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Would that be the same cowardly act that John Major previously carried out when he prorogued parliament?You could well be right about the UK punching above its weight but right now it's punch drunk with all the BS from Brexiters. Thinking that the EU will collapse is looking into a very wonky crystal ball.This is a typical cowardly act by Johnson who, despite all his rhetoric has never come up with his 'technical' solution to the backstop. Obviously he hasn't one so has to resort to an anti-democratic effort to try to steamroller his no-deal through. Hypocritical no-deal Brexiters applaud his non-democratic action while paying lip service to the original vote, which was democratic but had no no-deal mandate.
Only difference here is circumstances, this prologue is slightly longer but still legal.
The EU is doing it's usual default setting however I for one don't think it will collapse however it will continue to face struggles without reform.
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Apologise for this, so the Brexit hysteria continues however in short a very interesting couple of days, Remainers try to thwart Brexit by the undemocratic method of Remain Political Party leaders plotting to take over Parliament and halt a No Deal Brexit, or as they are all Remainers their real intent is to stop Brexit.
Boris fights back and uses ending the session of Parliament to have a Queens speech on the future direction of his Government (Perfectly Legal) and the Remain plotters are apoplectic, shouting that it is undemocratic. Hahahaha!
They have been outmaneuvered by Boris, he holds all the cards with the Queen giving her authority.
The plotters who oppose Brexit are now threatening court action and still attempting to use the remain Commons speaker John Bercow to overrule Boris.
Firstly: any court case is unlikely to get very far as it would be seen as interfering in Politics, and if it did succeed Boris could ignore it as unconstitutional.
It will not stop Gina Millar trying though.
Also, If Parliament with the assistance of biased Bercow takes over the order paper and tries to force Boris not to leave with No Deal, it would have to get through the House of Lords and as the Tory Remain leader Lord Young has now stood down. A Brexit leader will take over and will not do a deal like Lord Young did a few Months ago allowing the Cooper/Letwin plot to be rushed through, a Filibuster would be used to run out the time and the motion would be defeated.
Thus, if the plotters decided to call a vote of No Confidence in the Government Boris could close down Parliament and call for a GE in November or by sitting on his hands for 14 days and then calling for a GE, preventing an interim Corbyn led Government, both outcomes would pass the 31/10/2019 which means the UK leaves the EU by default!!
It appears Boris could have all the cards, the EU is now getting scared and as they are unwilling to give the UK a fair, constructive & mutually benifitual deal, it looks like the UK will leave on the 31/10/2019 on No Deal, or the EU buckles and gives us a good deal with no ties!!!
I fully expect people to disagree, others have a broad depth of knowledge, background and contacts to say otherwise however Brussels UK punishment plan has gone some what Pete Tong.
(Some Extracts taken from alternative sources)
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Thanks for the unnecessary reminder I'm fully aware of protocol & current proceedings.You are aware that a) Bojo voted for it and even today that Boris is happy with 174 of those clauses ?
Keep up
Which still doesn't answer the question of why would Boris return an already rejected WA.
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Genuinely, why would a new PM being back an already thrice rejected WA?Not really
Now BJ is enacting a new session , he is free to bring back the WA
IIRC there's about 175 clauses & reasons to ensure the Brussels toilet paper is firmly dead.
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Did it return to pre-announcement levels ?
That'll be a no
That’ll be no reply to post #270
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But the democratic process TODAY would reverse it - do you see the irony ?
Which is why brexiteers are desperate to get this over the line
The desperation comes from the remainers attempting to use legislation to prevent legal default No Deal, you cannot remove a legal element.
As the EU is refusing to ‘conclude talks’ as per A50 it is they (Brussels) failures not the U.K.
The EU has simply sat on its hands, listened to advise from Brexit haters hoping TM would still be PM and HoC would eventually pass the WA. What they didn’t expect is Boris.
As I’m not most people, however the desperation is clearly from the remain side as time is very much running out of options for them, hence all the MSM faux outrage.
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It recovered from 0936 as I clearly stated.I'll make do with facts. It hasn't recovered.
Fluctuation as part of the course.
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Bit harsh - not a single brexiteer has taken responsibility for the pound plunge (cos its happened in Australia as well apparently!) - albeit a subject brexiteers avoid like the plague so you shouldn't be blaming them apparently !
One eminent, but ineligible, brexiteer on here even claimed its RISING yesterday !!
Ohhh good opportunity for the 21st time now to ask a brexiteer why the pound isn't rising given their well costed, researched and universally acclaimed new dawn ? ……..
Correction: the pound plunged at 0936 GMT due to PM Proroguing Parliament announcement & since then has returned at lunchtime.
Balanced facts please.
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An extra reason for the Scots to "Leave" ( the UK) as long as they still are able to… 31 Oct a free state, and.. will stay in the EU without any disturbance. A ferry from Scotland to EU ( Eems port) is already organised. No need to truck all the way through England and be stuck in Dover. Let the English with their own waste.
"William Wallace" will finally win... https://www.biography.com/military-figure/william-wallace
Good job that once in in a lifetime referendum majority of Scotland remains part of the U.K.
I’m fully aware it displeases many, but facts are facts.
As for Macron telling BoJo, I nearly spilt my coffee with laughter with that one.
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Only in the mind of a very confused individual is being pro-EU same as being anti-British. I'm not a Brit and not in the EU but I'm pro both.
A strong EU with GB as a member is overwhelmingly beneficial to the population of Europe and a tremendously positive and much needed factor in world politics.
There lays the flaw, a strong EU which is far from the truth.
Believe all the faux EU unity propaganda you like, reality is quite different.
GB is the equivalent of at least 10/12 smaller MS states leaving this so called harmonious bloc, I make no secret I’m Pro Europe but dislike the EU autocratic arrogance if anyone tries to challenge them.
As for the G7 squabbles, hardly unexpected & Macron should be used to this stuff with weeks of gillet protests within his own country due to his failure as a President.
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Already read, thanks.Read the comments below the tweet before presenting it here as something of any real relevance.
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Meanwhile.....
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Euro too strong?barely anything is UK owned these days,an even bigger reason to remain,as i have stated many times on here the weaker the pound the cheaper our assets become,its a no brainer but brexiteers just dont get it,you cannot blame the wealthy french and germans,we are there to be pillaged,they dont have our problem,the euro is just too strong,the brexiteers claiming it was doomed 4 years ago have been made to eat humble pie,[emoji13]
Bizarre & incorrect analysis.
As for wealth, I encourage the wealth creators, as in many cases it filters down.
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city of london and the nation of Eire are 2 completely different things,and what "buffer" are you referring to,baseline focus? thats a new one to me,i do believe vauxhall are preparing to get a grip.
Business - BBC News
Vauxhall is PSA (aka French owned & currently blackmailing HMG) will do what it’s shareholders tell them.
City & ROI are of course two different identities, one has much more to lose than the other & one is far more tolerant to the economic stress tests.
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Mods, please move if wrong location.
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still nowhere near enough been planned to leave in october despite BJs waffleI partially concur, May wasted 3 years as an EU doormat as they never took her seriously, the ball is firmly back in the EU to avoid a ND.
City of London are rightly concerned, however they can withstand the buffer far more than ROI & the EU. As for the £? Fluctuation is normal, the fact that Boris plan is sending tangible jitters gives markets a baseline focus, its uncertainty they hate.
If after 3 years businesses haven’t their BRP, business resilience plan reviewed, practiced & prepared then more fool them, I’m not talking about just SME, all unprepared businesses need to get a grip.
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Light hearted humour
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Talking of JRM, a snippet reminder from his daughter highlighting the UK's CBI pro EU stance & agenda
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A classic example of Brexit hating propaganda.
https://twitter.com/SteveJonesPA/status/1156137801123082241?s=09
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I disagree the UK will become any version of 51st state, only the MSM & Trump haters will exacerbate this.Boris has won,and he knows it,EU have lost,and probably know it too.
All UK has to do is stop Eire goods traffic transiting through the UK,just a matter of weeks if not days to completion. The EU could not and will not support Eire through that scenario,could not afford it either,rip the EU apart. Yes EU will reply same-same probably,but UK could hold out longer and except for France have indicated passage of UK goods will be allowed.
Trumps deal needs implementing poste haste,goods on US supermarkets shelves,same as UK ,but fresher,larger and damned cheaper,just distribution needs implementing, once implemented ,tied permanently to the US then,no bad thing,EU markets lost forever. 51st state of the US coming up,better than being tied to the EU
I concur on the logistic traffic element, ROI will be heavily impacted on ND however Dover/Calais have already stated business continues.
Lastly, a Boris/UK win will depend on tangible form how Brexit IS delivered. I do admire Boris on his not visiting EU states unless renegotiations are opened up, only talking on phone thus piling pressure on EU/ROI. I fully expect political (external & internal) bitching to get really nasty in the countdown to 31st October.
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As Parliament voted in 'majority' for A50 Brexit is collective responsibility.Fine. Just as long as you recognise the Tories own Brexit as far as the UK is concerned.
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No deal is very highly likely however still avoidable, May & Barnier have failed, so far. An agreed extension until 31 Oct legally runs out as per A50.No Deal it is, then. Why would the EU be interested in saving the UK's CON party's skin? This is what it is all about when said and done.
They held the referendum.
They promised to deliver.
They didn't.
They are now tearing themselves apart because of it as they don't know what they want.
They own this mess.
The DUP could quite easily collapse the Government however IIRC the C&S is with the party not the leader, I believe the relationship with Boris & DUP is far better than May (hardly difficult to achieve).
Boris has made it clear, he's not visiting EU country leaders Merkel, Macron et al unless they reopen the WA, the PM has also made it clear the current WA is dead.....which he does have a mandate for as the HoC rejected it 3 times.
It now appears the blame game is truely alive and well & the EU being stubbornly obstinate refusing to renegotiate just shows Brussels autocratic arrogant at it's finest.
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With the DUP & it's C&S arrangement im sure identity isn't forgotten.There is a narrow minded view on the issue, the UK is focused on trade without giving any consideration to identity.
Currently the nationalists in NI see an acceptable situation where they can live in NI effectively as Irish citizens with Irish passports. Any change to that arrangement and it is almost certain there will be a call for a referendum.
The Single Market Act puts a legal obligation on the EU to protect the single market, something else Boris would rather ignore.
Bearing mind, the DUP has held the Tories to the fire & full credit to them, they've been consistent from day one. The Tories under May was full blown compromise despite Mays faux red lines.
Boris is different leader & kettle of fish, along with Dominic Rabb Brussels better get it's negotiating head on or Germany's BGA will demand EU heads to roll. Simply sitting back & refusing to renegotiate is an unwise tactic.
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Britain's Queen could be asked to suspend parliament on Wednesday: BBC journalist
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The moment you stereotype people as racists & xenophobes is also a clear sign you’ve lost the argument.
Enjoy the thread.
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