XPost: uk.politics.misc 
 From: pamela.uklegal@gmail.com 
  
 On 08:41  30 Oct 2019, Keema's Nan  wrote: 
  
 > On 30 Oct 2019, Vidcapper wrote 
 > (in article ): 
 > 
 >> On 29/10/2019 20:47, James Hammerton wrote: 
 >> > On 29/10/2019 10:39, Keema's Nan wrote: 
 >> > > On 29 Oct 2019, Pamela wrote 
 >> > > (in article ): 
 >> > > 
 >> > > > On 08:30 29 Oct 2019, Keema's Nan 
 >> > > > wrote: 
 >> > > > 
 >> > > > > On 28 Oct 2019, Pamela wrote (in article 
 >> > > > > ): 
 >> > > > > 
 >> > > > > > There wasn't anybody, apart from Boris, who honestly believed 
 >> > > > > > we were leaving on the 31st October. The self-important food 
 >> > > > > > kidded himself. 
 >> > > > > > 
 >> > > > > > He has no idea at all how to be effective as prime minister. 
 >> > > > > 
 >> > > > > What utter bollocks. 
 >> > > > > 
 >> > > > > He knows exactly how to be an effective PM, but with no 
 >> > > > > majority and a cowardly opposition trying to bring him down at 
 >> > > > > every stage of the proceedings (with no thought of the damage 
 >> > > > > done to the country) it would 
 >> > > > > be hard for anyone to be an effective PM. 
 >> > > > 
 >> > > > Boris got rid of 21 loyal Tory MPs and refused to reinstate them. 
 >> > > > He then 
 >> > > > goaded the Leavers by his underhand maneouvers into uniting 
 >> > > > against him. 
 >> > > 
 >> > > How else do you €€€punish€€€ rogue MPs who stand for your party at 
 >> > > general elections, but do not vote with the party in commons 
 >> > > divisions? 
 >> > > 
 >> > > That was just a warning shot across their bows. If they have any 
 >> > > common sense 
 >> > > at all, they will now realise that even if they do pass the 
 >> > > reselection process for the forthcoming election, their chances of 
 >> > > being anything other 
 >> > > than an obscure backbencher for the rest of their careers is 
 >> > > effectively zero. 
 >> > > 
 >> > > > 
 >> > > > 
 >> > > > Boris is the man up a tree who saws the branch he's sitting on. 
 >> > > > He's in a 
 >> > > > pickle of his own making and well deserved it is too. 
 >> > > 
 >> > > Boris only needs a double figure majority from his election (for 
 >> > > which the 
 >> > > opposition parties continue to put all manner of cowardly 
 >> > > pre-conditions) in 
 >> > > order to get is premiership on the move, and he is likely to get a 
 >> > > majority 
 >> > > closer to three figures. 
 >> > 
 >> > Why do you believe a 3 figure majority is likely for Johnson? 
 >> > 
 >> > Regards, 
 >> > 
 >> > James 
 >> 
 >> I don't think anyone really believes that - IMO boris would be happy 
 >> with a working majority of 20-30. 
 > 
 > I write my posts carefully. If anyone actually bothers to read as 
 > carefully; before replying to what they would have liked me to have 
 > said, they would find my exact words were "and he is likely to get a 
 > majority closer to three figures€€€. 
 > 
 > It was not "a majority of three figures", nor even a majority "close to 
 > three figures. I deliberately did not even define the parameters for 
 > closer. It might have been closer to three figures than single 
 > figures, but it might not. 
  
 What was it closer to than 3 figures? 
  
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