2019年8月29日 星期四

It is not too late for Parliament to thwart Boris Johnson's plans. Government to ask Queen to suspend Parliament 英國首相約翰遜延長議會休會期的決定遭到強烈反對 。



Britain's prime minister has set a course for a no-deal Brexit. But MPs still have a chance to block his path



 英國首相約翰遜延長議會休會期的決定遭到強烈反對 。抗議者在倫敦和該國其他城市舉行街頭抗議活動,超過一百萬人在網上聯署反對請願書。約翰遜的舉動也使其所屬的保守黨內部關係緊張,批評者稱政府正在踐踏該國不成文憲法的慣例,破壞民主。 (《 紐約時報 》)

43 分前 - The Queen will be asked by the government to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in ... The idea of shutting down Parliament - known as prorogation - has caused controversy, with critics saying it would stop ...



"英國政壇震撼彈!
英國多間傳媒報導,英國政府今天會向女皇正式提呈,要求強制國會休會 (prorogation),以阻止國會通過不讓英國10月底無協議脫歐的議案。"
2019.8.28

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Prorogation (pronounced 'pro-ro-ga-tion') marks the end of a parliamentary session. It is the formal name given to the period between the end of a session of Parliament and the State Opening of Parliament that begins the next session.

A tawdry saga that has cost Britain's banks billions of pounds is finally drawing to a close


A tawdry saga that has cost Britain's banks billions of pounds is finally drawing to a close

Payment protection insurance (PPI) is insurance that will pay out a sum of money to help you cover your monthly repayments on mortgages, loans, credit/store cards or catalogue payments if you are unable to work. This may be as a result of illness, accident, death or unemployment and will be covered on your policy.


10 時間前 - Consumers making last-minute claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) have had to deal with crashing websites and jammed phone lines as banks struggled to cope with an 11th-hour surge in complaints.

The total amount of mis-sold PPI reclaimed across the entire PPI industry stands at £32.9bn, since January 2011. There is no definite answer as to how much PPI was actually mis-sold to customers by lenders and most estimates have already ...



2019年8月27日 星期二

Mini


Thankfully, no doors were blown off. 🚘

Mini

noun [ C ]
 trademark UK  /ˈmɪn.i/ US  /ˈmɪn.i/
brand name for a type of small British car first made in the 1960s