med6753 wrote: "I R confused about something. So it seems that Ms. May is resigning. And her party will appoint a new PM. That's what I don't understand. I thought when ever a PM resigns that sparks a general election by the people to elect a new PM. How come not in this case?"
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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 killed that off.
Previously PM changes did not necessarily cause a general election, e.g. Thatcher->Major, Blair->Brown.
Now having a reduced-term parliament is possible, but far more difficult.
BTW, I snipped the part of your post that I agreed with, mainly because it is contentious politics, and we know where that leads.
I may have misinterpreted something there. Good point with Thatcher/Major and Blair/Brown.
I'd like to apologise for the political diversion and rant there as I was stuck with "brexit mother in law who's brain has gone wonky" on and off who is in hospital having an emergency hip replacement after a fall and I've been taxi driver this week. Does my head in. I shall say nothing more 
It's the weekend now so I'm off shift now. Brilliant. Going to here tomorrow ( https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/ ) again for the second time, followed by the remainder of the weekend hawking shit on ebay as it's a £1 listing weekend. Once the K2 is paid up I shall endeavor to return to full TEA capacity and intend to hit Newbury rally in a months' time: http://nadars.org.uk/
Minor contribution to TEA related to the K2. The HP 400E voltmeter is absolutely one of the best bits of gear I own. The analogue readout is so much better for peaking filters and general signal level measurement assuming it's not too non-linear. I was doing some research on Elecraft's product development and found this bit of test gear pr0n which is interesting. There is an HP 400FL there sticking out as the oldest bit of kit on the bench by a mile:
No need to apologise for the rant, been said before, its what would be said if we were to meet at the local watering hole for our meetings, you can overloaded on TEA matters at times and a slight diversion is often welcome.
That hip operation can be nasty, my Mum had that done after a fall and was closely followed by a massive stroke, so good luck on that front, you could be playing taxi service for sometime yet.
Enjoy your tour tomorrow, I've done that and it is brilliant and you really must try the Butterbeer when you get to that part of the tour, I liked that and reckon it ought sold in shops.
Totally agree with the analogue meters for peaking filters and IF cans etc, even without a HP400E, I use my AVO or TMK meters for that function, digitals are to distracting with the constant blur of changing digits, can also of course use the barograph of my BM867 as it responds so smoothly in that role.
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