And ironically it was the UK that gave Ireland no strings attached support during the financial crisis above and beyond the EU 'more strings than a series of thunderbirds' did.
While that's true, the Treasury Briefing Papers make it clear that we did so because the UK banks had metric shit tonnes of exposure to Ireland, and it was cheaper to bail the Irish out.
It was self interest, not altruism, that led to us writing checks.
Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't every single one of the following said they'd rather have No Deal than compromise on the backstop?
Varadkar Barnier Juncker Verhofstadt Merkel Macron The European Union Ireland Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden
They have all said they would have no deal before they back down over the backstop haven't they?
If every single one of those would unanimously prefer No Deal than to back down over the backstop then why is it so terribly unreasonable to add just one more name to the list: The United Kingdom
Deal or no deal leavers like myself are not acting any different to the EU in our beliefs.
Because as @Benpointer said, they will still be in the EU in a 'no deal' scenario. How are you not seeing the difference?
They'd still be in the EU in a 'deal but no backstop' scenario too. But that is apparently unthinkable.
It's not unthinkable, it's just not what they want. They have made one of their red lines the upholding the Good Friday Agreement. God forbid.
It's not what we want. We want to uphold the GFA (which requires cross-border co-operation and consent not unilateral domination) too.
Anyway, every day that passes brings my prediction from 2016 closer: the ultimate result of the referendum will be that we join the Euro.
It’s not just that. The rapidity into which we are moving to a cashless society means many people don’t even set eyes on cash from week to week, undermining the sentimental attachment. This will only grow. One day, the idea of having any patriotic feeling towards money you never see will seem utterly perverse.
Hopefully, one day the idea of having any patriotic feeling at all will fade.
His likely reason for doing so being shown in his preceding tweet relating to a forthcoming by-election (which the Tories might unexpectedly lose btw) he has been helping out with. https://twitter.com/AWMurrison/status/1137853054299062272 It builds momentum for Boris.
it's Bomentum.
Wiki had him previously down for Raab. Dominic getting crushed by the 800 lb gorilla called Boris in the room.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don't forget that Ireland (GDP c. $0.4tn) will be supported by the EU (GDP $20tn) to mitigate the effects of No Deal.
The UK will be supported by... er, no one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And you'd be totally wrong, wouldn't you?
The Greeks are, by a significant margin, the most anti-EU nation in the EU, in fact they are way more hostile to Brussels than the Brits, who are leaving. The Greeks dislike the EU, and its parliament, two to one.
And ironically it was the UK that gave Ireland no strings attached support during the financial crisis above and beyond the EU 'more strings than a series of thunderbirds' did.
While that's true, the Treasury Briefing Papers make it clear that we did so because the UK banks had metric shit tonnes of exposure to Ireland, and it was cheaper to bail the Irish out.
It was self interest, not altruism, that led to us writing checks.
Sounds a load of tosh to me. And funded by the Telegraph, Boris house journal.
Yes, I am very doubtful too. Nonetheless it will have a serious impact. I suspect any Tory MP worried for their seat and political career (i.e. all of them) will look at this and think, What the hell, let's do it.
And ironically it was the UK that gave Ireland no strings attached support during the financial crisis above and beyond the EU 'more strings than a series of thunderbirds' did.
While that's true, the Treasury Briefing Papers make it clear that we did so because the UK banks had metric shit tonnes of exposure to Ireland, and it was cheaper to bail the Irish out.
It was self interest, not altruism, that led to us writing checks.
*Shakes head*
Cheques, not checks.
Someone’s been spending too much time hanging out with Americans.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
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.
.
.
.
Yeah and they said the exact same bollocks before the Brexit referendum too. "Nothing has changed."
Meanwhile in the real world Varadkar shows that no deal is nothing to be afraid of and he is perfectly content to get no deal if he doesn't get a perfect deal. So what's the real problem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
Don't forget that Ireland (GDP c. $0.4tn) will be supported by the EU (GDP $20tn) to mitigate the effects of No Deal.
The UK will be supported by... er, no one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
There didn't seem much point in responding to @Byronic because the situation the Greeks found themselves in (of their own making, at loggerheads with the EU) is the polar opposite to the one the Irish would be in in the event of a No Deal (impacted by their loyal support for the EU line).
Ireland will be rightly protected from the worst impacts of No Deal. The UK however will have to deal with thevself-inflicted gunshot wound to foot on it's own - and it will be painful.
This poll is built on sand. I doubt the Tories could win a majority in the UK parliament from England and Wales alone at the moment.
56 seats.
The 59 includes Plaid Cymru.
Thanks i had not picked that up. Still the Tory performance north of the border would mean even if Johnson did as well as May in England and Wales a worse result than 2017!
As I was saying earlier..Boris would win the biggest Tory landslide since Thatcher 1983 on that poll and the Brexit Party vote would almost completely collapse, though even I would still think that a bit over optimistic
I think this poll seals it for Boris (though I would like to see the question and methodology). The Tories are gonna roll the dice, faced with data like this. Buckle up.
I don’t think it changes anything, insofar as they were going to do that anyway.
The poll illustrates how crazy and perverse our electoral system is when you have four parties polling above 15 or 20% And that is before we factor in the Greens SNP and Plaid.
Yeah and they said the exact same bollocks before the Brexit referendum too. "Nothing has changed."
Meanwhile in the real world Varadkar shows that no deal is nothing to be afraid of and he is perfectly content to get no deal if he doesn't get a perfect deal. So what's the real problem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
Don't forget that Ireland (GDP c. $0.4tn) will be supported by the EU (GDP $20tn) to mitigate the effects of No Deal.
The UK will be supported by... er, no one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
There didn't seem much point in responding to @Byronic because the situation the Greeks found themselves in (of their own making, at loggerheads with the EU) is the polar opposite to the one the Irish would be in in the event of a No Deal (impacted by their loyal support for the EU line).
Ireland will be rightly protected from the worst impacts of No Deal. The UK however will have to deal with thevself-inflicted gunshot wound to foot on it's own - and it will be painful.
And Ireland’s reward for all this is going to be to get utterly shafted by the EU over multinational corporation tax.
I think this poll seals it for Boris (though I would like to see the question and methodology). The Tories are gonna roll the dice, faced with data like this. Buckle up.
I don’t think it changes anything, insofar as they were going to do that anyway.
It will confirm supporters, and persuade a few doubters, at a time when Boris is getting the first proper flak (for avoiding scrutiny). I imagine his team is quietly delighted. The Telegraph wants its guy in Number 10.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don't forget that Ireland (GDP c. $0.4tn) will be supported by the EU (GDP $20tn) to mitigate the effects of No Deal.
The UK will be supported by... er, no one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And you'd be totally wrong, wouldn't you?
The Greeks are, by a significant margin, the most anti-EU nation in the EU, in fact they are way more hostile to Brussels than the Brits, who are leaving. The Greeks dislike the EU, and its parliament, two to one.
Not that it matters (I’m all for multiple screen names!) but just out of interest, are you the poster formerly known as SeanT? Similar style of writing, I note.
I think most Tory MPs barring the ERG nutjobs and no dealers aren’t going to be duped by one poll .
A no deal delivered by Bozo will see the Tories punished at the next election .
Punished? They will be wiped out.
They are between Scylla and Charybdis. No Deal is wipe out. No Brexit by next GE is near wipe out. They have to extended and delay the election until they can find a way to get a deal through the commons.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don't forget that Ireland (GDP c. $0.4tn) will be supported by the EU (GDP $20tn) to mitigate the effects of No Deal.
The UK will be supported by... er, no one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And you'd be totally wrong, wouldn't you?
The Greeks are, by a significant margin, the most anti-EU nation in the EU, in fact they are way more hostile to Brussels than the Brits, who are leaving. The Greeks dislike the EU, and its parliament, two to one.
Not that it matters (I’m all for multiple screen names!) but just out of interest, are you the poster formerly known as SeanT? Similar style of writing, I note.
Anyway, every day that passes brings my prediction from 2016 closer: the ultimate result of the referendum will be that we join the Euro.
It’s not just that. The rapidity into which we are moving to a cashless society means many people don’t even set eyes on cash from week to week, undermining the sentimental attachment. This will only grow. One day, the idea of having any patriotic feeling towards money you never see will seem utterly perverse.
It’s not patriotism. The UK and the EU are not an OCA. That can be overcome via internal fiscal transfers but there isn't the political will
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
Where are the Irish saying they'd happily contemplate No Deal?
They're consistently saying it would be terrible. However, they also think that a deal without a proper solution on the border would be very bad, probably leading to a hard border either immediately or by stealth - and the latter is particularly bad, as they'll have lost leverage once the EU negotiations are over. And they think, correctly IMHO, that if they stand firm and the EU stands behind them, the British will fold. The worst case is that the British will crash out, causing serious temporary disruption, then go back to the EU for a deal, and the EU will say, "sure, but first we need you to agree to Ireland's demands on the border (and citizens' rights, and the exit bill)".
This isn't a bluff, as we'll see if the British try to call it.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don'tno one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And t-say-brussels-is-out-of-touch-with-its-citizens/
Not that it matters (I’m all for multiple screen names!) but just out of interest, are you the poster formerly known as SeanT? Similar style of writing, I note.
I refer the Honourable Member for Duh to my multiple previous answers, etc etc. This bores everyone. I won't answer again.
Confirms my theory earlier too that while Labour and LD voters may vote Rory 0 will vote for him while Tory voters flock en masse to the Brexit Party. The Tories fall to 5th under Rory behind the Brexit Party, Labour, the LDs and SNP.
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
Where are the Irish saying they'd happily contemplate No Deal?
They're consistently saying it would be terrible. However, they also think that a deal without a proper solution on the border would be very bad, probably leading to a hard border either immediately or by stealth - and the latter is particularly bad, as they'll have lost leverage once the EU negotiations are over. And they think, correctly IMHO, that if they stand firm and the EU stands behind them, the British will fold. The worst case is that the British will crash out, causing serious temporary disruption, then go back to the EU for a deal, and the EU will say, "sure, but first we need you to agree to Ireland's demands on the border (and citizens' rights, and the exit bill)".
This isn't a bluff, as we'll see if the British try to call it.
Yes, you could be right. My point is more that no one REALLY knows, as Brexit is sui generis times ten. This goes for the EU as much as the UK.
The EU is making a judgement call, they do not know for sure.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don't forget that Ireland (GDP c. $0.4tn) will be supported by the EU (GDP $20tn) to mitigate the effects of No Deal.
The UK will be supported by... er, no one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And you'd be totally wrong, wouldn't you?
The Greeks are, by a significant margin, the most anti-EU nation in the EU, in fact they are way more hostile to Brussels than the Brits, who are leaving. The Greeks dislike the EU, and its parliament, two to one.
Anyway, every day that passes brings my prediction from 2016 closer: the ultimate result of the referendum will be that we join the Euro.
Sadly, I think you may be right.
Don't be sad, it'll be brilliant to see the faces and reactions of all those hardline Leavers that made this possible.
The hardliners always saw it as a binary fully in or fully out choice. It’s the smarter than thou ‘moderate’ Eurosceptics who are the most guilty of misunderstanding the stakes.
But you could say exactly the same, and with more venom, about the europhile "governing classes" who consistently promised and then denied the people a referendum - believing there would be no consequences: no price to be paid for their lies.
There were consequences. The consequence of their mendacity was Brexit. We are all guilty.
True, but the problem is that those ‘Europhiles’ weren’t really Europhiles, otherwise they’d have believed in the case for taking Britain to the heart of the project and in their ability to sell it. Once Blair chickened out of holding a referendum on the Euro, none of them thought it was possible.
Sure, but that doesn't exonerate them. What I'm saying - what I have belatedly realised - is that Brexit is a tragic and terrible failure of the entire British political system - left and right, europhile AND eurosceptic. The lies and cowardice of the "europhile" elite got us to the lost referendum, the lies and idiocy of the Brexiteers have taken us from there to the brink of disaster.
The rotting physical state of Pugin's Westminster Parliament is an apt metaphor. The whole British Establishment needs taking down, and rewiring.
and what better way to do that than your "disaster"?
I must say I do like Rory Stewart - but he seems far too decent a human being to be a Tory.
Says the man who calls people trollops and bastards.
Lis Truss has clearly shown that she qualifies for being labelled 'a Trollop'. As for ' bastards' , that is surely a matter of law. I have nothing whatsoever against them - and never have. I do remain very critical of their parents.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don'tno one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And t-say-brussels-is-out-of-touch-with-its-citizens/
Not that it matters (I’m all for multiple screen names!) but just out of interest, are you the poster formerly known as SeanT? Similar style of writing, I note.
I refer the Honourable Member for Duh to my multiple previous answers, etc etc. This bores everyone. I won't answer again.
I wasn’t here, sorry. I didn’t see your answers or I wouldn’t have asked, would I?
That's a different question. You said the Greeks were "rather pro-EU", they are definitely not. They dislike the EU, by two to one - they are more hostile than the Brexiting Britons. The Greeks may feel they "benefit" from the EU, but I feel I benefit from the rainy British weather, inasmuch as it waters the crops.
Confirms my theory earlier too that while Labour and LD voters may vote Rory 0 will vote for him while Tory voters flock en masse to the Brexit Party. The Tories fall to 5th under Rory behind the Brexit Party, Labour, the LDs and SNP.
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
No, actually, none of this is true; it is all conjecture and speculation.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don'tno one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And t-say-brussels-is-out-of-touch-with-its-citizens/
Not that it matters (I’m all for multiple screen names!) but just out of interest, are you the poster formerly known as SeanT? Similar style of writing, I note.
I refer the Honourable Member for Duh to my multiple previous answers, etc etc. This bores everyone. I won't answer again.
I wasn’t here, sorry. I didn’t see your answers or I wouldn’t have asked, would I?
Nope! Fair dos. Apologies if I was sharp. I just want to spare everyone else a tediously repeated debate.
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
Where are the Irish saying they'd happily contemplate No Deal?
They're consistently saying it would be terrible. However, they also think that a deal without a proper solution on the border would be very bad, probably leading to a hard border either immediately or by stealth - and the latter is particularly bad, as they'll have lost leverage once the EU negotiations are over. And they think, correctly IMHO, that if they stand firm and the EU stands behind them, the British will fold. The worst case is that the British will crash out, causing serious temporary disruption, then go back to the EU for a deal, and the EU will say, "sure, but first we need you to agree to Ireland's demands on the border (and citizens' rights, and the exit bill)".
This isn't a bluff, as we'll see if the British try to call it.
What if the British crash out, causing some temporary disruption, then life goes on and the British don't go back to the EU on bended knees? Remember the British will have only gone out under a government that was prepared to act that way and determined to see it succeed - and with a major vested interest to see it succeed without caving.
Confirms my theory earlier too that while Labour and LD voters may vote Rory 0 will vote for him while Tory voters flock en masse to the Brexit Party. The Tories fall to 5th under Rory behind the Brexit Party, Labour, the LDs and SNP.
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
No it does nothing of the sort! It is beyond ridiculous, particularly the contrast between Rory and Johnson. Utter nonsense, it looks like Comres have been hacked by the Russians!
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Meanwhile in the real world Varadkar shows that no deal is nothing to be afraid of and he is perfectly content to get no deal if he doesn't get a perfect deal. So what's the real problem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
With all the talk of folding and bluffing lets put it in terms of texas holdem.
Our hand is 8s5d, theirs is Ks7h, the board is Kd, Qc, Tc
If this was a private negotiation just perhaps we could bluff them off their better hand by showing great strength as the brexiteers implore us to do. In reality because we are negotiating through a hung parliament, they can actually see our hand.
When the PM says we will leave with no deal, they nod politely and say we hope you dont. But actually they know the PM cannot do this as parliament will not let them, and ignore the PMs threats.
The EU/Ireland is not bluffing at all, instead it has seen what our hand is, and therefore they have no need to consider no deal as an outcome.
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
Where are the Irish saying they'd happily contemplate No Deal?
They're consistently saying it would be terrible. However, they also think that a deal without a proper solution on the border would be very bad, probably leading to a hard border either immediately or by stealth - and the latter is particularly bad, as they'll have lost leverage once the EU negotiations are over. And they think, correctly IMHO, that if they stand firm and the EU stands behind them, the British will fold. The worst case is that the British will crash out, causing serious temporary disruption, then go back to the EU for a deal, and the EU will say, "sure, but first we need you to agree to Ireland's demands on the border (and citizens' rights, and the exit bill)".
This isn't a bluff, as we'll see if the British try to call it.
What if the British crash out, causing some temporary disruption, then life goes on and the British don't go back to the EU on bended knees? Remember the British will have only gone out under a government that was prepared to act that way and determined to see it succeed - and with a major vested interest to see it succeed without caving.
Precisely. Once the temporary 'disruption' is over, why would we go back for a deal exactly? So we could get a transition period to avoid the disruption we'd already gone through?
Ultimately, any sensible, reasoned country would ensure a long transition period to prevent economic shocks. The knee-jerk reaction to leave in October 'COME WHAT MAY' is just insane.
It flows from Remainers' determination to foil Brexit or failing that to reverse it. The sooner the Brexit, the sooner the fear of never leaving is extinguished. The harder the Brexit, the more comprehensive the bridge burning.
Here we go...
The consequences of a chaotic No Deal exit will all be the fault of Remainers. Welcome to the post-truth world.
Naturally it would be the fault of those who opposed a deal and those on either side of the negotiation who negotiated an unattractive deal.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
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Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
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We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Meanwhile iuffing?
Maybe ye the EU?
Yes. But before.
With all the talk of folding and bluffing lets put it in terms of texas holdem.
Our hand is 8s5d, theirs is Ks7h, the board is Kd, Qc, Tc
If this was a private negotiation just perhaps we could bluff them off their better hand by showing great strength as the brexiteers implore us to do. In reality because we are negotiating through a hung parliament, they can actually see our hand.
When the PM says we will leave with no deal, they nod politely and say we hope you dont. But actually they know the PM cannot do this as parliament will not let them, and ignore the PMs threats.
The EU/Ireland is not bluffing at all, instead it has seen what our hand is, and therefore they have no need to consider no deal as an outcome.
That is completely wrong, as the EU is not a monolith. What if, for domestic political reasons, and in the midst of British confusion and stasis, Macron decides to veto an extension in October, as he has consistently promised to do? He strikes me as a politician who likes to appear firm (and it always pays to Bash the Brits, for a French Prez).
Then we No Deal. The British government has the advantage of being one government playing one hand, albeit very weak. The EU has many more cards - but they have many more players, with different interests.
Seems like Boris would be mad not to call a snap election. Run on renegotiating the WA (with the implicit threat of No Deal), get a majority and pass the WA. He needs to do it fast, like right away, before he gets rumbled.
Confirms my theory earlier too that while Labour and LD voters may vote Rory 0 will vote for him while Tory voters flock en masse to the Brexit Party. The Tories fall to 5th under Rory behind the Brexit Party, Labour, the LDs and SNP.
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
No, actually, none of this is true; it is all conjecture and speculation.
No it is true as we have the polling figures now to prove them even if you dislike them
Seems like Boris would be mad not to call a snap election. Run on renegotiating the WA (with the implicit threat of No Deal), get a majority and pass the WA. He needs to do it fast, like right away, before he gets rumbled.
That's probably right, going on this poll. Who Dares Wins. Boris might find it irresistible. But it could break his party.
Curious thing about those figures. If Boris becomes leader Labour goes down, but LD figures go up. Makes no accounting for tactical voting either. I find it very hard to credit 140 majority on 33% of the vote. That assumes Lab and LD split almost equally. They may do on this poll, but Boris is a marmite figure. Am sure the anti-Boris vote would coalesce in many places.
Seems like Boris would be mad not to call a snap election. Run on renegotiating the WA (with the implicit threat of No Deal), get a majority and pass the WA. He needs to do it fast, like right away, before he gets rumbled.
That's probably right, going on this poll. Who Dares Wins. Boris might find it irresistible. But it could break his party.
It would put corbyn in a tricky spot. He gets what he has been asking for, but will have to say what he intends to do if he wins.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
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Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
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We have power, which is why we're not afraid to leave without a deal.
Problem is the remainers who are afraid. It isn't a lack of power that is holding us back, it is an abundance of cowardice.
This is a bit pantomime, Philip, if you don't mind me saying
I agree. This whole thing is more than a bit pantomime
The whole thing is garbage and pantomime.
That's
etc. etc.
Yeahroblem? Or is he bluffing?
Maybe you're overlooking the fact that in the event of No Deal, Ireland would still in fact be inside the EU?
Yes. fore.
Don'tno one else.
Ask the Greeks how they feel about EU "mitigation" and "support".
The Greeks are rather pro-EU. They know that it was their own politicians that fucked up.
And t-say-brussels-is-out-of-touch-with-its-citizens/
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I wasn’t here, sorry. I didn’t see your answers or I wouldn’t have asked, would I?
Nope! Fair dos. Apologies if I was sharp. I just want to spare everyone else a tediously repeated debate.
No worries. It doesn’t matter to me anyway (in days gone by multiple screen names were disliked by some, for some inexplicable reason). I was merely interested because the cadence of your writing is similar. I guess I will never know!!
The exact wording of the policy on Brexit in the Labour manifesto will be key on how much the ‘left’ vote splits in any GE. Does Corbyn have the bottle?
Yes. But it is also fair to point out that 85% of Irish trade goes via the UK. If No Deal is that disastrous for Britain, then surely it would be calamitous to Ireland. Yet they happily contemplate it.
So either they are bluffing and lying, and are hoping we fold, or No Deal really isn't that bad.
I genuinely don't know the answer. Perhaps no one does? A major No Deal exit from the EU has, after all, never happened before.
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This isn't a bluff, as we'll see if the British try to call it.
What if the British crash out, causing some temporary disruption, then life goes on and the British don't go back to the EU on bended knees? Remember the British will have only gone out under a government that was prepared to act that way and determined to see it succeed - and with a major vested interest to see it succeed without caving.
Precisely. Once the temporary 'disruption' is over, why would we go back for a deal exactly? So we could get a transition period to avoid the disruption we'd already gone through?
Er, because we really really need a quick and liberal deal with the EU, because it comprises ~50% of our overseas trade.
Seems like Boris would be mad not to call a snap election. Run on renegotiating the WA (with the implicit threat of No Deal), get a majority and pass the WA. He needs to do it fast, like right away, before he gets rumbled.
That's probably right, going on this poll. Who Dares Wins. Boris might find it irresistible. But it could break his party.
It would put corbyn in a tricky spot. He gets what he has been asking for, but will have to say what he intends to do if he wins.
Hodges is wrong. Tory members are leavers and leavers believe in the power of DETERMINATION. There's no need to explain what you'll do if that doesn't work, just tell them that you are really, really DETERMINED.
Then call an election, out-perform Theresa May and pass the WA.
On topic, only £20-odd of that £3.5M is mine. Currently green bigly on Hunt (66) and Leadsom (25), break even on Boris, red bar.
Off topic, NZ are as long as 2.8 against India on Thursday and they absolutely shouldn't be. Of the teams at this tournament, it's NZ 's bowlers who look best placed on an English track to contain India's batsmen. NZ have won once under lights, once by 10 wickets and once by 100+ runs. I'm tempted to say that the money shortening India is placed by Indians on India because India. I'm on at 2.7 and tip thusly (and you'll remember my last tip was to back WI against PAK; WI won with just 218 balls to spare).
Dennis Skinner, Gloria Del Piero, Mary Creagh, Cat Smith, Laura Pidcock, Chris Williamson and Jon Cruddas, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, John Woodcock and John Mann would all lose their seats to the Tories on the Boris poll.
Though Zac Goldsmith would lose his seat to the LDs as would Anne Main
If you think of the UK as being made up of three roughly equal sized groups:
- get us as far from the EU as possible - the democratic mandate should be carried out, but I don't care that much, and I would prefer to minimise disruption - the UK should be part of the EU
A chaotic and unpleasant No Deal Brexit would alienate the second of these groups. No Deal would be blamed for all the bad things that happened in the UK, and the risk is that the second group would find itself seduced by the third.
The only way to get a sustainable Brexit is to make sure as many people are on board as possible at every step. Since long before the vote, I said Brexit should be seen as a process. Right now, the Conservative Party is forgetting that, which will be bad for the UK, and bad for the sustainability of the Brexit settlement.
That's possible, but it depends on the reactions of the both the EU and the third group, either of which could alienate much of the second group. And it depends on how chaotic and unpleasant No Deal turns out to be relative to the hype.
On topic, only £20-odd of that £3.5M is mine. Currently green bigly on Hunt (66) and Leadsom (25), break even on Boris, red bar.
Off topic, NZ are as long as 2.8 against India on Thursday and they absolutely shouldn't be. Of the teams at this tournament, it's NZ 's bowlers who look best placed on an English track to contain India's batsmen. NZ have won once under lights, once by 10 wickets and once by 100+ runs. I'm tempted to say that the money shortening India is placed by Indians on India because India. I'm on at 2.7 and tip thusly (and you'll remember my last tip was to back WI against PAK; WI won with just 218 balls to spare).
Have you seen the weather forecasts? The World Cup is broken. It's very sad.
Hodges is wrong. Tory members are leavers and leavers believe in the power of DETERMINATION. There's no need to explain what you'll do if that doesn't work, just tell them that you are really, really DETERMINED.
Then call an election, out-perform Theresa May and pass the WA.
I thought the WA was a betrayal and that we need to get out with no deal ASAP before we all catch Ebola?
Confirms my theory earlier too that while Labour and LD voters may vote Rory 0 will vote for him while Tory voters flock en masse to the Brexit Party. The Tories fall to 5th under Rory behind the Brexit Party, Labour, the LDs and SNP.
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
Rory is the death of the Conservative Party.
The country is divided between Remainers and Leavers. Why would Remainers vote for a Stewart Conservative Party when they could vote for a real deal Remainer party?
Why would Leavers vote for a Stewart Conservative Party when they could vote for a real deal Brexit Party?
In 1993 Kim Campbell's Progressive Conservatives got torn between pleasing the Quebecois and the West and ended up being annihilated losing to both the Bloc Quebecois and the Reform Party ending with just 2 seats. The Tories can expect the same outcome for the same reasons under Rory.
Curious thing about those figures. If Boris becomes leader Labour goes down, but LD figures go up. Makes no accounting for tactical voting either. I find it very hard to credit 140 majority on 33% of the vote. That assumes Lab and LD split almost equally. They may do on this poll, but Boris is a marmite figure. Am sure the anti-Boris vote would coalesce in many places.
Indeed. The tactical vote could be quite something (even if this hypothetical poll is right). The Bozzatron could be decapitated in Uxbridge!
Confirms my theory earlier too that while Labour and LD voters may vote Rory 0 will vote for him while Tory voters flock en masse to the Brexit Party. The Tories fall to 5th under Rory behind the Brexit Party, Labour, the LDs and SNP.
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
No it does nothing of the sort! It is beyond ridiculous, particularly the contrast between Rory and Johnson. Utter nonsense, it looks like Comres have been hacked by the Russians!
Why is it the liberal left always have to blame the messenger if they dislike the message?
What area of the economy do you work in @Luckyguy1983 ?
I have been pondering this myself. Has the selfish easy confidence of someone who is entirely unaffected by bad trading conditions and economic disruption.
I am really puzzled. Only 68% of 2017 Con voters will vote Conservative under Boris and yet Tories will get 37% of the vote [ down from 42% ]. Remember UKIP only got 4% in 2017. So virtually half of Labour voters [ where over 70% are Remain supporters ] will not vote Labour.
It flows from Remainers' determination to foil Brexit or failing that to reverse it. The sooner the Brexit, the sooner the fear of never leaving is extinguished. The harder the Brexit, the more comprehensive the bridge burning.
This is an interesting question. I think a lot of Leavers want to make sure we leave as absolutely as possible, because that minimises the risk of the UK staying.
My view is different. I suspect that a chaotic No Deal, one which exposed the existing flaws in the UK economy, and led to a painful recession, would probably put us in the worst of all positions.
If you think of the UK as being made up of three roughly equal sized groups:
- get us as far from the EU as possible - the democratic mandate should be carried out, but I don't care that much, and I would prefer to minimise disruption - the UK should be part of the EU
A chaotic and unpleasant No Deal Brexit would alienate the second of these groups. No Deal would be blamed for all the bad things that happened in the UK, and the risk is that the second group would find itself seduced by the third.
The only way to get a sustainable Brexit is to make sure as many people are on board as possible at every step. Since long before the vote, I said Brexit should be seen as a process. Right now, the Conservative Party is forgetting that, which will be bad for the UK, and bad for the sustainability of the Brexit settlement.
On topic, only £20-odd of that £3.5M is mine. Currently green bigly on Hunt (66) and Leadsom (25), break even on Boris, red bar.
Off topic, NZ are as long as 2.8 against India on Thursday and they absolutely shouldn't be. Of the teams at this tournament, it's NZ 's bowlers who look best placed on an English track to contain India's batsmen. NZ have won once under lights, once by 10 wickets and once by 100+ runs. I'm tempted to say that the money shortening India is placed by Indians on India because India. I'm on at 2.7 and tip thusly (and you'll remember my last tip was to back WI against PAK; WI won with just 218 balls to spare).
For anyone tempted to bet, here is the weather forecast for Trent Bridge on Thursday
What an idiotic decision to play a World Cup in June in England. They should have brought forward the Ashes, and played the World Cup in July/August. As was discussed earlier.
The logic of Ireland's positioning is that No Deal is no big deal.
.
.
Indeed they are - against the British.
And yet we signed the GFA...
Which does not include the backstop...
.
.
etc. etc.
Maybe ye the EU?
Yes. But before.
With all the talk of folding and bluffing lets put it in terms of texas holdem.
Our hand is 8s5d, theirs is Ks7h, the board is Kd, Qc, Tc
If this was a private negotiation just perhaps we could bluff them off their better hand by showing great strength as the brexiteers implore us to do. In reality because we are negotiating through a hung parliament, they can actually see our hand.
When the PM says we will leave with no deal, they nod politely and say we hope you dont. But actually they know the PM cannot do this as parliament will not let them, and ignore the PMs threats.
The EU/Ireland is not bluffing at all, instead it has seen what our hand is, and therefore they have no need to consider no deal as an outcome.
That is completely wrong, as the EU is not a monolith. What if, for domestic political reasons, and in the midst of British confusion and stasis, Macron decides to veto an extension in October, as he has consistently promised to do? He strikes me as a politician who likes to appear firm (and it always pays to Bash the Brits, for a French Prez).
Then we No Deal. The British government has the advantage of being one government playing one hand, albeit very weak. The EU has many more cards - but they have many more players, with different interests.
Have the EU once broken ranks during these negotiations? No. It has been remarkably as one.
Macron was allowed to play to his domestic audience, but it was theatre. He will be allowed his stage again come October, but there is no way they will no deal without Irelands approval, and they wont get that.
Yes, I think Boris has to go for an immediate GE. Two reasons:
First he'll have momentum from becoming PM.
Second, and more important, he cannot risk failing to leave the EU on 31 October. If that happens he'll take a huge hit. He has to go for a GE while he's riding high and whilst people can still believe he'll do what he says.
I am really puzzled. Only 68% of 2017 Con voters will vote Conservative under Boris and yet Tories will get 37% of the vote [ down from 42% ]. Remember UKIP only got 4% in 2017. So virtually half of Labour voters [ where over 70% are Remain supporters ] will not vote Labour.
I have difficulty getting that.
Labour falls to just 22% on the poll with the Tories on 37% under Boris and the LDs up to 20%, Labour losing Leavers to Boris and Remainers to the LDs under Corbyn and heading for an even worse voteshare than Foot 1983
On topic, only £20-odd of that £3.5M is mine. Currently green bigly on Hunt (66) and Leadsom (25), break even on Boris, red bar.
Off topic, NZ are as long as 2.8 against India on Thursday and they absolutely shouldn't be. Of the teams at this tournament, it's NZ 's bowlers who look best placed on an English track to contain India's batsmen. NZ have won once under lights, once by 10 wickets and once by 100+ runs. I'm tempted to say that the money shortening India is placed by Indians on India because India. I'm on at 2.7 and tip thusly (and you'll remember my last tip was to back WI against PAK; WI won with just 218 balls to spare).
For anyone tempted to bet, here is the weather forecast for Trent Bridge on Thursday
What an idiotic decision to play a World Cup in June in England. They should have brought forward the Ashes, and played the World Cup in July/August. As was discussed earlier.
In 1999 it was played even earlier with hardly any matches lost to rain.
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It was self interest, not altruism, that led to us writing checks.
The Greeks are, by a significant margin, the most anti-EU nation in the EU, in fact they are way more hostile to Brussels than the Brits, who are leaving. The Greeks dislike the EU, and its parliament, two to one.
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/03/19/europeans-credit-eu-with-promoting-peace-and-prosperity-but-say-brussels-is-out-of-touch-with-its-citizens/
Cheques, not checks.
This poll is built on sand. I doubt the Tories could win a majority in the UK parliament from England and Wales alone at the moment.
Bonkers.
We have truly lost the plot as a nation.
The 59 includes Plaid Cymru.
https://twitter.com/BenGartside/status/1138555866733584386
Ireland will be rightly protected from the worst impacts of No Deal. The UK however will have to deal with thevself-inflicted gunshot wound to foot on it's own - and it will be painful.
A no deal delivered by Bozo will see the Tories punished at the next election .
Vote Boris get Nigel’s policies?
The poll illustrates how crazy and perverse our electoral system is when you have four parties polling above 15 or 20% And that is before we factor in the Greens SNP and Plaid.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-japan-tax/g20-agrees-to-push-ahead-with-digital-tax-communique-idUSKCN1T903D
They are between Scylla and Charybdis. No Deal is wipe out. No Brexit by next GE is near wipe out. They have to extended and delay the election until they can find a way to get a deal through the commons.
They're consistently saying it would be terrible. However, they also think that a deal without a proper solution on the border would be very bad, probably leading to a hard border either immediately or by stealth - and the latter is particularly bad, as they'll have lost leverage once the EU negotiations are over. And they think, correctly IMHO, that if they stand firm and the EU stands behind them, the British will fold. The worst case is that the British will crash out, causing serious temporary disruption, then go back to the EU for a deal, and the EU will say, "sure, but first we need you to agree to Ireland's demands on the border (and citizens' rights, and the exit bill)".
This isn't a bluff, as we'll see if the British try to call it.
Asking for a friend...
Astonishing too the difference a candidate's Brexit Party stance makes. The Tories trail Labour under Gove, Hunt, Stewart and Javid all of whom would see Corbyn PM of a Labour minority government with SNP and Labour support with the Brexit Party winning 64-123 seats and under Rory the Brexit Party wins over 200 seats to become largest party.
Raab would see the Tories' largest party but it would still be a Corbyn minority government with SNP and LD support as the Brexit Party vote still holds up a bit. Boris though produces a Tory landslide due to the BP collapse.
The EU is making a judgement call, they do not know for sure.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/images/20181019PHT16655/20181019PHT16655_original.png
Those numbers don't look like a majority...
No more Cooper-Boles. Or Cooper or Boles
Our hand is 8s5d, theirs is Ks7h, the board is Kd, Qc, Tc
If this was a private negotiation just perhaps we could bluff them off their better hand by showing great strength as the brexiteers implore us to do. In reality because we are negotiating through a hung parliament, they can actually see our hand.
When the PM says we will leave with no deal, they nod politely and say we hope you dont. But actually they know the PM cannot do this as parliament will not let them, and ignore the PMs threats.
The EU/Ireland is not bluffing at all, instead it has seen what our hand is, and therefore they have no need to consider no deal as an outcome.
https://twitter.com/michaelgove/status/1138560805924933632?s=21
https://twitter.com/pickardje/status/1138560843732455425?s=21
Then we No Deal. The British government has the advantage of being one government playing one hand, albeit very weak. The EU has many more cards - but they have many more players, with different interests.
https://twitter.com/dpjhodges/status/1138474106351960070?s=21
Makes no accounting for tactical voting either.
I find it very hard to credit 140 majority on 33% of the vote. That assumes Lab and LD split almost equally. They may do on this poll, but Boris is a marmite figure. Am sure the anti-Boris vote would coalesce in many places.
Will not soiling himself suffice ?
Then call an election, out-perform Theresa May and pass the WA.
Off topic, NZ are as long as 2.8 against India on Thursday and they absolutely shouldn't be. Of the teams at this tournament, it's NZ 's bowlers who look best placed on an English track to contain India's batsmen. NZ have won once under lights, once by 10 wickets and once by 100+ runs. I'm tempted to say that the money shortening India is placed by Indians on India because India. I'm on at 2.7 and tip thusly (and you'll remember my last tip was to back WI against PAK; WI won with just 218 balls to spare).
Though Zac Goldsmith would lose his seat to the LDs as would Anne Main
https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/usercode.py?CON=37&LAB=22&LIB=20&Brexit=14&Green=2&ChUK=1&UKIP=2&TVCON=&TVLAB=&TVLIB=&TVBrexit=&TVGreen=&TVChUK=&TVUKIP=&SCOTCON=&SCOTLAB=&SCOTLIB=&SCOTBrexit=&SCOTGreen=&SCOTChUK=&SCOTUKIP=&SCOTNAT=&display=AllChanged&regorseat=(none)&boundary=2017base
The country is divided between Remainers and Leavers. Why would Remainers vote for a Stewart Conservative Party when they could vote for a real deal Remainer party?
Why would Leavers vote for a Stewart Conservative Party when they could vote for a real deal Brexit Party?
In 1993 Kim Campbell's Progressive Conservatives got torn between pleasing the Quebecois and the West and ended up being annihilated losing to both the Bloc Quebecois and the Reform Party ending with just 2 seats. The Tories can expect the same outcome for the same reasons under Rory.
I have been pondering this myself. Has the selfish easy confidence of someone who is entirely unaffected by bad trading conditions and economic disruption.
I have difficulty getting that.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcrjm8jf7#?date=2019-06-13
They won't bowl a ball.
What an idiotic decision to play a World Cup in June in England. They should have brought forward the Ashes, and played the World Cup in July/August. As was discussed earlier.
Macron was allowed to play to his domestic audience, but it was theatre. He will be allowed his stage again come October, but there is no way they will no deal without Irelands approval, and they wont get that.
First he'll have momentum from becoming PM.
Second, and more important, he cannot risk failing to leave the EU on 31 October. If that happens he'll take a huge hit. He has to go for a GE while he's riding high and whilst people can still believe he'll do what he says.