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// Barnier last week told U.K. lawmakers there are “lots of useful things” in the government’s post-Brexit blueprint.
“I think it’s possible” to get a deal by the start of November, Barnier said at the conference. “We are not far from agreement.”
A spokesman for the U.K. government told reporters that there’s been “positive" engagement with EU leaders and the U.K. is working toward a deadline of a summit in mid-October. Once a deal is reached, it has to go to the U.K. Parliament for approval. //
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“I think it’s possible” to get a deal by the start of November, Barnier said at the conference. “We are not far from agreement.”
A spokesman for the U.K. government told reporters that there’s been “positive" engagement with EU leaders and the U.K. is working toward a deadline of a summit in mid-October. Once a deal is reached, it has to go to the U.K. Parliament for approval. //
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Let's get this straight then. After initially trashing the appeasers Chequers proposals, as do most of the Brexit supporters, the EUSSR has now decided to embrace it. Why would that be do you think? Is it because they wish to further interfere in the UK political debates by undermining the resolve to leave, or are they afraid of a full and true severance of the ponzi scheme chains. Tell them it is too late, the moment has passed, we prefer no deal to a sly deal.
what a coincidence...the jackboots of the eussr see Theresa ReMayner getting hammerd and "suddenly" decide to back her and step back a bit...
they know that if she goes then any straws they still clutch at keeping us under their control will swiftly vanish under water...
this is all part of the plan, the smokescreen and mirrors being used to make the "negotiations" look real...
as always it will be "negotiations went on well into the early hours of the morning (cue pic of sarnies being taken it)and a deal was reached (cue pics of smiley happy back slapping people handshakes all round) standing on the steps of some eussr palace..
they know that if she goes then any straws they still clutch at keeping us under their control will swiftly vanish under water...
this is all part of the plan, the smokescreen and mirrors being used to make the "negotiations" look real...
as always it will be "negotiations went on well into the early hours of the morning (cue pic of sarnies being taken it)and a deal was reached (cue pics of smiley happy back slapping people handshakes all round) standing on the steps of some eussr palace..
The Irish border question still looms large.
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The Irish border is a non-issue. I keep explaining that neither the UK nor Ireland will impose a hard border. That is a fact which both sides have accepted. That leaves just the EU and they have neither the resources nor the authority to do so. So who is going to stop the trucks carrying goods from Belfast to Dublin, count the number of widgets they have on board and check that all the widgets comply with EU standards? It is a non-issue that is simply being used to screw ever more "compromises" from the UK.
You need to separate the Irish Border being used as a lever to secure a deal and the reality of what will happen if no deal is done.
I suggest that the Irish question is a non-issue because whatever deal is agreed, or even if no deal is agreed, there will be no hard border. Accordingly the only reason it is mentioned as an issue is because the EU wants to wring as many concessions as it can out of the UK. They suggest that the border issue could be a factor in whether or not they "do a deal" but there can be no consequence (at the border) if no deal is done.
Unfortunately nobody seems to have established exactly what the EU want in terms of the Irish border (other than for NI to remain, effectively in the customs union). More than that, nobody else seems to have suggested what will happen at the border in the event of no deal being agreed (since nobody is in a position to enforce it). In view of the incredibly small (relatively speaking) amount of trade that crosses the border the EU are simply using it as a lever. As with all of this somebody needs to get real and point out that if we leave with no deal, not much of any consequence will occur on the Irish border. Hence it's a non-issue.
I suggest that the Irish question is a non-issue because whatever deal is agreed, or even if no deal is agreed, there will be no hard border. Accordingly the only reason it is mentioned as an issue is because the EU wants to wring as many concessions as it can out of the UK. They suggest that the border issue could be a factor in whether or not they "do a deal" but there can be no consequence (at the border) if no deal is done.
Unfortunately nobody seems to have established exactly what the EU want in terms of the Irish border (other than for NI to remain, effectively in the customs union). More than that, nobody else seems to have suggested what will happen at the border in the event of no deal being agreed (since nobody is in a position to enforce it). In view of the incredibly small (relatively speaking) amount of trade that crosses the border the EU are simply using it as a lever. As with all of this somebody needs to get real and point out that if we leave with no deal, not much of any consequence will occur on the Irish border. Hence it's a non-issue.
‘there can be no consequence (at the border) if no deal is done’
‘if we leave with no deal, not much of any consequence will occur’
Both of these statements ignore the fact that the EU will still have a say (or, in Brexitish ‘the evil lord Sauron will still hold Ireland in thrall’) in southern Ireland’s affairs.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch; Jacob Rees Mogg appparently has a soloution so we can all sit back and relax. Can’t we?
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One month until the October council meeting deadline for this to be resolved.
‘if we leave with no deal, not much of any consequence will occur’
Both of these statements ignore the fact that the EU will still have a say (or, in Brexitish ‘the evil lord Sauron will still hold Ireland in thrall’) in southern Ireland’s affairs.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch; Jacob Rees Mogg appparently has a soloution so we can all sit back and relax. Can’t we?
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One month until the October council meeting deadline for this to be resolved.
"Both of these statements ignore the fact that the EU will still have a say ...in southern Ireland’s affairs."
No they don't. Perhaps I'll put it a bit simpler. We leave the EU next March (with or without a deal). The day after our departure what will happen at the Irish border? Regardless of the EU's influence in the Republic's affairs, just what will happen? If the answer is anything other than "nothing", what is it?
No they don't. Perhaps I'll put it a bit simpler. We leave the EU next March (with or without a deal). The day after our departure what will happen at the Irish border? Regardless of the EU's influence in the Republic's affairs, just what will happen? If the answer is anything other than "nothing", what is it?
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