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First, I read here that the UK will simply crash out of the EU without a deal and become like Norway. Then I read we would join EFTA and that would be brilliant for all concerned. Now, we are to be like Switzerland and we'll do fantastically well like the Swiss. Really! Somehow, I think we...

The Madrid government has initiated action this morning which may only be step one of a process which will be seen by many as the oppression of a large section of the Spanish population: world-europe-41678086 Tom

This is the future if the UK drops out of the EU. brexit-tax-evasion-eu-us-laws-uk-donald-trump-theresa-may-avoidance-a8007426.html Tom

Thanks 'flecc'; that coincides with my own guess in the absence of factual reporting of the incident. My west London contacts are all retired now so I don't get to hear anything of the operations in their manor any more. Who'd be a copper today though? Tom

This incident, remarked on by 'The Skwawkbox', is deliciously perplexing and one wonders what, exactly, was going on in Chelsea yesterday to cause the situation described. It all seems rather bizarre and more than a little unnerving. Perhaps there has been some clarification in the London news...

Well, well, well! Notwithstanding the sham tory hubris in regard to their plan to simply railroad the 'Brexit' bill through parliament, it seems the reality of that happening is less certain than the hype would suggest. 'The Independent' reports on the position thus...

Perhaps being in the EU constrains the activities of these criminals such that they wish to be free to exploit larger markets? Hence 'Brexit'! Tom

Channel 4 interviewed one, Wayne Kerr, oops - Kevin Wilshaw is his real name I am led to believe - I don't know where I got that from! It's fascinating to read about one of the mainstays of a vociferous pro-'Brexit' hardline group now having second thoughts about his role in that fascist group...

This is how 'The Guardian' reports on the latest developments in Spain: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/17/madrid-jails-catalan-separatist-leaders-jordi-cuixart-and-jordi-sanchez-pending-investigation Tom

Although effective investigative journalism is rare these days, there are still some plying that trade and this item is worthy of broader dissemination than it has been allowed so far: who-bankrolled-brexit Tom

The oxygen thief, Lord Lloyd-Webber, has decided to call it a day on his onerous HofL duties. This tells me all I need to know: Tom

Sadly Mike, the human species never seems to learn the lessons of history even though there have been scribes of one sort or another recording major conflicts and catastrophic events since time began. Although I don't find solace in the man's words, I do think, of all the writers I have read...

For the sake of clarity, I don't dislike your post 'flecc', I just don't fancy resorting to purchase tax rates again. Those rates are seriously dislikeable! Tom

'The Guardian' reports again on another May intervention in Brussels which sees our temporary PM once again trying to get something for nothing from the EU. Why is it that the taxpaying UK citizens only glean the scant updates from these discussions from statements by other EU leaders...

Mmm.....That's a tough one Mike! As it could refer to either house, if pressed, I'd opt for the HofL but only deserving of that denunciation by a smidgen.:) Tom

This despicable murder in Malta may not be the last we hear from that tiny EU state. malta-car-bomb-kills-panama-papers-journalist Tom

The common man around the world needs a better deal than serving rich masters and fighting their wars just in an effort to scratch a living and feed their families. This is the only war worth fighting: Tom

That is not nice at at all 'Danidl' and I remember vividly the great storm of 1987 and the only slightly less damaging one of '88 because I had to be out and about on both occasions. Inevitably, severe weather in these isles seems to take a few unlucky souls and I believe today has been no...

I didn't know this till today but yesterday was the 77th anniversary of the execution of the then President of Catalonia. This was the man: This tells a little about it: 77 years ago today the fascist Spanish nationalist dictatorship of Francisco Franco executed the democratically...

It isn't often that I find myself in agreement with the head of the RC church but I do on this: Tom