As I wrote, way back, “finding moderate Muslims often seems like hunting Snarks: the maps are blank, and harmless Snarks sometimes turn out to be deadly Boojums…Too often a telegenic Muslim turns out to be not so, well, moderate”. Well, it’s time to reset that clock, folks… A
In the previous post, the BFD covered Charles Day’s argument that the UK Supreme Court’s decision is “a constitutional outrage”. In this second instalment, James Kirkup offers an opposing view. Yes, this a political setback for Johnson, but, Kirkup argues, it is hardly a disaster for British democracy,
The UK Supreme Court’s decision to overrule PM Boris Johnson’s attempt to prorogue Parliament over Brexit is sending shockwaves through British politics. Some commentators are arguing that it’s an outrageous usurpation of power by an unelected judiciary; others that it, in fact, restores the central principle of
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Ireland will be “completely screwed” in the event of a no-deal Brexit which Professor Simon Heffer warns would bring with it financial instability.
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By The Sailor Quite a lot of Brits see nothing good about staying in the EU. A distinct majority in fact, and almost certainly more now than the 17.4 million who voted Leave in the referendum, due to large numbers of borderline Remainers having their eyes opened as to
“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” In other words, if you get tricked by someone once it means they’re an a**ehole. But if you get tricked twice it means you’re a sucker. This handy saying came back to me amid the
Nobody can say Boris Johnson’s first few weeks as the British Prime Minister have been anything other than a baptism by fire. Following on from parliament’s threefold rejection of Teresa May’s EU deal, Boris’s promise to finally deliver Brexit must have been music to the ears
Among the sorry mess of bad writing and stupid ideas that is the Star Wars sequels, one of the worst kludges of its overall stupidity is completely contradicting the entire internal logic of the saga. At the end of Return of the Jedi, the empire was defeated, the rebels won.
This video gives a useful thumbnail history of what has brought the UK to the current situation, and possible outcomes of the vote overnight to take a no deal Brexit option off the table. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.
Boris Johnson has requested a five-week suspension on parliament which has been granted by The Queen. As more than a million people have signed a petition to block the Prime Minister’s plans, MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg and Barry Gardiner discuss the suspension and how it will affect Brexit
And here’s Why the media is LYING about the fires, and what Climatologists have to say about it! If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
