So it seems that the brokered Brexit deal will mean Northern Ireland will remain in the single market, essentially putting a border between there and the mainland UK, I can't see the DUP propping up Theresa May on this, and with Labour trying anything to grab a headline or score a cheap point I'm doubtful this deal will get past the house of commons, how many government ministers will resign tomorrow I wonder?
At first glanse the deal looks like the Norwegian treaty with the EU - no custom tax to the EU market and a lot of shared rules and regulations with the Union. I repeat, that's just my first impression.
I'm curious for someone who knows what they're talking about to say if the Brexit deal is similar to the Norwegian-EU deal. It's bound to happen …
If the deals are basically similar, I think the deal is fairly good for Norway because there are few of us and we sell a lot of oil, fish and things useful in wars to other countries. It's not as good for the British because there are far more of them. Look, a political analysis without difficult words. It can be done
It really puzzles me why May didn't anchor her negotiations in the cabinet as they went along. I understand she couldn't involve everyone all the time, but checking where she stood with the rest of the cabinet a couple of times during the negotiations seems sensible. Giving an orientation or two for the 1923 Commiteee and listening to their opinions would make sure she at least had her own party more or less behind her.
It is amazing to think the Democrats have one one else
To stand against him !
It seems like the Democrats have several well known politicians who are too old and several good vice president candidates , but I can't see any obvious candidates to the presidency. I've heard the Central committee of the Dems are all in their seventies or older.
It's a wonder how little the Democrats have managed to take advantage of the fact that Trump is the leader of the Republicans, a man no-one (especially himself) knows what will say and do the next day.
The American system is different. In Europe we have parties with appointed leaders and party programs that everyone runs on. In the US the parties seem to be little more than election machines. Do you know of any other countries with a system like the US one?
On Brexit: I get the impression that May tried to placate bot the hard Brexit crowd and the soft Brexit crowd. She made the deal a compromise, but ended up placating neither crowd. Is there some truth to this?
Only my opinion obviously, but this deal seems to be a
Remainers idea of leaving. Keeping the UK either still in
Or as close to the EU as possible.
Odd given how David Cameron and Nick Clegg made it
Very clear in their speeches that voting to leave, meant
Leaving Everthing !
Only after the vote did the discussion about a hard or soft
Brexit began. Up until then, it was a simple " We're Leaving "
I think for us over here in N.Ireland it is actually a pretty
Good deal, .... but it won't make it through a house of
Commons vote.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Given how plenty of countries have boarder crossings with their neighbours, and seem to be
able to trade, without the world collapsing around them. I guess it wasn't a problem.
But please understand, I'm just a Bloke ….. I'm not on any negotiation Team, EU or British.
Recently I made a political joke which a member thought was in poor taste. I immediately
deleted it and changed it to a less offensive joke. I would like to make it clear to everyone
I don't wish to offend anyone, as It's mainly N24 who haunts the political thread on AJB, I
like to poke his cage occasionally, as I think he understands, I'm no political animal, and
although it may be a serious subject, I don't have to treat it seriously.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
The thing I find funny about politics, both here in Europe and in America. Is that we are
all democracies, so if you dislike the politician, if you can persuade enough people, you
can vote them out again.
If you don't like Trump, put someone to stand against him who has at least a chance of
winning.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
I'll come out and say it: I think the Brexit vote was a huge mistake. I'm not saying Britain shouldn't leave the EU. But voting to leave while no-one has the faintest idea what the resulting deal will be is crazy. I'm not blaming the British people. David Cameron must take the blame. If possible the question in the first referendum should be "do you want Britain to negotiate an exit for Britain from the EU?" If practically possible there should be a couple of follow-up questions such as "Is customs at the UK/EU border acceptable?"
Then the second referendum would ask if the Brexit deal is acceptable. If the result was No the negotiations could go another round, but this couldn't go on forever.
I don't know if the EU would accept negotiations without an actual decision to leave and there are other problems with this, but the process we see today isn't working great either. It looks like the British PM has spent the last two years negotiating this deal instead of running the country, and she hasn't even informed her own cabinet about what she's doing in the negotiations!
Ivanka Trump and her husband both used private e-mail accounts while communicating with government officials while they were working in the White House , such as sitting in on the meeting between Canada's PM and her father. Almost certainly this is less serious than Hillary Clinton's use of a private server, both in the number of e-mails and how important they were. But Donald campaigned very aggressively against Hillary for doing this, so the smart thing is not to do the same )
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The EU, obviously. They just haven't realised it yet, in their arrogance.
Until the EU learns Cricket, I doubt there's any hope.
Andrew Niel has attacked the left wing bias of some
BBC comedy shows. I happen to agree with him. As I
Was a huge fan of " The Now show " on Bbc radio 4
but stopped listening to it as it is now just a 30 minute
Pro remain propaganda vehicle.
Adding " didn't you hear us the first time "
What a bunch of completely useless politicians X-(
50 Points for TP
If the deals are basically similar, I think the deal is fairly good for Norway because there are few of us and we sell a lot of oil, fish and things useful in wars to other countries. It's not as good for the British because there are far more of them. Look, a political analysis without difficult words. It can be done
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/12/clinton-aide-2020-run-983684
To stand against him !
This means he's likely to resign in the next few days having reconsidered his position!
Unless, of course, he'd pledged to resign to his Brexit mates, and he's already changed his mind!
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Knife in May's back.
It seems like the Democrats have several well known politicians who are too old and several good vice president candidates , but I can't see any obvious candidates to the presidency. I've heard the Central committee of the Dems are all in their seventies or older.
It's a wonder how little the Democrats have managed to take advantage of the fact that Trump is the leader of the Republicans, a man no-one (especially himself) knows what will say and do the next day.
The American system is different. In Europe we have parties with appointed leaders and party programs that everyone runs on. In the US the parties seem to be little more than election machines. Do you know of any other countries with a system like the US one?
Remainers idea of leaving. Keeping the UK either still in
Or as close to the EU as possible.
Odd given how David Cameron and Nick Clegg made it
Very clear in their speeches that voting to leave, meant
Leaving Everthing !
Only after the vote did the discussion about a hard or soft
Brexit began. Up until then, it was a simple " We're Leaving "
I think for us over here in N.Ireland it is actually a pretty
Good deal, .... but it won't make it through a house of
Commons vote.
able to trade, without the world collapsing around them. I guess it wasn't a problem.
But please understand, I'm just a Bloke ….. I'm not on any negotiation Team, EU or British.
Recently I made a political joke which a member thought was in poor taste. I immediately
deleted it and changed it to a less offensive joke. I would like to make it clear to everyone
I don't wish to offend anyone, as It's mainly N24 who haunts the political thread on AJB, I
like to poke his cage occasionally, as I think he understands, I'm no political animal, and
although it may be a serious subject, I don't have to treat it seriously.
all democracies, so if you dislike the politician, if you can persuade enough people, you
can vote them out again.
If you don't like Trump, put someone to stand against him who has at least a chance of
winning.
Then the second referendum would ask if the Brexit deal is acceptable. If the result was No the negotiations could go another round, but this couldn't go on forever.
I don't know if the EU would accept negotiations without an actual decision to leave and there are other problems with this, but the process we see today isn't working great either. It looks like the British PM has spent the last two years negotiating this deal instead of running the country, and she hasn't even informed her own cabinet about what she's doing in the negotiations!
Those who think it's a terrible idea and those who
Think it's a great opportunity
https://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-personal-email-account-white-house-670700