There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Government’s top lawyer ‘could change her advice for political reasons’, senior Tory warns after major rows
Probably even worse than Sir Robert Buckland. Which is quite some feat.
That would be the Sir Robert Buckland who was (much like her) a hybrid Politician/Lawyer. Here are some career highlights:-
1. When appointed as Solicitor-General in 2014, failed to mention that he had been up before the Bar Standards Board in 2011, where he had been found guilty of Professional Misconduct. Only on his record until 2013, so failed to see why it was relevant!
2. Well-known member of a notorious Tax Avoidance scheme (Invicta Film Partnership). HMRC and the Tax Tribunal ruled that this was a deliberate tax avoidance scheme. The then Solicitor General continued to deny that he had done what the Court had ruled he had. While remaining solicitor General
3. In September 2020, while Justice Secretary, he was asked on TV by Andrew Marr of he would resign of the Internal Markets Bill was found to have broken the Law. His answer? "If in a way I find unacceptable". So-not if the Law did. Or the wheels of Justice did. No-just if he did.
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Brexiteers like me are realising it’s impossible for Brexit to ever be truly done Six years on, it’s worrying to think we went through so much pain to “take back control”.
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Brendan Hughes: A year since the DUP's leadership turmoil, let's see how the party is faring
It will be a tremendously difficult feat, especially with Mr Allister arguing the UK government's planned legislation to override the protocol falls short of removing the so-called Irish Sea border.
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Iain Macwhirter: Starmer is a bore, but Tories have fully succumbed to Brexit derangement syndrome
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
EU drafting legislation to prepare for ‘doomsday’ Protocol legislation
DOMINIC LAWSON: From airport queues to asylum-seekers, I fear Lord Heseltine is suffering from Brexit Derangement Syndrome
DOMINIC LAWSON: I fear Lord Heseltine is suffering from Brexit Derangement Syndrome DOMINIC LAWSON: Were there a prize for the most preposterous use of Brexit to blame for problems that have nothing to do with our departure from the EU, the gold medal should go to Brighton and Hove City Council. Last week, it told residents that the infestation of weeds on their streets was down to a shortfall of European nationals willing to come and pull the things out. In fact, the reason those streets are now in such a state is that in 2019 the Green-run council banned the use of glyphosate, a key ingredient in most weedkillers. As one resident observed: 'Pavements and grass verges have been choked with weeds every year since they banned weedkiller. Leaving the EU hasn't made the weeds more likely to grow.' Bidding strongly for that gold medal in the 'Brexit Derangement Syndrome' contest is the owner of the country's largest private arboretum, former deputy prime minister Lord (Michael) Heseltine.
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Tory government’s Northern Ireland Protocol bill could just be Fool’s Gold – remember the bitter lessons of the 1980s and 90s
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
DUP return to Stormont will not be calendar-led, Givan insists
The party has made clear that tabling the legislation is not enough to convince it to return to the executive, saying it needs to see tangible delivery on removing the so-called Irish Sea border.
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Ireland could be ‘semi-detached’ from single market over Protocol Bill, warns Ahern
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Brexit ‘completely’ to blame for airport chaos, says Ryanair boss – predicting summer-long disruption
There is some truth in what Lord Frost says about the dangers to the Good Friday Agreement as things currently stand.
But the problems leading up to the Protocol were:-
1. There was a political imperative for the Cons to "get Brexit done"-at pretty much any cost. Which was always going to cause weakness in our negotiating stance
2. We had "negotiators" who were either lazy (eg Davis) or clueless (eg Frost)
The Protocol is just a polished tu rd.
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
The Centre is not exactly unbiased. Here is how it describes itself, on its own website:-
"The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. We regard European integration as largely beneficial but recognise that in many respects the Union does not work well. We also think that the EU should take on more responsibilities globally, on issues ranging from climate change to security. The CER aims to promote an open, outward-looking and effective European Union."
So-it states that it believes the EU does not work perfectly. And gives as an example that the EU should do more (and therefore individual members less) on climate change and security.
So-this think tank just believes the pandemic is largely irrelevant? Really?
What next? Ireland should jointly govern Northern Ireland?
No. Sinn Fein have already proposed that.
This sort of stuff is no different to Right Wing people believing everything Breitbart says. Just people shoehorning stuff to fit their narrative.
A massive amount of sh1t will be hitting the fan tomorrow in regard to the protocol.
I hope not. But I fear you are right. From all sides. Including the UK.
Liz Truss: Northern Ireland Protocol legislation is ‘both necessary and lawful’
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Probably even worse than Sir Robert Buckland. Which is quite some feat.
That would be the Sir Robert Buckland who was (much like her) a hybrid Politician/Lawyer. Here are some career highlights:-
1. When appointed as Solicitor-General in 2014, failed to mention that he had been up before the Bar Standards Board in 2011, where he had been found guilty of Professional Misconduct. Only on his record until 2013, so failed to see why it was relevant!
2. Well-known member of a notorious Tax Avoidance scheme (Invicta Film Partnership). HMRC and the Tax Tribunal ruled that this was a deliberate tax avoidance scheme. The then Solicitor General continued to deny that he had done what the Court had ruled he had. While remaining solicitor General
3. In September 2020, while Justice Secretary, he was asked on TV by Andrew Marr of he would resign of the Internal Markets Bill was found to have broken the Law. His answer?
"If in a way I find unacceptable". So-not if the Law did. Or the wheels of Justice did. No-just if he did.
Pot. Kettle. Black. With a dose of miffed.
Six years on, it’s worrying to think we went through so much pain to “take back control”.
https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2022/06/brexiteers-like-me-are-realising-its-impossible-for-brexit-to-ever-be-truly-done
It will be a tremendously difficult feat, especially with Mr Allister arguing the UK government's planned legislation to override the protocol falls short of removing the so-called Irish Sea border.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/brendan-hughes-a-year-since-the-dup-s-leadership-turmoil-let-s-see-how-the-party-is-faring/ar-AAYBDcD?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5f8c421c3694491f8f247b608f4b0518
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/brexit-poll-is-it-only-a-matter-of-time-until-britain-rejoins-the-eu/ar-AAYDcdn?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=15aa8b0e54d84f3ea86503fe7c1e8c54
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/iain-macwhirter-starmer-bore-tories-044700002.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/eu-drafting-legislation-to-prepare-for-doomsday-protocol-legislation/ar-AAYD55c?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7d8acd9496d14db6aa7bed1f82e5ccec
DOMINIC LAWSON: I fear Lord Heseltine is suffering from Brexit Derangement Syndrome
DOMINIC LAWSON: Were there a prize for the most preposterous use of Brexit to blame for problems that have nothing to do with our departure from the EU, the gold medal should go to Brighton and Hove City Council. Last week, it told residents that the infestation of weeds on their streets was down to a shortfall of European nationals willing to come and pull the things out. In fact, the reason those streets are now in such a state is that in 2019 the Green-run council banned the use of glyphosate, a key ingredient in most weedkillers. As one resident observed: 'Pavements and grass verges have been choked with weeds every year since they banned weedkiller. Leaving the EU hasn't made the weeds more likely to grow.' Bidding strongly for that gold medal in the 'Brexit Derangement Syndrome' contest is the owner of the country's largest private arboretum, former deputy prime minister Lord (Michael) Heseltine.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10933049/DOMINIC-LAWSON-fear-Lord-Heseltine-suffering-Brexit-Derangement-Syndrome.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/tory-government-s-northern-ireland-protocol-bill-could-just-be-fool-s-gold-remember-the-bitter-lessons-of-the-1980s-and-90s/ar-AAYFyJv?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=14868fd188ff472c82032c2afe1df750
The party has made clear that tabling the legislation is not enough to convince it to return to the executive, saying it needs to see tangible delivery on removing the so-called Irish Sea border.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dup-return-to-stormont-will-not-be-calendar-led-givan-insists/ar-AAYFyDF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=cfd6f4f00afc42f4b6e1aba6a6b46077
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/ireland-could-be-semi-detached-from-single-market-over-protocol-bill-warns-ahern/ar-AAYHWVQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f1a1f0dc9bdd4868ba4a5137fa3b3d44
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/brexit-completely-to-blame-for-airport-chaos-says-ryanair-boss-predicting-summer-long-disruption/ar-AAYHmlj?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0eefb56de40447818f92a70965321f2b
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/liz-truss-northern-ireland-protocol-legislation-is-both-necessary-and-lawful/ar-AAYHi66?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0eefb56de40447818f92a70965321f2b
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/brexit-referendum-six-years-on-4-biggest-wins-and-losses-from-leaving-the-eu-for-boris-johnson-s-government/ar-AAYLAyY?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=335d8ef092c24f72989fe6831f23ff73
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/ministers-engage-in-phoney-eu-law-war-amid-claims-of-uk-led-race-to-the-bottom/ar-AAYK3Us?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=45011667fa8646548544cb8518cbb07c
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/six-brexit-problems-six-years-after-the-eu-referendum/ar-AAYLokg?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7a54e1fa43814ae1b69bf2d699d0fb05
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/boris-johnson-needs-to-level-with-the-public-that-brexit-is-making-the-cost-of-living-crisis-worse/ar-AAYK7du?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7a54e1fa43814ae1b69bf2d699d0fb05
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/support-for-eu-membership-highest-in-15-years-survey-finds/ar-AAYKaQI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9b129fd0484340539653dcee83b7b9fd
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/does-david-frost-s-claim-that-brexit-is-working-stack-up/ar-AAYMVAy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d4a2f9ffd09b41a78adeefb514c21156
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/brexit-is-working-and-naysayers-have-axes-to-grind-claims-david-frost/ar-AAYMquF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d4a2f9ffd09b41a78adeefb514c21156