David Cameron has resigned

Sporky

thomasw88 said:

he;'s shown no integrity in his political career. 

despicable man with horrific policies, liar, u turning, pig shagger. 

I don't see u-turning as necessarily a bad thing in a politician (depending on the u-turn in question, of course).

Bogwhoppit

He was more a 3 point turn man without an handbrake on a sharp camber.

EricTheWeary

DrJazzTap;1123646" said:

[quote="EricTheWeary;1123637"]As I understand it the leading party in the Netherlands is anti EU so reasonably likely to leave. Then others like France.
There's up to two years to negotiate the withdrawal and that has to be approved by Parliament. It is theoretically possible we still won't leave, if unlikely.
Cameron going isn't a surprise and I think it's sensible not to rush into it.

Surely they couldn't ignore the will of the British people? I would have thought we'd have riots on a national scale. [/quote]

I don't think it is likely but it is possible, the referendum isn't binding. If, say, for some reason a general election was called early within that timeline we could elect a pro EU govt. Its only about 39%, I think, of the electorate who voted Leave anyway so fairly small scale riots. If our economy continues to nose dive it may be the most sensible decision to make.

english_bob

DrJazzTap said:

EricTheWeary;1123637" said:

As I understand it the leading party in the Netherlands is anti EU so reasonably likely to leave. Then others like France.
There's up to two years to negotiate the withdrawal and that has to be approved by Parliament. It is theoretically possible we still won't leave, if unlikely.
Cameron going isn't a surprise and I think it's sensible not to rush into it.

Surely they couldn't ignore the will of the British people? I would have thought we'd have riots on a national scale.

Apparently all the Leave voters were the old geezers anyway, so it shouldn't be too difficult for a young, fit and statistically mainly pro-Remain police force to give them the beating they so richly deserve and restore normal service. If Farage can get himself mixed up in the riots and get the everloving shit kicked out of him that would be juuust perfect.

Bogwhoppit

Putin is having a good belly laugh....whilst snorting another shot of Vodka and executing a road sweeper.

strtdv

Bogwhoppit said:

Putin is having a good belly laugh....whilst snorting another shot of Vodka and executing a road sweeper.

Britain voting to leave the EU is at best a minor distraction from Russia's problems. Corrupt and oligarchical government, steadily low oil prices meaning they lose money on every barrel they produce, oil and gas accounting for over 50% of their exports, and a post soviet hangover which makes change largely impossible. 

The military sabre rattling serves much the same purpose, a distraction. Russia's military might is largely a relic of the 1970s, they can put boots on the ground due to a large military, but much of the rest is antiquated and other than ageing nuclear weapons they pose little threat on the modern battlefield.

Whoever replaces Cameron, I don't mind what their actual policies are, as long as they're up front about it. For instance, the NHS is terribly inefficient and underfunded. There is no political will to make the necessary changes (remove middle management and increase taxes) from either party, so really the only alternative is to privatise it and have a dual system like New Zealand (the majority of the private sector in New Zealand is non-profit which stops the crazy American system creeping in) or the Canadian system which is free at the point of use but healthcare is provided by private companies contracted by the government.

Evilmags

Boris with Gove's backing I suspect. May was a quite remainer and will be rewarded with keeping her job. Gove chancellor and Osbourne back benches I suspect. 

professorben

ICBM;1123327" said:

Good.

Boris probably the next PM... bad.

We are looking at a not to distant future where Boris Johnson is meeting Donald Trump as heads of their respective countries.......
No else finds this worrying?

breakstuff

That reminds me of these too.

ennspek

I'm probably in the minority but I thought Boris was a good Mayor of London on the whole. The thought of him as PM horrifies me though.

57Deluxe

I've been resigned for years - resigned to the fact that we can't change anything.... This ain't news...

AliGorie

It's all going to plan -

Philly_Q

ennspek said:

I'm probably in the minority but I thought Boris was a good Mayor of London on the whole. The thought of him as PM horrifies me though.

I agree, but - maybe it's just my ignorance - I do sometimes wonder if the Mayor of London actually does very much, or if it would all pretty much happen anyway without him.

Bridgehouse

EricTheWeary said:

DrJazzTap;1123646" said:

[quote="EricTheWeary;1123637"]As I understand it the leading party in the Netherlands is anti EU so reasonably likely to leave. Then others like France.
There's up to two years to negotiate the withdrawal and that has to be approved by Parliament. It is theoretically possible we still won't leave, if unlikely.
Cameron going isn't a surprise and I think it's sensible not to rush into it.

Surely they couldn't ignore the will of the British people? I would have thought we'd have riots on a national scale. [/quote]

I don't think it is likely but it is possible, the referendum isn't binding. If, say, for some reason a general election was called early within that timeline we could elect a pro EU govt. Its only about 39%, I think, of the electorate who voted Leave anyway so fairly small scale riots. If our economy continues to nose dive it may be the most sensible decision to make.

I think it's really quite likely that Article 50 will never be invoked.

Do you really think our political class will want us to make a decision that they don't like?

Ro_S

I wasn't at all surprised by Cameron's announcement.  His political future was so closely tied to the referendum result, cos of what a strong proponent he was for Remain and the way he had conducted things and pissed off many of his MPs.  

His manner of resignation (announcing it quickly, but not going immediately and his standing down for a new leader) was as I predicted. 

Teresa May, a Remainer, kept a very low profile throughout the referendum campaign. And she expressed rather ambivalent views.  Thus she's placed herself well for leadership bid.  She could be a compromise candidate who could appeal to a lot of the Tory MPs and members, and could be acceptable to a many Brexit Tories.

chillidoggy

I'm going with Theresa May. Well, not literally, but as the next PM.

Edit: I like Boris but he's a buffoon, not a statesman.

57Deluxe

chillidoggy said:

I'm going with Theresa May. Well, not literally, but as the next PM.

Edit: I like Boris but he's a buffoon, not a statesman.

/\ yeah like Statesmen have done us proud already...

chillidoggy

57Deluxe said:

chillidoggy said:

I'm going with Theresa May. Well, not literally, but as the next PM.

Edit: I like Boris but he's a buffoon, not a statesman.

/\ yeah like Statesmen have done us proud already...

Break out the squirting lapel flowers, grease-paint and red noses then!

Heartfeltdawn

chillidoggy said:

Break out the squirting lapel flowers, grease-paint and red noses then!

I think he's more Benny Hill chasing nurses than Coco the Clown. 

UnclePsychosis

Hopefully Cameron takes empty suit Corbyn with him.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/corbyn-denies-rumour-that-he-is-leader-of-the-labour-party-20160625109822