The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[Sheriff Fatman]

JK Rowling with a fantastic series of Tweets on Labour under Corbyn.

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1076467815270428672?s=19

[Pokerpops]

JK Rowling with a fantastic series of Tweets on Labour under Corbyn.

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1076467815270428672?s=19

Sanctimonious claptrap.

Having been successful as an author of fantasy tales for children doesn’t make you an oracle.

[TightEnd]

Michael Gove expected to become the first minister to recruit a military planner to address food shortage concerns in event of no-deal Brexit

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/12/21/michael-gove-recruit-military-planner-amid-food-shortage-fears/

[TightEnd]

Corbyn really doesn’t want a second referendum: (not sure this is news)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-brexit-second-referendum-peoples-vote-labour-theresa-may-john-mcdonnell-a8696111.html

[TightEnd]

Nor does the odious McDonnell

[TightEnd]

Which could mean May's deal eventually goes through parliament – but then what about the DUP?

[tikay]

Paddy Ashdown's last Tweets on Brexit.

Click to see full-size image.

[RickBFA]

Happy Christmas to all.

Buckle up for the rollacoaster ride in 2019.

[booder]

Happy Christmas to all.

[kukushkin88]

Merry Christmas to you all.

Hope this is OK given the problems with Marky’s video.

Just the first 2:05 but all of it if you like this sort of thing:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Xx2ic7m08&feature=youtu.be

[tikay]

From Twitter;


A caller to James O’Brien’s radio show has claimed he voted for Leave so that he can continue to use three-pin plugs in the UK

[MANTIS01]

The World Economic Rankings from the Centre for Economics and Business Research says Brexit uncertainty will see the UK fall below France from 5th to 7th next year. Boooooo!

But we will bounce back above France to 6th in 2020 as we “take advantage of new opportunities”. Yayyyy!

[MANTIS01]

EUROPEAN Commissioner Günther Oettinger states that a No Deal Brexit means Britain would become "like Morocco".

German national Gunther also admits a No Deal would hit Germany very hard financially so hopes we ignore the referendum and just decide to stay in the EU. Undoubtedly his rhetoric about turning into a North African country is designed to avoid such financial problems for the homeland. But let me reassure everyone I've been to Morocco twice, it's got great weather, friendly people, palm trees, lovely beaches, nice food & gorgeous interior design. Seems exciting, I can see camels wandering down Blackpool beach in the blazing sunshine as we speak, great improvement.

[MANTIS01]

Such a travesty to see all these migrants risking their lives to flee France

[TightEnd]

More than a quarter of a million people have signed this no-deal Brexit petition which presents the Irish border issue as a currency problem:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/229963

Pegging the pound to the Euro would be a fun bi-product of Brexit

It is of course, about the prospect of new customs and standards checks on goods and produce if the UK leaves the single market and customs union and the impact of such on the GFA treaty

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-what-is-backstop-northern-ireland-irish-border-guarantee-may-deal-a8678306.html