View Poll Results: What would you personally prefer to happen? |
I want the UK to stay in an ever-closer union
|    | 49 | 23.11% |
I want the UK to stay in a loosely connected EU
|    | 68 | 32.08% |
I want the UK out because the EU is bad for the UK
|    | 22 | 10.38% |
I want the UK out because the EU is a bad thing
|    | 23 | 10.85% |
I want the UK out because this would be good for the rest of us
|    | 17 | 8.02% |
I don't really care
|    | 33 | 15.57% |  | | | 
18.09.2019, 12:30
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European Parliament video debate on Brexit also available on the EU Parliament website. European Parliament debate on Brexit on 18th Sept | The following 2 users would like to thank John William for this useful post: | | 
18.09.2019, 13:32
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Gina Miller has apparently been subjected to what an observer interprets as racist abuse on entering court. She has been being escorted by bodyguards. What a sad indictment on the state of British society. "Barrister and legal commentator Jo Maugham, who was at the Supreme Court for yesterday's proceedings, says Gina Miller - who is leading one of the appeals, faced 'visceral hatred' outside court on day one.
He notes similar abuse was not directed at other (white) anti-Brexit campaigners such as Joanna Cherry, who is leading the Scottish case." (BBC) https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/st...92303772250118 https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-pol...9738480/page/2 
"Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller is escorted into court as people queue to get in and watch proceedings"
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18.09.2019, 13:45
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Boris takes a leaf from Trump's playbook and threatens the UK Supreme Court.
Separation of powers seems to be fading in English speaking nations | 
18.09.2019, 15:06
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Boris undone by a Dad of a sick child in hospital.. and what does Boris do? He lies. https://twitter.com/sturdyAlex/statu...93865471324161 Voter: “The NHS is being destroyed, it’s being destroyed and you come here for a press opportunity?”
Johnson: “There’s no press here.”
Voter: (points to cameras) “What do you mean there’s no press here?” | The following 8 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
18.09.2019, 15:38
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Seriously?! Tell me this isn't true.. we joke about him being unprofessional and incompetent, but... | | | | | He's a master delegator surrounded by incompetence, and I'll keep saying this, there's not a single minister with a science background in his cabinet.
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18.09.2019, 15:40
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More good news, inflation if falling once again in the UK. Clearly exchange rate has little effect as goods are already sold for the maximum the market will stand. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk...085125035.html | 
18.09.2019, 15:52
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Farage is speaking in the EU parliament this morning, if anyone is interested. I can't bear to listen to him.. | | | | | Yes he is one of the regular coffee break speakers....
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18.09.2019, 15:59
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | "Inflation slid to its lowest level for almost three years in August, on the back of tumbling computer games prices and a slowdown in price increases for clothing."
I always knew it would be up to Rockstar to save the UK Economy. We'd better hope they nail GTA 6, or the UK is fooked.
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18.09.2019, 16:09
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Yes he is one of the regular coffee break speakers.... | | | | | I thought Ann dinosaur in-need-of-a-nap Widdecombe was going to nod her head clean off her shoulders. | 
18.09.2019, 16:23
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I always knew it would be up to Rockstar to save the UK Economy. We'd better hope they nail GTA 6, or the UK is fooked. | | | | | I always assumed you knew more about the CPI, I will leave it at that | 
18.09.2019, 16:42
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I always assumed you knew more about the CPI, I will leave it at that  | | | | | bet you don't
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18.09.2019, 16:44
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Gina Miller has apparently been subjected to what an observer interprets as racist abuse on entering court. She has been being escorted by bodyguards. What a sad indictment on the state of British society..... | | | | | depressing, I predict silence from the Brexit side, anyone expect BoJo to condemn it? me neither.
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18.09.2019, 16:58
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | Although it went up in between and has had the odd dip as well whenever BJ opened his mouth, the pound is now at pretty much the same rate to the Euro as a year ago. So why should there be an FX impact on the current UK inflation rate?
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18.09.2019, 17:00
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It looks like Johnson had a Raab moment the other day | Quote: |  | | | Boris Johnson 'surprised' by level of Irish border checks EU sources say PM seemed taken aback when shown implications of his Brexit plan
Boris Johnson expressed surprise to his advisers during lunch with Jean-Claude Juncker as he was informed about the scale of checks still needed on the island of Ireland under his alternative plan for the Irish border, according to EU sources.
The two-hour lunch in Luxembourg was said by both sides to have been “positive” but EU officials conceded the advantage for them had been in being able to spell out the problems directly to the prime minister. “It seems to have helped the penny drop,” said one diplomatic source.
During talks with Juncker and the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, the prime minister was shown in detail how allowing Northern Ireland to stick to common EU rules on food and livestock, known as sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), would still fail to avoid checks on the vast majority of goods that cross the Irish border.
Downing Street has described as “nonsense” a report in the Financial Times that Johnson turned to his chief negotiator, David Frost, and the Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay, and said: “So you’re telling me the SPS plan doesn’t solve the customs problem?” Full story | | | | | | 
18.09.2019, 17:06
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I always assumed you knew more about the CPI, I will leave it at that  | | | | | One should never make assumptions.
I do know a lot about the GTA series though, so don't worry, the UK will be fine, it's a billion quid product.
Rockstar will remain as one of the latest in a long list of Scottish institutions propping up the UK | The following 3 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
18.09.2019, 18:19
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I am anti-brexit, mainly because I don't want to lose freedom of movement....
BUT.... if this is/was a real possibility..... sorry EU I'm very fickle | 
18.09.2019, 18:53
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | Probably means the Aussies are demanding FMOP in order for the UK to get a trade deal. Wonder what they will demand in order to withdraw their obligations to the UKs trade schedules at the WTO.
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18.09.2019, 19:22
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Political quote of the day:
"What we've got here is The Mother of Paliaments being shut down by The Father of Lies" - Aidan O'Neill in the Supreme Court https://twitter.com/brexit_sham/stat...49416867749893 | 
18.09.2019, 19:31
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Johnson is a disgusting human being and is totally out of his death.
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18.09.2019, 19:35
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