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julietPetition: do not prorogue Parliament (possibly this is too late in the strict sense, but as an expression of concern/intent/etc it's useful enough).
L & I took ourselves off to College Green yesterday evening, after a quick explanation of what 'suspending Parliament' ('prorogue' is a slightly absurd word and he is only 7) means and why it's a bad thing, with a quickly-drawn sign saying "SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY" and Johnson's name in a red crossed-out circle. Excellent design work that child.
I gather there's another London protest at noon on Saturday at Downing St.
L & I took ourselves off to College Green yesterday evening, after a quick explanation of what 'suspending Parliament' ('prorogue' is a slightly absurd word and he is only 7) means and why it's a bad thing, with a quickly-drawn sign saying "SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY" and Johnson's name in a red crossed-out circle. Excellent design work that child.
I gather there's another London protest at noon on Saturday at Downing St.
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Date: 2019-08-29 10:44 am (UTC)Yeah, the petition has zero direct effect since it's petitioning parliament (which can't stop itself from being prorogued), but IMHO significant effect in terms of showing numbers opposed.
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Date: 2019-08-29 01:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-08-29 01:15 pm (UTC)though idk re stopping itself being prorogued; they could just...not leave...
(today's lunchtime history lesson: explaining some of the political background of the English Civil War to L, after it, uh, came up in conversation, can't think why)
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Date: 2019-08-29 02:43 pm (UTC)Clive Lewis MP is saying he'll have to be dragged out, apparently.
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Date: 2019-08-29 02:45 pm (UTC)("interesting" here in its useful stand-in role for "wtfingf is going on here *explodes*")