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IL NUOVO OCCIDENTE PASSA DA BELFAST (Thread)
Ora che abbiamo esaurito il nostro interesse per la #Pennsylvania almeno per i prossimi quattro anni possiamo tornare ad occuparci di #Brexit (si, quella cosa là che si concretizzerà a fine anno) alla luce del voto US.
Ora che abbiamo esaurito il nostro interesse per la #Pennsylvania almeno per i prossimi quattro anni possiamo tornare ad occuparci di #Brexit (si, quella cosa là che si concretizzerà a fine anno) alla luce del voto US.
2/ La vittoria di @JoeBiden mette all’angolo @BorisJohnson e ora l’Ulster è il crocevia dei nuovi equilibri atlantici.
Ma andiamo con ordine.
Ma andiamo con ordine.
Le posizioni di #Londra e #Bruxelles “sono ancora distanti”, mi hanno confermato fonti diplomatiche vicine a @MichelBarnier, capo negoziatore di Bruxelles, a 50 giorni dall’uscita. Gli scogli per un accordo commerciale rimangono dove sono, da tempo.
Pak attacks India,13x it's size fr 1/2C (🐂💩=>"contrary to silly calls for boycotting Chinese gds, India cannot disengage dependence on China."; "cost of militarily confronting an adversary whose econ is >5x & defence budget 4x ours wld b horrendous") m.hindustantimes.com/analysis/china…
2/Go The rest of the article is a good read as it explains in an understandable way, what many analysts have recomended
3/Go: History lesson: U can get away with #attacking an adversary(size 15x) using assymetric warfare & #super-power #backstop, If India is prepared to do same it can #Deter 2nd power very cost-effectively (as we are merely trying to defend our territory). Or raise defence budget
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In this excellent #LSE article a last look at #Projectfear before #GE2019
No projections because we can now look backwards. Short summary 👇 credit to LSE.
1️⃣ You're individually £2868 worse off just due to the #Brexit created sterling crash X number of family members
In this excellent #LSE article a last look at #Projectfear before #GE2019
No projections because we can now look backwards. Short summary 👇 credit to LSE.
1️⃣ You're individually £2868 worse off just due to the #Brexit created sterling crash X number of family members
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2️⃣ + £1700 per household worse from slow GDP growth, if you don't think you are it's because you're relatively affluent and haven't felt⏬
3️⃣ #Brexflation adds 2.9% to cost of total food and clothes, or £870 a year a household. Far more than any VAT changes could negate
2️⃣ + £1700 per household worse from slow GDP growth, if you don't think you are it's because you're relatively affluent and haven't felt⏬
3️⃣ #Brexflation adds 2.9% to cost of total food and clothes, or £870 a year a household. Far more than any VAT changes could negate
FEAR3/8
4️⃣ Brexiters told you a cheaper £ helps exports.
Not.
No one is really independent in an interconnected world, component import cost has wiped out any #Brexit export gain.
Children in the 1970s knew printing money wasn't a solution. Yet tories sold it to 42% of us again
4️⃣ Brexiters told you a cheaper £ helps exports.
Not.
No one is really independent in an interconnected world, component import cost has wiped out any #Brexit export gain.
Children in the 1970s knew printing money wasn't a solution. Yet tories sold it to 42% of us again
Humor
w sharp tongue
thoughtful mind,
always appreciated.
British PM promised in early Sept that he would be “dead in a ditch” before he would agree to extend his country’s membership of the European Union beyond Oct 31st.
irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan…
w sharp tongue
thoughtful mind,
always appreciated.
British PM promised in early Sept that he would be “dead in a ditch” before he would agree to extend his country’s membership of the European Union beyond Oct 31st.
irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan…
That means, surely, that as of 11pm Brussels time on Thursday, Johnson is the first self-acknowledged member of the undead to occupy 10 Downing Street.
irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan…
irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan…
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Looking for #Brexit NI/IRL #border research & analysis?
Look no more, friend.
qub.ac.uk/brexit/insight… +
Alternative Arrangements: tinyurl.com/AltArrangements
Impact in border region: go.qub.ac.uk/BorderBrexit
NI Consent: tinyurl.com/NIConsent
Fears for peace: tinyurl.com/AccordBrexit
Look no more, friend.
qub.ac.uk/brexit/insight… +
Alternative Arrangements: tinyurl.com/AltArrangements
Impact in border region: go.qub.ac.uk/BorderBrexit
NI Consent: tinyurl.com/NIConsent
Fears for peace: tinyurl.com/AccordBrexit
The #Backstop: tinyurl.com/NIbackstop
No Deal: tinyurl.com/NINoDeal
Hard brexit/border: tinyurl.com/ERGborder
Fears for peace: tinyurl.com/AccordBrexit
Tech 'solutions': theconversation.com/can-technology…
Border Controls bit.ly/2HLIgGM
No Deal: tinyurl.com/NINoDeal
Hard brexit/border: tinyurl.com/ERGborder
Fears for peace: tinyurl.com/AccordBrexit
Tech 'solutions': theconversation.com/can-technology…
Border Controls bit.ly/2HLIgGM
Cross-border life in the border region bit.ly/2yN4HYa
1998 Agmt tinyurl.com/BrexitGFA
Customs bit.ly/2HnDifM
Alignment bit.ly/2qQt5lA
ERG errors bit.ly/2RDELn9
How *Not* to fix the Irish border: bit.ly/2q40YPu
1998 Agmt tinyurl.com/BrexitGFA
Customs bit.ly/2HnDifM
Alignment bit.ly/2qQt5lA
ERG errors bit.ly/2RDELn9
How *Not* to fix the Irish border: bit.ly/2q40YPu
For the day that’s in it, here’s a thread on #consent.
Or, rather, Consent as it's being referred in the N.Ireland hiccupy-part of the #Brexit process.
@DPhinnemore & I have been working on all of this stuff. Here’s 1 article on it. More to come.
1/15
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/201…
Or, rather, Consent as it's being referred in the N.Ireland hiccupy-part of the #Brexit process.
@DPhinnemore & I have been working on all of this stuff. Here’s 1 article on it. More to come.
1/15
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/201…
@DPhinnemore We can all agree that consent = a good thing.
& when it comes to post-conflict NI, particularly so.
A history of mistrust & misuse of power means that making laws that work for people of all backgrounds = vital.
It's also important that democratic processes are seen to work.
2/15
& when it comes to post-conflict NI, particularly so.
A history of mistrust & misuse of power means that making laws that work for people of all backgrounds = vital.
It's also important that democratic processes are seen to work.
2/15
@DPhinnemore There is no ‘principle’ of consent in #1998Agreement per se, but it's there in 2 main forms.
The 1st = majority consent.
No change to the constitutional status of NI without it being approved by the majority of people in NI. Hence the provision for a #borderpoll in future.
3/15
The 1st = majority consent.
No change to the constitutional status of NI without it being approved by the majority of people in NI. Hence the provision for a #borderpoll in future.
3/15
Breaking: UK asking EU to delay decision on #backstop until end of transition period in Dec 2020 - but still grant UK a deal for leaving EU on 31 October.
It's an absolute non-starter in Brussels. "It's like they haven't been listening for the last year" grumbles one EU official
It's an absolute non-starter in Brussels. "It's like they haven't been listening for the last year" grumbles one EU official
The EU is insisting the UK give a concrete proposal for replacing the #backstop in next 12 days
In response, #Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said the UK wants the EU to agree to put off a decision on the backstop until Dec 2020 and give the UK a deal by 31 Oct in the mean time
In response, #Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said the UK wants the EU to agree to put off a decision on the backstop until Dec 2020 and give the UK a deal by 31 Oct in the mean time
Barclay also said in his speech in Madrid on Thursday that the UK cannot meet the deadline for coming up with a backstop alternative.
Confusingly, this is the opposite of what Boris Johnson has been insisting - that it is completely possible to find an alternative by October.
Confusingly, this is the opposite of what Boris Johnson has been insisting - that it is completely possible to find an alternative by October.
Is the #Brexit #backstop anti-democratic?
A persistent argument against it is the claim that it makes Northern Ireland a voiceless "rule-taker".
Here's a mega-thread based on research with @hayward_katy taking a closer look at this issue.
1/25
A persistent argument against it is the claim that it makes Northern Ireland a voiceless "rule-taker".
Here's a mega-thread based on research with @hayward_katy taking a closer look at this issue.
1/25
Boris Johnson insists on calling the backstop ‘anti-democratic’ noting that there is no ‘sovereign’ means of exiting it and it applies to ‘large areas of single market legislation in Northern Ireland’ over which the people of NI have ‘no influence’
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
2/25
The DUP take a similar line.
Nigel Dodds has claimed that the backstop ‘would see laws made in Brussels impacting the economy of Northern Ireland with no-one in London or Belfast able to vote on them or even ask a question about them.
mydup.com/news/article/c…
3/25
Nigel Dodds has claimed that the backstop ‘would see laws made in Brussels impacting the economy of Northern Ireland with no-one in London or Belfast able to vote on them or even ask a question about them.
mydup.com/news/article/c…
3/25
#FridayFeeling #FridayThoughts #FridayMotivation
It's Friday. Let's have some fun and get to know our foes in this Rogue Government's Cabinet a little better.
#StopTheCoup
It's Friday. Let's have some fun and get to know our foes in this Rogue Government's Cabinet a little better.
#StopTheCoup
First up, the PM & aspiring dictator, selected by 0.13% of the population, but who hasn't yet faced a GE as PM - something he considered an #AffrontToDemocracy when Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair.
Johnson: the poster-boy of the #BrexitCoup.
#StopTheCoup #BrexitIsNoJoke
Johnson: the poster-boy of the #BrexitCoup.
#StopTheCoup #BrexitIsNoJoke
Not officially in Cabinet, unelected bureaucrat & grand vizier Dominic Cummings nevertheless sets the agenda, calls the shots & yanks BJ's strings.
Cameron once called him a 'career psychopath'. He is in contempt of parliament & appears to be amoral. #StopTheCoup #BrexitIsNoJoke
Cameron once called him a 'career psychopath'. He is in contempt of parliament & appears to be amoral. #StopTheCoup #BrexitIsNoJoke
Short thread in response to proposals put forward by @FaullJonathan et al. as an alternative to the #backstop.
They claim to offer a compromise that both UK & EU can accept.
It's a sophisticated proposition but is it a runner?
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@BBCr4today
#Brexit verfassungsblog.de/an-offer-the-e…
They claim to offer a compromise that both UK & EU can accept.
It's a sophisticated proposition but is it a runner?
1/5
@BBCr4today
#Brexit verfassungsblog.de/an-offer-the-e…
First, worth noting (and it's a pity this is so) they downplay the complexity of the NI/IRL challenge + exaggerate the scope of the #backstop.
For instance, the @BelfastAgmt meant much more than "the elimination of a physical [Irish] border".
See: bit.ly/2PfdPO5
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For instance, the @BelfastAgmt meant much more than "the elimination of a physical [Irish] border".
See: bit.ly/2PfdPO5
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& It isn't true NI wd be in a different regulatory regime to GB (ie EU's).
#Backstop wd mean NI alignment in v.specific areas.
Nor that the UK would be in the EU's Customs Union.
It would be in the customs territory of the EU.
Such detail matters. bit.ly/2HqdmSK
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#Backstop wd mean NI alignment in v.specific areas.
Nor that the UK would be in the EU's Customs Union.
It would be in the customs territory of the EU.
Such detail matters. bit.ly/2HqdmSK
3/5
PM Johnson has made the removal of the #backstop the make-or-break matter when it comes to an exit deal with the EU.
So this thing is pretty damn important.
Time for a quick recap of what the 'loathed and detested' backstop actually is?
1/14
So this thing is pretty damn important.
Time for a quick recap of what the 'loathed and detested' backstop actually is?
1/14
The #backstop is there specifically to meet the UK’s commitments to avoid a hard Irish border & protect the 1998 Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement & peace process.
This isn’t just of benefit or interest to the island of Ireland.
A broken Northern Ireland means a limping UK.
2/14
This isn’t just of benefit or interest to the island of Ireland.
A broken Northern Ireland means a limping UK.
2/14
How does the #backstop work?
A v.brief explanation:
Having to apply & enforce customs procedures & rules around market access makes a border ‘hard’.
(just talking trade here)
Put simply, the greater the hassle in getting goods across a border, the harder that border is.
3/14
A v.brief explanation:
Having to apply & enforce customs procedures & rules around market access makes a border ‘hard’.
(just talking trade here)
Put simply, the greater the hassle in getting goods across a border, the harder that border is.
3/14
THE KEY QUESTION at the nub of the fuss re: #Brexit, the #backstop & @BorderIrish is this:
What the heck has the European Union got to do with #peace here❓
Well, the ANSWER is, when all's said & done, pretty simple.
It’s about the British-Irish relationship.
THREAD 👇
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What the heck has the European Union got to do with #peace here❓
Well, the ANSWER is, when all's said & done, pretty simple.
It’s about the British-Irish relationship.
THREAD 👇
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This was acknowledged by the EU itself 35yrs ago in the Haagerup Report on resolving the conflict.
I'll explain this now by summarising my paper from Cooperation&Conflict @SAGECQPolitics.
[& you can see the Report here. Hurrah for @CAINWebService] 👉
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I'll explain this now by summarising my paper from Cooperation&Conflict @SAGECQPolitics.
[& you can see the Report here. Hurrah for @CAINWebService] 👉
2/
111 people were killed in 1981.
In May 1981, @EuroParl_EN passed a Resolution recognising the EU had ‘no competence to make proposals for changes in the Constitution of N.Ireland’.
110 were killed in 1982.
The Troubles were raging. And there was little prospect of resolution.
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In May 1981, @EuroParl_EN passed a Resolution recognising the EU had ‘no competence to make proposals for changes in the Constitution of N.Ireland’.
110 were killed in 1982.
The Troubles were raging. And there was little prospect of resolution.
3/
Jeremy Hunt says the Labour party led by Jeremy Corbyn is the 'biggest threat facing British politics'
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
Jeremy Hunt: 'I do recognise that we are never going to have a deal to leave the EU with a backstop. It has to change or has to go'
Follow LIVE updates: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
Follow LIVE updates: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
Jeremy Hunt says the #backstop 'traps us into following EU customs tariffs'
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt claimed last weekend Angela Merkel was willing to renegotiate the #Brexit deal since he had spoken personally to the German Chancellor. I checked his claims with a government spokesman in Berlin (thread): thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/92…
1/Hunt said he had talked to Merkel on the fringe of D-Day commemoration. The spokesman did not want to confirm any content 'since all conversations of the Chancellor are confident'
2/Acc to Hunt Merkel had stated 'with a new British PM the Europeans would certainly look at all solutions'. Berlin however points to Merkel's statement at the #Brexit Council April 10: EU27 'have again underlined that the Withdrawal Agreement applies and will not be changed...'
Adding my t'pence worth to commentary from @DavidHenigUK & @MichaelAodhan on ERG's 'Clean & Managed Brexit' report today.
It's notable that, of the list of amendments they wish to see to Withdrawal Agreement, none are specific to Protocol on IRL/NI containing the #backstop 👇1/3
It's notable that, of the list of amendments they wish to see to Withdrawal Agreement, none are specific to Protocol on IRL/NI containing the #backstop 👇1/3
This is what it wants for @BorderIrish in a future UK-EU 'FTA Plus'.
So. A few Qs:
- what does a 'compliant' border mean in this case?
- does it mean tech that isn't new to Irish border, or tech that exists elsewhere?
- same for 'currently available' admin & tech procedures.
2/3
So. A few Qs:
- what does a 'compliant' border mean in this case?
- does it mean tech that isn't new to Irish border, or tech that exists elsewhere?
- same for 'currently available' admin & tech procedures.
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A 'seamless border' is an oxymoron.
[Ends].
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[Ends].
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Sir Graham Brady plans to table an amendment the Withdrawal Agmt (WA) bill to make it law that Alternative Arrangements (AA) to the #backstop must be in place by end of transition period.
So, he says, the backstop wd still be in WA text but it wd be clear it'll never be used.
1/7
So, he says, the backstop wd still be in WA text but it wd be clear it'll never be used.
1/7
Brady says the proposal would simply be bringing forward the #AlternativeArrangements from the Political Declaration up front in the UK legislation implementing the WA.
The rationale is that by making backstop unusable, it will create a majority for the WA in the Commons.
2/7
The rationale is that by making backstop unusable, it will create a majority for the WA in the Commons.
2/7
Brady says EU & UK govt have to recognise that his AA amendment is only means of passing WA.
He admits he is yet to persuade the PM but claims that "Downing Street has people actively engaged in looking for alternative arrangements" to the #backstop.
3/7
He admits he is yet to persuade the PM but claims that "Downing Street has people actively engaged in looking for alternative arrangements" to the #backstop.
3/7
È iniziato il secondo incontro del Festival di Konrad: stasera si parla di Brexit con i giornalisti del @ilpost, @elenazacchetti @lmisculin e @DM_Deluca. #FestivalKonrad
.@lmisculin ci racconta come doveva andare Brexit, se fosse andato tutto liscio: «All’epoca del referendum (e stiamo parlando di tre anni fa, eh), c’erano ministri e politici che dicevano che l’accordo con l’Europa sarebbe stata la cosa più semplice del mondo». #FestivalKonrad
Per dirla molto sbrigativamente, insomma, ora «stanno decidendo le regole che decideranno le regole che determineranno i rapporti dopo Brexit», riassume @elenazacchetti. #FestivalKonrad
Amid speculation that Varadkar is under pressure from Macron & Merkel to manage a harder @BorderIrish in a #NoDeal, let's recall UK govt's own 'solution' = effectively to have no controls NI/IRL & *more* GB/NI.
Who can think that serious, responsible, sustainable or good for NI?
Who can think that serious, responsible, sustainable or good for NI?
Outside the EU with #NoDeal, @BorderIrish separates the UK from the EU's customs union & single market. New rules apply.
As any parent knows, rules are there for a reason. Ignoring them does not make them irrelevant. It exposes you to risk & makes you an awkward pain in the ass.
As any parent knows, rules are there for a reason. Ignoring them does not make them irrelevant. It exposes you to risk & makes you an awkward pain in the ass.
Q. How to manage this if applying the rules also brings risks?
A. Adjust the rules.
This can't be done unilaterally [pointless for a 2-sided border].
#Backstop = an example. Flexibility on both sides means that having as few controls as poss. NI/IRL & GB/NI is *within* the rules
A. Adjust the rules.
This can't be done unilaterally [pointless for a 2-sided border].
#Backstop = an example. Flexibility on both sides means that having as few controls as poss. NI/IRL & GB/NI is *within* the rules
To summarise results from the @IrishTimes/MRBI poll:
Opinions in NI on #Brexit:
- overwhelmingly reject a hard Brexit; 67% want UK to stay in CU & SM
- wd vote to remain in a 2nd ref
- wd prefer checks on goods btn GB&NI than checks on @BorderIrish.
1/4
irishtimes.com/news/politics/…
Opinions in NI on #Brexit:
- overwhelmingly reject a hard Brexit; 67% want UK to stay in CU & SM
- wd vote to remain in a 2nd ref
- wd prefer checks on goods btn GB&NI than checks on @BorderIrish.
1/4
irishtimes.com/news/politics/…
Opinions in IRL on #Brexit:
- 54% satisfied with Irish govt handling of Brexit
- but almost equal split on whether should compromise on #backstop
[cf. @skynews poll]
- also split btn those saying checks on goods going to EU wd be preferable to those going across the border.
2/4
- 54% satisfied with Irish govt handling of Brexit
- but almost equal split on whether should compromise on #backstop
[cf. @skynews poll]
- also split btn those saying checks on goods going to EU wd be preferable to those going across the border.
2/4
On a #BorderPoll:
- rising support for border poll (36% inc 55% of Catholics)
- see graphs below [can't assume preference re: Irish unity on basis of religious denomination]
- in the Republic: 49% say there should be a referendum on Irish unity, & 62% would vote in favour.
3/4
- rising support for border poll (36% inc 55% of Catholics)
- see graphs below [can't assume preference re: Irish unity on basis of religious denomination]
- in the Republic: 49% say there should be a referendum on Irish unity, & 62% would vote in favour.
3/4
In an effort to show why it is hard to explain what's happening #Brexit wise in UK at the moment, I made some slightly whimsical opening remarks to the @IIEA #CountdowntoBrexit event today.
They are the ‘Illogical Truths’ of Brexit.
(to be taken with a dash of salt 🧂)
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They are the ‘Illogical Truths’ of Brexit.
(to be taken with a dash of salt 🧂)
1/6
1. The UK has not yet come to terms with leaving the EU.
It hasn't got to grips with nature of the other side (despite being there 40+yrs).
Nor with the process (e.g. future negos still to come).
& it hasn't come to terms with consequences of leaving (e.g. border controls).
2/6
It hasn't got to grips with nature of the other side (despite being there 40+yrs).
Nor with the process (e.g. future negos still to come).
& it hasn't come to terms with consequences of leaving (e.g. border controls).
2/6
2. The #backstop per se is not The Problem, but the sheer fact that it is a compromise.
And a compromise is inevitable.
Plus backstop is rarely discussed in light of NI/IRL needs but in terms of what it means for future UK-EU rel'ship - which it is not intended to determine.
3/6
And a compromise is inevitable.
Plus backstop is rarely discussed in light of NI/IRL needs but in terms of what it means for future UK-EU rel'ship - which it is not intended to determine.
3/6
Dear journalists, politicians & intelligent folks:
Seven questions you should ask anyone who purports to have an alternative ‘solution’ to the @BorderIrish #Brexit #Backstop:
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Seven questions you should ask anyone who purports to have an alternative ‘solution’ to the @BorderIrish #Brexit #Backstop:
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1. Where is this technology/system used at the moment across a land border? (specific examples please)
How long & populated is that border?
How many crossing points? [How many 'designated' for customs?]
How many goods vehicles & private vehicles cross that border everyday?
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How long & populated is that border?
How many crossing points? [How many 'designated' for customs?]
How many goods vehicles & private vehicles cross that border everyday?
2/8
2. What amount of paperwork/info (inc. in electronic format) is required on the goods crossing the border in order for this tech/system to function effectively?
How far in advance?
How is the connection between the data submitted & the goods crossing the border verified?
3/8
How far in advance?
How is the connection between the data submitted & the goods crossing the border verified?
3/8
Theresa May's machiavelic plans have to stop.
If she really believes her negotiations are that Strong and Stable, she should stop this embarrassing political circus and openly go for her No-Deal #Brexit plan, instead of sneakily engineering it.
We know that's your plan. 1/10
If she really believes her negotiations are that Strong and Stable, she should stop this embarrassing political circus and openly go for her No-Deal #Brexit plan, instead of sneakily engineering it.
We know that's your plan. 1/10
When she decided to put forward her support to #BradyAmendment, she knew it would be rejected by the EU negotiators.
It was even said yesterday before she decided to support it.
But it is a sneaky way to put forward a No-Deal #Brexit and later putting the blame on the EU. 2/10
It was even said yesterday before she decided to support it.
But it is a sneaky way to put forward a No-Deal #Brexit and later putting the blame on the EU. 2/10
The #Backstop was negotiated BY the UK to comply with UK's red lines:
✔ No hard border (#GoodFridayAgreement)
❌ No customs unions
❌ No single market
❌ No freedom of movement
The EU wanted a soft #Brexit. So no Backstop. 3/10
✔ No hard border (#GoodFridayAgreement)
❌ No customs unions
❌ No single market
❌ No freedom of movement
The EU wanted a soft #Brexit. So no Backstop. 3/10
Our @CCC_Research and @UKandEU event is kicking off with remarks from @McEwen_Nicola. We will be live tweeting the event using the hashtag #brexitwhatnext
@anandMenon1 of @UKandEU ‘we confront a series of highly implausible outcomes’ but will end up with one of them. #brexitwhatnext
@anandMenon1 - Tory mps have to appeal to an electorate which would prefer a #nodeal. Details of Brexit and public opinion here: ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/upl… #brexitwhatnext
A quick thread on May’s statement, for the bedtime tweeters.
Ignore the claim there are 6 key issues.
All that is worth looking at is what she says she will not do;
what she says she will do;
+ what she says might do.
TL;DR: There is no Plan B.
1/12
gov.uk/government/spe…
Ignore the claim there are 6 key issues.
All that is worth looking at is what she says she will not do;
what she says she will do;
+ what she says might do.
TL;DR: There is no Plan B.
1/12
gov.uk/government/spe…
What she won’t do:
Revoke Art. 50 (that’s just rude);
Extend Art.50 (so No Deal remains live);
Call a 2nd referendum (she doubts it’ll win)*
* Though she doesn't completely rule out the possibility of Parliament bringing this forward.
2/12
Revoke Art. 50 (that’s just rude);
Extend Art.50 (so No Deal remains live);
Call a 2nd referendum (she doubts it’ll win)*
* Though she doesn't completely rule out the possibility of Parliament bringing this forward.
2/12
What she might do post-Brexit:
Take lessons from her mistakes in these negotiations when it comes to negotiating the future relationship.
She’ll be more inclusive: ‘engaging’ with elected reps from NI (and [randomly] English regions), & businesses & other normal people.
3/12
Take lessons from her mistakes in these negotiations when it comes to negotiating the future relationship.
She’ll be more inclusive: ‘engaging’ with elected reps from NI (and [randomly] English regions), & businesses & other normal people.
3/12
