Ffs.
I really do worry for our future.
I thought I was reading the Daily Mash when I first saw that.
Looking on the bright side... at least our new PM has a sense of humour?
She must have.
I'm not sure the ability to be a loveable foppish twit encompasses all the necessary skills one needs to have to be the UK's front face to
the rest of the world.
I feel that kind of responsibility is best left to the grown ups.
'You got us into this mess, now you sort it out....'
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She must have.
I'm not sure the ability to be a loveable foppish twit encompasses all the necessary skills one needs to have to be the UK's front face to the rest of the world..
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'You got us into this mess, now you sort it out....'
Boris is about as appropriate for 'any' role as Trump or Hillary is for US President.... at least I have 'some' faith that May (to
me)is a safer pair of hands than anything out there drinking from the Parliament font at the moment.
I *still* want a box on a voting form that says 'none of the above'.
The news of Boris's appointment is being greeted with mockery in all the media around the world, however more astonishing is the bringing back
Liam Fox from the political untouchables. Has everybody forgotten the situation regarding his downfall ? to me it looks like otherwise sensible May
is giving Mr Fox the keys to the hen house.
Of course the reason for both appointments is to please the members of he the local Conservative assosciations who were born in the jurassic era. A
lot of blue rinsed Dame Edna look alikes think Boris and Fox are wonderful and these are the ones who leave shed loads of money to the party in
their wills.
All the while the Daily Mail is going further and further to the right, judging by the majority online comments left by the readers they think General
Franco was a left wing softie and xenophobia should be taught in schools.
And you wonder why Scotland wants to bug-out?
[Edited on 14/7/16 by britishtrident]
Inspired choice in my mind. He speaks a couple of European languages, he is pro European, just anti EU.
I was a stay in voter but have to admit, May becoming PM is a massive step in the right direction for GB.
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I *still* want a box on a voting form that says 'none of the above'.
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I *still* want a box on a voting form that says 'none of the above'.
Thats called spoiling your ballot
mind you most folk don't seem to know its an option - not helped by the fact that every TV program and newspaper ignores that bit of the results
...AND that is exactly what I mean.
I want to be able to be recorded as having no faith in the 'offerings'. If there is a majority vote for 'none of the above', then
the Elite should have the duty to present something that does appeal to a majority.
I note that the Australians have to vote, it's mandatory - do they have 'none of the above'?
In a (my attended) University Student Union Election decades ago, the unrepresented and disenfranchised majority decided to put forward a Tree as a
candidate. The Tree won, changes had to be made.
I love this picture that's doing the rounds right now
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He may be a Buffon, however he is certainly not stupid.
Having a character in charge of the foreign office could to be better than a stiff lipped nice chap, as PM a disaster as head of the foreign office
why not, good on him.
Just giving him the job has done terrible damage already.
Lets give him a chance and see what happens, It might be a shrewd move on May's part
Love him or hate him, he's a character but he ain't no numpty, I think he 'play's the character' sometimes...
Most important thing for me is that Osbourne has gone
Working in the NHS I was a little surprised she kept faith in Hunt, He ain't popular amongst us that's for sure and it's fair to say he
isn't on the junior doctors xmas card list 
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Working in the NHS I was a little surprised she kept faith in Hunt,
Quote Boris " You would expect a bit of plaster coming off the ceiling"
He isn't stupid, and those who think he is (when dealing with him) will probably come off worse in the (trade) deals.
Whilst I think some of it is just "Boris" I think their is a shrewd mind contained within.
It will be interesting in how different countries try to deal with him, that and it might just be car crash tv.
Should be fun, but I don't think it will be damaging to us in the long run, in the same way leaving the EU will be fun in the short term but wont
actually damage us in the long term (after all, where will BMW, VAG etc sell all the cars?).
I'm not sure he'd be my choice, but being honest I'm not sure who I'd pick as an alternative. IMHO it remains to be seen whether he does the job well or not, but again IMHO a "character" in the role may well be a good thing for the UK.
I suspect this may have been a shrewd move by May to reunify the party since it was a very divided party on the issue of the referendum, and Boris is
very popular amongst many of the Tory MPs. As has been said before, he's not an idiot, and his buffoonery could be advantageous cover fire to
stealthily deploy the mind of an assassin at the negotiating table.
[Edited on 15/7/2016 by micksalt]