Off with her head
So the Queen has suspended Parliament. Didnt we behead a Monarch for doing something similar. Brexit gone crazy!!! Where is Oliver Cromwell when we need him!!!
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Re: Off with her head
Calm down, this happens every year.
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Re: Off with her head
We really do need someone like Cromwell to go in and tidy up the mess.
Is Guy Fawkes still availiable!?? |
Re: Off with her head
Not until 5 November I’m afraid so too late to stop Brexit.
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I wish they just get on with it!! Its killing my British company pension with the exchange rate.
Although i didnt have to get any dollars for travelling with on my way back, they were offering £1. = $1.025 at Heathrow on Saturday. |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by Mempete
(Post 12728537)
So the Queen has suspended Parliament.
There is nothing illegal or constitutionally iffy about it, however the length of the prorogation itself is clearly designed to frustrate any attempts by MPs to prevent a no-deal Brexit, or to table a confidence motion in the Government. It's all a bit ironic considering the Leave campaign told us that Brexit was about strengthening our democracy and "taking back control" for our sovereign Parliament... |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by Mempete
(Post 12728552)
I wish they just get on with it!! Its killing my British company pension with the exchange rate.
Although i didnt have to get any dollars for travelling with on my way back, they were offering £1. = $1.025 at Heathrow on Saturday. |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by TexanScot
(Post 12728560)
She hasn't suspended Parliament, she has prorogued it on the advice of her Prime Minister and she is constitutionally-bound to act on that advice.
There is nothing illegal or constitutionally iffy about it, however the length of the prorogation itself is clearly designed to frustrate any attempts by MPs to prevent a no-deal Brexit, or to table a confidence motion in the Government. It's all a bit ironic considering the Leave campaign told us that Brexit was about strengthening our democracy and "taking back control" for our sovereign Parliament... |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by BritInParis
(Post 12728570)
If that was the intention then why not prorogue over the whole of October? Parliament is normally prorogued in October for conference season. I think there’s about four extra days of parliamentary time being lost this time around to fit in the Queen’s Speech. Hardly a constitutional outrage given we’ve had the longest parliamentary season since the 1660s. If Parliament didn’t want Brexit then it shouldn’t pass the Referendum Act and then the Withdrawal Act.
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Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by BritInParis
(Post 12728570)
If that was the intention then why not prorogue over the whole of October?
Hardly a constitutional outrage given we’ve had the longest parliamentary season since the 1660s |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
(Post 12728576)
Excuse me?
The legislation itself is independent of the Withdrawal Agreement though, and we'll still leave without one. |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by TexanScot
(Post 12728584)
I think they mean the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, which repeals the European Communities Act, specifies the Exit Day and states that Parliament must consent to any Withdrawal Agreement.
The legislation itself is independent of the Withdrawal Agreement though, and we'll still leave without one. |
Re: Off with her head
How about it being a PUBLIC outrage. I do not care which side of this you are on, the political craziness here from all parties is beyond belief. My nephew is a firm remainer, my brothers are firm leavers with a deal and i firmly believe we should bite the bullet and shut the door with no deal if it be that way .. BUT we all have one thing we are agreed on, we just want it over and done with!
As it stands i can see a lot of us joining the 'Gizza a Job' thread to offset the losses we are suffering from Sterling. I know a lot of brits that have flipped sides. I am wondering what the general consensus of the ex pats on this site is. |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by TexanScot
(Post 12728582)
I'm not really sure what relevance that has to the matter, although it's noteworthy that it was the Parliamentarians who actually prevailed in the Civil War :) |
Re: Off with her head
Originally Posted by BritInParis
(Post 12728570)
If that was the intention then why not prorogue over the whole of October? Parliament is normally prorogued in October for conference season. I think there’s about four extra days of parliamentary time being lost this time around to fit in the Queen’s Speech. Hardly a constitutional outrage given we’ve had the longest parliamentary season since the 1660s. If Parliament didn’t want Brexit then it shouldn’t pass the Referendum Act and then the Withdrawal Act.
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