Brexit discussion thread VIII (Please read OP before posting)

bilston

Over 400k signatures in an hour and a half for the Revoke Article 50 petition. Now over 1.9 million.

hotmail.com

May just seems totally incapable and lacking in any political skill.

Problem is.. there could be worse than her.

josip

Calltocall wrote: »

Just watching live coverage of eu summit and the line from EU sources is that their view is that Ms May is at a point that she is accepting there will be no deal and that she appears to not care if there is a no deal exit, unbelievable

She's trying to make them blink.
She's playing an absolute stormer.

robinph

Itssoeasy wrote: »

LD I'd like to thank you on behalf of my brain for making it hurt. The guy who wants to invade us AGAIN sounds like Alf garnett come back to life.

A variation on that plan which I saw on twitter was to declare war on Ireland then instantly surrender, therfore become part of the United Republicdom of Ireland and so brexit ceases to be a problem and remain in the EU.

theguzman

josip wrote: »

She's trying to make them blink.
She's playing an absolute stormer.

Never underestimate the British she will defeat the EU just like Margaret Thatcher did when she went and won the rebate.

road_high

theguzman wrote: »

Never underestimate the British she will defeat the EU just like Margaret Thatcher did when she went and won the rebate.

Dear Christ. Next you’ll telling us brexit means brexit! You’re about two years behind reality here.
May is a busted flush.

Water John

Tusk now meeting May to outline their decision to her. We should know soon.

An Ciarraioch

The meeting itself has finally concluded:

https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1108855848200257536

Calltocall

josip wrote: »

She's trying to make them blink.
She's playing an absolute stormer.

I don’t think so.

Headshot

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

The meeting itself has finally concluded:

https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1108855848200257536

God I would love to be a fly on the wall during that meeting with the PM.

I really should be in bed getting ready for work tomorrow but i'm glued to the tv at the moment with tonights summit

McMurphy

SNIP. No more image dumps please.

jasper100

hotmail.com wrote: »

Parliament can't take control. The government is in control of making laws. Parliament approves or rejects them.

It was voted on a week or 2 ago, only lost by 2 votes.

Anything can happen at this stage.

jasper100

josip wrote: »

She's trying to make them blink.
She's playing an absolute stormer.

She tried saying its Plan A only and they saw right through her and now there a number of alternatives.

She is toast now.

Water John

She fatally damaged herself with last night's speech.
Petition just passed 2M.

dresden8

jasper100 wrote: »

It was voted on a week or 2 ago, only lost by 2 votes.

Anything can happen at this stage.

Dear Lord, the EU aren't going to offer rolling extensions are they?

Just make it ****ING stop.

prawnsambo

Petition now past the 2 million mark.

road_high

Headshot wrote: »

God I would love to be a fly on the wall during that meeting with the PM.

I really should be in bed getting ready for work tomorrow but i'm glued to the tv at the moment with tonights summit

Tusk just telling her what’s what and May listening ashen faced. So much for Thatcher 2. What’s funnier is there’s no one to replace her

Headshot

dresden8 wrote: »

Dear Lord, the EU aren't going to offer rolling extensions are they?

Just make it ****ING stop.

Nope I want a season 2 and 3 out of this

judeboy101

dresden8 wrote: »

Dear Lord, the EU aren't going to offer rolling extensions are they?

Just make it ****ING stop.

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

Shelga

So No Deal next Friday is looking pretty unlikely then, whatever about anything else. 12th of April to be the new D day?

An Ciarraioch

http://twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/1108859874161709060

Enzokk

judeboy101 wrote: »

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

Talk me through this, what has changed? Has the deal been changed?

FrancieBrady

judeboy101 wrote: »

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

The UK has missed it's own deadline to exit the EU and the British Diplomatic Service has played a blinder?

Headshot

Here we go Tusk is talking about the extension

listermint

judeboy101 wrote: »

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

I know your purposefully do this.

What I don't know is why.
It's Thursday relax have a tea or a pint

McMurphy

judeboy101 wrote: »

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

Explain how please ?

ArmaniJeanss

prawnsambo wrote: »

It's quite extraordinary how the political system has disintegrated so quickly. It's funny that every time I see Dominic Raab's grinning face, I'm reminded of Rik Mayall in the original House of Cards. And how that title fits so well now. I really must watch that again.

Rik Mayall was The New Statesman (Alan B'stard).
House of Cards was Ian Richardson. FU.

Patser

Telegraph headline for tomorrow up on BBC feed, looks like May's a goner. 1922 committee calling for a chat.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/03/21/exclusive-theresa-may-told-chairman-1922-committee-tory-mps/

Actually looks like the warning was given to her Monday, no wonder she's lashing out all week.

hotmail.com

jasper100 wrote:

It was voted on a week or 2 ago, only lost by 2 votes.

That wasn't a binding vote. Governments can ignore those types of votes even if they pass.

Only the government can't amend and change laws.

So the parliament taking back control thing is a nonsense.

Akrasia

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

http://twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/1108859874161709060

2 week extension it is so. That'll be great use, her mv3 is absolutely definitely going to fail. The 2 weeks should be long enough for May to get turfed out of office and the new pm to come crawling back looking for a longer extension. Unless those lunatics over there decide to vote confidence in her again

Water John

There is a pic on twitter of almost 20 people around a laptop writing up the document for the leaders, incls Weyand and the Irish Ambassador, no UK rep in the room.

BobbyBobberson

Am I correct in saying there is no vote of confidence in May until next November? By the Tories alone that is.

judeboy101

judeboy101 wrote: »

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

....yeah. That's what happened.

How many times has May said, "We are leaving on 29th March. Whether with a deal or no deal."

The UK got themselves into such a state that even if they left without a deal, the legislation wouldn't even be in place because all HOC time has been taken up with trying to get May's terrible deal passed.

Don't get it wrong, the EU did them a big favour here.

road_high

Akrasia wrote: »

2 week extension it is so. That'll be great use, her mv3 is absolutely definitely going to fail. The 2 weeks should be long enough for May to get turfed out of office and the new pm to come crawling back looking for a longer extension. Unless those lunatics over there decide to vote confidence in her again

But who will replace her? Could be a hard brexiter I suppose and No deal becomes a reality

Headshot

put that in your pipe Daily Telegraph journalist lol

Spanish Eyes

Sounds to me that if A50 fails again it is withdraw A50 or leave with no transitional arrangement/no deal.

The dates seem to indicate this.

BobbyBobberson

The state of this. They spoke to her, convened then to make a decision. British exceptionalism struggling that smaller countries are in the room and they are not.

https://twitter.com/iainmartin1/status/1108860351720898561

LittleNicky86

Necro wrote: »

Is it wrong that I have an extremely morbid curiosity to see how a no deal Brexit would pan out? I can't help being fascinated by the lunacy of it all

No it isn't just you i am the same. I am a Brit living in the ROI. I voted to remain. I would love the smug-ness of watching it all fall apart 😂 i would love to slap every out voter 👊

LuckyLloyd

josip wrote: »

She's trying to make them blink.
She's playing an absolute stormer.

Well it hasn't worked, has it?

Headshot

Can we get Tusk over to Ireland and be a Politician for us

Bloody love the man

robinph

It's not a two week extension to carry on kicking the can in, a decision has to still be made on the WA before next Friday. The UK just then has a couple of extra weeks to sort their house out before jumping off the cliff. Nothing has really changed other than the EU giving the Commons and the Lords a few extra days to sign some bits of paper off after they make their decision.

Shelga

Sensible and intelligent 16 year old girl on Question Time in Belfast articulated very well the issues that got us to this point.

Then this was followed by a man who said he wanted to leave with no deal, to cheers from other audience members. In Belfast??

At least the clapping for the young girl was louder. BBC mustn’t have been able to find enough plants this week.

rosser44

Tusk and Junker should get a netflix comedy special! Some right crackers in that press conference

Harry Palmr

May will be gone by the time the UK has gone.

c.p.w.g.w

Shelga wrote: »

Sensible and intelligent 16 year old girl on Question Time in Belfast articulated very well the issues that got us to this point.

Then this was followed by a man who said he wanted to leave with no deal, to cheers from other audience members. In Belfast??

At least the clapping for the young girl was louder. BBC mustn’t have been able to find enough plants this week.

How are you watching question time? I have the view on BBC1

Indestructable

Hell is still empty

LuckyLloyd

judeboy101 wrote: »

EU blinked big time, erg know EU fear no deal more than UK does. Sad day for the EU. Kudos to the british diplomatic service who played a blinder.

This is completely ridiculous and unfounded.

RickBlaine

Harry Palmr wrote: »

May will be gone by the time the UK has gone.

And she will absolutely hate that. She always wanted to be PM when the UK leaves.

lawred2

BobbyBobberson wrote: »

The state of this. They spoke to her, convened then to make a decision. British exceptionalism struggling that smaller countries are in the room and they are not.

https://twitter.com/iainmartin1/status/1108860351720898561

He hasn't found a sympathetic ear if those responses are anything to go by

gooch2k9

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

How are you watching question time? I have the view on BBC1

BBCNI? It's on after 2300 here for some reason.