Friday, 6 October 2017
Joining the Choir Invisible
The British government has pledged that if any petition on its official website receives more than 100,000 signatures, it will merit a formal response from the government and a debate in Parliament.
A petition requesting a second referendum on the terms of Brexit has reached that threshold. The Parliamentary debate has yet to be scheduled, but it has received a response from the recently created Department for Exiting the European Union. It is worth quoting in full, as a window into the government's rather flaky state of mind:
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| Going to meet its maker? Source: Wikimedia Commons |
A petition requesting a second referendum on the terms of Brexit has reached that threshold. The Parliamentary debate has yet to be scheduled, but it has received a response from the recently created Department for Exiting the European Union. It is worth quoting in full, as a window into the government's rather flaky state of mind:
Friday, 29 September 2017
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No long post this week; circumstances got in the way. Nothing bad, just time consuming. Cute Cat Friday to go up as usual.
Friday, 22 September 2017
Cute Cat Friday 2017-09-22: Joni
There you are. It's about time you came home.
Joni has taken to climbing onto the garage roof and down into the front garden. She's much less good at returning to the back garden and her cat flap, so tends to wait around in front to be let in.
Joni has taken to climbing onto the garage roof and down into the front garden. She's much less good at returning to the back garden and her cat flap, so tends to wait around in front to be let in.
A Brexit Analogy
Britain would be a lot more fun at parties if, after her third drink, she didn't start mumbling about how awesome the Empire was. Not for the first time, current events have reminded me of this.
A new campaigning group has a rather curious approach to Brexit. Here is an analogy for their idea:
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| Britannia rules no more. |
A new campaigning group has a rather curious approach to Brexit. Here is an analogy for their idea:
Friday, 15 September 2017
Cute Cat Friday 2017-09-15: Joni
All the humans in the family are just back from the USA and very jet lagged. Here is an appropriate picture of Joni, displaying the grace and majesty of a natural predator.
Joni herself is still at the cattery, I'm picking her up tomorrow. I didn't want to commit myself to driving after flying transatlantic with a toddler and then trekking across London to get a train to Cambridge, which I believe was wise.
Joni herself is still at the cattery, I'm picking her up tomorrow. I didn't want to commit myself to driving after flying transatlantic with a toddler and then trekking across London to get a train to Cambridge, which I believe was wise.
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