antlers
5919
What if Johnson ignores the law from Parliament demanding a Brexit extension? What if the government does not ask for an extension, insuring a No-Deal Brexit on the 31st?
Does Parliament have any recourse other than No Confidence vote/elections?
Synth
5920
Its within Parliament’s power to sanction individuals as well. They can effectively remove him as PM.
Despite sections of the media playing up the idea, ignoring the law doesn’t look like a realistic prospect. All they will do is trigger a no confidence vote. They’ll obviously lose that and at this point an alternative government can probably be formed for the purposes of stopping no deal without a need for an election.
antlers
5921
Who would head the alternative government? I know Corbyn has suggested himself, but the possibility is anathema to many. Wouldn’t Parliament have to agree on someone for this to be an option?
Synth
5922
I think what they’d have is some kind of unity government. Yes, nobody wants Corbyn as PM (not even Labour really) but I think it would be tolerated if they agreed to something like calling an election within 30 days after a Brexit extension is secured.
Its all speculation of course. If the law was ignored then the first stop would be court and that’s harder to predict the fall out of. As I see it, I don’t think ignoring the law gets them anything. It still looks like there is enough time and tools for a no deal Brexit to be prevented.
Papageno
5923
If only they spoke German in Sweden/Norway instead of languages from that North Germanic limb with their bizarro vowels… ;-)
But hey, if they’ll mostly speak English with one, that works too.
Papageno
5924
Isn’t there a plant native to Australia that, if you brush up against it with your skin, basically incapacitates you with pain? Pretty sure I read or heard something about that one.
magnet
5925
Yes, and the preferred treatment is to douse the affected skin with hydrocholoric acid.
Yes, I came pretty close to grabbing one a few years back to haul myself up a river bank. It was only the traditional owners in the boat behind me that saved me from weeks of intense pain! (although they would have been highly amused) Fortunately we don’t get them anywhere near us.
Why, again, would any voluntarily live on that continent?
Well first of all, those things are mostly only found in Queensland, and who’d want to live there? And secondly, given the state of much of the rest of the world, I reckon I can live with such minor inconveniences to be surrounded by wildlife and away from most people.
I mean, the rest of the world kind of sucks.
I mean, I don’t think its as bad as giant freaking spiders, poisonous egg laying mammals, plants that can cause pain for weeks, sex craved bears with STDs, the ongoing Soap Opera that is Neighbors, or the Manus Regional Processing Centre in New Guinea, but I can definitely appreciate why you might disagree.
With Trump and Boris both in charge, Hong Kong blowing up, and the dispute between Japan and South Korea heating up, its a bit of a scary time for the world. Not to mention, Putins war in the Ukraine, North Korea testing weapons and missiles, Syria, the on going feud between the US and Iran, and of course Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Miramon
5930
I guess if you’re First Dog on the Moon you can just hole up in Tasmania.
Those are exaggerated.
They’re venomous. You can eat them just fine.
Just avoid Queensland, problem solved.
Wait, what?
That escaped our borders long ago.
Yeah, I’ll definitely give you that one. Ugh.
Another benefit of being in Australia!
Not sure what happens if the PM ignores the law.
Qmanol
5933
I assume we’re talking about koala chlamydia - the confusion is understandable as koalas aren’t bears, natch.
They arent bears? Why are they called bears if they aren’t bears?
The country makes no sense to me!
Okay, maybe Australia isn’t as bad as the rest of the world @krayzkrok.
By the way, is Mark Olive someone that is a big deal in Australia? I heard about him only recently.
They aren’t called koala bears, just koalas.
I’m not sure if he’s a big deal, I’ve heard of him and his show, that’s about it, but we don’t watch free-to-air TV so it’s probably all passing me by.
Koala bears seems to be a term that is used commonly outside of Australia. At least that is what Wikipedia said. Go figure.
The Mark Olive thing came up because he was visiting the Netherlands last week, and was a friend of a friend of my parents. Never heard of him before then myself.
It’s like the name “seagull”. There’s no such thing. Most people are talking about herring gulls or black-backed gulls. I’ve also heard “koala bear” when I was in the UK, I was swiftly corrected when I got here. :)
wavey
5938
PM could be imprisoned; in that situation the court could authorize someone else to request an extension.
Bit worried this is all playing into the narrative he’s obviously trying to construct: Johnson standing up for the people in the face of a remainer conspiracy.
