the day after the deadline: can the union survive brexit and other deep questions

DD letter... wow pic.twitter.com/CPh9Zlla9t

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) July 8, 2018

the aesthetic of that signature is very '13 year old boy doodling designs for the logo of his hypothetical rock band on the cover of his exercise book'

I was thinking one of these forensic handwriting experts might save us some hard work + conclude he is a complete prick!

the aesthetic of that signature is very '13 year old boy doodling designs for the logo of his hypothetical rock band on the cover of his exercise book'

yeah, that's mad.

smh that cabinet members are submitting resignation letters in the default MS Word font

i guess we all have our concerns.

so strong, so stable

smh that cabinet members are submitting resignation letters in the default MS Word font

i'm extremely curious to find out how american-uk trade deal negotiations go after mass protests and floating trump babies.

Probably just nuke us - at this point it wouldn’t be entirely unwelcome.

Too many xps to count but the replies to that DD letter tweet are like another universe. “The great lost leader”, etc.

May replied and it’s really difficult not to see this as a dig, lol

You returned to Government after nineteen years

Reply & some equally bizarre comments here: https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2018/07/mays-response-to-davis-i-do-not-agree-with-your-characterisation-of-the-policy-we-agreed-at-cabinet-on-friday.html

Also, this list of quotes from him is incredible.

.@steve_vr once collated greatest David Davis-isms, but they were lost to time. Here they are, restored to glory. pic.twitter.com/WfJrG2TXXX

— Chris Cook (@xtophercook) July 13, 2016

DD talking to Humphrys rn.

what a meeting of minds that must be

jfc what a mess. all of theresa may’s turkeys are coming home to roost at christmas

a 2018 election has gone to 6/4 on betfair. But this lot have already shown their real strength + stability is their brazen instinct for self-preservation. Elections scare me anyway, too many Tories in this fucking country!

yeah and i wasnae joking about a wave of football-inspired bullishness

fucking Tory voting millionaire footballers can all fuck off and die ffs!

I always support whoever against England, but now I really want those fuckers to get absolutely hammered!

Gosh pic.twitter.com/OC9u84dyNb

— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) July 9, 2018

45 minutes with the opposition will def sort all this out

Even w/o an election I'm kinda dreading an England victory just because of how it'll be spun as the beginning of a brave new era for the country going forward. I mean I realise that's too absurd a take to get upset about but you know it's gonna happen.

Corbyn's approach of constantly asking T May to declare a holiday if it happens is pretty good trolling tho.

a 2018 election has gone to 6/4 on betfair. But this lot have already shown their real strength + stability is their brazen instinct for self-preservation. Elections scare me anyway, too many Tories in this fucking country!

And the ones that aren't Tories don't know their arses from their elbows, remember when Theresa May had the highest approval ratings in the history of Prime Ministerial approval ratings?

No ambulance left unsmashed.

idk whether the narrative of a humble leader springing a surprise victory against the odds works that well in May’s favour though.

Gosh pic.twitter.com/OC9u84dyNb
— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) July 9, 2018

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Centrist unity government to deliver the Brexit the EU says is impossible. Might as well go all in on chaos.

Yeah the contrast between Brexit negotiations and the fortunes of the national team are too stark to align in a think piece. In fact I sort of grimly foresee the opposite, an avalanche of pieces accurately if absurdly contrasting Southgate's methodical/open/communicative/successful managerial style w T May's secretive/inflexible etc.

Sports metaphor-wise the backbiting, individualistic Red Sox teams of years past were characterized by "25 players, 25 cabs" - which seems pretty on-point for this cabinet

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article12864260.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Police-officers-check-cars-arriving-at-the-entrance-to-Chequers-the-Prime-Ministers-official-count.jpg

xxx(?)p the amount of people queuing up to attack Corbyn over this is hilarious.

May meeting the opposition before her own MPs is a bold move, all out of fucks I’m guessing?

(xp) Also it isn't the national team of the UK.

national team of the UK minus bale amirite

Everybody wants them to lose minus England amirite

the Sunday Times ran this yesterday, which now seems comically premature

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-game-at-a-time-and-we-can-win-like-southgate-says-steely-pm-98hmfvxvx

I get a proper Theresa May “look”, the kind that could freeze a Swedish mountain stream, when I suggest that some MPs have been calling for England manager Gareth Southgate to negotiate the Brexit deal. But when I ask if she sees parallels between herself and the determination of an unshowy and previously unfashionable figure in a difficult international enterprise, May surprisingly plays ball.

“They’re a team that comes together, that prepares well, that gets on with the job and certainly that’s what we’re doing,” she said. “I think we should take a leaf out of Gareth Southgate’s book and say let’s just take it one game at a time.”

Two years into her premiership, that approach is beginning to bear fruit.

mayn't hurt Corbyn to keep her alive just a little while longer, as long as he doesn't give hostages. it's her Brexit, why let her off the hook at this point?

big sam at dexeu, please god make it happen

probably do a better job than Grayling tbf!

BREAKING: Both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to miss Prince Louis of Cambridge’s christening, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) July 9, 2018

All the news happening at once. We might all get a day off work even if May doesn’t agree to a bank holiday.

Lining up a sickie for Friday/Saturday, right?

i read that as sickle.

Dominic Raab appointed new Brexit secretary

raab's a fairly vociferous brexiteer iirc?

raab c brexit

I'm suddenly extremely nostalgic for David Davies.

Yes, Raab is infinitely worse - and possibly a sign May has no intention of aiming to work with the opposition.

Raab represents a pretty Remainy constituency as well (albeit with a chunky majority).

He's fucking awful.

"Bexit's coming home"

Sang by no one ever..

oh god this guy is a monster:

Britannia Unchained: Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity is a political book written by several British Conservative Party MPs. It was released on 13 September 2012. Its authors present a treatise, arguing that Britain should adopt a different and radical approach to business and economics or risk "an inevitable slide into mediocrity".[1]

The book is written by Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, Chris Skidmore and Elizabeth Truss – five Tory MPs who were elected in May 2010 and belong to the party's Thatcherite-leaning Free Enterprise Group.

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The book caused controversy in August 2012 after a short extract appeared in London's Evening Standard which accused British workers of laziness, and lagging behind their Asian counterparts. Part of this was later reprinted in The Guardian: "The British are among the worst idlers in the world. We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity is poor. Whereas Indian children aspire to be doctors or businessmen, the British are more interested in football and pop music."

yeah Raab is another one of these mutton heads who connects the UK's productivity crisis with lazy workers and likes the Singapore Model iirc.

SEEMS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO REMEMEBER THIS, GUYS. https://t.co/ijDYzXmmm9 (via @TanyaGold1)

— Frances Ryan (@DrFrancesRyan) July 9, 2018

a Brexit for everybody, finally

The unchained stuff doesn't reconcile with accepting this post on a soft brexit 'illusion of control' position? What's the deal here?

i was wondering that myself - a sop to the hard brexiters on may's part, and pure opportunism by raab?