Barnier orders UK to obey EU rules

[BlasterBates]

Barnier orders UK to obey EU rules

I've noticed some reports about the UK government wanting to introduce new legislation to take advantage of Brexit, but they really need to put a sock in it otherwise the EU will be down on them like a ton of bricks.

[Eirikur]

The gammon replies are always comedy gold in the comments section of the Express

[NotAllThere]

I was going to repost some highlights - but there's so many to choose from.

[BlasterBates]

I suspect the UK government will leak proposals to the press to see if Barnier approves them.

The question is, is Barnier the most powerful politician in the UK?

[BlasterBates]

I was going to repost some highlights - but there's so many to choose from.

That's why I read the Express. I can also recommend Breitbart. I suspect that Breitbart is more popular amongst Liberals than it is for Republicans.

[malvolio]

I suspect the UK government will leak proposals to the press to see if Barnier approves them.

The question is, is Barnier the most powerful politician in the UK?

He's not even the most powerful politician in France. And he got seriously side-lined towards the end of the Brexit negotiations by someone who actually wanted to reach a deal. Probably best ignored.

[BlasterBates]

He's not even the most powerful politician in France. And he got seriously side-lined towards the end of the Brexit negotiations by someone who actually wanted to reach a deal. Probably best ignored.

Tabloid newspapers saying he was about to be sidelined doesn't mean he was sidelined. The UK caved in the end.

If you don't believe me, just look at how the fish industry was shafted.

[malvolio]

Tabloid newspapers saying he was about to be sidelined doesn't mean he was sidelined. The UK caved in the end.

If you don't believe me, just look at how the fish industry was shafted.

I don't, but never mind that. Fisheries is a bit of a mess, I agree, but (a) it was always going to be one given who owns the quotas and (b) it's a miniscule part of the whole and (c) most of the issues are around paperwork which, needless to say, both sides are extremely good at creating...

Meanwhile Barnier remains in charge of an EU committee that has no further point while the French think he is their expert on the issues around the new relationship but I suspect the rest of the EU37 don't agree.

[Eirikur]

I don't, but never mind that. Fisheries is a bit of a mess, I agree, but (a) it was always going to be one given who owns the quotas and (b) it's a miniscule part of the whole and (c) most of the issues are around paperwork which, needless to say, both sides are extremely good at creating...

Meanwhile Barnier remains in charge of an EU committee that has no further point while the French think he is their expert on the issues around the new relationship but I suspect the rest of the EU37 don't agree.

Did anyone join without us knowing?

[malvolio]

Did anyone join without us knowing?

I knew I shouldn't have bought that cheap keyboard off E8ay...