<OFFICIAL> Truss Resigns!

[TestMangler]

Scottish Independence guaranteed now, then Ireland will reunify. England is finished.

My money is on Ireland unifying first. Said that since before the first Scottish referendum. The arithmetic in Ireland is headed that way, and they can hold a referendum if they can get it through their assembly. The only obstacle to that is the DUP actually stopping the assembly from sitting.

[rik sherman]

I saw a poll earlier today (not sure of the veracity of it) that said if there was a GE now, the Tories wouldn't be the opposition, but that the SNP would have more seats than them!

This page shows SNP with 52 and Cons with 48 https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/...tion_main.html sure that's not particularly accurate in reality.

[mattster]

THe government won't call a GE now, of course, because they would be wiped out. Seems to me there should be some sort of mechanism outside of the control of the current government for situations like this - some kind of national level recall petition. It is absurd that a government without a mandate and with virtually no support across the country can hang on to power for another two years. The only comparable in my life time I can think of is Major, but at least he was elected and notionally had some sort of mandate at least initially.

[Zigenare]

Scottish Independence guaranteed now, then Ireland will reunify. England is finished.

Ireland has only ever been unified under English rule. Learn your history.

[d000hg]

THe government won't call a GE now, of course, because they would be wiped out. Seems to me there should be some sort of mechanism outside of the control of the current government for situations like this - some kind of national level recall petition. It is absurd that a government without a mandate and with virtually no support across the country can hang on to power for another two years. The only comparable in my life time I can think of is Major, but at least he was elected and notionally had some sort of mandate at least initially.

The Tory MPs can bring down the government. I wouldn't say this was entirely implausible. It's easy to say no Tory MP would ever vote this way but off the front benches I disagree.
The Monarch can also intervene as that sort of exceptional interference but seems very unlikely.

[WTFH]

Something could happen to Liz.
Trip to Salisbury, hit by a bus, spins so hard she drills a hole in the ground... who knows.

[vetran]

England would still be England since neither Scotland nor NI are part of England. When Labour win they won't allow the Scots a referendum and the division will be less anyway since SNP/Labour have much more in common. SNP would be best off hoping the Tories win the next GE.

A unified Ireland sounds a great idea.

yep we can leave them to slaughter each other based on their imaginary friends like the partition.

[vetran]

My money is on Ireland unifying first. Said that since before the first Scottish referendum. The arithmetic in Ireland is headed that way, and they can hold a referendum if they can get it through their assembly. The only obstacle to that is the DUP actually stopping the assembly from sitting.

If they could even get an assembly together

[_V_]

It's time to call in the big guns! General Election NOW, we need Corbyn for a mess this magnitude.

[SueEllen]

She is in a meeting with the chair of the 1922 committee!

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