Goats delay democracy

[Carlinate]

Waiting for ink to dry on goatskin whilst archaic isn't the worst of it, inviting a sectarian, science denying creationist political party with ties to terrorists to form a coalition government of the UK is..

 

The 27 members of the EU that we are about to engage in vital negotiations with must be mightily impressed with our smooth performance since we triggered Article 50, and apprehensive as to their ability to deal with such skillful operators.

 

Having just returned from holiday I may be misinformed as to the timing involved, but did Mrs May visit the queen and claim to be able to form a government with the DUP before she had actually reached an agreement with the DUP?

 

Surely I must have got that wrong?

 

Because if that were the case it would then leave the Tory's open to ridiculous demands from the DUP or face complete humiliation if they had to retract the statement to the queen.

 

Were that the case then it would show an inability to organize a drinking session in a beer production factory of spectacular proportions.

 

Given that this time next week we are to commence Brexit negotiations it would not bode well for a successful outcome, but I must have got that wrong. mustn't I?

[I1L2T3]

You come across as really angry. I've not kept up with the election threads, but you shouldn't let such things bother you so much.

 

Don't let May pull the wool over your eyes

 

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The real negotiations don't start till tomorrow. If this one gets messed up sooner or later there will be no partners left for tory coalitions.

 

You're not kidding

[melthebell]

It was also delayed because the DUP don't negotiate on sundays

[John]

If this one gets messed up sooner or later there will be no partners left for tory coalitions.

 

Billy no mates!

[Jeffrey Shaw]

"Goats" in politics means "Government Of All The Talents"- a coalition- so Conservative+DUP isn't.

[Pinkman]

"Goats" in politics means "Government Of All The Talents"- a coalition- so Conservative+DUP isn't.

 

Nope. You have conflated the Ministry of all the Talents with a Gordon Brown soundbite.

[I1L2T3]

Nope. You have conflated the Ministry of all the Talents with a Gordon Brown soundbite.

 

And ewe are having a laugh

[TORONTONY]

Not too up to speed on the newer political parties over in the UK. Who are the DUP and what is their platform /agenda ?

[John]

That's her strong and stable style.

 

I bet that is where she was keeping her goats.

[Bob Arctor]

Not too up to speed on the newer political parties over in the UK. Who are the DUP and what is their platform /agenda ?

 

They are the loyalist equivalent of Sinn Fein: act as a political wing of paramilitaries while pretending not to know who they are and what they are up to, despite being able to intervene successfully in paramilitary matters. They are also Christian fundamentalists (their political platform has been described as "the Bible with fortnightly bin collections"), virulently anti-abortion, climate change deniers, Catholic haters, homophobes and very likely racists. Perfect coalition partners for the early 20th century.