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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob
So now we all know the price that this government puts on our priceless freedom; it is £1.2 billion! This is the amount that Gordon Brown agreed, despite his protestations to the contrary, to pay for the DUP's compliance in last night's vote. It is the amount that will be realised from the sale of ministry of defence bases in Northern Ireland, which was to have been retained by Whitehall but will now go to Stormont. And for what? As Blazey pointed out earlier, this bill will not get through the Lords. The government might try invoking the Parliament Act to force it through but strictly speaking since this is a security issue they can't legally do that. Then, of course, there is the good old European Court of Human Rights, I am sure that they will have more than a page or two to say on the matter.
There is no way that this bill will ever get on to the statute book. That being the case you have to ask why the government are so determined that it will succeed. The answer is plain - what would have happened to Gordon Brown had the vote not gone the governments way? This is pointless legislation pushed through parliament with little thought simply in order to prop up a lame duck administration and a failed Prime Minister.
Good on David Davis - I hope he is returned to Parliament with an unassailable majority!
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So the freedom of 60million people has been sold,freedom we have fought for for centurys.King John must be turning in his grave,if it's not been sold on. Still it can still be blocked by the House of Lords and as most of the cabinet have probably paid thier deposit for their retirment gravy train they will likely think twice before overturning a Lords defeat.If not can i book myself in for Nov. and the first 2 weeks of Dec.and will it affect my benifits.
