[Fultonius]

Hmmm - reading more into the countercyclical capital buffer it's maybe not what I thought. It's pretty unclear to me, but it's possible that reducing it is the preferred response to reduce the chance of another banking crisis...so I might have jumped the gun there.

Anyone know more?

[Jaspersharpe]

Now Gove is out of the race for PM, I can't seem to stop myself imagining him, Boris, and Dave all together in a smoke filled, wood panelled London gent's club laughing about all this, necking brandy and slapping each other on the back at how these good ol' school friends and rivals tried to trip each other up, fucked the country in the process, and got away scot free.

My nightmare is that Boris joined Leave to become PM, but neither Boris nor Gove expected to win, knowing it would fuck the country. Did you see their faces on the 24th? Shit scared. When Dave stepped aside and didn't trigger article 50 (both of which directly contradicted everything he'd said previously) basically handing Boris the crown there and then, they soon confected a way for them to both get themselves as far from the scene of the crime as possible. I mean, Boris rolled over a bit easily from his lifelong ambition didn't he? Suspicious. Polar opposite of Gove who swore blind being PM was literally the last thing on earth that he ever would or could do. Suspicious. And do professional journalists like Gove's wife really accidentally copy in members of the public when they're sending messages which would make someone about to stand for election distinctly unpopular? The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

Can we agree now that if Brexit does go tits up and these lot pop up again in a couple of years to "ride to the rescue" we'll have a UKB whip round to get them blasted into outer space? They can't ever be trusted.

Exactly what I was thinking just pre/post the result.

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=26815.msg526931.msg#526931

Everything that's happened since has pretty much confirmed it. What a shower of cunts.

[Jim]

my theory is that Boris shat himself when it dawned on him what becoming PM meant at this time so Gove has effectively fallen on his sword to put Boris back in the cupboard for when he can become PM when the country basically isn't/hasn't gone to utter shit

[Oldmanmatt]

She's reeeeeaaallly popular with the Emergency services...


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[i.munro]

Out of curiousity, anybody any idea why she's willing to commit career suicide by becoming PM?

[Jim]

probably because one of her friends suggested it and her ego did the rest?

[Oldmanmatt]

probably because one of her friends suggested it and her ego did the rest?

At a guess this, and that she stood no chance at any other time. The other witch has only been an MP for six years and has been described by officials from her only (short) ministerial department as "The worst minister we've ever had".

What we really need, right now, is a Dorothy and a Farmhouse or two dropping from the sky; 'coz we ain't in Kansas no more  Toto.


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[tc]

This made me chuckle:

"How about we don't leave the EU but tell Leave voters we have?
They believed all the other lies, after all"

[TheTwig]

This made me chuckle:

"How about we don't leave the EU but tell Leave voters we have?
They believed all the other lies, after all"

  Brilliant!

[tomtom]

Interesting article in the Grauniad today about how new oppinion polls in Germany and Netherlands show an increase in support for pro EU parties and a decrease for nationalist/leave groups.

Initially it would seem that Brexit has shown some across Europe what a mistake it may be to leave... Counter to some thinking that it would spur on nationalist groups to follow in brexits footsteps. Early days of course and when we're Europe's Singapore - they'll all be wanting to follow us out...
[sarcasm emoticon]

[Jaspersharpe]

https://twitter.com/taxbod/status/751085360847872001

[Jaspersharpe]

"Stop being so negative......"   

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/09/in-a-world-of-post-truth-politics-andrea-leadsom-will-make-the-p/

[slackline]

[Oldmanmatt]

I like the Irish perspective...




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[Oldmanmatt]

Rather enjoyed Murray's (not so) veiled insults to the outgoing PM (and the booing/jeering from the crowd) in his victory address.
Shame the ground didn't open and swallow the Camercunt, really.


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[Will Hunt]

Was that a dig? He seemed to just acknowledge that he was in the audience and say that being Prime Minister is a tough job. The crowd did the booing.
 

[Oldmanmatt]

Was that a dig? He seemed to just acknowledge that he was in the audience and say that being Prime Minister is a tough job. The crowd did the booing.
 

Possibly just me, projecting my own sentiments. However, a few of the satirical sites have made similar connections this morning...


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[Johnny Brown]

Hmm, my wife was moaning about him brown-nosing Cameron. Wouldn't be the first time she'd missed sarcasm though.

[i.munro]

Was that booing? I couldn't tell.

[tomtom]

I thought it was Murrays normal very dry sense of humour.

[Oldmanmatt]

A legal opinion from a real, no shit, lawyer.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/07/triggering-article-50-could-be-illegal-despite-eu-referendum-result


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[a dense loner]

I'm quite sure another big lawyer will sniff the money in the air and point out that signing the European communities act was wrong because it was conducted on a Wednesday pm with a full moon that evening and we have in fact not actually ever been part of Europe and for this pretence they owe us 5 billion pounds.

[tregiffian]

Our new lady says "Brexit means Brexit" she could have some insight/influence.

[tomtom]

Well, in terms of potential new Tory PM's (something id rather not have at all..) I think it's a good result.

[slackline]

I'm quite sure another big lawyer will sniff the money in the air and point out that signing the European communities act was wrong because it was conducted on a Wednesday pm with a full moon that evening and we have in fact not actually ever been part of Europe and for this pretence they owe us 5 billion pounds.

Ah the 'Gove Defence' : "people in this country have had enough of experts"

Not at all sure how you make the mental leap from writing an opinion piece in a magazine to "sniffing the money in the air" and "[charging] 5 billion pounds".

I hope for you that there is a continued need for the expertise of rope access workers, because you'd be out of work if people applied your cynical logic to your profession.