Conference is still happening, no need to moan

Rachel Johnson when asked who's behind her brother's behaviour.

"It could be Cummings advising the PM to be extremely aggressive...it could be people who have invested billions in shorting the £ in the expectation of a no-deal Brexit."

His own sister.

 She later lamented this decision, describing herself as the "rat that jumped onto a sinking ship" and criticised the party leadership's focus group attitude to decision making structure and added that Change UK was a "terrible" name

If he keeps on saying that the High Court ruling was wrong, he should be held in contempt.

How can someone who wants to "take back control" argue against a ruling of a court that is so "sacred" to his belief.
This would seem to blow holes in his Brexit argument, which wanted our High Court to be the ultimate lawmaker.

He wanted Parliament to be in control and yet, has no respect whatsoever for it's need to sit, or, to abide by its decisions.

The bloke is THE ultimate hypocrite and thankfully, wont be Prime Minister beyond November.
(mind yo, we could end up with Corbyn or Farage)

We used to have a post office the envy of the world,

British Gas was a world leading energy company.

British Telecom lead the world in telecomunications (world first digital network) and Cable and Wireless controlled most of the worlds international telecomunications.

All as state run industries.

Today the post office is hollowed out with vastly reduced service, British gas is a shadow of its former self, BT is now a decade behind technologically with other international telecoms providers, and Cable and Wireless as all but ceased to exist.

Privatisation obviously worked wonders.

I don’t know which parallel world you lived in but it had connection to reality.

To get a phone took weeks, the digital network was installed by Ericsson the Swedish private company. the postal service was under invested and manual

So does the fact that you only get one postal delivery a day an issue. Do you really have telecommunications issues or does what BT now offer dwarf anything the public company could ever offer and do you have issues getting a cheap reliable source of gas to your house?

One you privatisation has created is choice and increased investment which is what happens when you introduce competition. Those who hanker after bygone days don’t really remember those days

Dont spout facts when the elderly are rembering how they wish the world had been. Cable & Wireless started as a private entity.

Will Boris resign or, be pushed, if we're not out of the EU by 30th October.
There seems to be a growing number of "experts" saying that it's impossible for it to happen, not least as there will be no government majority to get any deal through Parliament.
Of course there could be a shock and he may actually win THE one vote that he craves so much but, I dont think so.

Maybe a General Election will save him ??

East Coast Mainline, very recently for one.

The figures for them have already been mentioned which are way above what they were when under public ownership.

Quote ="Sal Paradise"The figures for them have already been mentioned which are way above what they were when under public ownership.'" Is that two deliberate lies in one sentence? Where have the figures for East Coast been mentioned? In case you forgot; Quote ="tigertot"Prior to privatisation punctuality was c90% (not Northern Rail as they did not exist). As I informed you punctuality on Northern Rail is now 50-60% (using Network Rail’s own KPI -https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/how-we-work/performance/railway-performance/ ) or 80% if we use the next measure of 3 minutes. Even someone as dim as your mate IR80 can work out which figure is the higher.'" More good news; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49759860

Quote ="Sal Paradise"The figures for them have already been mentioned which are way above what they were when under public ownership.'" Is that two deliberate lies in one sentence? Where have the figures for East Coast been mentioned? In case you forgot; Quote ="tigertot"Prior to privatisation punctuality was c90% (not Northern Rail as they did not exist). As I informed you punctuality on Northern Rail is now 50-60% (using Network Rail’s own KPI -https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/how-we-work/performance/railway-performance/ ) or 80% if we use the next measure of 3 minutes. Even someone as dim as your mate IR80 can work out which figure is the higher.'" More good news; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49759860

At least he has the balls to call a vote, not like Cretin Cringebin. Has he finished getting rid of Jewish individuals in his party?

Did you get a grown up to help with that one?

Quote ="tigertot"Is that two deliberate lies in one sentence? Where have the figures for East Coast been mentioned? In case you forgot; More good news; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49759860'" IR80 mentioned them IFRC 96% within 5 minutes 90% within 5 minutes How were the 90% measured in the good old days?

Quote ="tigertot"Is that two deliberate lies in one sentence? Where have the figures for East Coast been mentioned? In case you forgot; More good news; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49759860'" IR80 mentioned them IFRC 96% within 5 minutes 90% within 5 minutes How were the 90% measured in the good old days?

No he didn't. East Coast has never been mentioned. I gave you the stats for Northern Rail, using the formally adopted metrics of the rail industry. Since my post I have caught the train every work day, approximately 60% have been late - between 3-20 minutes. My partner is virtually 100%, at peak times. That is for a 30 minute journey with no other trains on that line & our stop 2 minutes from the start of the service.

I do not know how rail punctuality was measured prior to privatisation.

You said rail punctuality is [usignificantly[/u better under privatisation. I have proven it isn't.

So, you have repeatedly said I make things up. You have still to show one thing.

Yawn, more attempted insults.

Have you ever heard off "strategy".
Having sacked 21 of his own MP's for daring to have an opinion different to his own, Boris sacrificed his very slender majority in Parliament, meaning that he is now politically impotent.
He had to call an election.
However, behind his very public invitation to call an election, was a plan to prorogue Parliament again and force through a "no deal" Brexit, meaning that, should he lose the election (when it came) the UK would still crash out of The EU with "no deal"

So, no "balls" involved here, just more slightly underhand tactics form Boris 0/6 Johnson and he could well end his tenure in Parliament without actually being able to pass ANY legislation.

Looks like his judgement was wrong, AGAIN.

On an optimistic note, I do feel a sense of privilege at living through one of the great political farces of modern history. The cast of comedic characters is brilliant - bumbling, dissembling, desperately ambitious Johnson, supercilious Rees-Mogg, ineffectual Corbyn, Old Testament Arlene Foster, John Bercow’s voice - they have hammed it up tremendously.

We have, for the first time in history I assume, a Prime Minister who wants to lose a vote of confidence. But he can’t because the opposition parties can’t decide who should temporarily replace him just long enough to get a Brexit delay and call an election... because Corbyn’s base is big enough to block anybody else but anybody outside of it despairs of/despises him. And so they’re trying to make Johnson a puppet prime minister, despite having no confidence in his competence or integrity. That’s a strong and stable position to be conducting negotiations from, innit?

In a couple of weeks Johnson will likely have to send a letter to the EU requesting an extension. Presumably signing it while on the phone to the leader of a member state (i’m imagining Viktor Orbán), requesting they veto the delay.

I know it is a cliche, but you really couldn’t have made it.

I just hope that spitting image makes it back before we get into the official GE campaign, they will have an absolute field day.
Right accross the political spectrum, the politicians all seem to have massive satire potential.

You insult our intelligence just posting your infantile drivel.

Keep it coming, it brightens my day.

HIGNFY makes a welcome return next week!

More left wing BBC indoctrination. The sooner we get out of Europe and regain our Empire the better.

I wish that we could get rid of or at least have some balanced press.
The twist that is put on certain stories in the right wing press is just embarrassing.

Just look at how Johnson is being portrayed

John McDonald today said Labour will win the election with a big majority and they will change the world - and all you lefties think Boris is a joke!!