Troops

[maggiebee]

So Teresa May intends to put 3,500 troops on the streets . Does that include those already there , sleeping in cardboard boxes ?

[naomi24]

Oh dear.

[ummmm]

Oh dear, indeed!

[spathiphyllum]

Yes, oh dear indeed that at least 132 ex service people were physically seen sleeping rough last year, amongst the 8 thousand.

Maggie, i assume it would not include those already on the streets. May has suppressed her awareness of that.

[ToraToraTora]

NO, it doesn't

[Togo]

""The three and a half thousand troops who have been put on standby in the event of a no-deal Brexit will just be there to let off party-poppers, Theresa May’s cabinet has confirmed. The government has allocated £2bn to be set aside in case the UK leaves on 29 March without MPs having accepted any deal, some of which will be used to put troops on the streets to help families and businesses who are struggling to celebrate all the winning.
“It’s really quite simple,” explained Downing St spokesperson Simon Williams.
“There is a very real danger that some families and small businesses may struggle in the event of a no-deal Brexit to fully engage in all the celebrations that will be taking place due to the all the brilliant things going on around them.
“People may be paralysed with terror thanks to Project Fear and all the ‘experts’, with their ‘fact-based predictions’ and with so much winning going on, some people won’t be adequately prepared to celebrate our freedom from the EU and the countless benefits Brexit will bring.”
He said “The troops will hang out bunting, set off party poppers and fireworks, and maybe do a bit of cake baking for all the street parties.
“There’ll be a lovely air of celebration as the WTO trade deals come rolling in and everyone suddenly finds themselves rolling in money.
“It’ll be like the spirit of the blitz then everyone used to go on about. Actually maybe don’t put that last bit in – wouldn’t want people to relate Brexit to anything negative.”

[spathiphyllum]

Togo have you been reading the onion?

[maggiebee]

Love it Togo

[Togo]

Haha. "Newsthump".

[bednobs]

blimey maggie, do you just spend your day regurgitating other people's tweets?

[maggiebee]

No idea what you're talking about bednobs - am not on twitter - never have been and never will be.

[-Talbot-]

As there is only one question mark, maggie could say she was paraphrasing

[-Talbot-]

Is this header all your own work then maggie?

[bednobs]

your posts don't come across as your own questions is what i mean maggie - it's like you see someone elses statements and questions and just post them here, not even adding anything of your own views.
https://twitter.com/carole99897/status/1079871557688795137
there's nothing wrong with debating other people's POV of course, and it's good toget news that one mightbe otherwise unaware of but it just feels a bit lazy to take something you've seen on FB or twitter and just copy and paste it here.
for example, i had no idea that TM intended to put 3500 troops on the street, but without a source story i had to go hunting for it myself (and consequently came accros the tweet linked to above)

[youngmafbog]

Looks like someone has got a bee in their bonnet about you Maggie :-)

[Zacs-Master]

Ooops. #rumbled.

[ummmm]

Again!

[bednobs]

not especially YMB, im just lazy, so if someone want me to respond to their questions they have to make it easier for me by letting me know what they are actually asking about

[Old_Geezer]

I understand she's simply conscripting by drawing lots from those noted to have voted remain.

[spathiphyllum]

Maggie they're only slating where you got this from because they'd rather do that than face facts about the no. of homless on the streets.

[Khandro]

If she screws up on Brexit, the troops will be required to put down the riots;
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/best-order-that-yellow-vest-now/