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General Election announced - June 8th

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    General Election announced - June 8th

    Most unusual:

    Breaking: Theresa May to make statement in Downing Street at 11.15am

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-politics-live

    BBC NEWS | Business | Market Data | Currencies | Sterling GBP v US Dollar USD

    I wonder what that could be. Early GE (major back-peddle), TM resigning on health grounds, military action. Must be something significant to warrant a public statement after a meeting of Cabinet.

    #2
    Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
    Most unusual:

    Breaking: Theresa May to make statement in Downing Street at 11.15am

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-politics-live

    BBC NEWS | Business | Market Data | Currencies | Sterling GBP v US Dollar USD

    I wonder what that could be. Early GE (major back-peddle), TM resigning on health grounds, military action. Must be something significant to warrant a public statement after a meeting of Cabinet.
    I'm going to take a punt and say it's related to North Korea.
    http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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      #3
      Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
      I'm going to take a punt and say it's related to North Korea.
      Possibly, although I think you'd have heard something concrete from the US first. She's just returned from a walking holiday. The sort of time spent mulling the big questions about life, the universe and everything. My money would be on something about TM. Could be nothing, of course, but it would be highly unusual to make a public announcement about nothing

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        #4
        Could also be direct rule in Northern Ireland, I suppose.

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          #5
          Probably some early morning gospel. Brexit needs divine intervention if it's going to work.

          Pound in free fall! Traders are bricking it then.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #6
            Probably announcing the kickstarter fund for brexit
            "He's actually ripped" - Jared Padalecki

            https://youtu.be/l-PUnsCL590?list=PL...dNeCyi9a&t=615

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              #7
              I'd be surprised if it's an early GE. She needs a 2/3 majority vote from MP's for that and too many are going to be worried about their seats after the referendum. Only other way is following a vote of no confidence, and that hasn't happened.

              I'm going to guess it's resignation.
              "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                #8
                Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
                Possibly, although I think you'd have heard something concrete from the US first. She's just returned from a walking holiday. The sort of time spent mulling the big questions about life, the universe and everything. My money would be on something about TM. Could be nothing, of course, but it would be highly unusual to make a public announcement about nothing
                Good point.

                NK is the top story on CNN.

                Would TM be announcing that she's sending a couple of Destroyers and perhaps a Typhoon Squadron out to the Far East?
                http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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                  #9
                  Idle guesses from the permies around me:

                  She's sick of Brexit and has decided to apply for French nationality.

                  She's agreed to swap Gibraltar for access to the Common Market.

                  She's staged a coup and is declaring herself Queen.
                  England's greatest sailor since Nelson lost the armada.

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                    #10
                    King Charles?

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