Reply to: oh dear: ‘opinion, rather than a constitutional fact’

[Mordac]

Evil plan to reverse Brexit

Branson, the Homeless Billionaire*, you mean?

*headline in the ST mag a couple of weeks ago - if it was designed so we'd be a bit sympathetic to his plight following the hurricane, it didn't work. 40 years ago, he was the rebel hammering the establishment, now he's got a knighthood, he sucking its plums. How sad...

[Mordac]

Well, once Corbyn has taken over as Dear Leader, quite possibly.

Sadly you might be correct. Kim-Jong Corbyn, or something like that...

[NotAllThere]

It's quite a bit more than that, but with generous expenses and more importantly, huge quantities of ego-feed. And why would they lose their jobs after Brexit? Are we abolishing Parliament?

Well, once Corbyn has taken over as Dear Leader, quite possibly.

[BlasterBates]

Evil plan to reverse Brexit

[shaunbhoy]

The Commons Speaker, John Bercow, has said MPs have the right to attempt to block Brexit using the parliamentary process, rather than feeling obliged to vote in line with the referendum result.

Indeed they do. Just as the Electorate have the right to vote the fookers out at the next GE if they feel that their representatives are not carrying out their expressed wishes.

And this is news?

[northernladyuk]

Certainly no squirrel seat is safe if they follow the trail of nuts to a certain Birmingham lad pad.

That clears up the confusion!

[BrilloPad]

No seat is that safe...

Certainly no squirrel seat is safe if they follow the trail of nuts to a certain Birmingham lad pad.

[northernladyuk]

Not sure where you get that idea from. The £ is still a hard currency. In fact it's even harder these days. To earn, that is...

Sorry, I forgot - outside the UK we snigger slightly when we refer to sterling. But yes, I should be respectful that life is getting tough in the old country (except for MPs of course).

[Mordac]

£74,962. From wiki:



The salary has thankfully broken free of austerity public sector pay restraint. Although in hard currency terms, they've taken a hit like everyone else.

Not sure where you get that idea from. The £ is still a hard currency. In fact it's even harder these days. To earn, that is...

[northernladyuk]

What consequences, losing job that pays £60k? Most of them will lose it anyway after they get Brexit through.

£74,962. From wiki:

The basic annual salary for an MP was increased from £67,060 to £74,000 on 31 July 2015, backdated to 8 May 2015

The salary has thankfully broken free of austerity public sector pay restraint. Although in hard currency terms, they've taken a hit like everyone else.

[SueEllen]

It's quite a bit more than that, but with generous expenses and more importantly, huge quantities of ego-feed. And why would they lose their jobs after Brexit? Are we abolishing Parliament?

They would be voted out for new comers.

However if the new comers are female they tend to last one parliament anyway so it isn't a big issue.

[Mordac]

What consequences, losing job that pays £60k? Most of them will lose it anyway after they get Brexit through.

It's quite a bit more than that, but with generous expenses and more importantly, huge quantities of ego-feed. And why would they lose their jobs after Brexit? Are we abolishing Parliament?

[AtW]

the MPs really ought to consider the consequences.

What consequences, losing job that pays £60k? Most of them will lose it anyway after they get Brexit through.

[Mordac]

In a safe seat?

His seat might be safe (the other main parties don't field candidates against the Speaker) but as the last election proved, very few seats are safe these days. He may think MPs don't have to vote with their constituents' wishes, but the MPs really ought to consider the consequences.

[Mordac]

Ad hominem. Typical cretin response.

Quite right. He has an agenda, although he alone knows what that actually is. More than likely he wants to be remembered as a great statesman, and not for the fact that his wife shagged his cousin. Good luck with that, Burky boy...