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Anyone watching the handover? (Original Post) BooScout Jul 2016 OP
Listening, yes. mwooldri Jul 2016 #1
Yes, I had forgotten about the quick change when a prime minister leaves. pennylane100 Jul 2016 #2
When Margaret Thatcher was in charge we had Thatcherism.... T_i_B Jul 2016 #3
Good one! BooScout Jul 2016 #4
LOL! LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #5
I'm stealing that! RogueTrooper Jul 2016 #7
I had better things to do. non sociopath skin Jul 2016 #6

mwooldri

(10,291 posts)
1. Listening, yes.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 12:26 PM
Jul 2016

Some people have the TV on all the time; I have the wireless (radio). Stuck on BBC World Service.

The UK setup is fairly swift. General elections don't drag out. Votes are on paper and hand counted. Prime Ministers can change, and quickly. That there is a PM change without a general election isn't unusual in British politics.

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)
6. I had better things to do.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 02:11 PM
Jul 2016

And even if I hadn't, I'd have invented something.

A little disappointed that The Man Who Broke Britain didn't do a joint curtain call with The Man Who Broke The Middle East so that the country could have enjoyed saying Good Riddance to them at the same time.

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