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Mr.Bill

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34. It's not just her.

Reply to HipChick (Reply #32)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 08:49 PM

Sep 2019

The fact that the royal family exists and all the trappings around them bring tourism.

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Boris Johnson is in deep doo doo - he was humiliated. [View all] malaise Sep 2019 OP

This is good news. saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #1

The UK Guardian is your best source malaise Sep 2019 #5

Yes, I agree for British news. saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #54

There's talk that when he loses tomorrow night, he just won't take the bill to be signed by the OnDoutside Sep 2019 #2

It can't happen that quickly, Delphinus Sep 2019 #22

Johnson can't call for elections, though Recursion Sep 2019 #3

Boris Johnson is a less intelligent trump Gothmog Sep 2019 #4

Johnson is much more intelligent than President Shitshow. maxsolomon Sep 2019 #7

Oh yes. He's quite well educated and intellectual. "He feigns his shambolic appearance." Righto! emmaverybo Sep 2019 #63

Bullshit.. AZ8theist Sep 2019 #10

ahem... Dorian Gray Sep 2019 #14

Good point relayerbob Sep 2019 #44

Erik? bigbrother05 Sep 2019 #66

My sister works for a UK based public company Gothmog Sep 2019 #15

How about we just call it a tie? cstanleytech Sep 2019 #50

Boris most likely knows how to spell "hamburger". John Fante Sep 2019 #51

And has heard of a CAT 5 hurricanes. But drinks tea not Covfefe. usaf-vet Sep 2019 #79

Not even close Polybius Sep 2019 #57

Is that even possible? ReformedGOPer Sep 2019 #62

I didn't think that could be possible. lol in2herbs Sep 2019 #65

Recommended. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #6

Yo Britties! moondust Sep 2019 #8

Tories lost only one seat, one MP crossed over to the liberals grantcart Sep 2019 #9

He's about to expel the 21 Tories who voted against him malaise Sep 2019 #11

Boris stared so hard... HipChick Sep 2019 #30

It was sweet malaise Sep 2019 #37

Saw it in real time grantcart Sep 2019 #47

Lovely liveliness they have. NT emmaverybo Sep 2019 #64

Expel or not allow them to run on the Conservative Party next election? grantcart Sep 2019 #40

He expelled them from the Tory caucus. luvtheGWN Sep 2019 #69

Most excellent malaise Sep 2019 #70

He had promised to take party backing from anyone that voted with Corbyn. Blue_true Sep 2019 #21

He threw out the 21 'rebels' after he lost the vote n/t TubbersUK Sep 2019 #36

That's funny because the BBC is reporting that He is releasing their seats from being "under the Tor grantcart Sep 2019 #45

He removed the Tory whip from them - they're now sitting in Parliament as INDEPENDENTS TubbersUK Sep 2019 #58

I don't follow or even understand British politics, but Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #12

I would expect she has a mole in the Parliament. LiberalFighter Sep 2019 #17

The Queen is irrelevant in British politics. n/t Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #19

But I thought I read that Boris Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #20

It is perfunctory from what I understand. Blue_true Sep 2019 #23

She's just a ceremonial Head of State malaise Sep 2019 #38

The Queen is somewhat similar to Disaffected Sep 2019 #42

Hence the logic of making a TOTAL separation between monarchy & politics. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2019 #68

Agreed. nt Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #72

Queen is nothing more than a rubber stamp... HipChick Sep 2019 #26

And a professional tourist attrection. n/t Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #29

Not much...It's actually hard to get to see her.. HipChick Sep 2019 #32

It's not just her. Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #34

It's the pomp and ceremony around her that brings the tourists malaise Sep 2019 #39

Hereditary "Celebs" Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #73

You nailed it malaise Sep 2019 #77

USA and UK being led by morons DIVINEprividence Sep 2019 #13

NO rePUBICans would ever .. SayItLoud Sep 2019 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2019 #18

Real Enough V Drone Bob Loblaw Sep 2019 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2019 #52

In college people came to our parties Bob Loblaw Sep 2019 #60

Boris was reaching for power he didn't have bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #24

ALl this shit started with Reagan and Thatcher malaise Sep 2019 #28

And send Nigel Fucking Farage into exile in Russia jpak Sep 2019 #25

+ 1000 BooScout Sep 2019 #48

I predicted the internet would weaken democracies. Happened very fast. First applegrove Sep 2019 #27

Internet is just a medium... HipChick Sep 2019 #55

Rump and Bore.... zentrum Sep 2019 #33

He made the same mistake as Trump does daily. Aussie105 Sep 2019 #35

He can fire MPs? wryter2000 Sep 2019 #41

No he can't fire MPs malaise Sep 2019 #71

Thanks wryter2000 Sep 2019 #78

Looks like Tories are far more honorable than Republicans anyway. world wide wally Sep 2019 #43

SOME Tories malthaussen Sep 2019 #76

Geez, he's almost as dumb as Trump. GoCubsGo Sep 2019 #46

Lost one seat grantcart Sep 2019 #49

My only regret.. HipChick Sep 2019 #53

He is the tRump of Britain... a complete moron. Joe941 Sep 2019 #56

Boris the Bore, just go away. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #59

Not if Corbyn has anything to say about it... brooklynite Sep 2019 #61

The priority is to remove the Oct 31 deadline, the cliff-edge. Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #74

Boris' entire career has been a repudiation of humiliation. bluedigger Sep 2019 #67

Ah, the sweet smell of schadenfreude in the morning... malthaussen Sep 2019 #75