Making the news today....

[scotspine1]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/03/the-six-brexit-traps-that-will-defeat-theresa-may

 

 

lol, advice from that Marxist, Greece was a financial basketcase for decades. It was basically a failed state when the EU bailed it out.

 

 

The UK is a very different animal.

 

 

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[scotspine1]

Fascinating, tragic - but not surprising in anyway, how a liberal was awoken to the realities of the refugee/migrant crisis......

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I hold Yanis Varoufakis in the very highest regard, I don't always, completely, agree with his base position, but by goodness is he clever!

 

Was watching his interview on Newsnight last night and thought his book would be well worth a read.

 

Agreed. Met him at Hay Conference last year. Don't agree with his political leaning either. You need to read between the lines with the man; he's not pro EU I can tell you.

[Vespasian]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/03/the-six-brexit-traps-that-will-defeat-theresa-may

 

Just read that about an hr ago..

 

Interesting, but it misses the point of May calling the election, its not been called to create a mandate to go to Europe, but a tactical ploy to undermine the power of the Brexiteers in her cabinet..

 

The greater her majority, the less concern she'll have for her brexiteers.. not to mention she will be able to get shut of most of em after an election..

 

There's also the possibility that things don't work out in her favour, she might end up with a hung Parliament, I recon that would suit her just fine...

 

The worst outcome would be no change, a conservative majority much as it is today...

 

That would be her worst nightmare as she'd still be trapped betwixt a rock and a hard place...

 

As to Europe, seems they've decided its a hard brexit on the way, I don't blame em, why should they bend over backwards to appease a few hardline Conservative MP's who want to ruin everything for them... payback is a bitch as they say...

Edited May 3, 2017 by Vespasian

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Strong and stable

 

Coalition of chaos...

 

😤

 

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[Johny Walker]

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:lol::lol::lol:

[eggsarascal]

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T'is true, breaks my heart to say it.

 

I'm lost politically.

[Mull]

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Aye, Maggie seen to that!

Now, she really was a "bloody difficult woman"!

 

For what it's worth eggs, I'm lost too. Got to go with desperate decisions I'm afraid, not to mention the unknown, going to be difficult times ahead I'd say, an upsurge in terrorism too I'd imagine.

Our forebears had their hard times, I suppose it's our turn, or our kids turn.

The circle of life and all that!

 

 

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[scotspine1]

going to be difficult times ahead I'd say, an upsurge in terrorism too I'd imagine.

 

not everyone is as negative, complacent and resigned as you Mull

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[scotspine1]

Just read that about an hr ago..

 

Interesting, but it misses the point of May calling the election, its not been called to create a mandate to go to Europe, but a tactical ploy to undermine the power of the Brexiteers in her cabinet..

 

The greater her majority, the less concern she'll have for her brexiteers.. not to mention she will be able to get shut of most of em after an election..

 

There's also the possibility that things don't work out in her favour, she might end up with a hung Parliament, I recon that would suit her just fine...

 

The worst outcome would be no change, a conservative majority much as it is today...

 

That would be her worst nightmare as she'd still be trapped betwixt a rock and a hard place...

 

As to Europe, seems they've decided its a hard brexit on the way, I don't blame em, why should they bend over backwards to appease a few hardline Conservative MP's who want to ruin everything for them... payback is a bitch as they say...

 

Speaking of old Labour........

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