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[Politics] Brexit
- Thread starter KingstonSeagull
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ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
This thread is more f****d up than a spotted Zebra. 
Garry Nelson's teacher
Well-known member
This thread is more f****d up than a spotted Zebra.
Agreed: sometimes it gets dangerously civilised and then defaults reassuringly to nasty. (Fade to song "I'd like to teach the world to sing.............")
Thank you very much. If you’re around I’ll invite you to my party.
Tory Party ? [emoji23]
You've read the last 15 pages!
Maybe I'll even change my mind and take you up on that dinner ..... no candles though
Its almost like the people making laws do not have to or ever do listern to anything the people want. They are acountable to no one.
Megazone
On his last warning
I don't understand why everyone's picking on The Clamp? There's plenty of people on here who thinks he speaks a lot of sense:
http://www.northstandchat.com/showt...ense-on-here&p=8336549&highlight=#post8336549
http://www.northstandchat.com/showt...ense-on-here&p=8336549&highlight=#post8336549
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,302
Ireland seems quite vociferous, not directly critical of EU but worried. some of the other countries raised concerns about EU approach, but its sidelined, Poland, Greece, Portugal, another the east Europeans i forget. i recall an insightful article in Guardian near the start outlining the top issues for members, and few of them were in agreement.
one thing i see is the naked politicking in the objections to leaving, as a stick to bash the government with. today Guardian reports of a "climb down" over EU customs union extension, which is then denied. why is that not seen as compromise? down the article it notes EU insders seeing it as realism, so prehaps they are not who we need worry about. i suspect we'll nudge ourselves into leaving with no deal because with May weak, wont want to give in but left with no wriggle room other than to stand by the tied mantra that we voted to leave. and the consequence of that will impact EU members.
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
This thread is more f****d up than a spotted Zebra.
Zebra pattern.Great idea for the new EU army!
Strictly speaking Nibble, 2 1/2 months ago but we know how 'flexible' you remainers are with figures / facts.
Wow. All that over me mentioning I was going for a birthday drink but two days before my birthday. Just what is going on in your lives that something like that gets you so upset? Seriously, give your bloody heads a wobble. Mind boggling.
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ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
May boxed herself in with her red lines and is now a prisoner to them and The ERG without any wriggle room. A 'no deal' will hit EU members, but it'll hit us worst - 'Mutually Assured Damage' as The Foreign Affairs Select Committee concluded on the scenario. Irrespective of the Irish issue, you only have to look at Dover/Cheriton to see that any change to the status quo in terms of customs checks, which will be required in a no deal/WTO scenario, is going to cause huge disruption, with no physical space for the infrastructure required, let alone time. A transition only until 2020 was never going to solve this - I shudder to think what things will be like if we leave next March without one.
nicko31
Well-known member
Parliament won't allow a no deal Brexit, its Farage and Mogg's wet dream nothing else
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Indeed. *No deal* means the Government falls, May resigns and we throw all the pieces up in the air with a General Election and see where they land.
Lincoln Imp
Well-known member
- Feb 2, 2009
- 5,964
And in two sentences you've summed up why the government's negotiating position is so weak. May herself said that no deal is better than a bad deal. The EU knows that either outcome will bring her government down. And then, as you imply, heaven only knows what will happen.
Indeed.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 25,807
Unfortunately, and ignoring all the crap on this thread, we are now getting to the serious end of this complete clusterf*** and unless you have sufficient private funds, pensions and healthcare to ride it out, it isn't looking good for anyone 
JC Footy Genius
Bringer of TRUTH
- Jun 9, 2015
- 10,568
That's one point of view that doesn't seem to account for why a no deal had occurred. Obviously, the #teameu crew that frequent this thread will blame everything on the UK side after spending months saying we are caving in and ridiculing any concession made by the UK to progress talks. Other options include the EU overplaying their hand thinking we will blink first and miscaluclating. In that scenario I can see the government forced into a corner where a no deal is the only option. They could reasonably argue they have tried their best to facilitate a deal but the EU is mainly at fault and unwilling to meet us half way (unthinkable concept for remoaners obvs). Would the public be more sympathetic to the government or to the EU side and those in parliament seeking to stop Brexit by any means?
Also May could survive or May could resign and a new Tory leader probably a Brexiteer would replace her without a general election that needs a very specific threshold to be triggered.
Still think it far more likely a deal will be done even if it goes to the wire.