ANGELFIRE1 10 #1 Posted July 23, 2019 As we are in dire circumstances, murders by shooting and stabbing, lack of Police on the streets, Tankers hijacked at sea, lack of Doctors and Nurses, not enough soldiers, aircraft or warships, kids only going to school 4.5 days a week in some areas and of course Brexit. Not only that, the Tory 4 week vote that could have been done in one to select their Leader. You get the drift, we are in a bit of a mullox. What does Parliament do about our problems, suspend their holidays, decide to work "overtime." No, off they trot for the usual annual 6 week break. I have only one question to ask - why are they allowed to do it. After all we are all in it together, aren't we. Apart from Teachers not many of us have lengthy school holidays. Angel1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kaytie 11 #2 Posted July 23, 2019 All a load of Merchant Bankers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
L00b 441 #3 Posted July 23, 2019 You forgot to add the conference season that starts immediately when they come back. So you can stritch another 2 to 3 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pettytom 1 #4 Posted July 23, 2019 And the six weeks needed for a November General Election😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #5 Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, ANGELFIRE1 said: What does Parliament do about our problems, suspend their holidays, decide to work "overtime." No, off they trot for the usual annual 6 week break. The only thing which is time critical is Brexit, and given that this needs the participation of the EU, it’s a bit pointless the UK Parliament suspending its summer break when there is no one to deal with in Brussels. Unless you are suggesting that the EU Parliament suspends its break to deal with a mess of our making? Good luck with that! 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dardandec 32 #6 Posted July 23, 2019 33 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: The only thing which is time critical is Brexit. A phone call or two to sort a twelve month extension, jobs a good un. Then we'll sort another referendum or general election when we get back, sod it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #7 Posted July 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dardandec said: A phone call or two to sort a twelve month extension, jobs a good un. Then we'll sort another referendum or general election when we get back, sod it Could you imagine how many heads would explode if Johnson did that tomorrow after coming back from the palace? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat 11 #8 Posted July 23, 2019 Ironically after the recent general election in Greece, the new man in charge decided parliament was going to forgo their holiday and work through the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
I1L2T3 10 #9 Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, ANGELFIRE1 said: As we are in dire circumstances, murders by shooting and stabbing, lack of Police on the streets, Tankers hijacked at sea, lack of Doctors and Nurses, not enough soldiers, aircraft or warships, kids only going to school 4.5 days a week in some areas and of course Brexit. Not only that, the Tory 4 week vote that could have been done in one to select their Leader. You get the drift, we are in a bit of a mullox. What does Parliament do about our problems, suspend their holidays, decide to work "overtime." No, off they trot for the usual annual 6 week break. I have only one question to ask - why are they allowed to do it. After all we are all in it together, aren't we. Apart from Teachers not many of us have lengthy school holidays. Angel1. Because Brexit isn’t happening. They all know it. Most of them will be on mainland Europe with their trotters up. Edited July 23, 2019 by I1L2T3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
I1L2T3 10 #10 Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Dardandec said: A phone call or two to sort a twelve month extension, jobs a good un. Then we'll sort another referendum or general election when we get back, sod it Johnson, on the eve of his decision to back leave, penned two articles for his newspaper column. One convincingly pro leave, the other convincingly pro remain. He basically flipped a coin and picked one, it was published and that was effectively his announcement on which campaign he was going to back. He’s a maverick. If he can be PM for 5 or 10 years by cancelling Brexit he will do it. He Is amoral, has no beliefs, and has no strong ethics of any kind. He does the opposite of what people want him to, almost just for fun. He wants to be on the good side of history, not the bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #11 Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, I1L2T3 said: He wants to be on the good side of history, not the bad. That’s a fair point. He is well known as a people pleaser so the idea of going down in history as the worst Prime Minister ever really wont appeal to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lockdoctor 10 #12 Posted July 25, 2019 On 23/07/2019 at 19:22, ANGELFIRE1 said: As we are in dire circumstances, murders by shooting and stabbing, lack of Police on the streets, Tankers hijacked at sea, lack of Doctors and Nurses, not enough soldiers, aircraft or warships, kids only going to school 4.5 days a week in some areas and of course Brexit. Not only that, the Tory 4 week vote that could have been done in one to select their Leader. You get the drift, we are in a bit of a mullox. What does Parliament do about our problems, suspend their holidays, decide to work "overtime." No, off they trot for the usual annual 6 week break. I have only one question to ask - why are they allowed to do it. After all we are all in it together, aren't we. Apart from Teachers not many of us have lengthy school holidays. Angel1. I agree with your sentiments. However, until Brexit is implemented all the other things wrong with our country will not get the attention they deserve. The long summer holiday for Parliament will give our new Prime Minister a good period of time to work on implementing the 2016 EU referendum result without being interrupted by the nonsense that has happened in Parliament during the last three years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...