Brexit - The negotiations.

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Who is our chief negotiator these days? Why do we get Somerset's fav son Rees-Mogg on it. What is he doing these days?
 
Foxholer said:
Liam Fox may have stated 'should be...', but others (UKIP Leaders among them) made rather 'more certain' statements, including that it 'could be sorted out in an afternoon over a cup of coffee'!

https://www.indy100.com/article/no-...oris-johnson-david-davis-dominic-raab-8463121

Perhaps you should (re)consider your own (mis)use of selected 'facts'/quotes when making a point!
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I clicked on that link, had a good chuckle at some of the articles then closed the down page as it’s utter garbage
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Who is saying that - link please...
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It's called hyperbole, however if you honestly claim you have never heard any talk about how the UK will no longer be a world player, the UK economy will be ruined, all financial business will leave London etc... I would suggest you are not being honest.
As an aside if I was being literal, how can I link to how I have seen and heard some people act? Not everything in life is packaged for social media\online consumption.

On another track why is proximity a problem for the UK\EU deal, but not a problem for the deals the EU has with all it's Eastern land borders (As far as I know only Belarus and Russia don't have deals - due to being part of Russias bloc)?
 
Dibby said:
It's called hyperbole, however if you honestly claim you have never heard any talk about how the UK will no longer be a world player, the UK economy will be ruined, all financial business will leave London etc... I would suggest you are not being honest.
As an aside if I was being literal, how can I link to how I have seen and heard some people act? Not everything in life is packaged for social media\online consumption.

On another track why is proximity a problem for the UK\EU deal, but not a problem for the deals the EU has with all it's Eastern land borders (As far as I know only Belarus and Russia don't have deals - due to being part of Russias bloc)?
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'Proximity' is just another Brussels issue to add to their stonewall 'red herring' tactics. The real issue is their desire to ensure the UK does not succeed and become too competitive because the whole philosophy behind the EU is to control competition and protect their internal market while keeping the power within Brussels and away from members' parliaments.

I see Verhofstadt is now seeking to fund the 'centre' by a tax across the "Federation" to replace the member contributions. This, of course, would increase the power of Brussels since it could just raise these taxes unilaterally as the 'member' nations would be powerless.
 
Dibby said:
On another track why is proximity a problem for the UK\EU deal, but not a problem for the deals the EU has with all it's Eastern land borders (As far as I know only Belarus and Russia don't have deals - due to being part of Russias bloc)?
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You are right the EU does have deals with countries other countries, but perhaps there might be a reason why the UK government is not asking for a Turkey https://infacts.org/briefings/turkish-option/
 
Gove talking tough tells us that if there isn't agreement on some basics (who decides the basics btw) by June then we are going to walk away.

That would mean businesses being told they had six months to prepare for disruption at the borders, with customs checks, tariffs and quotas all likely to be imposed as Britain began trading with the EU under World Trade Organisation rules. (Daily Telegraph - now)

But let's be positive - we are going for an Australia type agreement and - even though Australia doesn't actually yet have a trade agreement in place with the EU - we only need basics agreed by June.

https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/negotiations/aeufta/Pages/default.aspx

What Australia will get we clearly don't yet know, and as we don't know what Australia will get I am not too sure how we can agree the basics of an 'Australia-style' deal in 6 months - never a full deal within a year...never mind...Gove did a speech that will have pleased many - onwards and upwards to WTO rule-taking and beyond :)
 
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