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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Tom I have been suffering fools gladly all my life, why would I make an exception now?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. KudosDave , I would appreciate a link or other objective evidence that any assurance exists from official EU sources allowing a withdrawal of the secession letter. I like to think I have been following this closely, that is not my understanding.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Actually as Tonto may have said to the lone ranger as the Indians came over the hill .. who is this we kimo sabe. Your government is not my government...
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    Another ebike battery explodes

    .. your assumption that burning releases extra energy is correct. The cell contains volatile organic solvents .. Similar to ether, also powered graphite , aluminium or other metal foil ,some plastic and . Once it gets to a temperature to burn, the ether ignites the case cracks and the carbon...
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    Step thru under £17k

    ... I want an autocorrect like that installed in my bank account!
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .... Let's also include some other things it did not do.... It did not incite an Arab Spring, . It did not bomb Syria, Afghanistan, Israel, left bank, Iraq, the Kurds, Georgia, the Ukraine or the Balkans. And it is also now failing to bring war into the horn of Africa. Others did and created...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. problems with the quote... See the end of the message for my response
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    My opinion is that the action of sending in the article 50 letter has initiated an irreversible process and the UK will , irrespective of any possible change of mind by the UK government be leaving the EU. This opinion differs from others expressed both on this forum and even in the house of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. what it has done is to encourage tyrants to go down democratic ways. Why has there been such a delay in agreeing Turkey possible accession. Answer because that government is back sliding on democratic reforms.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. it actually does not . It doesn't have a police force it doesn't have an army and were it to seek such things it would need more and further treaties The EU is represented at the UN by ( currently ) 28 different national governments.it does have a courtesy representative to the USA, but that...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Can't argue with that
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Your definition of citizen reminds me of the name and address I used to put on my school books in primary school except I extended it to earth, solar system, nebula universe... I wanted my books to come back to me no matter how far I flung them away!
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I fully agree which is why from the outside the brexit decision and the current UK strategy is seen as daft.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Actually no , the new relationship between the UK and EU will be discussed and negotiated between a set of EU negotiators and UK counterparts, the EU parliment will decide and the UK parliament can either accept it or lump it, they don't decide. This is notwithstanding any hopes and...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... What do you disagree with was 1. That the words " care to try another lie" imply that he has lied and is invited to repeat the process. 2. That he is unworthy of an apology 3. His right to express an opinion , which both of us disagree with. Please be explicit.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Why would the EU want brexit suceed?. As the .UK parliament said only a few years ago" we are better together.". Almost everybody in Europe recognises this and believe that in this matter the UK are daft. What do you do with the daft cousin who is an adult?. You try and reason with them ...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There will be no War over Gibraltar. There will be huffing and puffing . It is not a red line issue. Incidentally Edmund Burke would probably have been both a Eurosceptic but proeuropean parliment and anti brexit. He was not in favour of the then small local Irish parliament, and felt that you...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... It is a problem now. The UK is no longer in any driving seat.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .... Talk about spin . What other logical interpretation can be put on that sentence other than you ,are stating that he has previously lied and inviting him to compound the error by uttering another lie. ? It is for this phrase I did suggest and continue to recommend that you apologise...
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    For those who believe in Miracles a Self Charging Ebike

    .... These solutions would need a much more benign wind climate than I am used to!