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"Brexit’s slow-burning fuse will reach a powder keg this year" |
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Is Mrs May going to say one thing to Nissan and another to voters ?
Article 50 can be withdrawn at any time during the two years, presumably this will have to be done for more negotiating time, but May having spin sending the EU a 'we changed our minds' letter to the Brexiteers will be fun to see. |
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Yup. A good thing?
Whoopee. What's it like in RMB terms? Or Euro terms? And why would it be at all relevant? |
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The relevance is, as pointed out, that the FTSE100 has gone up due to Sterling dropping, not due to a surge in confidence in the UK economy.
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Maybe this particular powder keg is surrounded by all the other powder kegs, so setting this on off will set of a chain reaction.
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Or maybe it's the one massive powder keg that really needs to be avoided being set off.
That would be the 'the' rather than just any old 'a'. I blame the headline writers, on the one hand brevity is good but a difference of two whole letters when publishing online is a bit pointless as regards trying to save on wear and tear on the inkroll.
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You really think that's a good thing?
You definitely would not choose that moment to throw a hand grenade into the pond. And yet we did. The ripples caused by the ripples are stunning. Even the fourth and tenth degree ripples are each worthy of a 100 page thread. Even the posters who spent July and August saying "please stop discussing Brexit" are no longer posting "please stop discussing that Elephant that is eclipsing the sun". |
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Article 50 can be withdrawn at any time during the two years.
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I would expect Mrs May doesn't have a bloody clue what she's doing in this regard.
Article 50 can be withdrawn at any time during the two years, presumably this will have to be done for more negotiating time, but May having spin sending the EU a 'we changed our minds' letter to the Brexiteers will be fun to see. |
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The worst possible moment to throw a hand grenade into the delicate Eco System that we call the UK Economy is probably 8 years after a Once in a Century World Banking Crisis. Just at the moment when George Osborne realised that things are going to get worse before they get better.
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You definitely would not choose that moment to throw a hand grenade into the pond. Yup. We Brits are funny like that. And it's quicker than most approved methods of fishing. But the hand grenade I had in mind was Aurichie's-And yet we did. parliament will see its powers upheld and they will be able to block brexit I know some Remnants are scraping the bottom of the Chicken Little value bucket, looking for faint scraps of comfort.. Like the delusion that the referendum was 'advisory only', so Parliament can ignore the will of the people. At a time when trust in politicians is at an all time low.. That, I suggest would be quite some grenade to throw. Quote:
Even the posters who spent July and August saying "please stop discussing Brexit" are no longer posting "please stop discussing that Elephant that is eclipsing the sun".
Some probably prefer mixing drinks to metaphors, and despite it's delayed start, the New Year is still sunny...
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Before the end of next year, Mrs May could face painful choices between voter betrayal or an economic squeeze. Against the backdrop of protracted, tedious, stalled or even failed Brexit negotiations.
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We should be out already. If Parliament block Brexit, there will be hell to pay. They have no right to do this.
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We should be out already. If Parliament block Brexit, there will be hell to pay. They have no right to do this.
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Doom, doom, doom the drums of Brexit beat. Your all going to die. The UK will become a desert wasteland and the windblown sands will scour the flesh off your bones.
Meanwhile, bone china will become less expensive. Cheers
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If leave had won a majority of all eligible voters then it would be different. But they didn't, so now we have a mess to sort out. And the best way for MP's to sort this mess out is to do their job and act in the national interest.
How fragile our democracy appears to be with some people when faced with a difficult issue that has been taken by legitimate means. Don't throw the advisory waffle at me either. |
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It is in the national interest to leave the EU. The people have spoken. It is up to Parliament to deliver Brexit. If they don't want to, or don't feel they can, resign and we can get someone competent in to do the job.
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The High Court already said parliament has every right to do so. And the Supreme Court is very likely to do the same. In which case, yes they have every right to block brexit.
What is Mishcon de Reya's real interest in this case? Their website kindly pretty much spells out not only the game but many of the other players. I'll bet you a few thousand on the origins of their rather specific and limited vocabulary (and, hence, their thoughts), if you like. |
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The High Court already said parliament has every right to do so. And the Supreme Court is very likely to do the same. In which case, yes they have every right to block brexit.
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We should be out already. If Parliament block Brexit, there will be hell to pay. They have no right to do this.
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