A Political Thread pt. 2

[Bada-Bing!]

As expected my local MP came back with the usual crap regarding Johnson and said he voted to support Johnson. Filled with nonsense about how Johnson was deeply regretful, had instituted changes blah blah. Spineless toad.

Not surprising really. My MP hasn't bothered to respond to my reply yet.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Capitol attack pardon revelations could spell doom for Trump and allies

Disclosure that many House Republicans sought presidential pardon may show they believed election fraud claim was false

www.theguardian.com

 

[Reiser99]

NI Protocol: UK override bill 'won't break international law'

The NI secretary says the bill and the government's legal advice will be published on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

This seems familiar.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

NI Protocol: UK override bill 'won't break international law'

The NI secretary says the bill and the government's legal advice will be published on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

This seems familiar.

Claim to have oven ready deal to replace previous shambles. Ignore previous shambles were negotiated by you. Blame EU for not accepting it or for when anything goes wrong, to back to point 1 and further damage our credibility internationally.

 

[Reiser99]

I think the justification now is that it's harming the people of NI, it should be ignored, even though it was completely foreseeable and forewarned.

It's similar to the judge on the Rwandan deportation case saying that the deportations were in the public interest.

For me those are very sketchy legal arguments, as public interest is not quantifiable and the NI protocol not working could have been avoided.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Unilaterally altering the agreement breaks international law I'm pretty sure. The people of NI aren't being respected by Westminster and are just being used to play politics, a bit like partition and everything that's happened in the 101 years since.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

From an outsider (ish) looking in, Northern Ireland politics seem such an odd mess of people not really knowing what they want but furiously defending whatever option they happen to have stumbled on at that particular moment in time as if they've always thought it...

TBH I can see both the breakup of the UK and the reunification of Ireland within my lifetime, unless I die soon in some horrific jet ski accident or similar approved form of early death.

 

[Brigantine]

South Africans are welcome to fly Ryanair - as long as they speak Afrikaans

I wonder where Ireland got their idea from of what most South Africans are like?

 

[Which Tyler]

Arron Banks loses Russia libel case against Carole Cadwalladr

The Brexit campaigner says he will "likely" appeal against the High Court judgement.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Fears for UK economy grow as higher prices bite

The economy contracted by 0.3% in April after it shrank by 0.1% in March, official figures show.

www.bbc.co.uk

And the economy is tanking.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

January 6 hearing: Trump was 'detached from reality', says Bill Barr

Witnesses painted a picture of a chaotic and deeply divided Trump White House after the 2020 election.

www.bbc.co.uk

Officially "detached from reality."

 

[The Seeker]

 

[The Seeker]

 

[The Seeker]

 

[Reiser99]

Rwanda asylum plan: First removal flight will take off, foreign secretary says

It is a key part of a strategy to tackle "appalling people smugglers", the foreign secretary says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Can anyone explain how in the public interest is a good legal argument?

For me it seems so subjective.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Rwanda asylum plan: First removal flight will take off, foreign secretary says

It is a key part of a strategy to tackle "appalling people smugglers", the foreign secretary says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Can anyone explain how in the public interest is a good legal argument?

For me it seems so subjective.

I think in this case the court has judged that its in the public interest for the policy to be followed. Public interest is one of the primary considerations of any court in our jurisdictions and in this case it appears that the justification is that long drawn out legal challenges with inconsistent results is not in the public interest, it drains tax money and clogs up the justice system.

The court is not saying the policy is in the public interest, not its place to comment, although the Home Office lawyers are trying to spin the judgment that way from my reading of it. All suitably abhorrent from your government whilst there's not much the court can do without infringing on separation of powers.

 

[Reiser99]

Ah ok cheers, that makes more sense.

 

[ncurd]

Some Tory's I understand a little but the people of Wellingborough really deserve our contempt for allowing Bone anywhere near parliament.

 

[Gavin]

Some Tory's I understand a little but the people of Wellingborough really deserve our contempt for allowing Bone anywhere near parliament.

The whole culture war of lefty lawyer is embarrassing, just like the culture war of wokeness.

If it's stopped it is because of the law, not being a lefty lawyer.

Earlier today it was reported that Boris Johnson wants to remove the UK from The European Court of Human Rights...

Now this happens which I find hilarious

Rwanda asylum flight in doubt after 11th-hour ECHR intervention

Lawyers make successful emergency application to European court that could lead to grounding of first flight

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

South Africans are welcome to fly Ryanair - as long as they speak Afrikaans

I wonder where Ireland got their idea from of what most South Africans are like?

If Ryanair had banned Afrikaans speakers on flights instead the Irish might actually win a trophy!