May just being tenacious. For her there's hope still. As 2nd meaningful vote and the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement had revealed, the prime minister was able to get more and more MPs on board. She is closing the gap. The temptation to make one more bid is great.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47756122

A consensus within reach? To work out one, MPs need more time, but their time is running out. Does avoiding no deal have to be an 11th hour thing?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-vote-result-latest-eu-customs-union-theresa-may-deal-mps-single-market-a8850131.html

Could this show get more dramatic? Of course it could.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-47826034

Feel sorry for Mrs May. Her departure would solve nothing. The national crisis known as Brexit continues, and will be worsening if the next Tory leader wants no compromise whatsoever.

https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1131851396389724162?s=19

选票在流向对欧盟有明确立场的党派。多数民众可能对寻求某种折中的脱欧方案的做法已失去耐心，纷纷朝“硬脱欧”和“留欧”两极分化。

坚定留欧派政党因地方选举、欧盟议会选举结果而大受鼓舞，同时欧盟议会选举结果——Brexit党崛起——势必刺激保守党更加倾向于硬脱欧，接下来的保守党党魁选举会验明这种转变的程度。工党（其实主要是党魁科宾）同样面临路线调整的巨大压力，其党内要求全力支持第二次公投的呼声愈发强烈。

不过，能推动局势变化的政治斗争还将回到国会进行，只要保守党继续执政、工党继续骑墙，眼下的僵局难被打破。

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-48403131

网上不少对HBO剧《切尔诺贝利》的评论，不出两个主题：“西方抹黑苏联”和“怎么不说福岛核事故”。这种声音之大，实令人不安。说白了就是怕联想国内而在模糊焦点。可是凭什么就不能联想国内了？自家若做得好，自然不怕别人联想。这些人一口一个抢占“舆论阵地”、“舆论制高点”，可怕。

#与人言 #备份
言论自由说白了就是挡箭牌呀，就是当你遭受或发现不公，想要直言不讳但又担心被掌权者报复时，可以用来保护自己的法律原则。

言论质量不论优劣，都应受该原则庇护。容忍劣质言论，优质者方有充足空间。为何？评判言论质量难免主观，若由行政机关定标准，它可能会借此标准，打压自己不乐见但有价值的观点。

举报贪腐，主要是陈述事实，但言论除陈述事实，亦表达观点，而表达一种观点既可能慷慨激昂，也可能严肃冷静，还可能酸言冷语；既可用文字，也可用绘画，还可用歌唱，方式无比多元。让这五花八门的观点互相碰撞，让信息得到充足交流，各自的观点才能得到纠偏，各自的认识才能逐渐深刻。故而包容这些观点的空间其实应越大越好。若有权力的人每见一种不讨其喜的言论表达方式(如其认为此处不当讽刺，彼处不该歌唱)，就要将其抹杀，长此以往，空间越收越小，能包容的内容越发稀少，于社会其实并不利。在这种不好的情形出现前，就要有言论自由出来，一视同仁，此时保护你，彼时保护他，维持空间不收缩，尽可能减少发言者在政治或法律上的后顾之忧，能畅所欲言。

回到这个热议的事情上，既然该博主(月岛天鹤)主要是酸言冷语，那我认为最合适的是社会舆论谴责，但权力介入恐怕并不妥。事关原则，非关个人。因甲发表“讨厌”的言论，而破坏了原则；那就也可因乙发表了另一种“可恶”言论，再坏一次原则。可是，谁能保证自己一辈子不发表自信正确却又不被多数派或掌权者所容的言论？如果言论自由原则已因此前的破坏，变得体无完肤，那此时面对恼怒的掌权者，该如何自保呢？

陈纯现在微博账号也消失了…这一波“揪斗”，看着真的感到很沉重。

奋起反抗压迫、反抗不正义，没问题，但是有条人道底线不能越过，否则抗暴者又会蜕变成新的施暴者，陷入死循环。

Boris Johnson made the first move. The opposition parties may have to try a vote of no confidence before the suspension, so that after the prorogation there will be enough time left for them to pass legislation against a no-deal Brexit should the vote of no confidence fail.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49493632

MPs once again are attempting to seize control of the parliamentary agenda. Showdown is coming. Can't wait for it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49570682

The bill to block no-deal Brexit on October 31 received royal assent, thus becoming law.

John Bercow, the current Speaker of the House of Commons, announced that he would step down on October 31.

MPs passed a humble address to force the government to release 2 sets of records: all the internal communication messages relating to the prorogation of Parliament; and all the documents relating to Operation Yellowhammer.

The Prime Minister's bid to secure an early general election failed a second time.

Parliament prorogued, after some clamorous scenes in the lower chamber.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/09/mps-order-johnson-to-hand-over-aides-messages-about-prorogation

再革命也不需上房揭掉自家屋瓦，再“爱国”也不需放弃自己正常无害的娱乐活动。NBA中国赛上海、深圳两场座无虚席，这个现象没有半点值得批评的地方。相反，把参与正常娱乐活动的同胞斥为“跪族”的人，才真正可耻。

Merely a temporary relief for the Remain camp. Since BJ got his new withdrawal agreement back, the Remain camp has been the underdog again. A majority of MPs now are ready to give their ayes to the deal and the momentum to "get Brexit down" is very much there. This vote does not change any of that. As one journalist said, the passage of the Letwin Amendment "may turn out to be little more than a stay of execution". I don't see how the Remain camp can turn the tide.

https://twitter.com/HouseofCommons/status/1185554322832138240

The only way to possibly break the current deadlock is through a general election. But the problem is that it could result in another hung Parliament.

Anyhow, so long as the pro-leave parties can't form a majority in the HoC, it's a win for the Remainers; whereas, If Boris succeeds in capturing the majority he craves, apparently that's the conclusion of the Brexit saga.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50311003

The people of Hong Kong have spoken, loud and clear, through a democratic mechanism. I for one respect their will, and hope more mainlanders would do the same.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3039151/hong-kong-elections-tsunami-disaffection-washes-over-city

So glad The Expanse season 4 came out on the same day. So I could look away from this mess.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/inside-labours-campaign-behind