Posts Tagged ‘sovereignty’

STATES MEDDLE IN BRITISH POLITICS:

March 22, 2018

Eight EU leaders call on UK to hold another Brexit referendum

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/935685/brexit-news-vince-cable-lib-dems-second-referendum-eu-leaders-deny-support-latest

https://www.ft.com/content/6a997e6e-fc09-11e9-98fd-4d6c20050229

“One of my English friends is probably right when he says with melancholy that Brexit is the real end of the British Empire.” Oh really! – or maybe the European Empire? We lost ours decades ago.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-tusk-of-eu-european-union-says-uk-britain-will-become-a-second-rate-player-2132280

WHY THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE WILL NEVER HAPPEN:

December 13, 2017

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/412844-united-europe-martin-schulz/

THE SPIRIT OF BREXIT:

“I mean this is Magna Carta, it’s the Burgesses coming at Parliament, it’s the great Reform Bill, it’s the bill of rights, it’s so many… It’s Waterloo, it’s Agincourt, it’s Crecy, We win all these things.”

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/861604/Brexit-news-UK-Conservative-Party-conference-EU-Tory-Jacob-Rees-Mogg-Theresa-May-latest

BLOOMBERG GETS A SLAPPING DOWN:

He has no idea “what it is like to watch one’s country surrendering its laws, money and borders by stealth to a remote and unaccountable bureaucracy”.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/871177/Nigel-Farage-Michael-Bloomberg-Brexit-smartest-stupidest

THE EUROPEAN UNION:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mathew-ellery/eu-referendum_b_9514608.html

IS THE E.U. DYING?

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/08/07/brexit-will-eu-collapse-anyway.html

BREXIT: BEST PLAN.

Why don’t we stop grovelling to the E.U. and just walk away? If we don’t like what happens a few years down the line we can always rejoin under article 49. They would most likely welcome us back with open arms. And maybe by that time they would have mended their ways and made it more democratic.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1059276/eu-news-european-union-brexit-angela-merkel-emmanuel-macron-eurozone-migrant-crisis

A PROUD AND POWERFUL NATION IS HUMBLED:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6805585/theresa-may-brexit-clair-foges/#main-content

Brexit: why no deal is really a good deal

“Absolutely spot on. I voted to leave, not to have a withdrawal deal about anything.”

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1066049/Brexit-news-Peta-Credlin-Theresa-May-UK-EU-withdrawal-deal-referendum-trade-latest

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8150907/no-deal-brexit-deal-hope-rocco-forte-opinion/

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46885828

REFERENDA AD INFINITUM:

The result of a national referendum should be legally binding and irrevocable otherwise the process becomes a mockery. The exceptions to this would be if the situation were significantly changed or if the public were misinformed which could be determined in a court of law.

ARTICLE 50:

“If negotiations do not result in a ratified agreement, the seceding country leaves without an agreement, …”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union

SECOND REJECTION:

Mrs May said “… it is not within the government’s power to rule out no deal.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46901217

NO DEAL NO FEAR:

“In any negotiation, there is no strategy worse than giving the impression that you are desperate for a deal at all costs.”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/08/whos-afraid-of-the-wto/

THIRD BREXIT VOTE REJECTED:

https://news.sky.com/story/brexiteers-support-not-enough-for-theresa-mays-withdrawal-agreement-11678159

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE:

Conservatives: -1334
Labour: -82
Spoilt ballots: >30000

Image: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images.

BREAKFAST:

yeah, just get on and deliver breakfast! Theresa May for starters and Jeremy Corbyn for afters.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/03/tories-lose-over-1200-seats-in-local-elections-as-major-parties-suffer

“professional politicians who are basically working for themselves rather than necessarily what is best for the country.”

“In a tsunami the sea goes out, and comes crashing back in. …”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8990671/local-elections-2019-results-votes-theresa-may/

“If we want order, we have to create it – through engagement, multilateralism, by accommodating what we can of the demands of rising powers and through the promotion of resilient democratic institutions.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/06/the-germans-are-making-contingency-plans-for-the-collapse-of-europe-lets-hope-we-are-too

NEW PARTY WINS BRITISH EU VOTE:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party

THE PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS:

” … she’s liable to be remembered for little more than poor dancing, ill-timed coughing fits, a tearful farewell and being awkward with light banter.” – and a total disregard for democracy.

https://m.dw.com/crowned-defined-and-destroyed-by-brexit-uk-pm-theresa-may-resigns/a-49080718

Could Nigel Farage Become the Next British Prime Minister?

NO DEAL:

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/new-prime-minister-intent-no-deal-brexit-cant-be-stopped-mps-0

NICE ONE BORIS!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605

Just get on with it – BUT …

DON’T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20180305STO99003/reducing-carbon-emissions-eu-targets-and-measures

GOVERNMENT LOSES EMERGENCY VOTE:

The Prime Minister said “The MPs’ bill would “hand control” of Brexit negotiations to the EU and bring “more dither, more delay, more confusion … The people of this country will have to choose.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49573555

EARLY ELECTION THWARTED:

Opposition MP’s and Tory rebels blocked Johnson’s plans for an early election by voting against or abstaining. Although there was overwhelming support among those who voted it wasn’t enough to reach the two thirds of all MP’s necessary to trigger an election.

DARK DAY – Parliament in contempt of the people?

“These are the people who over the past 40 years have green-lighted the outsourcing of huge swathes of parliament’s authority to Brussels, and whose very efforts to destroy Brexit run counter to parliament’s own handing of that decision to us, the people, and its insistence that it would respect the decision that we made.”

Today was a very dark day for British democracy

FAIR PLAY:

Daily Mirror 5th September 2019

At least he’s got principles.

EDITOR:

For heaven’s sake he’s not long into his term of office. Give the guy a chance; Did you take your ‘A’ levels in your first week at college?
At a time like this we should be supporting our Prime Minister who has had the courage to stand up to the bully boys (and girls!) of the E.U.

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE:

“They are all furious and disgusted, though the reason for their anger is pretty much split down party lines, with Conservatives MPs appalled at the opposition MPs who tried to stop John Bercow from leaving his seat in parliament, whereas Labour and other opposition MPs are angry at the proroguing of parliament. Both sides claim their opponents actions show them acting against the will of the people.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/09/brexit-latest-news-eu-no-deal-bill-royal-assent-boris-johnson-parliament-politics-live

“Tonight we’ve seen the sort of chaos & disgraceful behaviour that Corbyn, SNP & LibDems want for our great nation. They don’t respect parliament, democracy or the people’s vote of 2016. Only Conservatives will leave the EU & restore our sense of national pride” @Conservatives.

Adam Afriyie (@Adam Afriyie) – And the Brexit Party.

THE INCREDIBLE P.M.

‘Both are wrong. I am straining to get a deal, but I will also end the uncertainty and take us out on October 31.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7464505/Boris-Johnson-says-Britain-break-free-manacles-EU-like-Incredible-Hulk.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/uk-pm-johnson-likens-incredible-hulk-190915182237534.html

THE PRIME MINISTER ACTED UNLAWFULLY: THE SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND;

“The decision to advise her majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7498519/John-Bercow-summons-MPs-Boris-Johnson-loses-Supreme-Court-ruling.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9948094/brexit-supreme-court-hearing-timetable/


The Supreme Court of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

SCOTTISH INJUNCTION FAILS:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexit/court-rejects-latest-request-to-force-pm-to-ask-for-brexit-extension/ar-AAIoH2x?li=BBoPWjQ

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17951736.scottish-court-dismisses-bid-force-boris-johnson-ask-brexit-extension/

SECOND ATTEMPT FAILS:

https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/1009/1082002-brexit-court-case/

A NEW BREXIT AGREEMENT:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/18/the-arithmetic-is-merciless-european-newspapers-react-to-brexit-deal

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/10/five-reasons-why-boris-johnsons-brexit-deal-is-better-than-theresa-mays/

M.P. DELAYS BREXIT VOTE:


Sir Oliver Letwin MP

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/mps-approve-move-to-force-pm-to-seek-brexit-delay-a4265811.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50110601

EARLY ELECTION; A THIRD REJECTON:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50213548

PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR EARLY ELECTION:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50229318

“Ridiculous – the thought they can buy me, a high-paid job … ”


https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/18029047.farage-pulls-back-challenging-tories-300-seats/

THE PLOT THICKENS!

“… I had played no role in the Tory party for a large number of years and that I couldn’t now be flattered, buttered up or promised things.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50434525

CONSERVATIVES WIN U.K. ELECTION:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7789231/PIERS-MORGAN-Boris-Johnson-triumph-socialists-celebrities-electoral-poison-Trump-decimate-2020.html

… with the help of the Sacrificial Lamb.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36701855

http://www.dw.com/en/uk-election-eu-leaders-focus-on-brexit-after-johnson-win/a-51652213

THE P.M.s NEW YEAR MESSAGE:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50956221

MPs APPROVE BREXIT AGREEMENT

Brexit bill: MPs back Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal agreement

LORDS PASS BREXIT AMENDMENTS

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/20/boris-johnson-suffers-first-parliamentary-defeat-since-election

BREXIT AMENDMENTS REVERSED

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mps-reverse-changes-made-house-155652515.html

PARLIAMENT REJECTS AMENDMENTS:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51210602

E.U. LEADERS BACK BREXIT AGREEMENT:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51234625

E.U. PARLIAMENT BACKS BREXIT AGREEMENT:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430

BREXIT: LAST PHASE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46393399

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51194363

THE U.K. ‘LEAVES’ THE E.U. (At 23:00 hours G.M.T.)

” … they had spoke of their ‘fondness for the United Kingdom’ and praised Britons for their ‘creativity, ingenuity, culture, and traditions’.”

This is a bit rich considering that they’ve spent the past decades trying to destroy member states’ creativity, ingenuity, culture, and traditions in their pursuit of a homogenized European empire.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7951087/EU-leaders-deliver-bitter-parting-shot-Brexit-Britain-UK-MEPs-leave-European-Parliament.html

BREXIT DEAL AGREED:

https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-deal-done-trade-agreement-finally-struck-between-uk-and-eu-12149904

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55478513

SOVEREIGN BRITAIN:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55502781

THE SPIRIT OF BREXIT

October 3, 2017

“I mean this is Magna Carta, it’s the Burgesses coming at Parliament, it’s the great Reform Bill, it’s the bill of rights, it’s so many… It’s Waterloo, it’s Agincourt, it’s Crecy, We win all these things.”

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/861604/Brexit-news-UK-Conservative-Party-conference-EU-Tory-Jacob-Rees-Mogg-Theresa-May-latest

BLOOMBERG GETS A SLAPPING DOWN:

He has no idea “what it is like to watch one’s country surrendering its laws, money and borders by stealth to a remote and unaccountable bureaucracy”.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/871177/Nigel-Farage-Michael-Bloomberg-Brexit-smartest-stupidest

THE EUROPEAN UNION:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mathew-ellery/eu-referendum_b_9514608.html

IS THE E.U. DYING?

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/08/07/brexit-will-eu-collapse-anyway.html

BREXIT: BEST PLAN.

Why don’t we stop grovelling to the E.U. and just walk away? If we don’t like what happens a few years down the line we can always rejoin under article 49. They would most likely welcome us back with open arms. And maybe by that time they would have mended their ways and made it more democratic.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1059276/eu-news-european-union-brexit-angela-merkel-emmanuel-macron-eurozone-migrant-crisis

A PROUD AND POWERFUL NATION IS HUMBLED:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6805585/theresa-may-brexit-clair-foges/#main-content

Brexit: why no deal is really a good deal

“Absolutely spot on. I voted to leave, not to have a withdrawal deal about anything.”

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1066049/Brexit-news-Peta-Credlin-Theresa-May-UK-EU-withdrawal-deal-referendum-trade-latest

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8150907/no-deal-brexit-deal-hope-rocco-forte-opinion/

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46885828

REFERENDA AD INFINITUM:

The result of a national referendum should be legally binding and irrevocable otherwise the process becomes a mockery. The exceptions to this would be if the situation were significantly changed or if the public were misinformed which could be determined in a court of law.

ARTICLE 50:

“If negotiations do not result in a ratified agreement, the seceding country leaves without an agreement, …”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union

SECOND REJECTION:

Mrs May said “… it is not within the government’s power to rule out no deal.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46901217

NO DEAL NO FEAR:

“In any negotiation, there is no strategy worse than giving the impression that you are desperate for a deal at all costs.”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/08/whos-afraid-of-the-wto/

THIRD BREXIT VOTE REJECTED:

https://news.sky.com/story/brexiteers-support-not-enough-for-theresa-mays-withdrawal-agreement-11678159

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE:

Conservatives: -1334
Labour: -82
Spoilt ballots: >30000

Image: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images.

BREAKFAST:

yeah, just get on and deliver breakfast! Theresa May for starters and Jeremy Corbyn for afters.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/03/tories-lose-over-1200-seats-in-local-elections-as-major-parties-suffer

“professional politicians who are basically working for themselves rather than necessarily what is best for the country.”

“In a tsunami the sea goes out, and comes crashing back in. …”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8990671/local-elections-2019-results-votes-theresa-may/

“If we want order, we have to create it – through engagement, multilateralism, by accommodating what we can of the demands of rising powers and through the promotion of resilient democratic institutions.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/06/the-germans-are-making-contingency-plans-for-the-collapse-of-europe-lets-hope-we-are-too

NEW PARTY WINS BRITISH EU VOTE:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party

THE PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS:

” … she’s liable to be remembered for little more than poor dancing, ill-timed coughing fits, a tearful farewell and being awkward with light banter.” – and a total disregard for democracy.

https://m.dw.com/crowned-defined-and-destroyed-by-brexit-uk-pm-theresa-may-resigns/a-49080718

Could Nigel Farage Become the Next British Prime Minister?

NO DEAL:

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/new-prime-minister-intent-no-deal-brexit-cant-be-stopped-mps-0

NICE ONE BORIS!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605

Just get on with it – BUT …

DON’T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20180305STO99003/reducing-carbon-emissions-eu-targets-and-measures

GOVERNMENT LOSES EMERGENCY VOTE:

The Prime Minister said “The MPs’ bill would “hand control” of Brexit negotiations to the EU and bring “more dither, more delay, more confusion … The people of this country will have to choose.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49573555

EARLY ELECTION THWARTED:

Opposition MP’s and Tory rebels blocked Johnson’s plans for an early election by voting against or abstaining. Although there was overwhelming support among those who voted it wasn’t enough to reach the two thirds of all MP’s necessary to trigger an election.

DARK DAY – Parliament in contempt of the people?

“These are the people who over the past 40 years have green-lighted the outsourcing of huge swathes of parliament’s authority to Brussels, and whose very efforts to destroy Brexit run counter to parliament’s own handing of that decision to us, the people, and its insistence that it would respect the decision that we made.”

Today was a very dark day for British democracy

FAIR PLAY:

Daily Mirror 5th September 2019

At least he’s got principles.

EDITOR:

For heaven’s sake he’s not long into his term of office. Give the guy a chance; Did you take your ‘A’ levels in your first week at college?
At a time like this we should be supporting our Prime Minister who has had the courage to stand up to the bully boys (and girls!) of the E.U.

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE:

“They are all furious and disgusted, though the reason for their anger is pretty much split down party lines, with Conservatives MPs appalled at the opposition MPs who tried to stop John Bercow from leaving his seat in parliament, whereas Labour and other opposition MPs are angry at the proroguing of parliament. Both sides claim their opponents actions show them acting against the will of the people.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/09/brexit-latest-news-eu-no-deal-bill-royal-assent-boris-johnson-parliament-politics-live

“Tonight we’ve seen the sort of chaos & disgraceful behaviour that Corbyn, SNP & LibDems want for our great nation. They don’t respect parliament, democracy or the people’s vote of 2016. Only Conservatives will leave the EU & restore our sense of national pride” @Conservatives.

Adam Afriyie (@Adam Afriyie) – And the Brexit Party.

THE INCREDIBLE P.M.

‘Both are wrong. I am straining to get a deal, but I will also end the uncertainty and take us out on October 31.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7464505/Boris-Johnson-says-Britain-break-free-manacles-EU-like-Incredible-Hulk.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/uk-pm-johnson-likens-incredible-hulk-190915182237534.html

THE PRIME MINISTER ACTED UNLAWFULLY: THE SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND;

“The decision to advise her majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7498519/John-Bercow-summons-MPs-Boris-Johnson-loses-Supreme-Court-ruling.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9948094/brexit-supreme-court-hearing-timetable/


The Supreme Court of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

SCOTTISH INJUNCTION FAILS:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexit/court-rejects-latest-request-to-force-pm-to-ask-for-brexit-extension/ar-AAIoH2x?li=BBoPWjQ

“Ridiculous – the thought they can buy me, a high-paid job … ”

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/18029047.farage-pulls-back-challenging-tories-300-seats/

THE PLOT THICKENS!

“… I had played no role in the Tory party for a large number of years and that I couldn’t now be flattered, buttered up or promised things.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50434525

CONSERVATIVES WIN U.K. ELECTION:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7789231/PIERS-MORGAN-Boris-Johnson-triumph-socialists-celebrities-electoral-poison-Trump-decimate-2020.html

… with the help of the Sacrificial Lamb.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36701855

http://www.dw.com/en/uk-election-eu-leaders-focus-on-brexit-after-johnson-win/a-51652213

THE P.M.s NEW YEAR MESSAGE:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50956221

MPs APPROVE BREXIT AGREEMENT

Brexit bill: MPs back Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal agreement

LORDS PASS BREXIT AMENDMENTS

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/20/boris-johnson-suffers-first-parliamentary-defeat-since-election

BREXIT AMENDMENTS REVERSED

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mps-reverse-changes-made-house-155652515.html

PARLIAMENT REJECTS AMENDMENTS:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51210602

E.U. LEADERS BACK BREXIT AGREEMENT:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51234625

E.U. PARLIAMENT BACKS BREXIT AGREEMENT:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430

BREXIT: LAST PHASE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46393399

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51194363

THE U.K. ‘LEAVES’ THE E.U. (At 23:00 hours G.M.T.)

” … they had spoke of their ‘fondness for the United Kingdom’ and praised Britons for their ‘creativity, ingenuity, culture, and traditions’.”

This is a bit rich considering that they’ve spent the past decades trying to destroy member states’ creativity, ingenuity, culture, and traditions in their pursuit of a homogenized European empire.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7951087/EU-leaders-deliver-bitter-parting-shot-Brexit-Britain-UK-MEPs-leave-European-Parliament.html

BREXIT DEAL AGREED:

https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-deal-done-trade-agreement-finally-struck-between-uk-and-eu-12149904

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55478513

SOVEREIGN BRITAIN:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55502781

THE PRIME MINISTER TRIGGERS BREXIT

March 29, 2017

“I hereby notify the European Council in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union …”

https://www.rt.com/uk/382674-brexit-triggers-article-50/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prime-ministers-letter-to-donald-tusk-triggering-article-50/prime-ministers-letter-to-donald-tusk-triggering-article-50