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2018-05-01 Britain

Lords vote to allow UK parliament to block Brexit 'no deal'

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-05-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Lords voted 335 to 244 for an amendment to give politicians the final say on the outcome of Brexit negotiations with Brussels -- including staying in the bloc if they do not like the final agreement.

So much for what the voters wanted.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-05-01 02:00|| 2018-05-01 02:00|| Front Page Top

#2 People who are post democratic will be removed from office in the same manner as they were pre-democracy.

They can swap their ministerial car and driver for a tumbril and a masked man.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-05-01 06:13|| 2018-05-01 06:13|| Front Page Top

#3 335 to 244 - I didn't know they had that many lords. Isn't it about time this antiquated body of stuffed shirts be abolished?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-05-01 09:31|| 2018-05-01 09:31|| Front Page Top

#4 I didn't know they had that many lords.

According to a PBS special I saw recently, most of them are lifetime awards for being politicians or some other wonderful thing, not hereditary aristocrats exercising another duty. And many of the hereditary lords don’t bother to attend.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-05-01 10:57|| 2018-05-01 10:57|| Front Page Top

#5 And this is a shining example of why America is in existence... As allied to them as we are in the world stage, the people serve the leaders there, not the other way around...

Posted by 49 Pan 2018-05-01 13:12|| 2018-05-01 13:12|| Front Page Top

#6 All was predicted in Trainspotting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hvfVO9qadY

Posted by regular joe 2018-05-01 16:40|| 2018-05-01 16:40|| Front Page Top

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