Theresa May Has Shot The Supreme Court's Fox

Theresa May secures Article 50 victory in the Commons as Parliament passes amended Brexit motion by 448 to 75.

Ironically the Supreme Court will resume today, without any mention of the fact that their deliberations are now completely irrelevant.

As I have been saying all along, this hearing is a waste of time!

Theresa May Uses Supreme Court Hearing As A Distraction

She's also making the @UKSupremeCourt look stupid. As someone told me: an umpire in a game that no-one's playing. https://t.co/diVSjJ9d8h

— Secret Ledger (@secret_ledger) December 7, 2016

Barnier Sets Brexit Deadline

Apparently, the UK will conclude its Brexit negotiations by October 2018.

That is according to Michel Barnier, IF negotiations start in March 2017!

Judging by the snail's pace at which the government is going with this, that's a very big

IF!!

Supreme Court Live Feed of Brexit Hearing

Those of you who want to watch the Supreme Court hearing of the A50 Brexit challenge may do so via this link:

Court 1 Supreme Court

This is of course an utter waste of time and money, and an unnecessary delay. Theresa May should invoke Article 50 by writing to the EU, once she has done that the decision the by Supreme Court will be irrelevant.

Richmond Park Factoids

1 The Tories didn't field a candidate.

2 Goldsmith lost because people voted against him and his triggering of an unnecessary by-election.

Advice To Ministers

FFS use briefcases and/or cardboard folders to carry briefing notes etc!

Lord Lawson Nails Brexit

@GuyVerhofstadt @DavidDavisMP pic.twitter.com/HNSpsdXMFa

— DeplorableBrexiteer (@brexit2020) November 22, 2016

The Tweet Wars Have Begun

After Trump Farage tweet, Tory MP calls for Hilary Clinton to be made US ambassador to UK. Touché.

— Ben Riley-Smith (@benrileysmith) November 22, 2016

Happy Prosecco Day!

Deloitte Touting For Brexit Work

Brexit chaos?

No, merely "an unsolicited report authored by Deloitte. In which they found the government needs 30,000 extra staff..."

Source: Guido Fawkes

The Dawning of The Age of Iconoclasm

Corbyn Auditions For Strictly Come Dancing

The "Special" Relationship

It would be really refreshing if for once, when there is a change of President in the USA, the British media and our MPs would stop wetting themselves over the "special" relationship.

This "special" relationship was forged between Churchill and Roosevelt, in the heat of war, for the convenience of:

1 Roosevelt, who needed an excuse to lend military assets (for a price) to the UK and an excuse to bring the USA into the war and

2 Churchill, who needed America in the war.

Post war the relationship quickly unravelled when America wanted its debts paid, and the US supported Nasser in the Suez crisis.

The relationship only becomes "special" when there is a close bond between the President and PM (eg Reagan and Thatcher) or when it is in America's interests for it to be "special" (eg the Iraq war).

Therefore please stop wetting yourselves!

Welcome Mr President Elect

Obama's staff look on as the President welcomes his successor to the White House. Body language is a dead giveaway. pic.twitter.com/aNhFNurnvZ

— Mark Sparrow (@MarkGSparrow) November 11, 2016

British Realpolitik

Toblerone rebrand is accused of 'ruining Christmas' https://t.co/JGo8ung3i1 pic.twitter.com/q9vjtJCa3a

— Business Grapevine (@BusinessGV) November 10, 2016

The Wee Election Across The Pond

Good luck to the good people of America, who vote for their new President today.

I cannot but help feel that had the Republicans chosen anyone other than Trump, they would win hands down. The same also applies to the Democrats, had they chosen anyone other than Clinton.

Good luck everyone!

High Court A50 Ruling Irrelevant

The ruling by the High Court that Parliament must vote to trigger Brexit is irrelevant:

1 Theresa May can invoke it by simply writing to Juncker et al. Once she has done that it cannot be uninvoked, even if parliament flays her alive.

2 The ruling simply covers the triggering of Brexit, the actual terms and conditions of Brexit remain in the hands of the government, not Parliament.

All in all the ruling is irrelevant, and nothing has changed!

Government To Appeal A50 Ruling

and the game continues https://t.co/kev20HpIfW

— Old Holborn ✘ (@Holbornlolz) November 3, 2016

No surprises there then!

Remainers Stall Brexit

As per Law360 the High Court has ruled that the government needs parliamentary permission before it can kickstart the process to quit the European Union, in a landmark ruling which limits the scope of Prime Minister Theresa May’s executive powers.

The decision creates a new precedent in limiting the government’s executive power.

The case, brought by campaigners who argued that only Parliament has the right to start the exit, now threatens to stall the government’s plan to follow through on the nation’s vote to quit the EU in a June referendum.

All very well and good, for the Remainers, but this uncertainty will screw the entire country.

All Aboard The Titanic!

Boris Johnson: Brexit will be a Titanic success https://t.co/VaIYsOf9Fn pic.twitter.com/LRAiDWXBnJ

— Steerpike (@MrSteerpike) November 3, 2016

A50 Brexit Ruling at 10:00AM

The High Court will rule on Brexit and whether MPs should trigger Article 50 at 10:00AM today.

Baroness Scotland's £3K Paint Job

Baroness Scotland Charged Taxpayer £33,000 For Posh Paint #ScotlandFiles https://t.co/ZV9MmdOGsp pic.twitter.com/UHcbJZ1xyX

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) November 2, 2016

Heseltine The Dog Strangler

As per Guido Fawkes:

"‘I went to stroke him and he started biting me… If you have a dog that turns, you just cannot risk it. So I took Kim’s collar – a short of choker chain – and pulled it tight. Suddenly he went limp. I was devoted to Kim, but he’d obviously had some sort of mental breakdown.’"

Politicians getup to all sorts of shenanigans that produce some very lurid headlines. However, Heseltine strangling his mum's dog is really jumping the shark!

Kassam Throws Toys Out of His Pram

Breitbart journalist complains about tactics used by Times journalists #facepalm https://t.co/mrzBcd0aEo

— (((FrancesCoppola))) (@Frances_Coppola) October 31, 2016

What An Honour?

Labour strongly deny Heat Street Chakabarti peerage story, but if true it's effectively honour for cash foregone https://t.co/XlNGXzf4BW

— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) October 28, 2016

May Emulates Clinton - Speaks With Forked Tongue

As has happened to Hillary Clinton, Theresa May has been outed (via secret recordings) as employing double speak when addressing specific audiences.

As per the Guardian:

"Theresa May privately warned that companies would leave the UK if the country voted for Brexit during a secret audience with investment bankers a month before the EU referendum.

A recording of her remarks to Goldman Sachs, leaked to the Guardian, reveals she had numerous concerns about Britain leaving the EU. It contrasts with her nuanced public speeches, which dismayed remain campaigners before the vote in June."

Politicians more often than not "nuance" their speeches to suit their audience. Were it not for pesky modern technology these nuances could be hidden!

Labour Fined £7K For Ed Stone

As per the Telegraph:

"Labour has been landed with a £20,000 fine after failing to declare election spending during the 2015 General Election, including the £7,000 cost of the so-called 'Ed Stone'."

Ed Stone, the gift that keeps on giving!

Benefits of Brexit - Geldof To Leave The UK

Sir Bob Geldolf is thinking of leaving UK over Brexit. 'Don't forget to leave your knighthood on the hall table before shutting the door.' pic.twitter.com/pwaFhAsyn8

— Mark Sparrow (@MarkGSparrow) October 23, 2016

Drinks all round!

Tusk Weighs In - EU Shitting Itself UK is Leaving

“In my opinion, the only real alternative to a “hard Brexit” is “no Brexit”.”

They are shitting themselves about what will happen after Brexit.

#Brexit Love It or Hate It - #MarmiteGate

One of the unintended consequences of Brexit is the now looming shortage of Marmite, as Tesco stands off against Unilever (the British/Dutch consumer conglomerate) in a dispute over which company should pick up the costs of the fall in Sterling.

A cynic might say that this is simply an excuse by Unilever to try to increase their prices under the smokescreen of Brexit!

Labour's Little List of 170 Brexit Questions

 

Labour's 170 questions for the government on Brexit

Brexit Explained

Spectacular flow chart game from Nomura pic.twitter.com/JRHcEDNTk8

— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) October 12, 2016

Question For Amber Rudd

Question: When is a U turn not a U turn?

Answer: When it is a "misunderstanding".

How ironic that the "misunderstanding" had to be explained by Michael Fallon!

Good News Everyone - Blair Wants To Make a Comeback!

As per the BBC:

Tony Blair considering future role in British politics

All our problems are over!

UKIP Meetings - #UKIPalypsenow

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

Who will ever tire of this photo? Hands up. What? No one. pic.twitter.com/XVb8RYJ7sn

— Andrew Brooks (@taxbod) October 5, 2016

Or in this case one word!

Farage Is UKIP Leader Once Again

"I keep trying to escape" - @Nigel_Farage confirms he is now @UKIP interim leader https://t.co/gClHuZph6P https://t.co/Tc9tEpxzot

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 5, 2016

Quelle surprise!

The Disunited State of UKIP

Diane James has quit as leader of UKIP, after a mere 18 days.

UKIP now has no leader, and no clue as to who should be leader.

Despite the word "United" within the party's name, UKIP is anything but united!

Sadiq Khan's Treemendous Exaggeration!

EXCLUSIVE: After Promising 2 Million Trees @SadiqKhan Has Not Planted Single Tree https://t.co/QPciwb6KcD pic.twitter.com/KsLgVpzzsD

— Gaia Fawkes (@GaiaFawkes) October 4, 2016

Coming Soon - The Great Repeal Bill

Labour Loses Touch With Reality

Labour conference backs call for possible referendum on final Brexit deal - https://t.co/JFRPfcJe4Z

— AndrewSparrow (@AndrewSparrow) September 27, 2016

Does Labour really think that the EU would allow a second Brexit negotiation, if the initial agreement is rejected by the referendum?

On what planet does Labour reside?

Corbyn's Thugs To Descend On Liverpool

It seems that the Labour Party is bracing itself for a violent conference in Liverpool.

A memo sent to Labour Party staff warns of possible violent behaviour. The Huffington Post states that staff and stewards have been told they may face physical or verbal assault and could be harassed by angry activists.

Downhill all the way from here for Labour!

Labour's Insanely Protracted Leadership Contest

Owen Smith all but concedes defeat in Labour's leadership race: https://t.co/1gU0cAPPvj pic.twitter.com/IaMw0Afgll

— Coffee House (@SpecCoffeeHouse) September 21, 2016

Labour's insanely protracted leadership election finally gets put out of its misery at midday today when the polls close.

Needless to say, in order to maximise the damage to itself, Labour won't announce the results until Saturday.

However, Smith has all but conceded. Thus Labour will continue on its path to obscurity!

Corbyn To Put Labour On General Election Footing

Corbyn's Tiny Trots

Sky News reports that Corbynistas will launch a youth wing, Momentum Kids, nationwide across 150 local groups, with the aim of boosting the political involvement of children and the Corbyn-supporting activist movement by "promoting political activity that is fun, engaging and child-friendly".

This will not end well!

May Exiles Osborne To The North

Theresa May clearly doesn't believe in the maxim "keep your enemies close".

Advice For Owen Smith

The EU would be no more prepared to let the UK rejoin than it would be prepared to chop its own hypothetical  arm off.

On what planet were you born that makes you so out of touch with reality?

Politicians' Words Are Meaningless

'ASAP', of course, has about as much meaning as 'Brexit means Brexit.' https://t.co/7KuJiykizB

— Olly Barratt (@ollybarratt) September 8, 2016

The Great Wall of Calais

UK immigration minister confirms work to start on £1.9m Calais wall. https://t.co/iTtaT347hM

— Brian Groom (@GroomB) September 7, 2016

In the end, the only effective solution will be to shut the Tunnel.

Vazeline's Columbian Standoff

Members of the Home Affairs Select Committee on the other hand tell Guido he has to go. Who to believe? https://t.co/rSavC3okKI

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) September 5, 2016

#VazGate - Burnt Out Tiger of The Night

Corbyn The "Beloved" Institution

Don't get me wrong. I love Jeremy Corbyn. He's an institution. But who wants their life run by an institution? pic.twitter.com/Qv8sPnwtTB

— Mark Sparrow (@MarkGSparrow) September 2, 2016

#Brexit

#Brexit?

What #Brexit?

Advice To Owen Smith

A Brexit deal negotiated with Europe will not renegotiable if rejected by referendum.

Your referendum promise is ludicrous!

Come Fly With Me

MPs foreign trip bill rises to £550,000. Fact finding missions or just MPs on tour? https://t.co/KxATr6V9e6 pic.twitter.com/y0XwFMwthz

— TaxPayers' Alliance (@the_tpa) August 11, 2016

The Oncoming Trotskyist Purge!

Staff at Labour HQ expect an emboldened Jeremy #Corbyn to purge key staff after he wins the leadership election...https://t.co/TGf2x8JXpM

— Lady Durrant (@LadyDurrant) August 10, 2016

Salmond Netted £30K Golden Goodbye

The Telegraph reports that Alex Salmond accepted a taxpayer-funded “golden goodbye” worth nearly £30,000 when he stood down from the Scottish Parliament this year despite remaining an MP.

Ed Balls - Strictly Come Dancing

Ed Balls has decided to express his political views via the medium of dance, by appearing on Strictly Come Dancing.

Cameron's Medieval Tendencies

Cameron has managed to cover himself in the sticky smelly stuff, as a result of his resignation honours list, described by Tim Farron as a list "so full of cronies it would embarrass a medieval court.”

One of the most controversial names on the peerages’ list was Laura Wyld, the head of Prime Minister’s Appointments, whose job at Downing Street involved helping nominate individuals for honours before they are vetted by Whitehall committees.

What was Cameron thinking?

UKIP Self-Immolates

All order in ukip has broken down and 20
Years hard work destroyed in a few weeks by a faction hell bent on destruction

— David Coburn MEP (@DavidCoburnUKip) August 3, 2016

Socialism - Hypocrisy at its Finest!

Kinnock Condemned Private Schools as "Wrong", Then Sent His Daughter to Two of Them: https://t.co/jtiD2It9n1 pic.twitter.com/TKJ9ws5z25

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) August 2, 2016

Cameron's Light Debt Relief

Knighthoods a 'light' way for Cameron to repay debts, says ex-minister https://t.co/ETrFFsWzwx

— South East Libdems (@SELibDems) August 1, 2016

The Hinckley Point Brexit Bargaining Chip

No but politics has aft Brexit. This is now a bargaining chip for British Gov https://t.co/mSYYQ9tOsi

— Purpleline (@purpleline) July 29, 2016

Educashun Is a Privilege Not a Right

BBC quotes a Labour source in @SKinnock's constituency as saying the revelation would have cost him his seat: https://t.co/1LLmelmFNZ

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) July 27, 2016

Educashun Is a privilege not a right, if you are related to a Labour grandee.

Smith Wraps Himself in The Shroud of Patriotism

Corbyn doesn’t get patriotism, Owen Smith claims https://t.co/A7T83Kh1kR

— LabourList (@LabourList) July 26, 2016

As Dr Johnson said:

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"

Corbyn Is Delusional!

Sorry I'll try that again. Jeremy Corbyn speaks about a by-election win https://t.co/1URozSD25E pic.twitter.com/UCwxO4f2CO

— Jonathan Walker (@jonwalker121) July 23, 2016

“You won’t have read about it in any of the papers because none of them had any space to carry it whatsoever... There was a by-election in Thanet in which the Labour candidate took the seat from Ukip.”

Corbyn's Watergate

Oh the irony of Len McCluskey talking about MI5 using covert tactics to undermine Corbyn while Karie Murphy is breaking into MPs offices 🙄 😂

— Callum Munro (@Callum_Munro) July 24, 2016

Maybe Labour should impeach Corbyn?

Hail To The Chief - President Corbyn

Labour MPs are so scared of Corbyn that they have offered him the non existent post of President of the Labour Party, if he will only step aside.

You couldn't make this up if you tried!

Diane Abbott Speaks Her Mind

According to Diane Abbott on BBC Radio 4 this morning, the reason Corbyn got trashed by Theresa May yesterday was not because he is crap, but because Labour MPs didn't cheer and clap him.

Delusional people are leading Labour into the abyss!

Boris's Rich Thesaurus Saves The Day

Johnson: Such a rich thesaurus of things I've said… take me too long to engage in a full global itinerary of apology https://t.co/oWLFQVSJfH

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 19, 2016

First Day of Term

PM @theresa_may flanked by @BorisJohnson and @HeadUKCivServ at her first Cabinet...Greeted with usual table banking pic.twitter.com/vJl67MfjDJ

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) July 19, 2016

Labour's Unity Candidates

So Labour has 2 unity candidates standing (split unity vote = Corbyn elected) both of whom poll lower with voters than Corbyn. Labour's over

— Gareth Baines (@DrGABaines) July 18, 2016

A house divided falls!

Knives Still Out for Leadsom

The bit The Times didn't print in their Andrea Leadsom interview: male nannies are paedos. https://t.co/GR8RJ3V3L4 pic.twitter.com/MB63FNG16L

— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) July 15, 2016

The Past, Present and Future

Question For Labour

Are you a political party or a personality cult?