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Interesting day...
In case you haven't seen it yet, here is Jonathan Pie's reaction.
For anyone who wants a proper primer, Vox wrote a handy article just before the election. Covers most issues, I think.
Except of course the DUP, whom Ms May now wants to make an alliance with... BBC article here which covers a lot of it. They're basically hardcore right wing fundamentalists, with everything that entails - hey, it's like getting a taste of the GOP!! Except endorsed by the three biggest loyalist paramilitary organisations. ETA: Better link The Democratic Unionist Party
Such charming friends she keeps. Especially after going on and on about Corbyn 'palling around' with terrorists... With thanks to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
enevarim there is a perfect tweet:
And a more serious ETA:
And half an hour to The Last Leg!! (Two hour Election Special. This should be goooooooood!!)
For anyone who wants a proper primer, Vox wrote a handy article just before the election. Covers most issues, I think.
Except of course the DUP, whom Ms May now wants to make an alliance with... BBC article here which covers a lot of it. They're basically hardcore right wing fundamentalists, with everything that entails - hey, it's like getting a taste of the GOP!! Except endorsed by the three biggest loyalist paramilitary organisations. ETA: Better link The Democratic Unionist Party
Such charming friends she keeps. Especially after going on and on about Corbyn 'palling around' with terrorists... With thanks to
enevarim there is a perfect tweet:When you've spent 2 years calling Jeremy Corbyn a terrorist sympathiser but now you're wanting the DUP to prop your government up. pic.twitter.com/UpnGXcXWYh
— Dale (@DaleRobertsDR) June 9, 2017
And a more serious ETA:
WATCH: Jonathan Powell, former chief British negotiator on Northern Ireland, explains how a Tory/DUP coalition cannot work. pic.twitter.com/qrXL0yTQWs
— EL4C (@EL4JC) June 9, 2017
And half an hour to The Last Leg!! (Two hour Election Special. This should be goooooooood!!)