pointless-letters:

‪“I definitely voted to be poorer, so I want the government to hurry up and make it happen! Come on! My house is too warm and too well lit, my fridge has too much food in it, my kids have too many clothes and it’s been ages since I had to worry about paying my bills! So get a move on, Prime Minister!”

aboriginalnewswire:

Trump Orders Change in British Brexit. — Tendance Coatesy

Trump has not just shat on the table after a good Feed at Blenheim Palace…. Polite reminder.

Polite reminder. Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage.

Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 13, 2018

Gove urged to follow Europe with ban on single-use plastic | Environment | The Guardian

anyoneknowwhatbrexitmeans:

Gove urged to follow Europe with ban on single-use plastic

“Last week the United Nations warned that Britain’s reputation was at risk over plans for a new post-Brexit environmental watchdog which would not have the power to take the government to court. Despite Gove’s promise of a “green Brexit”, the Treasury is said to have resisted giving the new watchdog the same powers as the European commission because of the potential impact on post-Brexit growth.”

So what benefit will leaving the EU have for us in the U.K. Still waiting to find out. Lower standards seems to be a theme.

Gove urged to follow Europe with ban on single-use plastic | Environment | The Guardian

A British PM Staffer Just Outed His Colleague, Endangering His Pakistani Family

outofficial:

Stephen Parkinson, a staff member for British Prime Minister Theresa May, has outed his fellow Brexit campaigner Shahmir Sanni through an official statement from the office of 10 Downing Street, the headquarters of the UK’s government.

The release, on behalf of Parkinson, reads: “Shahmir became an occasional volunteer for Vote Leave and other leave campaigns, and we began a personal relationship. We subsequently dated for 18 months, splitting up—I thought amicably—in September 2017.”

The outing through official government documentation appears to be an attempt to distract media from startling facts Sanni had revealed about questionable, if not outright illegal, campaign strategies on behalf of the pro-Brexit group Vote Leave, for which Parkinson and Sanni had both been campaigners. The new Downing Street release appears to be responding to a revealing interview in The Guardian from Sanni detailing the group’s lawbreaking on the campaign trail.

Sanni had not been publicly out, and the government release now puts his family back in Pakistan in danger. Certain acts of homosexuality are illegal in the country.

In a statement from his lawyer, Sanni’s team says they believe this to be “the first time a Downing Street official statement has been used to out someone” and that he “is now having to come out to his mother and family tonight.” Family members in Pakistan are being “forced to take urgent protective measures to ensure their safety,“ according to the statement.

Theresa May has said in a statement through her office that she has “full confidence” in her advisor Stephen Parkinson.

Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert | AP Photo

earlploddington:

ayeforscotland:

inestava:

seven-dragons:

laughy-saphy:

ayeforscotland:

THANK HEAVENS FOR THAT.

Cancel the tugboats, lads. We’re staying put.

Has anyone checked the movement of the tectonic plates to be sure?

You can’t stay in the European Union cause the people voted

…in an advisory referendum, which Scotland voted against.

A wise man once said: “The British people have had Enough of Experts!” and I for one refuse to listen to this minister; somebody find me a spade and a fan I’ll move the islands myself!

In case anybody thought I was totally joking about the pontoon plan involving the Sargasso Sea back before the referendum…