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United Kingdom

Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Fri Oct 16, 2020, 06:51 AM Oct 2020

Flip Flop

With this lying shower in charge of it it was always going to be a shower. Empire wannabees thought that the EU would roll over - and they would rather see a no deal and let people suffer, rather than admit that we are a spent power on a small rock.

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Flip Flop (Original Post) Soph0571 Oct 2020 OP

Is there a more punchable face in UK politics than Michael Gove's? Maybe Nigel and Dom too. Celerity Oct 2020 #1

Indeed Soph0571 Oct 2020 #2

I always thought the UK was the smartest ones on the planet. Baitball Blogger Oct 2020 #3

Celerity

(46,235 posts)

1. Is there a more punchable face in UK politics than Michael Gove's? Maybe Nigel and Dom too.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2020, 07:12 AM

Oct 2020

Soph0571

(9,685 posts)

2. Indeed

Reply to Celerity (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 16, 2020, 07:20 AM

Oct 2020

Did you hear about the petition going around to name the lorry car park that will now cover much of Kent be named Farrage's Folly. LOL

Baitball Blogger

(48,090 posts)

3. I always thought the UK was the smartest ones on the planet.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2020, 07:37 AM

Oct 2020

And, not necessarily because they are smart, but because they have centuries of history to draw from.

But I guess, the EU thing was something new.

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