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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49661855 Brexit: Scottish judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful Basically, courts seems in the end to do what the local Government wants them to do. The ruling will be appealing to the Law Lords in London. I predict they will rule it was lawful, not unla...

Have not really paid much attention to Dateline London Maud, am keen on hearing from the other side in open debate so shall give it a go. Honest.

Bring back Spitting Image I say. A bit of Déjà vu with this one as 'Blondman' seems to have returned in a different guise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_naEwU0vq0

I was sad to see Diane Abbott leave This Week as she was passionate and a good balance to Portillo's stuffiness. Both very knowledgable.

Kilkis wrote:You mean this book, Keltz?

Ha thats the one...thanks. Will be flying to Bristol tomorrow, I think a visit to Specsavers is in order.

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I see Peter has replied and am minded of the pitfalls of assumptions. Appologies.

Yanus Varoufakis - 'And The Weak Suffer What They Must' is a good non technical perspective of how we got here. If you had read the book as you suggest in your comment you would know that the exact spelling I have used is correct and as printed on the cover of his book. No matter, since you have ta...

If I remember correctly the Bilderberg Group was set up originally to ensure there would never be another disaster like the Second Wold War. They now look at matters like climate change and world poverty It was Maud however "The group's agenda, originally to prevent another world war, is now d...

shows there is still some decency in a few politicians. It seems unfair to blame them personally for years of austerity. I admire your faith Maud. Both Ken Clerke and Amber Rudd helped implement removal of support for the less well off while ensuring the wealthy pay less tax. They both voted for Au...

Guy M wrote:People are still very tribal in the way they vote, though not to the extent I came across in Kenya where in one election a candidate from the right tribe was voted in even though he had died during the election campaign.

That explains Johnson's 'die in a ditch' comment

I agree with Warwick that representative democracy is a myth. The antiquated 2 party system of first passed the post elections allows a veneer of democracy to be preserved while Labour and Tory follow the same policy. At PMQs they tear into each other but when the cameras are turned of they queue up...

Dangerous indeed. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexit/b ... ar-AAGXla1

Picking up on your last paragraph Warwick, it looks like the 'dramatic events ' of the past week and today are massive distracts for domestic UK consumption while the 'secret' negotiations with EU have been revealed to be a threat that the government intend to disrupt the EU as a member followed by ...

To be fair, if my family are worried and I say ‘it’s ok, i’ve got a back up plan’, they will be justified in saying ‘what is it?’ As nobody can predict where we will end up, contingency planning may only be possible by assessing the level of risk you are willing to accept against what you think mig...

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then they lose.

A lovely imaginative story toebs leading down blind alleys and distracting, that today, as with yesterday, nothing has actually happened with Brexit. If you listen to the press questions put to B. Johnson tonight at his 1 hour late 'impromptu' speech to the nation, one after another stated the blind...