The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[TightEnd]

Parliament needs to get its act together and lead on Brexit.

May says the Commons will not decide on terms of exit, the most momentous process undertaken by the UK in modern times

http://reaction.life/time-running-negotiate-sensible-brexit-settlement/?sf

[TightEnd]

David Davis- "We will seek the most open, barrier-free market we can. Full stop. That will be as good as a single market."..

David Davis, parliamentary poacher turned executive gamekeeper

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/david-davis-parliamentary-poacher-turned-executive-gamekeeper/

[TightEnd]

"Grumpy Davis, the man with an enormous mandate and no clue"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/10/david-davis-brexit-enormous-mandate-and-no-clue?CMP=twt_gu

[TightEnd]

MP to Corbyn re ICM poll: "I’m going to lose my seat. Others in here are going to lose their seats. What’s the plan?”

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeremy-corbyn-parliamentary-labour-party-plp-unity-plea-winterton-swp-syria-icm-poll_uk_57fbe547e4b04e1174a54d09?9w7f35du4xqolxr

[TightEnd]

Ireland confirms talks under way over post-Brexit border controls

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/10/ireland-confirms-talks-under-way-over-post-brexit-border-controls?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews#link_time=1476133107

[TightEnd]

Tuesday's Times front page: Hard Brexit could cost £66bn a year

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[TightEnd]

Leaked papers suggest leaving EU single market will cause between 5.4% and 9.5% slump in GDP, with massive loss of tax revenue

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/11/hard-brexit-treasury-66bn-eu-single-market?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews#link_time=1476142967

[TightEnd]

At election time, a pensioner is worth 3 young people. Ben Page from Ipsos Mori explains why

[TightEnd]

Momentum activists write to Corbyn to try to ask him to condemn Putin bombing of Aleppo. 

Possibly not a lot to ask.

joint letter ahead of today's Syria HoC debate http://bit.ly/2dq4MT7

[TightEnd]

FTSE 100 hits record high as pound continues to tumble over Brexit fears http://bit.ly/2d9D4J5 

[TightEnd]

this is an interesting one

made me think to myself, anyway, what it meant or might not mean anyway

"UK politics now focussing on haves vs havenots. Below chart shows extraordinary relationship between Tory/LibDem support and life expectancy"

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[TightEnd]

(sorry, i am being boring, but it interests me)

Pound and FTSE 100 since the EU referendum

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[DMorgan]

Not boring at all Tighty, its a shame if the lack of interaction comes across that way but the thread is a cracking read imo

Edit: its important to bust the myth that the stock market is buoyant in anticipation of a rosy post-brexit outlook

[RED-DOG]

Not boring at all Tighty, its a shame if the lack of interaction comes across that way but the thread is a cracking read imo

Precisely this.

Love the thread but not bright enough to make meaningful contributions.

[Cf]

Not boring at all Tighty, its a shame if the lack of interaction comes across that way but the thread is a cracking read imo

Precisely this.

Love the thread but not bright enough to make meaningful contributions.

+1

What is apparent however is that I went to Vegas at the right time!