Boris Johnson Cheated the Queen

Regimes like the Johnson regime can grab power because opposition parties are too devided. I fear that Johnson will win that game. He is stronger than British traditions.

And the queen just could leave her work to a signing machine.

(image source: https://t.co/a3mcxPJwoa) pic.twitter.com/bzk1JvDsbO

— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) August 29, 2019

 

https://t.co/dGxviIfOLS

— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) August 30, 2019

 

Whoops. And the Queen can't do anything against it. https://t.co/OkymFbMFGZ

— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) August 30, 2019

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— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) August 30, 2019

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Ambition

This is Boris Johnson's letter to MPs about shutting down parliament. Now without question, to be firmly placed within the history books, as the core and singular primary source, to demonstrate when the exact time of the UK democracy’s death was called. pic.twitter.com/Ul75cGLQA5

— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) August 28, 2019

"But that should be no excuse for the lack of ambition!"
Boris Johnson, 2019-08-28, Letter to the MPs

Snarks have "five unmistakable marks":
"The fifth is ambition."
Lewis Carroll, 1876, "The Hunting of the Snark".https://t.co/fgEUozRyrF pic.twitter.com/pdEuH6RzMA

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

The Bellman’s Hair?

‘Your majesty, what will it take to suspend parliament….temporarily of course’

‘One word: Epstein’ pic.twitter.com/7nO3r2TZjP

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) August 28, 2019

When the queen met the Boojum: https://t.co/jMDyeDURcvpic.twitter.com/Qx9uuexyHG

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

"The Hunting of the Snark" »may be taken as an Allegory for the Pursuit of Happiness. The characteristic “ambition” works well into this theory— … that the pursuer of happiness … betakes himself … the happiness he has failed to find elsewhere.«https://t.co/dNG7zzOkpp pic.twitter.com/fNXcFFAbad

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) July 25, 2019

Too often in that pursuit of happiness the hunters make each other unhappy.

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

How do Boris Johnson and the Bellman (in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark") compare? What do you think?

I rearranged some lines a bit: pic.twitter.com/CTUQQSLeBy

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

»Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.«

Carroll played with ambiguity. What if (different from the image) the hair in which his finger is entwined is the Bellman's hair, and the finger…? Well, how does Boris Johnson support you Brits? pic.twitter.com/Yl04WNsQnX

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

Well, I'm a yank, but I'd say, by the short hairs, also not illustrated.

— Zero G Badillion (@ZeroGBadillion) August 28, 2019

I learned a new idiom! Perhaps Carroll meant it. https://t.co/U8jQ9AaqI4: » … by the short hairs
Under one's complete control. …. It is in effect a euphemism for have someone by the balls, the hairs in question being pubic hair. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] …«

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

Aha! I learned something as well.

Had heard the expression as used by LBJ…

and pretty sure he was not referring to the hairs on the back of the neck.

— Zero G Badillion (@ZeroGBadillion) August 28, 2019

Snarks come in two batches:
»It next will be right
 To describe each particular batch:
Distinguishing
※ those that have feathers, and bite,
※ And those that have whiskers, and scratch.«https://t.co/dCukY792Nx

Meet another Bellman: pic.twitter.com/UcbKBN4Eg0

— Snark Sesquicentennial (@Snark150) August 28, 2019

In the midst of a Right-Wing Coup

We are in the midst of a right-wing coup & have been for 3+ years. Getting us to vote on leaving the EU was never about whether our EU membership was good for us or not, it was simply the vehicle for those who wanted to seize absolute power to achieve their nefarious goals.
1/9

— SpaceAngel #StopBrexit #FightTheRight #GTTO (@spaceangel1964) July 25, 2019

We are in the midst of a right-wing coup & have been for 3+ years. Getting us to vote on leaving the EU was never about whether our EU membership was good for us or not, it was simply the vehicle for those who wanted to seize absolute power to achieve their nefarious goals.paceAngel #StopBrexit #FightTheRight #GTTO
1/9

Since the Referendum, the Gov’t has stated that, to do what they want, without scrutiny, they will revert to Henry VIII powers, meaning they can literally ignore or repeal any law passed by Parliament. Far from them respecting democracy, they are quite prepared to ignore it.
2/9

The same disregard for Parliamentary Sovereignty will be how Johnson will force through #NoDealBrexit. Every expert, piece of research & even common sense shows this would be extremely damaging for the economy, jobs & our public services not for a few months, but for decades.
3/9

These predictions aren’t just coming from Remainers, but Johnson and his team of Brexiteers also acknowledge this…. Why then would he/they be prepared to do something which is not in the best interests of us and our country?
4/9

Because they have long had plans for a de-regulated, low tax UK, allowing free market forces to shape the economy, enabling rights to be revoked to liberate businesses – this is the dream Johnson, Rees-Mogg and the ERG have had for decades.
5/9

It would be a gift to disaster capitalists and tax avoiders, but devastating for workers rights, the environment and our public services, especially our NHS. In a nutshell, we have been manipulated to support those who have no intention of looking after us.
6/9

The most vulnerable will suffer, the less able will be exploited, our elderly and young generation will pay a heavy price for their excessive greed for greater wealth and power.
7/9

So, when I Tweet about stopping Brexit or promoting another referendum, it’s not because I don’t care about democracy or want to ignore how people voted in 2016, it’s because I will do everything in my power to stop the right-wing takeover of our wonderful country.
8/9

I want to protect people, our public services and the environment. I want to retain the rights and freedoms so many fought for. I want to maintain peace in Europe and stop a return to violence in N Ireland. I want a fairer and kinder society, with opportunity for all.
9/9

I’m going to be absolutely clear with any leavers wanting to debate about what is good for the Country. I won’t engage with you unless you have seen the #GreatHack on Netflix

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What Made Boris Johnson Flip?

Boris Johnson (2016-02-07):

Leaving would cause at least some business uncertainity, while embroiling the Government for several years ina fiddly process of negotiating new arrangements, so diverting energy from the real problems of this country.

A question on which the geo-political and economic future of this country may have pivoted: what the hell happened with this guy in the two weeks between him writing this and coming out for Leave?
(billboard location: Hull) pic.twitter.com/XYddxCLWSl

— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) March 3, 2019

Conservative politicians have been running a Facebook goup in support of Boris Johnson where its members have 'joked' about shooting immigrants & bombing mosques – alongside vile racist langauge, no doubt inspired by the casual racism engaged in by Johnson hmself… #ToryRacism pic.twitter.com/CUXURmdZB0

— StrongerStabler (@StrongerStabler) March 3, 2019

EU Citizens in Britain

Call in question (00:00:59) of a EU citizen to Boris Johnson: “Do you regret luring people into a false sense of certainty that their EU citizens’ friends, family, neighbours will be secure in the case of Brexit?”

This morning @antoni_UK got a chance to ask @BorisJohnson a question that all of us EU citizens ask ourselves often: whether he regrets that, during the #EUref, he lured people into a false sense of certainty re: the rights of EU citizens. Johnson’s answer is shocking. 1/ pic.twitter.com/E4B3uNuJyD

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

Shocking? It’s Boris Johnson. The answer was evasive.
What else can one expect?

❌ It’s not automatic.
❌ It’s an application.
❌ It takes rights away from us.
❌ Applications can be rejected.
❌ If unsuccessful deportation is a possibility.
❌ If successful it gives us special ID numbers on a special register only for EU citizens for special checks. 3/

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

So for @BorisJohnson to simply say he doesn’t “agree” with @antoni_UK ... doesn’t see that there is a difference, and claims all will be fine ... Well, Mr Johnson: the facts are crystal clear and they tell a very different story. 4/

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

Those facts include your own voting record on protecting the rights of us EU citizens. What made you vote for protecting them as a one-off right after the #EUref, to them consistently vote against the protection of our rights @BorisJohnson? 5/ pic.twitter.com/yjqQKOY5p8

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

In any case the points @BorisJohnson made in his reply are simply wrong. That’s it. As we know from an FOI request about #SettledStatus, the Home Office does plan to use it for immigration control, so there can be no doubt anymore that the aim is to control who of us can stay. 6/

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

So yes @BorisJohnson: you did lure people into a false sense of certainty about what would happen to their EU citizen neighbours, colleagues, friends and family. You also did that to us directly. Your answer simply isn’t good enough and in no way acceptable. Own your Brexit. 7/

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

So I second the concerns and questions @antoni_UK set out in his letter to you following the show this morning. https://t.co/yPXaWUwCOi 8/8

— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019

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