Both English and Scottish courts have now ruled that Boris Johnson's proposed prorogation of Parliament is lawful and legal. It maybe lawful, but it's still a demonstration of how low Johnson is. He's gaming the system in most the cynical manner. It's now backfired on him because Parliament is actu...

SDL wrote:Corbyn is a coward and a disgrace

Corbyn is a coward and a disgrace. We happen to have a perfect storm, with possibly the most dishonest and self-serving Prime Minister in British history coinciding with the worst Leader of The Opposition.

They're a reflection of each other.

I really wouldn't put too much faith in where the current polls are as a representation of the results of a general election. There's a significant four-way split in the vote and the current Conservative figures represent Bozzymandias' honeymoon period, which by definition isn't a stable or reliabl...

SDL wrote:Is QE in any way capable of assisting with aid to areas hit by Dorian atm?

Not if she's still off the coast of Cornwall.

whitelancer wrote:Well you have certainly demonstrated your arrogance.

But largely correct, which you seem to have conceded by lack of any kind of cogent reply.

Sure, agreed, but this one hit pretty much every criteria set out by AV Dicey on the legitimate use of referendum. An issue of constitutional importance that cuts across party politics and is thus not answerable by parliament. We now need primary legislation to govern any future referenda. This bac...

What a surprise a remainer calling all those who voted for Brexit stupid and ignorant and need saving from themselves. They of course are the ones who must do the saving. To quote Winston Churchill "'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."' " As you can...

No it is not! Anti-BREXIT MPs are trying to paint it as that, They have (increasingly) been trying to frustrate the will of the people since 2016. They had the same choice as the rest of us in the referendum and now they do not want to enact it, or they wish to bind our hands and feet, such that th...

I served in NI during the 'troubles' and my wife is from Belfast. Neither of us believe for one second that an announcement of handing NI to the republic would pass without a major resurgence of paramilitary activities. Indeed. At the height of The Troubles the British Army maintained over 25,000 m...

No it is not! Anti-BREXIT MPs are trying to paint it as that, They have (increasingly) been trying to frustrate the will of the people since 2016. They had the same choice as the rest of us in the referendum and now they do not want to enact it, or they wish to bind our hands and feet, such that th...

clivestonehouse1 wrote:Add to that the pressure that would be brought to bear by the Protestant side of the population.

Like instant insurrection.

Scimitar54 wrote:No, it’s about winners and losers!

There is nothing worse than a bad loser (or losers).

You're wrong again. This isn't about who won in a referendum. This is about the suspension of our parliamentary democracy.

But think on this, a democracy always gives you chance to vote again.

Scimitar54 wrote:The one who does not understand democracy is looking at you in the mirror every morning.

You're really not following where this is going are you? Democracy isn't about who shouts loudest.

Sovereignty was required to come back to the UK, from a “Foreign Power” (the EU). If Parliament will not enact the required legislation, the MP,s are in contempt of the electorate. You clearly don't understand what a parliamentary democracy is or how it is meant to function. Regardless of whether y...

abc123 wrote:I wouldn't call 48+% as no one...

And the rest were promised they'd be restoring sovereignty back to Parliament!

The people will support a PM who tries to implement the wishes of the electorate against those who mistakenly choose to try to obstruct those wishes. A landslide win for the PM is likely and well deserved. You are deluded You are backing a liar and a charlatan He has no mandate from the people You ...

To elaborate, the charlatans currently running our country have made it clear their priorities are the NHS and policing



They may be lying, but their priorities sure as hell ain't defence or the armed forces

Scimitar54 wrote:A 50% increase would demonstrate a commitment to defence and greatly help recruitment.

(it's the first time I've used one of these, but it just seemed suddenly appropriate)

Repulse wrote:With the Leander there is a chance for exporting design, support and maintenance skills - for the Arrowhead there is zero chance, why would they not just go straight to the Dutch.

Because the Dutch have freak-all to do with the Arrowhead design.

Objections to Arrowhead being selected as the successful Type 31e bidder have always fallen into two broad categories: i) Fundamental opposition to the T31e concept - so let's spend as little as possible and get the crappiest solution ii) English jobs, even though metal-bashing accounts for a minori...

Have you any credible source to back that up? Nope. But apart from a single speech and a few Tweets by people no longer in-post what's the evidence for it being a requirement? Which project team does it sit under? Are any contracts out to tender? If you do a search for FLSS on the MoD website (whic...

Repulse wrote:then in my view the FLSS requirement would go away

The FLSS requirement went away when Gavin Williamson got sacked.

Jeez, this has flushed the English nationalists out.

Just RTd by Gabriele https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECmpl6iW4AAdO2b?format=jpg&name=large Government of Canada invests in modernizing and growing its CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue fleet From: National Defence https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2019/08/government-of-canad...

Count on us for covering this topic (and many other) at DSEI (and in video!) "The future FSS ships are set to repla(c)e the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)’s Solid Support Ships, RFA Fort Austin and RFA Fort Rosalie." It's beginning to look more and more like the FSS order is going to get stu...