The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[MANTIS01]

Philip Hammond has turned into a pantomime villain. I simply recoil at the thought of having to work with this odious individual as part of my team

Every time I see a photo I’m thinking Mr Burns from The Simpsons or Cyril Sneer from The Raccoons

Not a subject I like speculating on but this must be ~ what a Dominic Cummings wet dream looks like. You should write and let him know you’re a fan. I’m sure he could arrange for pics of Hammond’s head on Cyril Sneer’s body to pop up on your fb feed.

I think we should contemplate much more the concept of unity, particularly team unity because it has been a real Achilles heel for UK during this process...for all sides, for the whole country. Particularly set against the background of EU27 unity

[horseplayer]

Adz loves the sources linked

Unless they disagree with his view

What a thread

[BigAdz]

Adz loves the sources linked

Unless they disagree with his view

What a thread

Oh hello, Mr Boo Hoo, pops up with his amazing insight and contribution again.

Thanks

[TightEnd]

25 former senior UK ambassadors warn, in a letter to the times, that a no-deal Brexit would be “biggest unilateral abandonment” of our foreign interests in modern history.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/no-deal-brexit-means-abandoning-our-own-interests-ambassadors-warn-sj7v7sz60

[TightEnd]

Ken Clarke really could be PM in two months’ time

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/boris-johnson-brexit-no-deal-ken-clarke-caretaker-prime-minister-a9077316.html

[TightEnd]

good profile of Cummings

The shadowy strategist behind Boris Johnson’s Brexit push

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-shadowy-strategist-behind-boris-johnsons-brexit-push/

[TightEnd]

Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure ahead of Brexit
Secret plan to block any delay in leaving EU is likely to anger European leaders at G7 summit

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/24/johnson-seeks-legal-advice-parliament-closure

Johnson meets Tusk at 10.20am

[TightEnd]

In today’s ST from YouGov - another ringing endorsement for No Deal.  (insert smiley)

Brexit outcome preferences:

Ref and Remain 35%
No deal 26%
Deal w SM and CU 17%
TM Deal 7%
D K 15%

It's the 15% who don't know after 3 years i worry about

[TightEnd]

It has now become apparent that the Operation Yellowhammer document leaked was dated August 2019, and was not ‘old’.

Hammond writes to Boris

[BigAdz]

Hammond becoming quite the pratt.....


anyhooooo.

Some balance from elsewhere.

Nasty Eurocrats trying to keep their nests feathered. Behind paywalls, but the headline is good enough.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/24/boris-serious-deal-brussels-eurocrats-still-want-punish-british/

[MANTIS01]

Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure ahead of Brexit
Secret plan to block any delay in leaving EU is likely to anger European leaders at G7 summit

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/24/johnson-seeks-legal-advice-parliament-closure

Johnson meets Tusk at 10.20am

What’s this? A leak? Likely to anger EU leaders? Just as Boris lands for G7?

How very unexpected.

[BigAdz]

This one even better, surprised you didn't post it Tighty(smiley face)?


Almost like he has been reading here.....


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/24/rage-remainers-will-awesome-brexit-isnt-disaster-praying/

[TightEnd]

Hammond is correct, factually, on this point, It was painted as an old document and former ministers smeared. It wasn't.

your article is by Daniel Hannan, consistently wrong on a range of Brexit issues since 2015. Not exactly balanced!

the charlie brooker quote is old,but particularly good https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Hannan

[kukushkin88]

Hammond becoming quite the pratt.....


anyhooooo.

Some balance from elsewhere.

Nasty Eurocrats trying to keep their nests feathered. Behind paywalls, but the headline is good enough.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/24/boris-serious-deal-brussels-eurocrats-still-want-punish-british/

“Balance” provided by a founding member of the ‘Vote Leave’ organisation and a Conservative MEP.

[TightEnd]

This one even better, surprised you didn't post it Tighty(smiley face)?


Almost like he has been reading here.....


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/24/rage-remainers-will-awesome-brexit-isnt-disaster-praying/

don't follow Douglas Murray, so didn't see it. Nor did i see it from anyone else. Normally a reasonable sign that its more swivel eyed than worthy of attention if it isn't shared so i catch it

Douglas Murray is brighter than Hannan, but also not exactly a balanced voice!