Heh! Excellent.

At the risk of being catastrophic:
https://twitter.com/jeffgrim71/status/1 ... 6150567936

My daughter is T1D. Kwasi Kwarteng is my MP and when I asked him directly if a no deal Brexit would increase the risk of my daughter not receiving her life saving medicine, he said it would. When I then asked him why he voted for it, he said it was a risk worth taking...

— 🌑 Jeff Grimshaw (@jeffgrim71) September 7, 2019

(Mr Dunt himself has retweeted my posting of those Viz scans, and now my watch is buzzing like mad.)

(Mr Dunt himself has retweeted my posting of those Viz scans, and now my watch is buzzing like mad.)

(Mr Dunt himself has retweeted my posting of those Viz scans, and now my watch is buzzing like mad.)

Well, it's been at least a month since anyone got angry with you about their copyright.

One of the problems with autism is that I tend not to know how to interpret replies, so (e.g. here) I don’t know if I’m being mocked, criticised, reprimanded, or just a bit paranoid, but, after initially taking things at face value (and responding as such), I end up with it preying on my mind for hours, until I crack and post something like this. My best guess is that I should stop using this place to moan about self-inflicted intellectual property dramas?

I believe there is also a particular writ a judge can serve requiring somebody to act. Can't remember what it's called.

Another official describes the prime minister gradually “slumping” in his chair as the reality of the UK’s negotiating position and the limited time left to strike an agreement dawned on him. “He wasn’t used to hearing it”, added the official.

https://twitter.com/DPhinnemore/status/1174212230428221441

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I'd say that at this point the Lib Dem plan of clicking their heels and saying there's no place like home is the more naive one.

I'm starting to think that perhaps comedy panel shows are not the best recruiting grounds for high political office.

Maybe... In terms of purely winning votes (which obviously isn't the be all and end all), I think the Lib Dems policy might be more attractive. It kind of seems like, in terms of Brexit, Tories, Lib Dems, and Labour are now the "yes", "no", and "maybe" parties, respectively. I think people have polarised to the point where the latter is becoming less and less attractive.

But then, that could prove to be bollocks, who knows? Interesting times.

It makes the Lib Dems look distinctive. I'm just concerned that it might be off-putting in Tory/LibDem marginals.

I'm starting to think that perhaps comedy panel shows are not the best recruiting grounds for high political office.

If the PM of Luxembourg had pulled out a tub of lard and stuck it on Boris' empty podium, we would have come full circle and then Sam could leap again.

Saturday at the cottage has lost its lustre

I can't make the March but will show solidarity by wearing a witty T-Shirt whilst holding a short fringe event in the Smaller Cottage.

I don't trust Labour to do the right thing.

Effective immediately: until 30 March 2019 anyone trying to be witty or satirical by playing or alluding to the UK number 1 from 6-20 December 1986 will face summary punishment of a date with Andrea Leadsom.

I'm trying to find a form of words to send to my MP along the lines of "before you vote, have you read any impact assessments or studies of this" but I can't find a way that doesn't sound patronising or just rude, and she's going to wander through the government lobby anyway. Pretty sure that even if the agreement contained a clause packing her off to Siberia she would still vote for it (and that assumes she'd actually be bothered to read it).

Dear MP,

Regardless of the merits or otherwise of the Brexit agreement reached on Thursday, I do not believe that one day of debate a couple of days afterwards is sufficient time for proper analysis and discussion of such a major upheaval to our economic and social relations. There is no need for such a rush other than to claim a short-lasting "win" in the media. Rushed policy-making seldom produces good long-term results. I would like to know if you feel the Parliamentary time set aside for this is adequate given the seriousness of the decision.

I would also be grateful for copies of (or links to) any impact assessments or other studies you have read on the likely effects of the new agreement on the economy as a whole and on individual sectors. These could either be those produced by the government or written by third parties. I think it is important that any commentary or debate on the agreement should be based on the actual text and its implications rather than on the politics and drama of it all

Hugs and cuddles,

K.