Let's imagine that parliament was blown up with Gordo and all the others taking an important vote at the time.
What would be the ramifications for the average person in whatever town he or she lives? Would his employment cease? Would the banks collapse? Would a foreign power now attack because the launch codes have now gone?
How do you see the scenario?
You are just trying to cheer me up aren't you.
ReplyDeleteEmploynebt cease-no I don't think so.
Banks collapse-no.
Foreign power attack-no the codes are kept with the military, that is who would take over until an interim government could be formed, and don't forget that the Queen is still head of state and could "run" the country if need be,.
I think life would go on, we would get our general election, as there are always peole willing to put themselves forward for office.
Like I said you are just trying to cheer me up:)
sorry about the crap spelling.
ReplyDeleteTony Blair would ride into Whitehall on the back of a donkey (read Jaguar XF saloon), a grateful Brutish public pouring palm-oil onto the roadway in the hope of causing his transport to skid and crash.
ReplyDeleteFollowing this, Senor Barroso would fly in, declaring the British public incapable of gratitude and respect for pollies, necessitating direct rule from Brussels.
Joyful jublification.
ReplyDeleteAngus - just trying to brighten your day.
ReplyDeleteUnderdog - the last paragraph may be close to the truth.
Dearieme - aqh, Troilus and Cressida, I see:
CRESSIDA
More dregs than water, if my fears have eyes.
TROILUS
Fears make devils of cherubims; they never see truly.
CRESSIDA
Blind fear, that seeing reason leads, finds safer
footing than blind reason stumbling without fear: to
fear the worst oft cures the worse.
TROILUS
O, let my lady apprehend no fear: in all Cupid's
pageant there is presented no joyful jublification.
What would happen?
ReplyDeleteSome idiots cheering the death of Gordon Brown, David Cammeron et al
Short term chaos in government
Stock market collapse
London dead for some time as a tourist destination
Further economic woes
In the mid term new politicians will come forward, the likes of the BNP making successful capital out of the situation
the next government putting into place anti-terrorism and anti privacy laws which would make anything enected by Labour look like a picnic
A lot of people cheering the demolition of parliament laughing on teh other side of their faces.
Or something like that, anyway
UK wide parties.
ReplyDeleteA toilet cleaner for the Labour party would become PM and, after a few hints, would call an election. People jumping at the chance to get a nose in the trough as our next PM.
Everything else would go on as normal.
Economy would stabalise as Gordo stopped screwing it up.
Bloggers would be forced to get on with living as there would be nothing to complain about.
EU referendum and exit EU.
Id'e settle for that Lord T
ReplyDeleteTwo Days of lost production as people recover from the biggest party in the history of the world, followed by at least six months' record productivity.
ReplyDeleteWe were due for that experience on 9-11, but a few participatory citizens took the plane down in Pennsylvania.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely nothing of importance would happen. All large governments are controlled by their own administrative bureaucracies.
You're having me on, Jams.
ReplyDeleteOops, "James"
ReplyDeleteElse this way confusion lies.
Now Dearieme, let's get it clear - is it Jams or James you're addressing, dear sir?
ReplyDelete'twas James, sirrah.
ReplyDeleteWould it be easier if I addressed you as "Higham, old boy"? Hob, for short.
ReplyDeleteWhy not? Or even Knecht Ruprecht, if such does not suffice. Gruff calls me Higham and that's resulted in a soon to be scheduled cleansing ale. [Hob indeed :)]
ReplyDeleteNow, what shall we call Jams? I'm inclined to the moniker Bonaparte O'Coonassa myself.
What a thought - Oh cheerful day!
ReplyDeleteA brilliant visual picture of brown ascending with the aid of some thermal dynamics followed by Shakespeare!
I love it! James or Jams - my compliments, and if you are an Englishman why not Hob? it has a very good provinance.
I shall visit more often.
Junius - welcome and thanks.
ReplyDelete- Hob [or James]