Cerberus Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The Irish border with no Checkpoints is one of my favorite Brexit moments so far. Middle England racists collectively lost their shit over controlling their borders only for the Government to not bother 'cause it's too much hassle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Cerberus said: The Irish border with no Checkpoints is one of my favorite Brexit moments so far. Middle England racists collectively lost their shit over controlling their borders only for the Government to not bother 'cause it's too much hassle. My favourite part of that is the Brexiters who've never set foot in NI giving it 'well we don't want a hard border, if the EU put one up that's their fault and they can pay for it!!!111!' Yes, because it's entirely reasonable to leave a supranational union on the basis of taking back control of your borders, then expect the other party to completely cede control of their own borders when you refuse regulatory alignment with them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Antlion said: Apparently the UK Brexit Select Committee are seeking an extension to the Article 50 two-year period from the EU. Hopefully the EU laugh off any attempt on the part of the UK to break the rules to suit itself (and extend its own incompetence). There was always going to be añ extension the rules allow for six months and that was always going to be necessary. This is relevant for indyref2 which will be march 2019, in line with the SNPs September 2018 to march 2019 period in their letter to the UK government. Nothing has changed the timeline remains the same. Edited March 17, 2018 by Peppino Impastato 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Credit where it's due, Theresa's plan to mitigate the effects of Brexit by just having Russia wipe us off the face of the planet is gathering speed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Venom Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Pretty much sums it all up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Peppino Impastato said: There was always going to be añ extension the rules allow for six months and that was always going to be necessary. This is relevant for indyref2 which will be march 2019, in line with the SNPs September 2018 to march 2019 period in their letter to the UK government. Nothing has changed the timeline remains the same. There's no 6 month stipulation in Article 50, just that any extension over the 2 years has to be agreed by the European Council unanimously. http://www.lisbon-treaty.org/wcm/the-lisbon-treaty/treaty-on-European-union-and-comments/title-6-final-provisions/137-article-50.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 One of your top Tories calling people remoaners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Baffling that you’d share that tweet when mere hours ago he was calling for Ireland to leave the single market and stop a hard border being imposed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Cerberus said: One of your top Tories calling people remoaners. The EU select committee is a cross party committee of 20 with 10 Tories and a Leave voting DUP member. Looks like the hard core Brexiteers can’t even accept the majority findings of this body. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/brexit-prejudice-scientists-link-foreigners-immigrants-racism-xenophobia-leave-eu-a8078586.html Brexit strongly linked to xenophobia, scientists conclude ‘I think the Leave campaign gave a new, acceptable way to express xenophobia’ Old news but still relevant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Scottish independence would ruin our Brexit deal, says Theresa May http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-scottish-independence-referendum-indyref2-brexit-latest-a7634386.html But how? I thought we were a drain on the English economy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Scottish independence would ruin our Brexit deal, says Theresa Mayhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-scottish-independence-referendum-indyref2-brexit-latest-a7634386.html But how? I thought we were a drain on the English economy? Say what you will about the tories but somehow making a bad brexit the fault of the SNP is breathtaking political strategy and given the electorate who voted for brexit plays entirely into their hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: Scottish independence would ruin our Brexit deal, says Theresa May http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-scottish-independence-referendum-indyref2-brexit-latest-a7634386.html But how? I thought we were a drain on the English economy? She likes to say "we are one people". Reminds me of that German (actually Austrian) who liked to say "we are one folk". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane's child Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 The UK and EU agree terms of transition http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43456502 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) Just saw online that Scottish Tories are threatening to vote down a final deal over continuing EU access to fisheries. The job security of Ruth Davidson's MPs appears to be more important to her than her former pro-Remain stance. http://www.businessinsider.com/scottish-tories-threaten-to-reject-brexit-deal-over-fishing-rights-2018-3?IR=T Edited March 19, 2018 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: Say what you will about the tories but somehow making a bad brexit the fault of the SNP is breathtaking political strategy and given the electorate who voted for brexit plays entirely into their hands. Am I being whooshed here? That article from the Independent is a year old. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, zidane's child said: The UK and EU agree terms of transition http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43456502 Doubt the DUP will be too happy about the default "backstop" position on the Irish border, ie. NI remains in the Customs Union while the rest of the UK leaves, unless another solution is found. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 CBI urges UK to avoid loss of up to €1bn a year in EU research funding https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/18/brexit-cbi-urges-uk-to-avoid-loss-of-1bn-a-year-in-eu-rd-funding?CMP=share_btn_tw Yet another way Brexit fucks things up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane's child Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Doubt the DUP will be too happy about the default "backstop" position on the Irish border, ie. NI remains in the Customs Union while the rest of the UK leaves, unless another solution is found. So despite terms being agreed, will talks be ongoing? If that's the case, I don't know what they have agreed! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 If any part of the UK is to have ongoing access to the Customs Union then that option must be made available to all if they want to take advantage of it. It's inconceivable that the threat of a terrorist resurgence is sufficient to create a different arrangement. If this is a retained option then Scotland must have it too. If it's not really an option then well played on booting the can down the road again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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