It is self-evident that the talks will get bogged down without any movement and there they will stay until the government collapses. The only thing that will shift the UK government into gear will be the inevitably of an economic catastrophe.
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Originally posted by jamesbrown View PostBar a shocking conference speech in 2005, he would've been Tory leader. Either way, he's an experienced politician. Mediocrity, fine, whatever, but he's been around the block. If your three counterparts are walking into a staging room with a few trees worth of "briefing documents", you should know something's amiss. If you leave the negotiating room after an hour, you should know what to expect in the Grauniad and the Windy. Perhaps he knows all this, but simply doesn't give a crap. He should.
Barnier is no genius but compared to Davies he looks like Einstein.
But let's look at the bright side, his incompetence is more likely to lead to the hard Brexit we both want.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIt is self-evident that the talks will get bogged down without any movement and there they will stay until the government collapses. The only thing that will shift the UK government into gear will be the inevitably of an economic catastrophe.
Anything else=some pain.
The Treasury produced an interesting and overlooked study in 2016 showing how much the preservation of EU wide supply chains matters to the UK economy. Remember reading it then but it seems to have been removed from their website.Last edited by sasguru; 18 July 2017, 15:16.Hard Brexit now!
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Article 50 author calls for Brexit to be halted with a warning of ‘disastrous consequences’ | The Independent
The peer, who was Britain’s permanent representative at the EU for five years from 1990, said when he wrote Article 50 – the clause in the EU’s Lisbon Treaty that outlines the steps a country must take to leave the bloc voluntarily – he believed it would only ever be triggered by a dictatorial regime.I'm alright JackComment
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I've prepared for the worst and am ready for it. Bring on hard Brexit - in chaos lies opportunity.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI've prepared for the worst and am ready for it. Bring on hard Brexit - in chaos lies opportunity.Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI've prepared for the worst and am ready for it. Bring on hard Brexit - in chaos lies opportunity.
In fact you'll probably be swept aside and trampled underfoot by the stampede of others (in the UK and outside) taking advantage of the many opportunities faster and better than you ever could!Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View Postthere may be opportunities in a hard Brexit.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostWhat are they? Please list in order of importance“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostYou seem to assume you're the only one among the ten billion people on Earth with the almost superhuman prescience to spot that there may be opportunities in a hard Brexit.
In fact you'll probably be swept aside and trampled underfoot by the stampede of others (in the UK and outside) taking advantage of the many opportunities faster and better than you ever could!Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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