The Elevator Pitch

The Elevator Pitch

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It’s all frightfully exciting, isn’t it?! Parliament being prorogued. People demonstrating against coups. Cabinet Ministers, the PM even, having to confirm that they will obey the law. Discussions about obscure precedents from the reign of Queen Anne about whether or not the Queen has to assent to legislation. Government defeats. The loss of its majority to zero as the PM was speaking, the later fall into a minority administration. Long-standing senior MPs being expelled from their party, some by text…

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Unelected PM Boris Johnson maintains his 100% record in Parliament

Unelected PM Boris Johnson maintains his 100% record in Parliament

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Boris Johnson fails to win the backing of enough MPs to hold a snap election next month, falling short of the two-thirds majority required by law Live updates: https://t.co/UcpUupmXtg pic.twitter.com/iGcgvXkkgn — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 4, 2019 United Kingdom, 2019/20 Manager: Boris Johnson Form: LLL — Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) September 4, 2019 Am hearing many Tory MPs, including majority of Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, believe expelling two former Chancellors, moderates and long serving Tories like @NSoames was huge error. “We’ve got…

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If Boris Johnson ignores the no deal law then 50/1 on him being suspended from the Commons this year looks attractive

If Boris Johnson ignores the no deal law then 50/1 on him being suspended from the Commons this year looks attractive

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Lawmakers cannot be lawbreakers If Boris Johnson does ignore any law passed by parliament to stop a no-deal Brexit, something which Michael Gove repeatedly refused rule out on Sunday as we see the in the video above then I expect Parliament to take action. Parliament will be like the righteous man who is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men and will strike down upon Boris Johnson with great vengeance and…

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The Cummings & Johnson strategy could well be dubbed as the charge of the light in the head brigade

The Cummings & Johnson strategy could well be dubbed as the charge of the light in the head brigade

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Tonight's @YouGov poll on Scotland for @thetimesscot. Tories down to 3 seats in Scotland as the SNP surge to 51 seats in Westminster election. https://t.co/Ya700pzFuL pic.twitter.com/wkrCSsYDwI — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 3, 2019 Sacrificing some of your MPs is what Sir Humphrey would call a ‘courageous’ move. For a while it has been clear that the strategy (sic) of Boris Johnson and his team is to effectively sacrifice Tory MPs in Scotland and to the Lib Dems in Remain areas of…

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Boris Johnson loses his first Parliamentary vote, no wonder he wants to prorogue Parliament

Boris Johnson loses his first Parliamentary vote, no wonder he wants to prorogue Parliament

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Boris Johnson says that if MPs vote for an extension tomorrow an election will be the only way to resolve things and that he’s tabling an election motion under the FTPA — James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) September 3, 2019 AND: @BorisJohnson confirms that the Government is tonight tabling a motion under the Fixed Terms Parliament Act to hold a general election. — Darren McCaffrey (@darrenmccaffrey) September 3, 2019 https://twitter.com/rhodri_jones/status/1168995934719684611 Jeremy Corbyn confirms Labour will not vote for Boris Johnson’s General Election…

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The next Speaker

The next Speaker

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“If we were guided only by precedent, manifestly nothing in our procedures would ever change.” With these words in January Speaker Bercow justified reportedly over-ruling the clerk of the house along with precedent in order to accept an amendment to the business motion from Dominic Grieve. The role, rights and responsibilities of the Speaker are very powerful within the House of Commons as the referee who can enforce the rules of the Commons guided by precedent – but also as shown in…

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Like the French strategy with the Maginot Line the Cummings & Johnson Brexit strategy might turn out to have a minor flaw

Like the French strategy with the Maginot Line the Cummings & Johnson Brexit strategy might turn out to have a minor flaw

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This is all very reminiscent of the French strategy with the Maginot Line, they weren't prepared for their opponents to go around them. https://t.co/cugJm1Vsfn — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 3, 2019 Or refuse to back early GE 'unless and until' the no-deal block is firmly on the statute book. — Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) September 3, 2019 The @BorisJohnson ‘no deal’ threat strategy is totally illogical when you think about it. No deal cannot BOTH be perfectly manageable (for U.K. audiences) and…

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Boris Johnson might just be a worthy successor to the UK Prime Minister from the second world war

Boris Johnson might just be a worthy successor to the UK Prime Minister from the second world war

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Today is the eightieth anniversary of the Anglo-French declaration of war on Germany. The Conservative Prime Minister had championed and overseen a ruinous foreign policy that had brought the United Kingdom and most of Western Europe to disaster, and things got a lot worse. Conservative MPs who criticised this policy were denounced in the media and ostracised. Sound familiar? But enough about Brexit, even Boris Johnson does love a good Brexit is like WWII analogy. I’m of the opinion that…

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