The funny thing is that's exactly May's plan as well. Wait until the reality of No deal hits then they will vote for my deal. She has the added advantage of being in government.
It makes sense in a strange way that this is why every Labour MP struggles to find words to describe what their Brexit plan is. They want to say Norway but they can't right now.
The Tories have been lying through their teeth about NHS funding for years. From the Kings Fund..
Why should it be hard for them to say Norway? This is my problem with Labour. Before the referendum, Farage, Boris and Gove were championing the Norway model. All of a sudden, it's taboo.
Yep. They are in danger of turning into a busted flush. And, I think that May has mapped all this out. She is a better politician than I thought. If she gets this through the UK will be out of the EU next March. They will never be able to hold the whip hand over a Tory government again because there will be no EU legislation to consider. Be careful for what you wish for I say.If the ERG crew don't get their letters in soon, their credibility would be gone forever.
Clear MPs have been lying to Mogg and Baker about putting in letters.
No honour among thieves.
Crash has degrees of severity. It doesn't have to be 2008 level. Without doubt, there would be some sort of creash if we don't have a deal by March 29. The £, house prices, markets etc.
I hate May as much as the next guy but it would be an incredible piece of political manoeuvring if she gets this deal through. Would definitely come at serious economic cost though.
Anyone seen Boris Johnsons '6 point plan to earn a better Brexit' ?
From The Daily Mail...
2 & 6 are my personal favourites. feckin clown.
Unlike the rest of them, she actually gets her head down, works hard and studies the problem. The job from the get-go was a poisoned chalice and no solution was ever going to be ideal.
Because Davis was in charge for the most part. I think the EU just plain decided they were not going to deal with him. How many times, following a meeting, did Davis say that progress was being made only for Barnier to come out and say the complete opposite. Citizens Rights and the settlement money were easy. The main problem was NI. May and the civil servants got seriously involved after Chequers. Davis saw the writing on the wall and bailed. As did Johnson. Since then things have moved faster.
Rare honesty among DM readers.
Yes and I think she came to realise that she'd got it wrong. If you recall, when he and Johnson resigned she barely batted an eyelid.
If only Oscie were still here
In Scotland it's called "Meet Brian" because we keep forgetting that our knives have Stanley written on them. We then stab the person holding the box we want and run off with it. It was cancelled last year but you can see reruns of it every Friday night outside my local.
For me it's a dead heat between Corbyn, May, Raab, Johnson, Davis etc...
Until an informed, elected official of this country has the guts to stand up and do what is in the best interests of the electorate as a whole as opposed to playing the percentages on their chances of getting re-elected this circus will go on and on!
I kind of disagree with May being in that list. She's at least takes the time to properly understand the issues and I do think that she genuinely has the country's interest at heart whereas the others most definitely do not.
When was the last time you saw UK salaries keep pace with inflation? The only time real wage growth has been lower than it is at present excluding the slumps immediately after the two world wars was the mid 19th century.
She voted to remain in 2016 – it's what she believed was best for Britain then and I'm sure, if she didn't want to give up her shot at a place in history, she'd still admit it is now too. It remains to be seen how that place in history will be written – but I'm willing to bet "one of the weakest leaders a once strong nation has, and will ever, see" will be in the obituary.
She was never a staunch remainer though. She hated the ECHR and wanted out of that.
I don't think she called a snap election because she had the UKs best interest at heart.
When was the last time you saw UK salaries keep pace with inflation? The only time real wage growth has been lower than it is at present excluding the slumps immediately after the two world wars was the mid 19th century.
and that's before we even get onto the 10s or even 100s of thousands who will be out of work as companies scale down their UK operations.
How will the continuing slump in the pound not compound things when the vast majority of items we consume on a daily basis are imported?
How do you figure a slump in housing prices and the ensuing negative equity will not affect the average Joe? How about the devaluation of pension funds and investments dooming people to having to work 10-15 years longer than they should, if they can find the work?
The Rees Moggs, Johnsons and Goves who have hedged their investments against a UK economic crisis will be fine but UK industry and the average Joe will be well and truly fecked.
