Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
Still, at least Colin B's got his older brother here to stand up for him when he's subjected to 'bullying behaviour', aka someone calling out his nonsense for what it is.
Brexit: give me a positive effect... XIII
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Still, at least Colin B's got his older brother here to stand up for him when he's subjected to 'bullying behaviour', aka someone calling out his nonsense for what it is.
Colin Barron
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Verhofstadt: Brexit is 'not an adieu, only an au revoir'
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...rexit-is-not-an-adieu-only-an-au-revoir-video
Maybe not, the world has moved on.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...rexit-is-not-an-adieu-only-an-au-revoir-video
Maybe not, the world has moved on.
eternumviti
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As I said, another Brexit loss.
SteveS1
I heard that, pardon?
Oh look a squirrel! Not a recent one either.
eternumviti
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Has he changed his mind since?
eternumviti
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A rank and file MEP?
You've ruined my day!
You've ruined my day!
puddlesplasher
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I personally don’t think this government gives a damn for Norther Ireland.
PsB
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Yes, I just checked. He lost the ALDE presidency in 2019, maybe something to do with his failed stunt of trying to bring the Eurosceptic M5S lot into ALDE to bolster his chances of becoming president of the EUP. He now just helps out on Brexit...
Colin Barron
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SteveS1
I heard that, pardon?
It's as irrelevent as ever but beats having to post anything of substance on the subject of the thread I suppose, so I guess it fits the pattern. Have you thought about your reply to the question you dodged a number of times as to what your solutions to this impasse are? Or should they all just give Johnson whatever he wants?
PsB
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There still seems to be a lot of ignorance around on how the EU really works, so maybe he didn't do such a brilliant job there.
eternumviti
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What, to the Irish border issue? I've posted on exhaustively (and, I'm sure you'll delight in telling me, exhaustingly!)
eternumviti
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SteveS1
I heard that, pardon?
The executive summary conclusion will do, what will the UK commit to and what must the EU do to reach agreement under your plan?
eternumviti
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What should the UK do? Rescind the NIP, and the WA whilst we're at it. The rest will sort itself out in time.
What will the UK do?
Roll over and fudge.
What will the UK do?
Roll over and fudge.
PsB
Citizen of Nowhere™
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PsB
Citizen of Nowhere™
Outrageous. Vote 'em out!
Oh, drat, the next elections aren't before BoJo says so or 2024, whichever comes soonest.
EDIT: mind you, nothing wrong with a bit of fudge. I like fudge, every now and then. Not so sure about the roll over bit.
tones
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I personally think this is beyond dispute. Neither, of course, does Ireland. As I've said before, both Dublin and Westminster would be much relieved if my native sod were to join its most famous creation at the bottom of the Atlantic.
The problem of Irish Partition was never easy to solve, given the almost total intransigence between the Loyalist and Nationalist/Republican sides, and Brexit has made it so much harder. On the other hand, a golden opportunity beckons, a solid reason to devise a final, innovative solution to a problem that has existed in various forms ever since Diarmait Mac Murchada invited the English to help him regain his throne, and they didn't go home again. This requires thinking outside the box, and it bugs the life out of me that all of the parties are essentially trying to resurrect a corpse by attaching Band-Aids(R) to it.
What would it look like? If I knew that, I wouldn't be typing this rubbish, I'd be polishing my Nobel Peace Prize medal and consulting the S-Class Mercedes catalogue. But it would involve some sort of Irish unity that allowed the Northerners to retain their British identity. It would also require massive changes in the Irish Government, essentially an entirely new Government structure. As I've previously suggested, perhaps a Swiss-type system, with a small central government and two strong "cantonal" governments, with local authority over nearly everything. This would have the advantage of making both sides equally unhappy - the Loyalists resent Dublin having any say in their affairs and it falls short of the Nationalist dream of a united Ireland. The difficulty is making both sides embrace reality, as opposed to fantasy. The possibility of Partition of the island goes back to the 1880s, and by the time the First World War had ended, it was seen as the only way out. A century later, the two parts of Ireland have developed distinctly different characters. Putting Humpty Dumpty back together again isn't going to be easy, but that's no excuse for not trying.
Colin Barron
pfm Member
The solution for the German footwear industry is to transfer production to India and China and supply non EU countries direct. This will also help Germany to hit its EU green targets.
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