alchresearch   207 #217 Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, West 77 said: Boris would never have become Prime Minister if Parliament had either accepted Theresa May's deal or accepted the default no deal option.. IIRC way back in 2008 the long term goal was to have Cameron as PM from 2010-2020 and then Boris 2020 (assuming they could win another term). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apelike   10 #218 Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, West 77 said: Boris would never have become Prime Minister if Parliament had either accepted Theresa May's deal or accepted the default no deal option. I don't consider it to be a sorry state of affairs and we have those MPs who blocked Brexit for so long to thank for the current Conservative government led by Boris. Boris was never my preferred candidate to become Conservative leader but he was the only person who could guarantee a Conservative majority election victory and avoid the nightmare of Corbyn becoming Prime Minister. What is also interesting is how many of those MPs who wished to block Brexit are no longer MPs, seems like the voters decided they didnt want them anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lockjaw   11 #219 Posted September 3, 2020 2 hours ago, West 77 said:  The UK coronavirus related death rate is roughly the same as France, Italy and Spain according to the figures. Only Germany out of the top 5 Western European countries has handled the coronavirus better than the UK.  By what metric? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Longcol   577 #220 Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Lockjaw said: By what metric? Ignoring the ONS data. Edited September 3, 2020 by Longcol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Organgrinder   1,943 #221 Posted September 3, 2020 6 hours ago, West 77 said:  The UK coronavirus related death rate is roughly the same as France, Italy and Spain according to the figures. Don't know where you get your figures from. The UK is worse than every European country and even worse than the USA when comparing deaths per 100,000 of population. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikki-red   304 #222 Posted September 3, 2020 If you want to solely discuss Covid 19 please do so in the dedicated thread.  Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lockjaw   11 #223 Posted September 3, 2020 8 hours ago, Longcol said: Ignoring the ONS data. Seems legit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pettytom   1 #224 Posted September 3, 2020 10 hours ago, Lockjaw said: By what metric? A very special formula, written by super talented wierdos  You might need an optician to help you see it clearly though . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #225 Posted September 4, 2020 Looks like they've employed the old racist climate change denier as trade envoy. Is there any old real Conservative on here who, hand on heart, can support this shower? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl   52 #226 Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, taxman said: Looks like they've employed the old racist climate change denier as trade envoy. Is there any old real Conservative on here who, hand on heart, can support this shower? Think there's only the history re-writer that does on here.  We're about to lose trade deals with tens if not hundreds of countries and he's the best they can find to represent us to generate new ones? *shudder* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
catmiss   12 #227 Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) ? Edited September 5, 2020 by catmiss Error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pettytom   1 #228 Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, West 77 said: He's been appointed because he has experience in negotiating trade deals when he was Australian Prime Minister. It seems a sensible appointment because Britain haven't had British people negotiating our own trade deals for nearly 50 years. He’s not been appointed for his experience in negotiating trade deals. He’s there for ideological reasons.  Here’s a bit of reading for you. You’ll have to sign up to the Telegraph free thingy to read it, but the Guardian seems to bring you out in  sores.  https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/04/tony-abbott-many-things-trade-expert-dont-come-raw-prawn-mate/amp/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...