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Brexit will be a Titanic Success - Boris Johnson

Glen_Clark
Glen_Clark Posts: 4,397 Forumite
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In his speech at the Spectator Awards Ceremony Boris Johnson said
'BREXIT WILL BE A TITANIC SUCCESS'
Before 'clarifying' it to say he meant 'Colossal Success' *-)

(Google 'Brexit bitterness on display' on https://www.ft.com to bring up the story)
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair
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  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,976 Forumite
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    I just read a transcript of the whole speech, on the Spectator website.

    Johnson has a remarkable knack for sounding like a satirical spoof of himself.
  • Elijah_Bailey
    Elijah_Bailey Posts: 85 Forumite
    Boris Johnson is the Pompeii of Foreign Secretaries.
  • bowlhead99
    bowlhead99 Posts: 12,295 Forumite
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    Looks like the first iceberg was hit this morning when the legal review said that Article 50 shouldn't be invoked without parliamentary approval - sterling jumped up a cent or two on the news.
  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 18,922 Forumite
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    bowlhead99 wrote: »
    Looks like the first iceberg was hit this morning when the legal review said that Article 50 shouldn't be invoked without parliamentary approval - sterling jumped up a cent or two on the news.
    Bizarre that there seems to be such fury amongst Leavers about the verdict. I must have misunderstood the message from their campaign about giving control back to Parliament and being the cornerstone of our democracy.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Glen_Clark
    Glen_Clark Posts: 4,397 Forumite
    bowlhead99 wrote: »
    Looks like the first iceberg was hit this morning when the legal review said that Article 50 shouldn't be invoked without parliamentary approval - sterling jumped up a cent or two on the news.
    It will go to the Supreme Court, who will no doubt unanimously back the High Court.
    When Mrs May can't get her deal through Parliament, she will have to seek either a General Election or perhaps another referendum.
    Then, if the masses don't have second thoughts and vote to stay when the fall in the pound hits them in the pocket, their Lordships can pontificate as to whether sovereignty belongs to Parliament or to the Electorate.

    The interesting question is whether this was the PM's strategy all along.
    “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair
  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
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    Glen_Clark wrote: »
    The interesting question is whether this was the PM's strategy all along.

    Which PM?
    .
    .....

  • prosaver
    prosaver Posts: 7,026 Forumite
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    jimjames wrote: »
    Bizarre that there seems to be such fury amongst Leavers about the verdict. I must have misunderstood the message from their campaign about giving control back to Parliament and being the cornerstone of our democracy.

    Not on the referendum we choose.
    “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
    ― George Bernard Shaw
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think he knew exactly what he was saying.
    We are GOING DOWN aboard the EU to the bottom of unrecoverable debt.

    May should have served article 50 on her first day, she is the one who has betrayed the voters.
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • Glen_Clark
    Glen_Clark Posts: 4,397 Forumite
    Marktheshark wrote: »
    May should have served article 50 on her first day, she is the one who has betrayed the voters.

    I disagree. I think todays decision is Great decision for democracy irrespective of one's views on Brexit. As I understand it the Prime Minister was saying she had the power to take us out of the EU under the Royal Prerogative powers given to her by Her Unelected Majesty the Queen. If this was allowed think what else the Prime Minister could do without consulting Parliament The Judges ruled she had to get the consent of our elected Parliament first smile.gif
    “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair
  • Glen_Clark
    Glen_Clark Posts: 4,397 Forumite
    davetrousers wrote: »
    Which PM?
    .

    As far as I know we have only one Prime Minister
    “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair
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