Nutters in parliament

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TTmonkey

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20,911 posts

253 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Nutters have broken into the commons.

They aren’t MPs.


Xtinction Rebellion. Super glued to speakers chair.

TTmonkey

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253 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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JagLover

43,606 posts

241 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Can the people decide whether to put them in the stocks?

Tankrizzo

7,471 posts

199 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Turn the lights off and leave them there.

LordLoveLength

2,031 posts

136 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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An attempted coup then? Let the courts decide

Brave Fart

5,989 posts

117 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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How did they get in there? Presumably one can't just wander in; I thought an invite (from your MP, typically) was required. Doesn't say much for Parliament's security.

But yeah, it'd be funny if the lights were switched off and everyone ignored these nutjobs. Won't happen though.

Last Visit

3,002 posts

194 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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If the media didnt report this stuff in the way that they do we really could just turn the lights off and come back on Monday morning to see how they're getting on.

Curse the internet age.

I recall many years back a chap who climbed up a tower crane in Parliament Square, might have been a F4J thing iirc. If people had just gone about their business he'd have come down pretty quick but what with the media wking themselves into a frenzy he was up there for ages.

Hereward

4,335 posts

236 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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"Let the people decide"??? Er, we do...

Smiljan

11,078 posts

203 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Brave Fart said:
How did they get in there? Presumably one can't just wander in; I thought an invite (from your MP, typically) was required. Doesn't say much for Parliament's security.

But yeah, it'd be funny if the lights were switched off and everyone ignored these nutjobs. Won't happen though.
You can just pay to walk around, we've done it. There are bag searches on the way it but its a basic weapons check by a disinterested operator. I'm with the other, add more glue turn off the lights, lock the doors and leave them to it for the weekend.


hyperblue

2,813 posts

186 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Thread title is misleading. The nutters in parliament are on holiday at the moment.

BabySharkDD

15,078 posts

175 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Nice to see the security is good there.

Last Visit

3,002 posts

194 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Where's Guy Fawkes when you need him...

satfinal

2,622 posts

168 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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makes a change from the usual lot

motco

16,183 posts

252 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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Don't they realise the irony of demanding a citizens' assembly whilst occupying the home of exactly that? A democratically elected parliament IS a citizens' assembly!

Rufus Stone

7,718 posts

62 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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motco said:
Don't they realise the irony of demanding a citizens' assembly whilst occupying the home of exactly that? A democratically elected parliament IS a citizens' assembly!
I wouldn't call it irony.

TTmonkey

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Friday 2nd September 2022
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motco said:
Don't they realise the irony of demanding a citizens' assembly whilst occupying the home of exactly that? A democratically elected parliament IS a citizens' assembly!
Yeah but to be fair, they have a point, the commons when the two parties are throwing insults at each other is a ridiculous disgrace and an embarrassment.


Smiljan

11,078 posts

203 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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motco said:
Don't they realise the irony of demanding a citizens' assembly whilst occupying the home of exactly that? A democratically elected parliament IS a citizens' assembly!
Their goal is major government disruption over a prolonged period until the government agrees to empower an independent Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.

The can't form a political party, win elections and become the government because they don't have the support to do so from the people so instead intend to blackmail the government into somehow giving them autonomy and power separate to any democratically elected government to do what?

I'm sure the government (red or blue) will just roll over and give into the demands - not.

In 2003 millions of people across the planet protested for their countries not to be dragged into an illegal war by Bush and Blair and they were comprehensively ignored. I'm pretty sure a few grannies and wasters with a tube of glue won't get anywhere.


Lotobear

7,029 posts

134 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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...that'll be 5 less in the queue at Waitrose this afternoon then!

menousername

2,135 posts

148 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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I am not interested in their cause whatsoever

But seems to be the closest thing to a fully functioning Govt we have right now- and not sure they could do any worse




Smiljan

11,078 posts

203 months

Friday 2nd September 2022
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menousername said:
I am not interested in their cause whatsoever

But seems to be the closest thing to a fully functioning Govt we have right now- and not sure they could do any worse
I think you need to spread your wings and live abroad for a while, it can and is much much worse than the slightly organised shambles we have now. Believe me. You don't even have to leave Europe to find out .