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Were those 2 really related as its the first time I've read such an interpretation of it.
Anyway eden definitely mishandled the whole thing or at least according to what I've read.
Thanks guys, that helps.
I‘m not sure there is direct evidence of the two being linked but the timing strongly suggests that Suez led to a reappraisal of Britain’s role in the world (remember Dean Atcheson’s famous comment about “lost an empire but not found a role”). After Suez, the final illusions of independent great power status had evaporated and, by the early 60s (still under the Conservatives), Britain tried to join the European project but was vetoed by de Gaulle (who in hindsight was perhaps prescient rather than petulant).
Tough shit to them. We have to make some difficult decisions, after all. They will find another job just like they expect everyone else to do, and surely they'll be able to pay their bills if they're clever enough with their money.
Nicely put
Boris Johnson will be back. But whether it is a bit early remains to be seen if he will get the required number of nominations.
If not this time then definitely next.
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One thing I've noticed while listening to the radio this evening is that tory MPs spend much more time talking about what's good for the party, what will be better for them at an election and who will unify the party a hell of a lot more than they talk about the country.
Both utterly unsurprising and utterly infuriating
Both utterly unsurprising and utterly infuriating
Fecking unbelievable
Nadine only 3rd in line, she’ll be gutted.
I know you can hold a cabinet position as a Lord but can you be PM without also being an MP? I didn’t think you could.
Legally yes (Lord Halifax was nearly PM over Churchill) but there is a constitutional convention that holds all PMs should be from the elected Chamber.
Oh that's an interesting take, not one that I agree with however and to be honest I think they would have tried to join in irrespective of the suez debacle, just the realities of the post ww2 world kicking in.
And I don't think it had anything to do with Conservatives being in power either , it's admittedly a small sample size but nothing in atlee's foreign conduct convinces me that he would have acted otherwise although at that point it all becomes hypothetical.
De Gaulle was certainly prescient in many regards but I argue his vision of the European project was decidedly different than the one it ended up being but that's another topic.
I mentioned Conservatives to emphasise the continuity between Eden,Home and Macmillan (as opposed to Labour taking over after 1956). As for “they had to join”, that is logical but, as 2016 showed, dreams of exceptionalism die hard. In the 1950s, just 10 years after WWII (reinforced by films every year like “The Dambusters”) and as the Commonwealth was being being devoloped, I can’t imagine the British wanting to go into a partnership with what they saw as frogs, krauts and wops without a reality check like the fall out from Suez.
Ah, so they can ignore convention like they've done before. If it happens then fecking hell might as well get back in Geebs' bunker.
I'd be inclined to say that the tweet is incorrect and they asked people to describe him in as few words as possible. I know the average person is fecking stupid but come on, they can't be that thick.
Get out of my coal bunker.. how many times do I have to tell you!?
No, you're stuck with me until next summer. I'm eating half of these black flour bread rolls while I'm at it.
There's some nasty feckers on that list.
Ha! I don’t have a coal bunker! You’re in my toilet and that’s my shit you’re eating
Yea, the tweet is incorrect. The answers given were in full sentences and they weren't asked to describe him in one word. Happy that my fellow countrymen are not as totally stupid as what was portrayed in the original tweet.
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After dinner, it’ll be fresh
Not if she's under Boris!
a scottishman eating the shit of an irishman whilst a southern englishman watches on. a sad indictment of british politics.
As crazy as it seems boris might actually have a chance
30 loyal buddies... he can probably muster that
30 promises of government salaries yo get some people on board
30 erg loons if he promises a full on trade war over the ni protocol
30 red wall type mps who think he's their only chance in an election and / or they convince 2019 still gives him some mandate
If he can get 120 mps he pretty much has to make the final two... and he will for sure win an online poll of Conservative members
30 loyal buddies... he can probably muster that
30 promises of government salaries yo get some people on board
30 erg loons if he promises a full on trade war over the ni protocol
30 red wall type mps who think he's their only chance in an election and / or they convince 2019 still gives him some mandate
If he can get 120 mps he pretty much has to make the final two... and he will for sure win an online poll of Conservative members
Can that lettuce become the PM?
over qualified.
We're still in the dark about whether the lettuce voted to leaf or romaine.
they’d set us on a course straight for the iceberg.
Love that conservative parties are cannibalising themselves all across the world because they decided to go down the trump path.
Leaf it out
Bojo frantically washing the product out of his hair to get that dishevelled look back
Seriously, I swear the UK are in dire need of going into a general election once and for all as this revolving doors for PMs will only make things far more dysfunctional down the road.
And I thought that Japan was the biggest joke when it comes to revolving doors for PMs from the same party in power except for the long tenure under Shinzo Abe.
And I thought that Japan was the biggest joke when it comes to revolving doors for PMs from the same party in power except for the long tenure under Shinzo Abe.
If this is a reference to titanic, it's really sad.
No its just Brad Pitt clapping