Hello BTLers! I write to you after a weekend of doing very little politics because my life is now almost entirely politics. For obvious reasons, I can’t go into too much detail about life at LDHQ. What I will say … Continue reading CAMPAIGN AND SUFFERING: So Far, So Predictably Crap
Hello BTLers. It’s been a little while, I know. Since last we spoke, the election train has chucked a load of coal in the engine, released the brakes, and is now slowly starting to chug out of the station. We’ve … Continue reading PURDAH LIKE IT’S 1999 : An Announcement
Here we go, lads. Here we bloody go. After three and a half years of terror, torture and tragedy, we are finally in the Endgame. Brexit, one way or another, will be sorted on the 13th of December, 2019. …Except … Continue reading ELECSHUN? ELECSOON! : What Happens Now? (Part Two)
A disclaimer: this is not a full blog. Why is this, I hear you cry?! Surely so much has happened that we simply must be brought up to speed, damn you Between the Lines! Well, shut up. I’m going to … Continue reading ELECSHUN : What Happens Now?! (Part One)
OH GOD IT JUST DOESN’T END. Nope. Nope nope nope. Even I am so done with this now, and I write about Brexit for a living. Don’t get me wrong, this week has been, yet again, utterly bizarre and totally … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up : *distant screaming*
Talk about a game of two halves. Yesterday evening, MPs voted in favour of Johnson’s Brexit deal going through to a third reading in the house. It won by a majority of 30, a strong result. This was the first … Continue reading EXTENSION REBELLION : MPs Delay Deal, But Don’t Block It Either
The joke has been said many times already. I can’t resist. Boris is presumably writing his last will and testament, prior to his self-interment in a ditch somewhere in St. James’ Park. He said he wouldn’t do it. He refused … Continue reading A READ-LETTER DAY : Boris Asks For Extension, Denied Vote
Well that was unexpected. Boris Johnson’s brand spanking, shiny, glorious, definitely-not-Theresa May’s-deal-in-lipstick deal didn’t even get a vote. Instead, Oliver Letwin, affable spaniel-turned politician, tabled an amendment that delayed a decision to be made on Brexit, and it passed by … Continue reading NOT-SO-SUPER SATURDAY : Brexit Deal Delayed
Apologies for being misleading, but there’s no real weekly wrap-up this week. The reason for this is that anything I tell you now is pure speculation. Yes, I know, speculation is basically what keeps this website afloat, but this is … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up : CRUNCH TIME
My hat is currently being doffed to within an inch of its life. Somehow, despite it seeming almost certainly impossible just a few days ago, Boris Johnson has managed to negotiate a deal with the EU. That is a big, … Continue reading SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR INFIGHTING : Brexit To Be Decided On Saturday
