Boris Johnson Quits Uxbridge

The former leader of Britain, Boris Johnson has decided to resign from Parliament duty completely. He wasn't just the leader of the conservative party but he represented Uxbridge in parliament as a member of parliament. This means Uxbridge will have a by-election, the local residents will vote to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in parliament. 

 If London was a clock face then Uxbridge would be  where the number 10 is on the edge of the clock. It is on the North west Edge of London next to the M25 orbital motorway (freeway); it circles London.  It also sits next to the M40 motorway that goes to Oxford and Birmingham. The intersection between the M25 and M40 is very close to Uxbridge. 

I'm very familiar with Uxbridge, it is the part of London that is nearest to my town. I go to Uxbridge often and drive through it to visit my parents. The train station is shared by the picadilly line and the metropolitan one and is the last station for both lines. There is also two shopping malls there next to the trian station. I know some people that live there, they told me they dislike both the main parties, their votes could swing in any direction depending on who they hate the most. The new MP for Uxbridge will be someone they dislike but hate less than the other guys, a compromise. 

Coffee Day

Jacob, My Son. 

You were born in Spring 2019, the theme at the time was the Brexit Deadlock. For 4 years after  Britain voted to leave the EU, Parliament couldn't decide how they will exit the European Union, some politicians wanted a clean break, others wanted us to stay in the common market, some politicians wanted us to cancel Brexit. Others wanted a trade deal before leaving. Every time 'Therasa May' got an exit deal from the EU, it was rejected in parliament. When you were born, she thought she wasn't making progress and quit soon after. 

In your first summer, Boris Johnson took over as Prime Minister (President) of the UK. He got a deal and fired all the MPs in his party that didn't accept it and appointed new Candidates that did accept it. Then he talked parliament into having a snap election in Christmas. In Christmas 2019 everyone in the country knew that all the Conservative candidates would accept the exit deal so the 'Conservative' Party won most of the seats in Parliament. In the start of 2020 there was a Corona virus outbreak in China, they called it Covid19. By Spring 2020 it had become a Pandemic infection. Despite the world being sick, Parliament signed the exit deal and the UK was no longer a part of the EU trading block. 

Sing poop

Ahh, Sing pooop, sing poop, sing poop. Once again you are trying to block a deal with the EU. Have you forgotten what it means to wear that red tie?

Have you read the stipulations of the deal? Do you know it is just a temporary phase towards leaving because we need to leave in an orderly way? They won't give us a sweet deal because they would be compromising too much. Read the deal, and remember that it is just a phase, a step and the stairs to our destination.

Do you know that making us vote again is a slap in the face. You're basically telling us we didn't know what we were doing the first time. It is not the people's vote, it is the people's slap in the face.

Referendum tosh

If there was a referendum to choose whether we electrify the existing railways or build a high speed railway to the west country, I wouldn't respect it. I would think that what ever I choose, parliament will do what it wants.

If I choose to electrify the existing networks, the wife of the diesel engine corporation's director would take the government to court for neglecting the Cornish and the MPs that want more high speed tracks built would try to block any  electrification contracts being signed.

If I chose to build the high speed railway then the Welsh would claim that is not fair because they are more important than the Cornish and people of Devon yet don't have a high speed railway. Anyway, there would be a deadlock and some MPs would try to make a second referendum because they think I didn't know what I was doing the first time. Even if they promise to implement my vote in writing.

I will never respect a referendum again. But I will vote anyway because I value my insight. I will stand and deliver and laugh at any promises concerning my verdict and walk away to continue my daily toils.

Sent home

Old-me, you have the gift of hindsight and know better about what will happen in the coming months than me. I can't make sense of it all.

Today I learned the prime minister can get the Queen to shut down parliament for a few weeks. It is a loophole in British law called Poroguing, sounds like a dessert but it's not sweet. The law is usually used after the tax year to allow the Queen to prepare her speech and clarify the progress of the islands economy.

The Queen didn't look very happy, she couldn't say no because there is another law that stops her interfering with parliament. I would call that checkmate, she doesn't want to interfere with parliament or politics.

The other day, Boris moved the Poroguing interruption to the middle of the period between now and October, during September and he nested the period near to EU conference leaving the entire cabinet barely a few weeks to debate an legislate.

I'm guessing that he thinks that is the only way to break the deadlock, to shorten their time so they can't block his government and publish laws. To get brexit finished so we can move on.

Theresa May was playing poker with the opposition and they blocked her every move. Now Boris is playing chess. New player new game.

I have no idea what will happen in the next six months. I don't even think about it anymore.

Parliament 2019

Some people are surprised that after three years parliament has failed to keep their promise and leave the EU with or without a deal.

I'm not.

Other people are shocked that parliament has not solved the housing crisis, even though this island is supposed to be one of the wealthiest in the world.

Not me.

If I was to some up parliament in two words I would say it is "bad sense". Most of what I see parliament do is argue about which party is the least competent and they end up making bad decisions. What parliament needs is "good sense" and more co-operation.

If good sense was a trip to a place, parliament would be the floor.

If good sense was the will to live, parliament would be a one way ticket to Switzerland.

If good sense was a 4 by 4 car, parliament would be a Robin Reliant.

If good sense was something extra, parliament would be an extra chromosome.

Well... You get the idea.

Big day approaches

A big day is approaching, the day Jacob will be born. The story I have for him for the weeks commencing his birth are comprehensive. His island home of Great Britain is caught in a powerful parliamentary deadlock that may only be broken by the Queen or the default outcome. They are all pulling in different directions and can't agree on how Brexit will executed.

Jacob himself is not born yet and his due date was last week at the start of April. The English weather has had a very bad start, the spring is cold and overcast with clouds most of the time.
We are worried that some of his family will miss the day he is born because they will need to return to Peru. I will need to return to work soon.

He we are all waiting. His Grandparents are waiting and so is his aunty. His dad will be forced to return to work soon. We are all waiting and hoping. Two deadlocks are playing out, a late birth and geopolitical exit that is delayed.

All that is left is patience and optimism.