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if TM goes, the ensuing leadership election will cause much chaos and split properly the conservative party. Whoever wins that contest won't be any more able than TM to deliver a brexit deal. The EU's offers are there since two years ago, Canada, Turkey, EFTA or reverse brexit. The minimum...

the brexit deal is a cup of poison because nobody can carry it out without a sizeable majority in the HoC to overcome not only the opposition parties but also their own rebels. If he starts a leadership contest and wins it, there is no way he can find enough support to establish a working...

although it comes as no surprise because everyone can see that the brexiteers have been trying to wriggle out of their predictions and promises, that must have made a few people to think again if they are asked to vote a second time. there is still a huge core 40+% who want brexit.

this picture sums up UK's current brexit strategy: (just wait until JRM shows up). https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/10/20/a-brexit-deal-is-closer-in-brussels-than-in-westminster

that article reports on import figures for the first 6 months of 2018, before anti-dumping kicked in.

the police won't need to deal with the thefts. Just imagine some enterprising youth nicks the bike then scans the tag and uses the tag number to contact the owner for a quick restitution deal.

3 out of 4 tory members support their policy 'make GB strong again' through tax cuts, partial privatisation of the NHS, slim down the benefit system and of course deregulation for small businesses. If you have a proper leadership constest, JRM or BJ would win if it comes to members vote.

I suppose the can use RFID labels.

it's just an increased bribe paid to the EU to maintain frictionless trade until Labour wins the next GE then brexit will be Labour's problem. If Labour does not deliver 'real' brexit or reverse brexit, then the brexiteers can blame them and promise yet another referendum if they win the...

the problem is parliamentary arithmetic whatever the deal. To solve that, we need a new GE. The question of a second referendum will be prominent in a fresh general election - polls say that not just Labour voters would want Labour to support a second referendum, a lot of tory voters would too...

TM talks about extending the transitions 'for a few months' on BBC1 just now. Of course it does not solve the NI square peg and round hole problem until there is a fresh GE.

same old tory's solution: tax cuts, more privatisation of public services and deregulation. Another piece of magical thinking is that city jobs would come back from Paris to London because Jean-Luc Melenchon would be France's new president and impose 100% tax rate on high earners. . Brexiteers...

even if a second referendum votes to remain, 77% membership of the conservative party are still brexiters, you will still need a Labour government to cancel brexit.

it seems to me that the more the politicians talk up no deal, the more public opinion turns against brexit. That makes you wonder why they continue at it.

Latest poll: remain: 53% leave: 35% don't know: 12% https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-second-referendum-remain-would-win-eu-survey-shows/

'Nobody knows' He has just made the argument for a second referendum when the withdrawal deal is agreed.

we are not leaving yet - departure date is now rumoured to be postponed until 2022.

this point is precisely what makes the argument for brexiters. Ireland has been supported by the Council but this is up to a point. When the choice is between no deal or a time limited deal for the backstop, the Council will put pressure on the ROI to accept a time limited deal where the date...

nothing. there is nothing they can do until TM and JC agree to work together on brexit.

CH4 reported on 'Cabinet frank brexit talk' yesterday: https://www.channel4.com/news/by/gary-gibbon/blogs/cabinets-frank-brexit-talks on how to stitch up the DUP by time limiting the NI border concession. At least there is a clear majority in the cabinet. English Conservatives to stitch up NI...