The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[titaniumbean]

Rudd is an utter cretin and just sums up politicians.

I don't understand it, oh don't be mean why should I have to be competent at my job?!

[RED-DOG]

It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in.

[TightEnd]

listening to the conference speeches (i know,i live well) .either all the announcements are being saved for PM or this looks like a govt with astonishingly little idea of what it exists to do

i think it might be the latter, until Brexit is sorted there are so many domestic/trade areas where they can't really have any idea until they know what the arrangements are

meanwhile the Foreign Secretatry has just given a speech where he didn't mention Syria and where you could have jumbled up the order of each paragraph and arguably randomising would have made the whole lot more coherent

[DMorgan]

Rudd is an utter cretin and just sums up politicians.

I don't understand it, oh don't be mean why should I have to be competent at my job?!

tbf to the home office, at least they're supporting on the job training of a British worker rather than importing the labour

[TightEnd]

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[titaniumbean]

Rudd is an utter cretin and just sums up politicians.

I don't understand it, oh don't be mean why should I have to be competent at my job?!

tbf to the home office, at least they're supporting on the job training of a British worker rather than importing the labour

she's not learning or working she's essentially on welfare!

[RickBFA]

listening to the conference speeches (i know,i live well) .either all the announcements are being saved for PM or this looks like a govt with astonishingly little idea of what it exists to do

i think it might be the latter, until Brexit is sorted there are so many domestic/trade areas where they can't really have any idea until they know what the arrangements are

meanwhile the Foreign Secretatry has just given a speech where he didn't mention Syria and where you could have jumbled up the order of each paragraph and arguably randomising would have made the whole lot more coherent

I was at a seminar recently where Sir Steve Webb (Ex Lib Dem MP and pension minister) spoke. He basically said the combination of seven Brexit bills and the supply and confidence arrangement with the DUP means that little meaningful or controversial legislation will get passed in next 2-3 years.

[TightEnd]

Hard Brexit entails three decades of damage to UK economy, according to internal govt estimate

http://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-leans-towards-hammond-over-boris/

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[TightEnd]

"The problem with Liam Fox's speech: hope isn't a Brexit strategy."

The International Trade Secretary's insistence that Britain merely needs more “optimism” is at odds with economic reality.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/10/problem-liam-foxs-speech-hope-isnt-brexit-strategy

[TightEnd]

A strange disease has taken hold of British politics

A once-sensible country is in the grip of millenarianism

https://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2017/10/pursuit-millennium?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/

[TightEnd]

Liam Fox admits Brexit no deal would be 'damaging' for the UK

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/liam-fox-brexit-no-deal_uk_59d3b924e4b04b9f92054bf4?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

[TightEnd]

Brexit vote was 'tantrum' by British working class, says Alan Duncan

Europe minister strays from official government line, warning that labour shortages after Brexit could damage UK

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/03/brexit-vote-was-tantrum-by-british-working-class-says-alan-duncan?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews#link_time=1507037249

[TightEnd]

Justice minister (and GP) Philip Lee has called NHS and state pensions “a Ponzi scheme that’s about to collapse”.

[TightEnd]

Justice minister (and GP) Philip Lee has called NHS and state pensions “a Ponzi scheme that’s about to collapse”.

referring to this i was linked to

Overlapping generations: Kicking the can down an endless road

https://www.economist.com/news/economics-brief/21727877-final-brief-our-series-big-economic-ideas-looks-costs-and-benefits

[TightEnd]

Boris Johnson's conference speech. The Lion That Couldn't Say Roar. Coming to a children's book shop near you.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-tory-conference-speech-lion-that-couldnt-say-roar-a7981516.html