Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

Started by Josquius, February 20, 2016, 07:46:34 AM

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How would you vote on Britain remaining in the EU?

British- Remain
12 (12%)
British - Leave
7 (7%)
Other European - Remain
21 (21%)
Other European - Leave
6 (6%)
ROTW - Remain
34 (34%)
ROTW - Leave
20 (20%)

Total Members Voted: 98

Sheilbh

Quote from: mongers on January 14, 2025, 07:32:59 PMUnexpectantly Tulip can't take gardening leave, so instead she's been 'forced' to spend more time with her family, lovely.  :bowler:
I feel like she'll end up having to step down as an MP.

I don't really get why Starmer positioned it as "door remains open". Also slightly mad that she had self-reported fora breach of the Ministerial Code to the Independent Advisor which was all what she should have done and seemed enough for the government - it would be wrong to comment while the Independent Advisor is assessing etc etc.

Then the Independent Advisor finds that she hasn't breached the Ministerial Code, but she resigns anyway because it's become an issue. On literally the same day Bangladesh opens a corruption investigation into her.

Maybe outsourcing integrity and political judgement to an unelected bureaucrat no-one knows to run a process and make a decision isn't the answer people seem to think it is (and it's not just Starmer, it's very much in line with the Rest is Politics types etc). I don't quite know why Siddiq was appointed in the first place (and think attention may turn to that) given that her links with Hasina's government and the Awami League were not unknown - the clip of her slightly threatening a journalist was from a 2017 Channel 4 News investigation. (I hate to indulge in the "politics of envy", but I just don't think Labour should be anywhere near someone who owns six London properties...)

In exciting news Tulip Siddiq's replacement as City Minister (in charge of anti-corruption) is Emma Reynolds who was previously a lobbyist for the City involved in lobbying successfully to keep China off the "enhanced tier" on foreign interference in politics. When that story was first reported in December the government line was that Reynolds would not work on China policy. She's now the minister responsible for anti-corruption policy and the City as Rachel Reeves makes a pitch that London is the "natural home" for Chinese finance.
Let's bomb Russia!