http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: MrJ is PM en Sun, 31 May 2026 11:27:52 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=4#post-321384 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:51:14 +0000 chdot 321384@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seems official channels are trying to undermine his authority </p> <p>Or something </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/10downingstreet/status/1220086793434996736" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/10downingstreet/status/1220086793434996736</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=4#post-317894 Sat, 16 Nov 2019 14:48:29 +0000 ejstubbs 317894@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mr J says whatever he thinks will get people on his side, regardless of whether any of it is true or not.</p> <p>In other news: it has been revealed that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis">Jorge Mario Bergoglio</a> is a member of the Roman Catholic faith, and compelling evidence has been obtained that animals of the genus <em>Ursus</em> defecate in forested areas. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-317885 Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:00:23 +0000 chdot 317885@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/15/boris-johnson-inaccurate-claims-in-interviews" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/15/boris-johnson-inaccurate-claims-in-interviews</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314942 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 20:46:23 +0000 chdot 314942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“<br /> A defiant Boris Johnson will use this weekend’s Tory conference in Manchester to double down on his “people v parliament” rhetoric, after a tumultuous week in which he was accused of dangerously inflaming political tensions. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/27/defiant-johnson-will-not-tone-down-rhetoric-tory-conference-brexit-manifesto-corbyn" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/27/defiant-johnson-will-not-tone-down-rhetoric-tory-conference-brexit-manifesto-corbyn</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314830 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:12:18 +0000 dessert rat 314830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>blusted flush </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314829 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:07:30 +0000 chdot 314829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Classical bluster?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314828 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:50:38 +0000 wingpig 314828@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Classic bluster. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314818 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:56:13 +0000 chdot 314818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Boris Johnson has bemused the United Nations by making a comparison of Brexit to the Greek mythical figure of Prometheus.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/boris-johnson-speech-to-un-1-6288941" rel="nofollow">https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/boris-johnson-speech-to-un-1-6288941</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314779 Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:12:33 +0000 chdot 314779@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/24/boris-johnson-may-renew-attempt-to-suspend-parliament" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/24/boris-johnson-may-renew-attempt-to-suspend-parliament</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314655 Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:20:02 +0000 chdot 314655@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/22/rory-stewart-boris-johnson-brexit-deal-political-career-over" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/22/rory-stewart-boris-johnson-brexit-deal-political-career-over</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314654 Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:55:20 +0000 chdot 314654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Experts were quick to identify three aspects of the case that should trouble the government. First, the judges spent a large portion of their time exploring possible remedies – what they might determine must happen if they find against the prime minister. In other cases, judges seldom devote effort to discussing remedies if they are not seriously considering finding in favour of the complainant, legal sources say. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/sep/22/supreme-court-verdict-boris-johnson-prorogation" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/sep/22/supreme-court-verdict-boris-johnson-prorogation</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314504 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:49:09 +0000 chdot 314504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2019/sep/19/brexit-news-latest-supreme-court-john-major-tells-supreme-court-it-would-be-naive-to-believe-boris-johnsons-prorogation-claims-live-news" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2019/sep/19/brexit-news-latest-supreme-court-john-major-tells-supreme-court-it-would-be-naive-to-believe-boris-johnsons-prorogation-claims-live-news</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314265 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:39:27 +0000 chdot 314265@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Coppola has pointed out that Johnson’s love of his 1972 mafia film puts him in the company of some of “modern history’s most brutal figures”, including Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi, among others.</p> <p>“I feel badly that scenes in a gangster film might inspire any activity in the real world or [provide] encouragement to someone I see is about to bring the beloved United Kingdom to ruin,” he said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/coppola-denounces-boris-johnsons-love-of-the-godfather" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/coppola-denounces-boris-johnsons-love-of-the-godfather</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314264 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:16:09 +0000 chdot 314264@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>On a morning tour of South Yorkshire, Johnson was also confronted by a woman in Doncaster. “People have died because of austerity and you’ve got the cheek to come here and tell us austerity is over and it’s all good now, we’re going to leave the EU and everything’s going to be great,” she said. “It’s just a fairytale.” </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/13/boris-johnson-heckled-during-speech-on-northern-transport" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/13/boris-johnson-heckled-during-speech-on-northern-transport</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314216 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:39:33 +0000 chdot 314216@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/12/bercow-warns-pm-not-to-defy-law-on-no-deal-brexit" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/12/bercow-warns-pm-not-to-defy-law-on-no-deal-brexit</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314165 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:12:37 +0000 chdot 314165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17888403.scottish-tories-revolt-boris-johnson-39-s-handling-brexit" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17888403.scottish-tories-revolt-boris-johnson-39-s-handling-brexit</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314095 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:55:31 +0000 gembo 314095@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Arlene keen on bridge plan before Bojo? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314092 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:33:49 +0000 crowriver 314092@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@neddie, you're probably right about that.</p> <p>The Bridge though is de Pfeffel's equivalent of Trump's Wall. A big symbol that will never be completed but which means whatever his base support wants it to mean.</p> <p>He's got prior bad form on bridges so it will <em>never</em> happen. There's also the small problem of million of tons of unexploded munitions dumped in the Irish Sea after WW2... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314089 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:32:22 +0000 neddie 314089@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bridge between Scotland &amp; Ireland. </p> <p>It’s a distraction technique to cover bad news, probably this: <a href="https://t.co/yFbXyjGQeg" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/yFbXyjGQeg</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314083 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:25:39 +0000 chdot 314083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/exclusive-johnson-considering-building-bridge-between-scotland-and-northern-ireland" rel="nofollow">https://www.channel4.com/news/exclusive-johnson-considering-building-bridge-between-scotland-and-northern-ireland</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-314049 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:10:20 +0000 chdot 314049@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Boris Johnson rejects claims he is making his party extreme by telling cabinet he is liberal Tory running one nation government </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/10/anger-abounds-after-parliament-suspended-in-night-of-high-drama-politics-live?page=with:block-5d778c628f08143ee1ae3876#block-5d778c628f08143ee1ae3876" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/10/anger-abounds-after-parliament-suspended-in-night-of-high-drama-politics-live?page=with:block-5d778c628f08143ee1ae3876#block-5d778c628f08143ee1ae3876</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313995 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:06:27 +0000 unhurt 313995@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As someone who did more classics than me (@JohnMcGahon on Twitter) pointed out:</p> <p>"Varadkar to Johnson: "Securing the ratification in less than thre years is going to be a Herculean task for you. But we do want to be your friend, your ally, your Athena."</p> <p>When Hercules went mad and killed his children, Athena stopped the disaster from getting worse." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313987 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:00:40 +0000 chdot 313987@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Implicit in Mr Varadkar’s words was the understanding that if Mr Johnson thinks he can run an election campaign blaming an intransigent EU for forcing a no-deal Brexit, there would be no amicable sit-down afterwards to hammer out the free trade deal Mr Johnson wants. The Dublin conference is a warning that the rupture could become a permanent rift at the heart of the western world. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/09/the-guardian-view-on-boris-johnsons-brexit-breach-rift-with-eu-could-be-here-to-stay" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/09/the-guardian-view-on-boris-johnsons-brexit-breach-rift-with-eu-could-be-here-to-stay</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313908 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:13:57 +0000 chdot 313908@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Johnson says the government has “an abundance of proposals”. But he does now want to share them with the media. </p> <p>He says he will discuss ideas with Varadkar. He wants changes to the political declaration, as well as to the withdrawal agreement. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/09/brexit-latest-news-eu-no-deal-bill-royal-assent-boris-johnson-parliament-politics-live?page=with:block-5d7615b68f082514879f08e0#block-5d7615b68f082514879f08e0" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/09/brexit-latest-news-eu-no-deal-bill-royal-assent-boris-johnson-parliament-politics-live?page=with:block-5d7615b68f082514879f08e0#block-5d7615b68f082514879f08e0</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313905 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:09:13 +0000 chdot 313905@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>He says he genuinely thinks that solutions can be found. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/09/brexit-latest-news-eu-no-deal-bill-royal-assent-boris-johnson-parliament-politics-live?page=with:block-5d7615338f083106f455803e#block-5d7615338f083106f455803e" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/09/brexit-latest-news-eu-no-deal-bill-royal-assent-boris-johnson-parliament-politics-live?page=with:block-5d7615338f083106f455803e#block-5d7615338f083106f455803e</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313889 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 22:17:53 +0000 chdot 313889@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/08/boris-johnson-heads-to-dublin-amid-fears-of-more-resignations" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/08/boris-johnson-heads-to-dublin-amid-fears-of-more-resignations</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313834 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:07:35 +0000 chdot 313834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/johnson-says-he-is-ready-to-defy-new-laws-mandating-him-to-extend-brexit-1-4999474" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/news/johnson-says-he-is-ready-to-defy-new-laws-mandating-him-to-extend-brexit-1-4999474</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313827 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:50:04 +0000 chdot 313827@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/06/gauke-johnson-risks-millions-of-votes-with-farage-lite-strategy" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/06/gauke-johnson-risks-millions-of-votes-with-farage-lite-strategy</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313777 Thu, 05 Sep 2019 22:34:31 +0000 chdot 313777@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/05/boris-johnson-rather-be-dead-in-ditch-than-agree-brexit-extension" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/05/boris-johnson-rather-be-dead-in-ditch-than-agree-brexit-extension</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19749&page=3#post-313725 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:49:04 +0000 chdot 313725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Government is defeated again in motion on general election </p> <p>As expected, Boris Johnson has suffered another big loss, with the Commons rejecting his motion calling for a general election. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/04/brexit-crisis-boris-johnson-mps-bill-blocking-no-deal-eu-no-deal-parliament-politics-live?page=with:block-5d701f298f08b2e15bc1a6fc#block-5d701f298f08b2e15bc1a6fc" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/04/brexit-crisis-boris-johnson-mps-bill-blocking-no-deal-eu-no-deal-parliament-politics-live?page=with:block-5d701f298f08b2e15bc1a6fc#block-5d701f298f08b2e15bc1a6fc</a> </p>