A plan which has just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University

[sasguru]

The dominant view in Dublin and Brussels is:

1 The UK will probably leave with No Deal
2 The UK will quickly return to the EU to negotiate an FTA
3 The EU will be happy to negotiate once the UK has agreed to the divorce payment, backstop and rights of EU citizens.

Indeed that is exactly what the view is.
Between steps 1 and 2, plenty of money will be made by some. Make sure you're one of them.

[BR14]

I've been talking to a few people in the know in Brussels.

yes, - of course you have.

The dominant view in Dublin and Brussels is:

and you'd know that.

what a pair of expat twats.

[DealorNoDeal]

I've been talking to a few people in the know in Brussels.
There's total bemusement over the condition of UK politics, the ingrained respect for Britain has vanished, probably for good.
And any goodwill the EU had, and there was plenty, seems to be evaporating too.
The basic problem is that its impossible to negotatiate with a country which is so politically unstable.
A deal was agreed after a lot of hard work and now its been unilaterally rejected by the UK.
Why should they go through that again?
Incidentally, the backstop was a UK proposal.

+1

But the EU might feel it's worth one more extension (final throw of the dice) to see if a GE produces a Parliament which can agree on something.

[sasguru]

yes, - of course you have.




and you'd know that.

what a pair of expat twats.

Not everyone is as insignificant and mediocre as you are.
HTH, BIDI.

[Old Greg]

yes, - of course you have.




and you'd know that.

what a pair of expat twats.

If you're jealous that other people are better connected than you, it's your own fault for your poor life choices.

[BR14]

Not everyone is as insignificant and mediocre as you are.
HTH, BIDI.

If you're jealous that other people are better connected than you, it's your own fault for your poor life choices.

I'm fine, thanks

[AtW]

Assuming the EU wants to avoid a no-deal Brexit...

They'd be better off granting us an extension and hoping that the subsequent GE returns a different Government.

It's a bit like being given two choices.

a) forfeit £100 on 31 Oct
OR
b) flip a coin and, only if it's tails, forfeit £100

Bit of a no-brainer really.

EU does not want UK to stay - flipping the coin risks it

[Old Greg]

I'm fine, thanks

Well done for coming to terms with your lot. A more ambitious man would have struggled with that.

[DealorNoDeal]

EU does not want UK to stay - flipping the coin risks it

If they really want shut of us then I agree, granting an extension is risky.

[sasguru]

If they really want shut of us then I agree, granting an extension is risky.

The extension has already been granted via back channels
However I think this is a bad move by the EU. They should force the issue now.