Bo Jo No Mo

HeavyG

That's certainly one way to get in the history books and become a question on a pub quiz decades from now...

Ozzie_Isaac

Bo Jo may be one more.  Heard he is going to compete to be the new PM.

UK, making the US look sane.

dmchicago

I really thought Bonar Law would have more staying power. 

Canugghead

in God we truss, lettuce pray.

dmchicago

Well played, Lizzy. Well played. 

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:

UK, making the US look sane.

Let's not get carried away, here....   Don't force me to whip out my badge!  

JohnInCarolina

dmchicago said:

Well played, Lizzy. Well played. 

Trump is thinking “why didn’t I think of that?”

dbCooper

 I think former US presidents receive a generous pension plus various perks.  In trump's case, since he made a show of taking no salary and thus made no contributions, it may be different?

At any rate, there are multiple democracies (looking at you USA in particular) in a state of disarray and in my mind that is a dangerous place to be. 

Botch

dbCooper said:
In trump's case, since he made a show of taking no salary and thus made no contributions, it may be different?

Did this actually happen?  I don't know for sure.
We DO know that he's overcharging, by magnitudes, for his Secret Service detail, both while in office and now.  And his donation train for "republican races", we know where most (all?) of that money went, too.  

lousubcap

From the UK today and worth a read about where the R's are positioned-
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-63320605?utm_  

CPFC1905

We'll need to change the thread title to : Oh no, not more Bo Jo
That's right - he's mounting a comeback.  I kid you not. 

JohnInCarolina

CPFC1905 said:

We'll need to change the thread title to : Oh no, not more Bo Jo
That's right - he's mounting a comeback.  I kid you not. 

This is sort of like a dog returning to its vomit, isn’t it?

Canugghead

Mo Bo Jo Mojo

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Seems the populace is taking it well ha ha. 

CPFC1905

A popular remark on Twitter, which I don't doubt has been used elsewhere, is;
'if you think Boris is the answer, you haven't understood the question'

CPFC1905

Oh hello, Bo Jo say no go

Ozzie_Isaac

I find it interesting that the new PM is of South Asian descent and is richer than the royal family.

The interest comes from the historical view.  Britian, as most conquering empires, mistreated her subjects.  A simplistic view could now say her subjects have become the ruling class.

Canugghead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I find it interesting that the new PM is of South Asian descent and is richer than the royal family.

The interest comes from the historical view.  Britian, as most conquering empires, mistreated her subjects.  A simplistic view could now say her subjects have become the ruling class.

In the 75th year of independence from the British raj, also first day of Diwali (festival of lights).

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:

The interest comes from the historical view.  Britian, as most conquering empires, mistreated her subjects.  A simplistic view could now say her subjects have become the ruling class.

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea behind me,
Vanish in the air, you'll never find me,
I will turn your face to Alabaster,
When you find, your servant is your Master...
 
- Sting, Wrapped Around Your Finger, album Synchronicity

CPFC1905

Canugghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I find it interesting that the new PM is of South Asian descent and is richer than the royal family.

The interest comes from the historical view.  Britian, as most conquering empires, mistreated her subjects.  A simplistic view could now say her subjects have become the ruling class.

In the 75th year of independence from the British raj, also first day of Diwali (festival of lights).

Yes, I see your point; it's all a conspiracy.

CPFC1905

Botch said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

The interest comes from the historical view.  Britian, as most conquering empires, mistreated her subjects.  A simplistic view could now say her subjects have become the ruling class.

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea behind me,
Vanish in the air, you'll never find me,
I will turn your face to Alabaster,
When you find, your servant is your Master...
 
- Sting, Wrapped Around Your Finger, album Synchronicity

Really?  You think now is time to turn to tantric jungle botherer Gordon 'Sting' Sumner?   Is that how fare we've fallen? 

CPFC1905

In other news I see Great Uncle Joe got tricked by the mischievous garden pixie again when it moved all the flowers and paths while he had been distracted talking to the press. 

Canugghead

Stormbringer said:

Canugghead said:

Stormbringer said:

Enjoying another amazing sunset, near Wolfville in Nova Scotia. 

Visiting NS again, or should I say welcome to canuckistan?

@Canugghead you may be able to say that a lot sooner than I thought. In an unexpected turn of events, within the last 24 hours it's gone from far off dream to close reality. Exciting, if somewhat scary, times.

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Don't want to jeopardize WAYDRN in case this goes sideways. Wonder why the  urgency, afraid of another lettuce challenge?

Ozzie_Isaac

CPFC1905 said:

In other news I see Great Uncle Joe got tricked by the mischievous garden pixie again when it moved all the flowers and paths while he had been distracted talking to the press. 

I am curious, this seems a point of contention.  I know next to nothing about our Ex-Empire's ruling elite, but is this new PM not well liked?

Also, bravo to the UK for your super quick elections and stuff.  We cannot even count ballots in 44 days, and yet you have elected 2 prime ministers.

Legume

Ozzie_Isaac said:

CPFC1905 said:

In other news I see Great Uncle Joe got tricked by the mischievous garden pixie again when it moved all the flowers and paths while he had been distracted talking to the press. 

I am curious, this seems a point of contention.  I know next to nothing about our Ex-Empire's ruling elite, but is this new PM not well liked?

Also, bravo to the UK for your super quick elections and stuff.  We cannot even count ballots in 44 days, and yet you have elected 2 prime ministers.

Prime Minister isn’t directly elected by the people.  The equivalent here would be the speaker of the house becomes the president as elected by the majority party in the house.

Legume

So they can pivot quickly if they really need to, but it’s just another member of the same party unless the majority has flipped.  Considering how long Thatcher and Major were PMs, those were incredible runs with the same party carrying a majority.

CPFC1905

Ok this is going to be boring but I think this is how it works, here
A general election is held every 4 or 5 years, the party in power decides when exactly
a prime minister is invariably the leader of a party,
the leader is picked by the party membership - usually, but sometimes just the MPs, 
at a general election eligible voters choose from candidates put up by parties in their constituency, 
there are 650 constituencies that selects an MP on the basis of that vote, most votes wins and there’s no minimum votes to make it viable and there is not a ‘none of the above’ option on the ballot paper,
constituencies are different sizes so a total count of all votes is irrelevant,
the winning party is the one with most MPs,
50% plus one gives the party a working majority,
occiaisnally there has to be a pact between two parties to get across the line. 

a sitting prime minister can lose their majority but remain in power, or indeed gain a bigger majority 
a party can pass a vote of no confidence to oust a leader - or they be persuaded to go 
that does not predicate a general election, just pick another one to have a turn, 
a general election can be forced but that is rare. 

Can’t be bothered to Google but I think Tony Blair was the last PM to come to power via general election (1997) and then win the next one as well. 

Hope that helps, errors and omissions excepted. 

Legume

Thanks for clarifying.
There’s a fluidity in there that seems like it would be nice to have, but I’m sure that depends on which side of the aisle you align.

Legume

Regardless of the system, electing people not suited to govern seems to always turn out the same.

CPFC1905

Legume said:

Thanks for clarifying.
There’s a fluidity in there that seems like it would be nice to have, but I’m sure that depends on which side of the aisle you align.

It’s that special kind of fluidity that allows you to retain power.  Whether that is possible inside the laws of physics would need someone with the brains of @JohnInCarolina to help us with.