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thewayneThis is a rumor. This is only a rumor. In the event of an actual announcement....
So the father-in-law of Dominic Cummings, one of BoJo's cabinet, told a reporter that BoJo came back to work after having a very serious run-in with COVID far too soon, and that he's entirely not fit. The problem was, Boris was literally in a damned if you do, damned if you don't position. He either had to get back to work, or resign. If he resigned, he would throw the UK into even more chaos regarding COVID and Brexit than it was already in. If he didn't, he risked wrecking his own health further.
He chose the latter course. And apparently he's paying the price.
And now it's rumored that some time after the first of the year that he's going to resign as Prime Minister. Date unspecified, I guess it depends on how long he can hold out, and possibly how much chaos it looks like Brexit is going to be, the answer to that is MASSIVE.
So a No Deal Brexit is going to happen at the end of the year, shit is going to break all over the UK, the Torries are going to be scrambling to try to patch things up, the Remainers are going to be cringing, the Leavers are going to be shouting "We Won!(?)" and then wondering why the supermarkets are empty and they can't get their prescriptions, and the Europeans are going to be shaking their heads. And probably Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland are going to start preparing a Leave UK/Join EU vote.
It's possible that the UK still might get some deals settled with the EU, but from what I've been reading, it doesn't seem likely. They're still wanting Most Favored status, but entirely on their own terms and with no equal responsibilities, and the EU won't budge, and why should they? England is the one who left the organization, and negotiating is a two-way process. If all you're going to do is demand everything your way, there's little reason for the other side - whom you're very dependent on - to acquiesce.
BoJo's gov't hasn't even been able to strike meaningful deals with America's negotiators! Trade negotiations are a fundamental aspect of government, and the Torries haven't seem to have had much success in that area.
I don't deeply follow UK politics, do any Torries have the following to pick up the pieces and try to follow through on Brexit if BoJo resigns or dies?
https://www.businessinsider.com/dominic-cummings-father-in-law-boris-johnson-will-resign-february-2020-8
There's an interesting series of photos of U.S. Presidents, at the start and end of their presidencies, showing how much of a toll their terms take on them as it's an insanely stressful job. Of course I think that starts after Lincoln. I have no idea if they have a similar series for PMs, I would imagine it would show similar changes.
So the father-in-law of Dominic Cummings, one of BoJo's cabinet, told a reporter that BoJo came back to work after having a very serious run-in with COVID far too soon, and that he's entirely not fit. The problem was, Boris was literally in a damned if you do, damned if you don't position. He either had to get back to work, or resign. If he resigned, he would throw the UK into even more chaos regarding COVID and Brexit than it was already in. If he didn't, he risked wrecking his own health further.
He chose the latter course. And apparently he's paying the price.
And now it's rumored that some time after the first of the year that he's going to resign as Prime Minister. Date unspecified, I guess it depends on how long he can hold out, and possibly how much chaos it looks like Brexit is going to be, the answer to that is MASSIVE.
So a No Deal Brexit is going to happen at the end of the year, shit is going to break all over the UK, the Torries are going to be scrambling to try to patch things up, the Remainers are going to be cringing, the Leavers are going to be shouting "We Won!(?)" and then wondering why the supermarkets are empty and they can't get their prescriptions, and the Europeans are going to be shaking their heads. And probably Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland are going to start preparing a Leave UK/Join EU vote.
It's possible that the UK still might get some deals settled with the EU, but from what I've been reading, it doesn't seem likely. They're still wanting Most Favored status, but entirely on their own terms and with no equal responsibilities, and the EU won't budge, and why should they? England is the one who left the organization, and negotiating is a two-way process. If all you're going to do is demand everything your way, there's little reason for the other side - whom you're very dependent on - to acquiesce.
BoJo's gov't hasn't even been able to strike meaningful deals with America's negotiators! Trade negotiations are a fundamental aspect of government, and the Torries haven't seem to have had much success in that area.
I don't deeply follow UK politics, do any Torries have the following to pick up the pieces and try to follow through on Brexit if BoJo resigns or dies?
https://www.businessinsider.com/dominic-cummings-father-in-law-boris-johnson-will-resign-february-2020-8
There's an interesting series of photos of U.S. Presidents, at the start and end of their presidencies, showing how much of a toll their terms take on them as it's an insanely stressful job. Of course I think that starts after Lincoln. I have no idea if they have a similar series for PMs, I would imagine it would show similar changes.
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Date: 2020-08-26 04:21 pm (UTC)But the Tories do what their funders do, billionaire donators. Bojo just has to ensure no deal, and then the billionaires can cream off their money, stash it in UK tax-havens (free from the EU, which was trying to stamp out tax fraud) and personally leave the UK to live elsewhere. They will happily leave it a smoking ruin, they just want their money. Bojo will stay until no-deal comes about, and then retire with a fortune, probably not in the UK, so him leaving early next year makes perfect sense.
Funny how Leavers love to call us Remainers "unpatriotic". The UK will be ruined, and many people will suffer, the increase in poverty is already killing people.
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Date: 2020-08-26 04:36 pm (UTC)I'm just curious if his resigning will trigger an election. As I understand it, if a PM dies in office, there's no succession like the U.S. Constitution has in place. I know they're there just to loot the country, but there has to be something in place. So they're just going to run away and leave Labor and the Dems to try to piece it back together again?
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Date: 2020-08-26 05:16 pm (UTC)But yes, for the doners, No deal is the important thing, they will then leave the country and not care who tries to fix the mess.
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Date: 2020-08-26 06:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-08-26 07:19 pm (UTC)Though "screwed" is a bit melodramatic. If by a miracle this was fixed, they might have to pay some tax, it's not exactly life and death stuff for them, more pure greed.
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Date: 2020-08-27 11:16 pm (UTC)