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proroguing Parliment?

OK, so now our un elected PM wants to close parliment is this right or wrong, please no stupid replies, I'd like a sensible conversation.
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SW-User
I honestly don't think he has any choice. The people are sick of the Brexit saga now and Parliament will never agree on a plan. A second referendum would be undemocratic so I don't see any other way but to suspend Parliament , leave the EU either with or without a deal on October 31st , let the dust settle and negotiate trade deals then go for a general election aroun March of next year.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SW-User I tend to agree. The issue has been aired and is now a political football everyone is trying to score points with. There is no Rainbows and Unicorns answer. Either path is going to be hard. But it needs to be decided and moved on from. This is Boris' way of achieving that for better or worse.
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@SW-User I think he has, I don't understand why people would be this was never going to be done just like that and even if it is hard Brexit it won't stop there it will still be going on. If a second reffurendum is undemocratic then so is another General Elcetion!!!! The problem is it will take a long time for the dust to settle and it will be us not people like Boris who will suffer.
SW-User
@milkymum1 a general election is not undemocratic though. It gives the people a chance to say who they want to govern the country. Just like the referendum gave people a chance to decide if they want to stay in or get out. To go back on that vote would be undemocratic by having a re-run. We're already 5 months past our leaving date and there are domestic issues to be dealt with.

So I believe Boris is trying to deliver what the people voted for. We've extended article 50 twice. Enough is enough
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SW-User I can make economic arguments why a hard Brexit is a viable and possibly least worst option. Largely because the EU overplayed its hand and put way to high a price on the soft option to scare Britain into staying. But now most of the issues that Britain had to find and fund solutions for will be the EU nations issues to deal with. Most of the nation to nation trade deals are already written and in safes, ready to go. Much of the loss that Britain will face (and it will face some) will be due to a recession that was coming anyway. Now Britain will not be asked to pay up for Greece, Portugal, Spain and the rest when their governments come cap in hand again.
SW-User
@whowasthatmaskedman that is true and world economics run in cycles , boom and bust. It is the back stop that is one of the major stumbling blocks and we will never have a Parliament that will agree a way forward. But in the meantime whilst Corbyn is trying to bring down the Govt (which seems to be his only goal) police officers are being killed in the line of duty , 14 year olds are setting fire to schools , people going out for a walk are being murdered and dumped in woods , waiting times to see your GP are getting longer. Brexit has dominated UK politics for 3 years now. It's time to put it to bed on 31st October and focus on the issues that are affecting our citizens on a daily basis
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SW-User I agree. Some issues are worse left undecided than whatever decision is reached. The first thing to remember was that right or wrong, the people did vote to leave. And that still has not happened.