And on the Indy question, I don't think it's imminent - but BlowJob, despite his loud protestations about not allowing us another Indyref, is bringing it forward day by day. Nicola just needs to sit back and let him destroy the Union.

Unfortunately, he'll destroy England and Wales in the process

I can see a united Ireland sooner rather than later too. Again, thanks to the Leavers' thoughtless and uncaring actions because they didn't think through the consequences

I'll offer to let you come and stay with us for 6(?) weeks in order to register to vote

Do you think if I wrote to Nicola she’d let me vote too? I’d promise to move to Scotland and pay her lots of taxes if we won. I have no Scottish ancestry whatsoever, but I expect I could buy a clan and a tartan in a shop on the Royal Mile if necessary

Do you think if I wrote to Nicola she’d let me vote too? I’d promise to move to Scotland and pay her lots of taxes if we won. I have no Scottish ancestry whatsoever, but I expect I could buy a clan and a tartan in a shop on the Royal Mile if necessary

This is my plan too - I’m happy to come to Scotland, pay my taxes there and become a Scottish citizen.

No HS2?

Don't mean to be divisive but lots of people aged 34 or under (what happens at 35??) in Birmingham wanted that and it's a factor in house prices going up supposedly.

I wanted that. Who doesn't want to get places quicker? Why wouldnt i want my house to be more buyable? I would rather waste money on controversial choo choo trains then a shitty mc shit brexit.

Come to think of it, the unicorn would need to be taken off the (navy blue wink) FUKD passport's coat of arms when Scotland is no longer part of it

The coat of arms of sussex is pretty much exactly the same as the one on the passport but with a dragon where the unicorn is - which would be a nice bit of Welsh representation. Wouldn't take much tweaking. However as the picture is the royal coat of arms, whether or not it had to change would depend on whether or not Scotland kept the monarchy - and if, in the case of Scotland being a republic, the monarchy bothered to change it. Considering the Scottish and English crowns united under Scottish rule, there is good enough argument to keep the unicorn on the royal coat of arms even if an independent Scotland became a republic. The royal family would not be the same set of people they are today if it wasn't for the Stuarts (and the Hanovers).

Back of the queue, flouncyfanny, and no jostling if you don’t mind

I've been looking at my dream places in Scotland too.
I was thinking Dumfries and Galloway. Possibly Castle Douglas?
Any other recommendations ? Country not city, please.

Here we go, I’ve found us a nice little place to set up a Westminstenders commune: www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-73054408.html

You chuck your fiver in, fanny and I’ll see what loose change I can find down the back of the sofa. Anyone else in?

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Brexit: Dublin dismisses backstop pressure 'codswallop'

Codswallop is a much underrated and underused word.

I'm in!

But I'm an unsociable bugger with a dog and three cats.

Can contribute lots of books, several Roberts radios and various lumpy sofas.

Good with words. Can sing. Passable French. Good cook.

Ooh, property porn! Right, see you in an hour.

Grinchly you’re in. We already have books, cats, cooking and sofas, but no dog and no one in this house can sing a note!