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General British politics discussion thread

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    #14552
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,350 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Frost is the nasty boy who scuppered Penny Mordaunt chances in becoming leader, by knifing her in public. The guy who went to negotiate with Michael Barnier, without a single page, not in good faith.



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    #14553
    deirdremf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,888 ✭✭✭deirdremf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122344246#Comment_122344246

    The "British Constitution" is just the sum total of the body of laws and jurisprudence. Westminster can legislate for whatever they like and it is "constitutional" - which just means LEGAL.



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    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,640 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    We have, to all intents and purposes, the same mechanism in Ireland for appointing specialists to the government via the Seanad.

    To my mind there is nothing wrong with it. It is the other 800 odd people in the Lords for no real reason that are the problem…



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    #14555
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,514 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345582#Comment_122345582

    The House of Lords is the only place where meaningful scrutiny of legislation takes place. Don't get me wrong, it's a bug and not a feature but it's not at the top of the list of things that need to change here. That would be burning FPTP.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #14556
    drury..
    Registered Users Posts: 668 ✭✭✭drury..


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345560#Comment_122345560

    I admitted I'm not a lawyer but the general point stands

    Banning MPs from double jobbing is not way to get Nigel Farage off the tv



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