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no, she can't. Brexit is set in law, TM will need a new parliament Act to reverse it.

yes, India is the world's fastest growing economy. I would have thought that they'll grow eventually to a bigger economy than the USA's at the end of this century - just behind China.

parliament can but won't vote for WTO.

we can pay the bill and leave on WTO terms, the EU won't stop us if they get their money in the next 10 years. If we want the two year transition period, we have to accept the backstop. No backstop, no transition.

I heard it on Radio 4 this morning. It does open the door for parliament to 'postpone' brexit.

I would be sick of eating curries after a week.

here is the link to the ComRes poll: https://www.comresglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Final-Daily-Express-Poll-and-VI-on-Brexit-03122018.pdf The UK has always been the most business friendly country in the EU so the 65% 'agree' is not surprising. If ComRes had asked two questions...

I think there is a short term effect of global warming due to burning fossil fuels and agricultural land use but the degree of global warming is a little exaggerated by climate scientists. I think increase of 1.5-2 degrees C is likely in the next 100 years. We'd have stopped behaving like we do...

you can read the legal advise written by the GA: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761153/EU_Exit_-_Legal_position_on_the_Withdrawal_Agreement.pdf Interesting point: it excludes fisheries as of the end of the transition. Tariffs will...

If I want to avoid EU import levy on Chinese e-bikes, I have to assemble them here, that means more work for the local lads. If I had a few acres of strawberries needing to be picked, I'd pay more to get them picked because I know I can charge more for my strawberries. By allowing in as much...

that's an exaggeration. The GFA can be renegotiated to reflect changing circumstances if the UK pulls out of the customs union. All it takes is for the ROI to make some concession in return for clear economic gain. If you move the customs check to the Irish Sea for both North and South then the...

it's not keeping out foreigners. A net 274,000 non-EU citizens settled here last year and we still need a considerable number in the foreseeable future. The point is to limit the number of low wage immigrants to force employers into employing and training the local youths. The benefit to...

there is no point asking MPs to separate the political declaration from the withdrawal deal. The MPs will vote for the whole package. The EU can still negotiate well into January on the smaller aspects such as adding more flexibility into how NI can be pulled out of the customs union and SM.

it's just my point of view OG.

your analysis is not entirely correct. TM still has enough time to change the political declaration enough to get hard brexiters and the DUP to support her deal. What is required? a Canada FTA instead of her deal which is in between Canada and EEA and to allow the future of the backstop to rest...

I can see the attraction of a clear choice. However, a clear choice will make roughly 50% voters unhappy if we cancel brexit and probably more than that 50% if the UK leaves on a Canada or WTO deal. I am for a gradual withdrawal without closing all the doors at once. Although most people will...

that report exaggerates a a little by assuming that the EU actually do not want to negotiate an FTA after we leave and also, their interpretation of the backstop is also exaggerated. The UK can always leave the temporary customs union if we join the EEA for example. What we cannot do is to...

some boards have the soft switch wires on the same connector.

I agree with you on this.

he'd tax peole who are ways richer than me. Although I am between LibDem and conservative, I have nothing to fear a JC's administration.