I recognised him when he said something about people having a few mega tonnes of nuclear weapons aimed down their throats. He said that before. I quit...
London has declared an emergency, I expect the army to be brought in now. I heard a virologist interviewed on the BBC just now saying that enough pati...
What I mean is I am of English heritage, but was born in Scotland while my parents were living there for only a few years, before moving back to Engla...
Just came across this from A A Gill. On Facebook. A. Gill (Sunday Times journalist and food critic) writing about Brexit before his death in Dec 2016....
I’m not a Scot, although I was born there. The poling is at about 60/40 in favour of independence at the moment. Johnson is the poster boy of the inde...
Now that the effects of Brexit will start being felt, the Union of the UK is going to fracture. It may be possible for a Brexit Britain to weather thi...
Looking forward to prospering mightily. Here is an example of what businesses will have to do to trade with the EU. https://twitter.com/uk_domain_name...
The Scots didn’t put border posts on the roads which connect Scotland to England. It was advice announced by the Scottish government. There might have...
This is a big topic, it would probably divide into those questions about the politics and those about the economic future of the country. Politically ...
I don’t know the legal position, but I expect they can, they do have a parliament. They did close the border with England a few weeks ago during a COV...
Well the Scots are being dragged out of the EU against their will. The irony is that during the first independence referendum the UK government campai...
The Scottish have been dominated by Westminster for about a thousand years. And now they have a Tory twat insulting them and being condescending at ev...
Its best to wait a few days for the reporters to read it and tell us what’s in it. But folk are saying that it’s similar to the “Canada deal”. There i...
Yes the pandemic gives Johnson something to hide behind politically. However economically the hit of Brexit is systemic and hits different sectors of ...
I was only saying that Johnson would spin the disruption against Macron. Rather than any strategy, I’m suggesting that Johnson’s modus operandi is to ...
Yes, he folded from 80% to 30% on fish and was told to get lost. Macron has got him on the run now. Teach him to threaten gunships. It’s win win for M...
Yes, it could be twaddle, but Johnson is definitely squirming. Apparently he spoke to Von der layen twice yesterday. The UK has gone to about 60% and ...
There’s a lot of confusion in the UK about how virulent the new strain is. Because at the weekend government spokesmen were saying its a lot more viru...
Talks haven’t been officially called off, so there is a small chance of something being agreed, I expect. But somehow I can’t see any way back from he...
The sh*t show has started! All traffic across the channel has been stopped. This is due to the emergence of a virulent strain of the virus in Kent (ne...
Apologies for my late response, but it is 4 years since I looked into this and I don’t have time now to refresh my perspective on this particular teac...
Yes, but if there is a breakdown over fish it could lead to a protracted period of tit for tat. This morning Barnier is going back to the EU leaders t...
State of the negotiations over the last week. There seems to be a significant deadline tomorrow night Sunday 20th. If a way through doesn’t happen by ...
This one caught me by surprise. Most of the farmers around me grow sugar beet and sell it to a large sugar factory just up the road. I was thinking th...
Yes, it looks that there is a way through, but I expect a lot more ping pong yet and the possibility that Johnson will fumble it at the last moment. R...
I sense that the government is getting worried about the chaos of no deal and are looking for a way out. There’s a small chance that the EU might find...
This is where the problem with sovereignty comes in. The EU is not doing this, the UK is free to adopt its own terms for the interaction it has with o...
I don't know either, but there are Tory donors to think of, the tabloids and Farige. All of whom are rabid dogs, radicalised. I wouldn't want to be in...
I know, but Johnson will be toast, unless he can somehow put the ERG etc on the naughty step. I suspect they have him in a headlock, so they would tak...
Quite. Interesting interpretation here, suggesting that Johnson is hiding behind the bluster and looking for an opportunity to fold. https://www.prosp...
Yes, although I would point out that the climb down will have to come from the UK side, because it is they who are not happy with the rules as laid ou...
Following the bad smell last week (Johnson insulting Von der Leyen and Barnier over dinner), things are smelling rosier now. The mood music is that a ...
The brexiters in the Tory party are a cult with all the warped ideology, (I was there during the eighties and nineties, I saw the ideology spawn and g...
As before the UK and the EU can’t square the circle. I remember the look on Johnson’s and Gove’s faces the morning after the referendum. You could see...
So he may cave when the experts spell it out to him what a shitshow no deal is. I can go with that. But it will throw a lit match into the dead wood o...
I get what you’re saying about Johnson’s strategy, but I take a more pessimistic view, in reference to getting a deal. EU member states are moving in ...
So they'll eat shit burgers and say how delicious the cake is, cakism. I doubt they can smuggle it past the rabid dogs, but will the right wing rags t...
Well I would say that's the optimistic perspective. For me it's more like the politics before the First World War. We just need someone to approach so...
Johnson has just taken a bite of the shit, but the're kicking the can down the road on the Northern Ireland issue. We may be back to 50:50, but I expe...
The talks are definitely breaking down. Following a briefing of European leaders over the last couple of days by Barnier, they are expressing concern ...
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