8MileBU Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 This thread started 3 years, 3 months ago [emoji1] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Thank f**k for my Irish passport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Thank f**k for my Irish passportJammy c**t 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Quote (Johnson's) false claims about the withdrawal agreement are part of his wider rhetorical pitch: that, as he put it again in his victory speech on Friday morning, the UK is “leaving the EU as one United Kingdom”. Even if we ignore the Scottish question, this is utterly fraudulent. It is a matter of fact that Northern Ireland is not about to leave the EU on the same terms as Britain. He's a compulsive liar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 23:38, 8MileBU said: This thread started 3 years, 3 months ago Well, the OP did say 'slowly'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 22:45, Granny Danger said: I think the right wing nutters in the Parliamentary Conservative Party will have far greater sway now than even before. I don’t see many of the newly elected Tory MPs as being ‘one nation moderates’. Aye, one nation canon fodder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Yanis Varoufakis is the first name that springs to mind, certain he was a professor prior to becoming Greek finance minister! Some great talks on youtube from him about his time as finance minister and other subjects, as an aside.Also, his wife is the girl Jarvis Cocker is singing about in Common People. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 UK banking system 'resilient' to no-deal Brexit, says Bank of England The scenario, which goes beyond what most analysts would expect even from a worst-case Brexit, involves a UK recession with GDP falling by 4.7%, with interest rates rising to 4% and the unemployment rate going up to 9.2% and is the toughest "war game" test yet thrown at the UK banks. https://news.sky.com/story/bank-of-england-uk-banking-system-prepared-for-any-no-deal-brexit-11888391 We're fucked but the banks will be fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 UK banking system 'resilient' to no-deal Brexit, says Bank of England The scenario, which goes beyond what most analysts would expect even from a worst-case Brexit, involves a UK recession with GDP falling by 4.7%, with interest rates rising to 4% and the unemployment rate going up to 9.2% and is the toughest "war game" test yet thrown at the UK banks. https://news.sky.com/story/bank-of-england-uk-banking-system-prepared-for-any-no-deal-brexit-11888391 We're fucked but the banks will be fine.Sure weren't their stress tests not all showing resilience pre the 2008 crash???These tests are fucking useless 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 So Mr Johnson is going to enshrine a 2020 only transition period in law to ensure no deal is on the table. EU will no doubt buckle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: EU will no doubt buckle. They won't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, BawWatchin said: They won't. They won’t buckle. But once “no deal” is the default position of the UK then it will force some hard discussions within the 27 and flush out what really is their combined bottom line. The “ticking clock” that Barnier kept spooking Theresa May with will now be ticking in his ear too as he tries to make sense of 27 different competing national interests. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Well I never, strike me down with a feather, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Maybe I'm being whooshed but doesn't this 100% strengthen the EU negotiator?Why? And no you're not being whooshed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 It's a bit of a con, all he has to do to reverse it is introduce legislation which will easily pass if it looks like we'll crash out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 It's a bit of a con, all he has to do to reverse it is introduce legislation which will easily pass if it looks like we'll crash out.But would he? And would his MPs allow it? Pointless posturing from a position of strength that’ll come back to bite him for me. Like May and her red lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Maybe I'm being whooshed but doesn't this 100% strengthen the EU negotiator? Only if their clients actually want no deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, welshbairn said: It's a bit of a con, all he has to do to reverse it is introduce legislation which will easily pass if it looks like we'll crash out. Agreed. With the slight tweak - will easily pass if a large chunk of Tory MPs are more scared of a no deal outcome than they are of disobeying a triumphant Boris administration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Well if you're the negotiator in the stronger position, the weaker negotiator adding a time limit to the negotiation hurts them more than it hurts you, no? Like we're threatening to jump off the tower block and they'll have to clean up the mess? Sounds about right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Well if you're the negotiator in the stronger position, the weaker negotiator adding a time limit to the negotiation hurts them more than it hurts you, no? In this context, what is stronger? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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