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Absolutely true!. That is the situation. The UK need do nothing,and nothing is what they will get.

I cannot speak for the populations of most other countries, but in Ireland he would be seen as a buffoon. An opinion I believe is reflected by a number of other EU countries,and their "Elites". What is important is not how he is perceived in Mongolia, but in Brussels...

No apologies necessary, the hurt to prestige in Mainland Europe is real, t..how could it not be.

It will also make the EU less tolerant of UK foibles.

Comments from Ireland.. Simon Coveney, is the second in command in the Irish Government.... And these comments were out very early at 10:30 .... Back on the home front Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has issued a stark warning about the prospect of a hard Brexit. “I think anything is...

And she decide on anyone??. . It is no different other countries. It would be a constitutional crisis,if the Head of State did not choose the person who command the vote of the House.

Sorry flecc, but the new Commission is a new ballgame,new President, new actors, new negotiators. While the current EU were vested in getting the current deal done,the new one will likely be more sceptical. The moderating influence of Merkel and Trusk will be gone.

You hope!. There is no likelihood that the new Parliament will be substantially different in Brexit terms than the current one. .. Maybe the Lib Dems have a few more seats, maybe Tories lose or gain a few more seats..it is hard to see any landslide. I expect a No Deal Dropout Brexit with all...

"And I have in this envelope a declaration of peace in our time".. Seriously if a Harry Potter storyline had that as a scenario,it would be viewed as far fetched. TM would be fully within her rights to sue the Party for breach of contract. ..and would win. Her colleagues gave her a years...

And of course, they would ALL have voted for the Brexit Party?.

In normal democracies, a candidate is proposed by the house ,and gets voted on. If the majority of the house agree, that person goes to their Head of State and gets issued with a seal of office . But if the vote is not a majority, they don't go,and if the Parliament cannot agree, the Head of...

I fully agree with you. I never suggested he was a good leader,or that he would bring lemmings anywhere but over a cliff.

I am sorry Zlatan, but he does have such qualities, charm he has in spades,the ability to change the agenda he has demonstrated.. this is leadership of a type. Whether he has the tenacity ,mindset or integrity to be other than a demagogue is unproved

The Commission are required to take such an oath. But the MEPs are representative of their constituents, so it would not be as appropriate. It was the oath of fealty demanded to the British Crown for membership of the HoC which prevents the SF members from accepting their seats...and logically...

..Have they outlawed trial by combat?. It might be pleasant to see Mr Farage demand satisfaction., Who knows there might be 15.5 million milk shake incidents

..less of the elderly please, some of us are knocking on that door. ! The distinction surely would be on whether the projectile has the capacity to physically injure. . A solid object thrown at the head has that capacity, a liquid has not... unless the liquid was bleach, petroleum, or AIDs...

What happens in other countries is irrelevant in the context of Brexit. Most other countries are selecting candidates in the expectation that they will work diligently in the new EU parliament for the interests of their constituents. In addition other countries will have other polls on the...

In that case Abstain is a valid option.

Whether you choose to take me seriously or not, is your call. But look logically at the proposition. No I am not counting abstainers as anything other than undecided. Even M. Heseltine is being irrational... Voting in the European Elections is not a party political matter. There is no way to...

De facto they are. It is the consequence of creating the Brexit specific party. Every action has a consequence. That they may personally be in favour of some more limited form of a nuanced Brexit becomes irrelevant. Look back over all those thousands of postings extolling the 17 million and...