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From: adwil
9/12/20
"The European Union stepped up planning for a "no-deal" Brexit on Friday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government refused to revoke a plan to break the divorce treaty that Brussels says will sink four years of talks."
I don't think we should renege on a treaty that we've freely made. However I suspect this is games playing to try and move the negotiations forward on fisheries and subsidies. I hope so anyway.
The reason seems to be that the Gov has realised that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, it would be possible for the EU to split Northern Ireland off from the rest of the UK by interpreting the Treaty in a way that was not envisaged by the UK when it was signed.
Obviously, we can't allow that to happen.
I expect the EU to give assurances and for the Gov to withdraw the Bill. However, I don't know that will happen.
From: slackerx
9/12/20
The whole thing seems kinda' weird from here, considering that this non-binding referendum split pretty much 50-50.
It's a little hard to understand how they ended up in such a bind.
From: adwil
9/12/20
"The whole thing seems kinda' weird from here, considering that this non-binding referendum split pretty much 50-50."
Any majority was enough for a decision. Blame the Gov of the time which was confident of winning. Of course there were many who said it's non-binding and can be ignored. Subsequent elections showed it couldn't be ignored and leavers became the majority in parliament.
From: slackerx
9/12/20
adwil said...
Of course there were many who said it's non-binding and can be ignored. Subsequent elections showed it couldn't be ignored and leavers became the majority in parliament.
Well, a non-binding referendum can't be ignored if politicians decide to put themselves in a bind, I suppose.
Do you think that they will hold a non-binding referendum on whether or not to follow International Law?
- Edited September 12, 2020 11:07 am by slackerx
From: adwil
9/12/20
slackerx said:Do you think that they will hold a non-binding referendum on whether or not to follow International Law?
No. provided there's a deal with the EU, we can forget about obeying the treaty. However, if there's no deal, then protecting the integrity of the UK becomes important.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
9/13/20
slackerx said:It's a little hard to understand how they ended up in such a bind.
Isolationism helped.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
9/20/20
Police clash with protesters at anti-lockdown demonstration in London
More than a thousand people gathered in central London on Saturday to protest against lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, before the event was broken up by police.
Read more from U.S.From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
9/27/20
Protesters clash with police at London anti-lockdown protest
Protesters at a central London anti-lockdown rally scuffle with police officers trying to break up the demonstration because of a lack of social distancing.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: PTG (anotherPTG)
10/13/20
We are f++ked!
The new lockdown rules prove that the government has failed us all. For tickets to see Jonathan Pie live in 2021 go to https://www.jonathanpie.com/