Politics So...Europe then?

[Raven]

Which is why a veto is retarded. Spain (and the EU) will need to negotiate what happens, with us. They should not however have a veto.

 

[ECA]

French Presidential debate tonight.
If they used first past the post she'd be a lock, but she's very likely to lose the runoff.

French rivals to face off as Macron and Le Pen strengthen positions

 

[Raven]

Its a broken system from a democratic point of view because it blocks the most popular (the far right) Although lucky for them this time, I guess.

Still, when she loses there will be a compete clusterfuck on the streets and if anything it will cause the right to rise even more.

 

[Bodhi]

Cueta and Melilla will still be EU territory, Gib won't be.

Look, I'm not here to defend Spanish double standards over overseas colonies, or even suggest Spain has any claim to Gibraltar , but there's no getting away from the Spain/UK/Gibraltar relationship will be materially different post-Brexit, and pretending it's 1926 and we can send a gunboat is moronic.

Completely agree, I'm just trying to get my head round Spain's position, other than "because Gibraltar".

 

[Job]

French Presidential debate tonight.
If they used first past the post she'd be a lock, but she's very likely to lose the runoff.

French rivals to face off as Macron and Le Pen strengthen positions

Same as the Dutch system, the other candidates just join together to oust her, its basically a democratic vote for a vote that isnt democratic.

 

[caLLous]

May's Brexit plan is falling apart and the press are talking about Easter eggs

 

[Raven]

I am sure she is spending all her waking hours thinking about an Easter egg hunt. Or perhaps she said a few words when asked about it as she got into a car or walked down a corridor or something. But, headlines for the dim!

 

[fettoken]

Thoughts?

 

[Job]

You can big up or play down anything when youre doing all the talking.

 

[fettoken]

There's some interesting points highlighted, as to the front-runners for brexit jumping ship for example.

 

[Raven]

Cameron didn't really have a choice, he gambled his political career and lost. Farage got what he wanted and we are still stick with Boris.

Not watched the vid as at work but based on the screen grab.

 

[fettoken]

He's bantering a bit, and understandably so I'd judge it by the front-pic, but it has some interesting, and in my view, objective views.

The guy also does cool science experiments and busts stupid crowdfunding campaigns such as solar roadways etc.

 

[Jupitus]

He sounds like Stewie...

 

[Raven]

I wonder what the EU are going to do with the imminent total collapse of Turkey holding back the tide plus adding hundreds of thousands of fleeing Turks.

 

[Job]

Blame us I presume.


No ..just call for more powers for themselves...at least Ergo had the decency to call a vote for his dictatorship.

 

[Embattle]

http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/turkey/311721?download=true

 

[Job]

A rather official looking...we disagree because people dont know the truth we know.

 

[TdC]

to be fair the osce is meant to know the truth that the rest of us don't

 

[old.Osy]

May's Brexit plan is falling apart and the press are talking about Easter eggs

 

[Moriath]

At least get the proginal marvin. Not the one from the crappy movie.

 

[Raven]

People whinging because they didn't get their tax credits today and have to wait for a disability payment on Thursday...Even though there is nothing wrong with them and they work full time. I also happen to know he blew his entire salary the first weekend after getting said salary.

I wish I could afford to do that.

 

[Raven]

...and France enter a state of emergency for the start of the elections...



What did I read the other day? 30odd% undecided.

 

[Job]

Just found out Macrons wife is 64 and he's 39, and shes his teacher from school.

 

[Raven]

MILF, apart from the neck and arms.

 

[fettoken]

I'd hit that.

 

[Hawkwind]

I'd hit that.

with a bus right?

 

[Gwadien]

So who's gonna win in France?

 

[fettoken]

with a bus right?

With the force of a bus..

 

[ECA]

So who's gonna win in France?

Due to frances runoff system it makes it tough for le pen to win.
She should win the 1st round and is still likely to lose the second round.

Opinion polling for the French presidential election, 2017 - Wikipedia

 

[Embattle]

Brexit: leaked documents say EU wants Britain kept under European courts