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On December 12 2018 20:54 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: I'm confused if she has comfortable confidence in votes to remain PM, how was a no confidence vote called?
Takes 15% to call the vote. Takes 50% + 1 to win it.
On December 12 2018 20:54 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: I'm confused if she has comfortable confidence in votes to remain PM, how was a no confidence vote called?
It’s a confidence vote from conservative MPs in her leadership of the party, once 15% have sent a letter of no confidence a vote must take place this is not the same as a parliamentary vote of confidence and 15% is well short of 50%
keep in mind that even if she wins it, if it's only by a slim majority, there will still be much pressure on her to resign. that's what happened to thatcher, she fought off an initial leadership challenge bid, but ended up resigning anyway under pressure from her cabinet. the tory leadership contest system was different back then. however, given how stubborn theresa may as been, i think the only thing that will take her down is a straight up defeat in the vote.
On December 12 2018 22:18 ahswtini wrote: keep in mind that even if she wins it, if it's only by a slim majority, there will still be much pressure on her to resign. that's what happened to thatcher, she fought off an initial leadership challenge bid, but ended up resigning anyway under pressure from her cabinet. the tory leadership contest system was different back then. however, given how stubborn theresa may as been, i think the only thing that will take her down is a straight up defeat in the vote.
She'd probably run off with the mace of queenly magic and hide it in a wheatfield until everyone let her come back and be PM again.
This vote of no confidence seems like the most self indulgent thing the conservatives could do right now. But I guess some of them want to see if the theories that hard Brexit will cause food and drug shortages while everyone figures out the news customs.
So the brits apparently want to keep on bickering internally until the brexit deadline? Just to not have to admit that they were living in a fairytale with their ideas on what a brexit would look like? It doesn't seem like there is any way for them to manage to get something working together in the next few months, and instead of working on that, they just fight each other.
It sounds like there is a minority within conservatives who want hold the vote of no confidence and more than know voting to support May when the vote happens will make their supporters super angry. As an American, I can sympathize with being held hostage by an unreasonable minority of the population who wants their cake and to eat it too.
On December 11 2018 02:22 KwarK wrote:. The second referendum supporters piss me off too. If you support a second referendum you’re trying to go against the will of the people, at which point why even bother. You can’t open with “the people got it wrong, I know better, so let’s ask them again, and again, until we decide they gave us the right answer”. Just have the integrity to say “we think the people got it wrong, this is a representative democracy, we work for the people but we don’t have to take policy advice from them”. A total abdication of responsibility from those fucks too, they’re only willing to stand by their beliefs when the people tell them it’s okay to do so first, but they’re not willing to listen to the people.
A few counter points. Firstly "the people" changes over time. Some people die, and others become old enough to vote. The will of the people in 2016 is not necessarily the will of the people in 2019. (The former head of YouGov said demographic changes could give a different referendum result by as early as January 2019.)
Secondly, the official Vote Leave campaign and the unofficial Leave.EU campaign broke campaign laws. Why is it acceptable to let an unfair referendum permanently decide the matter?
I think the biggest problem is "People" voted on an ideology. There is a possibility that now "People" have seen that their ideology is in this case unattanable without having to chow down on a whole load of shit and decided that their pension or job is worth more than their ideological dreams.
Regarding the "Vote of no Confidence" it's just a bunch of blowhards without ideas or real ambition kicking up a fuss. Prime example being: "But does he want the top job? Asked immediately after saying he had submitted his letter to depose May, Rees-Mogg said he would not be putting himself forward for the job. " Source + Show Spoiler +
there is a certain amount of irony in the tories voting for a new leader 2 years ago, and now deciding that they dont like her so much and so want to have a second vote on their leader
Jacob Rees Mogg calling for her to resign saying 117 out of 170 backbench MPs dont support her, mostly only the government payroll vote supporting her.
On December 13 2018 06:04 Zaros wrote: 36% of her own MPs dont want her even after saying she wont stay for the next election, worst kind of result for everyone.
Worst result for everyone is Brexit. Who is PM at the time is irrelevant to that.
On December 13 2018 00:46 Plansix wrote: It sounds like there is a minority within conservatives who want hold the vote of no confidence and more than know voting to support May when the vote happens will make their supporters super angry. As an American, I can sympathize with being held hostage by an unreasonable minority of the population who wants their cake and to eat it too.
The Tories have gone full Tea Party over Brexit. There's a bunch of them who have no fucking idea what they're talking about but are absolutely convinced that clapping their hands hard enough and making believe will bring the shiny future they convinced themselves existed by reading the Daily Mail long enough.
Mogg calling for May to resign is typical stupidity from that wing of the party. Like, what the fuck do they think is going to happen if May resigns, leaving us with no PM for several months leading directly into Brexit?
But right now it's scalp, scalp, scalp so 'someone' is taking responsibility for it all.
I think the problem is they're used to shooting the leader to redeem the sins of the party, but right now the public want the party to sort its shit out and get this done, so they're taking collective blame.
On December 13 2018 00:46 Plansix wrote: It sounds like there is a minority within conservatives who want hold the vote of no confidence and more than know voting to support May when the vote happens will make their supporters super angry. As an American, I can sympathize with being held hostage by an unreasonable minority of the population who wants their cake and to eat it too.
The Tories have gone full Tea Party over Brexit. There's a bunch of them who have no fucking idea what they're talking about but are absolutely convinced that clapping their hands hard enough and making believe will bring the shiny future they convinced themselves existed by reading the Daily Mail long enough.
Mogg calling for May to resign is typical stupidity from that wing of the party. Like, what the fuck do they think is going to happen if May resigns, leaving us with no PM for several months leading directly into Brexit?
The Brexit they want to happen (hard exit) happens and yet they can still shove away all guilt by claiming they would have done it differently.
Mogg calling for May to resign is typical stupidity from that wing of the party. Like, what the fuck do they think is going to happen if May resigns, leaving us with no PM for several months leading directly into Brexit?
Basically exactly what they want, is gonna happen.
May won with a majority far in excess that the Brexit vote won with. For the anti May party to not get in line is hypocrisy (not an unexpected trait in a politician but still...).
Now lets get back to burning our own economy down.
On December 13 2018 06:06 Zaros wrote: Jacob Rees Mogg calling for her to resign saying 117 out of 170 backbench MPs dont support her, mostly only the government payroll vote supporting her.