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"That is because it was a very bad deal. Far worse than remaining in the EU ".. BY Jove I think you have got it! Question marks and full stops notwithstanding, this is unfolding as I had predicted. There is an unreasonable forlorn hope,on these pages that the EU are going to somehow going...

..and if the EU are playing you for fools, how could you blame them, you HAVE been fools.

No. Unless the letter of repealing or extending Article 50 is in the pidgeon hole of the EU by midnight on 29th March,it is game over. That could be as Woosh says a repeal of the great repeal act by 11:30 on 29th ,and couriered over by the RAF . But it does need to be a full blown event and...

I don't believe she can withdraw Article 50, that came about as vote, and must be voted again. The EU said using the processes of the member state. So I ask the question, who is capable of actually proposing that vite?. Ken Clarke?. It has to be a member of tge ruling party... I belueve.

An interesting set of opinions, ...It might have helped had you inserted quotation marks at rhe start... I was starting to wonder how your honeymoon was going in Cuba . It does however ignore two salient facts. 1. The GFA was predicated on the assumption that both UK and Ireland were both EU...

The first time I went to Germany, in I believe 1972, and landed in Hannover, I was astonished by the quality of public services available.. cycle paths, public playgrounds, nice parks , well fed people. Logical planning of schools, sports grounds etc. Perhaps the urban renewal projects were...

We must disagree on this. Whether he was a turncoat, a lier ,a pragmatist,or a con artist a huge disappointment, is not being discussed. He was endorsed by party which uses a red rose as their symbol. A symbol linked to the Labour party. Yes, I did use the religious sect motif...

With respect, what you are describing is a religious sect not a political party. If at the time of his selection,he was endorsed by the majority of the party, he was defacto their party leader. What you are doing now is revisionism

It seems odd but none of this reporting, picks up on the fact that is not the EUs call. The early December decision from ECJ ,was that the UK could at any time and for any, or no reason, withdraw the Article 50 letter, ..and or redate it to July or December next . .. That is while still a...

Again i don't want getting into the murky waters of personality politics, but Mr Blair was internationally recognised as a Labour party candidate, just as Mr Trump is recognised as the US Republican candidate. Wheter either or both of them espouse traditional party values,is what the Fr Ted TV...

Obviously he must have headed the ball a few times more than was wise. At least Rugby is ,if belatedly, recognising the problem of cumulative head injury

What Woosh was outlining were the options available to the DUP..not suggesting either course . What the DUP needs to realise, they probably do ,as they are not altogether stupid,is that they do not have popular support for the crash out scenario. They do have support for a non united ireland...

This might have some relevance to Tommie. John Bruton is an ex Taoisheach.. our version of Prime Minister, subsequent to that he was our representative to the EU, and then they selected him to be the EU Ambassador to USA. .. That is the kind of person little old Ireland sends to the EU. ...

Slightly off topic, and maybe more applicable in more rural French villages than the one I visit. But a colleague of mine, made reference to all kinds of kit being owned by the local commune,or mayors office, ..stuff like small cement mixers cultivators ,shovels,ladders ,hoists and being...

All problems have simple solutions .These solutions are obvious to both very bright and very simple people. The solutions suggested by the very bright people usually work, the simple solutions proposed by the simple people usually don't. Guess which side of that divide I would place Ms...

East Germans were Prussians, and were as "German" and or as different as the Bavarians ,or as close as the Scots are to English .They would not have seen themselves as German until 1860s . Nationalism in the UK sense was very late in coming to Germany. But of course they are a highly...

Including mainland UK in the backstop is a UK choice,not an EU and not an Irish choice. When are you going to appreciate that actions and positions have consequences? Allowing the DUP tail to wag the HoC dog,has consequences.

I don't see this, I can envisage the UK crashing out, due to ineptude and a failure of leadership. It is not a conclusion wished for by the vast majority in Europe,and probably the majority in the UK parliament. In the likely event of the Mrs May Deal being rejected. The 3 day requirement to...

I can concur with your assessment about NI ..the RoI are pretty sophisticated in that regard also. I put it down to Proportional Representation, where the value of any vote and seat can go to the 20th. Count. The US congress elections and the concept of safe single party seats disencourages...

Yes you were spending more money... BUT it was buying less. That is the consequence of a 20% reduction in exchange rate. It you export ,a weak sterling means your goods will undercut an opponent in the export market. If you import, a strong sterling ,means you use less of your reserves to buy...