[Merged]Brexit stuff

[BrilloPad]

No, but could quite conceivably be a democratic revolution at the next election. One of the things that came out of the vote is that a large proportion of the electorate no longer blindly follow the party line. If brexit is fudged or even seem to be fudged then it only takes two thirds of those who voted for it to get behind UKIP and we're really up the spout.

UKIP is effectively dead.

Ukip was in a death spiral well before Steven Woolfe quit. Is there anyone left who can save it? 

[Gibbon]

A revolution in the UK is changing TV channels from the couch. A DFS couch that's still to be paid off.

Revolution, ha! MP's know it'll never happen. What country do you think you're in, France?

No, but could quite conceivably be a democratic revolution at the next election. One of the things that came out of the vote is that a large proportion of the electorate no longer blindly follow the party line. If brexit is fudged or even seem to be fudged then it only takes two thirds of those who voted for it to get behind UKIP and we're really up the spout.

[DodgyAgent]

So if Scotland were to leave the UK and join EU it wouldn't be bullied around in the same way it is in the UK.

I'm glad we cleared that up.

[vetran]

FTFY

be fair it would give some country with an economy for the Greeks to laugh at like the Germans do at them (until they realise who is paying for the Greeks).

Not sure what they will do with the shiny parliament we paid for once the EU take over.

[vetran]

80% of the UK's exports are in services.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econom...United_Kingdom

A Ceta deal would be completely inadequate.

you mean a deal with limited tariffs, access to the EU market and controlled movement is not a good basis to start a negotiation for our future.

oh right.... good job you aren't in charge.

[LondonManc]

So if Scotland were to leave the UK and join EU it wouldn't be subsidised in the same way it is in the UK.

I'm glad we cleared that up.

FTFY

[BlasterBates]

It's one tiny bit of Belgium, not even the whole. Shows what a shambles the EU is and why it takes them so long to do anything.

So if Scotland were to leave the UK and join EU it wouldn't be bullied around in the same way it is in the UK.

I'm glad we cleared that up.

[BlasterBates]

"Except for select agricultural products the Ceta deal scraps virtually all tariffs between Canada and the EU.*"

80% of the UK's exports are in services.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econom...United_Kingdom

A Ceta deal would be completely inadequate.

[Old Greg]

"Except for select agricultural products the Ceta deal scraps virtually all tariffs between Canada and the EU.*"

Fantastic! Does it give Canadian financial institutions passporting rights as well?

[vetran]

Since the UK doesn't export a lot of precious stones, gold and other minerals to the EU it's pretty useless as a "template".

The Canada deal still has quotas and virtually nothing on services.

you know that you base things on a template and customise to your needs?