Brexit: Boris Johnson to meet Ursula von der Leyen for trade deal talks
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Boris Johnson will meet Ursula von der Leyen for talks over dinner, as time runs out to reach a trade deal.
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09/12/2020 12:46:15
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Cue the Boris bashing….
Absolutely. One international embarrassment that fella. Second only to Trump
ye he is totally useless, the worse PM ever even May better
and rightly so! The English First Minister is a bit of a walloper to be fair mate!
Why bother the EU isn’t interested in a deal only subservience
Simply stupid!
Precisely the kind of ludicrous, tabloidesqe distortion that led to lemmings voting to head for a cliff.
Precisely the kind of ludicrous, tabloidesqe distortion that led to lemmings voting to head for a cliff.
I pity her with that useless fool.
Remember Von Der Leyen, Juncker, Verhofstadt and Barnier were all failed domestic politicians !! They now seem to seek a way to exercise as much power as possible via the EU to compensate for their past failures....whatever the "little man syndrome" is in the world of politicans....
Let's just hope he doesn't make a pass at her...
Dread to think what this particular Johnson encounter is going to give birth to!
Why is that?, What do you have to offer and what gives you the right to comment on the PM ?
Into the Leyens mouth.
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Go on Boris, the country is behind you!
All this needs is a little warmth, amicable and gentle humour, all the while maintaining a steely resolve.
Even some polite flattery will not do any harm.
Think Thatcher not May!
All this needs is a little warmth, amicable and gentle humour, all the while maintaining a steely resolve.
Even some polite flattery will not do any harm.
Think Thatcher not May!
Do you really think Boris makes any decisions for the benefit of the "country?" What can he and his mates get out of this will be uppermost in his mind. At best it is a desperate attempt to save face. No gains for us insignificant little people.
haw haw haw - surely your being sarcastic?!
If you're having a bad day, just remember you don't have to have conversation with the bumbling fool Boris Johnson, that should cheer you up.
I assume this must be good news otherwise Johnson would have sent Gove.
Johnson says he can't accept all the terms he already accepted when he signed the withdrawal agreement.
He's already positioning it to say what a momentous deal he's done.
He's just going to sign whatever. He knows his game's up
That's why he's proclaiming how difficult it is, how the odds aren't good, etc, all so that he can play the hero when he just signs up to whatever is on offer.
Stupid as he is, he isn't stupid enough to actually go through with no deal. It's all an act to appease the ERG
He's just going to sign whatever. He knows his game's up
That's why he's proclaiming how difficult it is, how the odds aren't good, etc, all so that he can play the hero when he just signs up to whatever is on offer.
Stupid as he is, he isn't stupid enough to actually go through with no deal. It's all an act to appease the ERG
Don't sell us down the river Boris!
never a user name more misused No deal a disaster for the UK
John the (not so) wise one
Surely you understand by now that Brexit (as you think you know it) is a lie
The UK is simply unable to go it alone and make a success of it
We need the EU and the USA
Leave with no deal and we trade freely with neither
Hmmmm, but maybe we can sell our cheeses to Chad or somewhere eh?
Surely you understand by now that Brexit (as you think you know it) is a lie
The UK is simply unable to go it alone and make a success of it
We need the EU and the USA
Leave with no deal and we trade freely with neither
Hmmmm, but maybe we can sell our cheeses to Chad or somewhere eh?
"You can be sure there will be a deal" David Davis
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history.
We are already beginning with zero tariffs, and we are already beginning at the point of maximal regulatory equivalence, as it is called.
In other words, our rules and our laws are exactly the same" Liam Fox.
We are already beginning with zero tariffs, and we are already beginning at the point of maximal regulatory equivalence, as it is called.
In other words, our rules and our laws are exactly the same" Liam Fox.
Is there a name for people who post the same thing over and over again, day in day out?
Don't forget Boris stating that if we don't get a deal that it would be a complete failure of statecraft and this big one:
"We hold all the cards"....
"We hold all the cards"....
I’m guessing that you fall into the ‘simple’ category. Just about able to know how to use copy and paste on HYS. Repeatedly. Endlessly.
Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
There has always been a deal since the EU Withdrawal Agreement was signed in January.
No Deal Brexit.
Prepared and oven ready for 31/12/20.
Brexit done as promised!
??????
No Deal Brexit.
Prepared and oven ready for 31/12/20.
Brexit done as promised!
??????
What is this obsession that Remainers, Guardianistas, rump Labourites and bitter marginalised Socialists have with 'the Tories'? They seem to care about these Conservative names more than actual real-life Tories do. Far more so than Brexiteers ever have that is for sure. Go, get a room if you are so into them..
At least Johnson has had a haircut suitable for the occasion. Give him some credit.
It's funny how the winging repetitive comments find their way to the top, being voted for by the unimaginative, out of touch few.
How about some constructive talk, such as what should be negotiated or if you even want a deal (although like most leave voters, I hope you want a deal even if it means no 'we told you so')?
These things shouldn't go to the wire but there's stubbornness on both sides.
How about some constructive talk, such as what should be negotiated or if you even want a deal (although like most leave voters, I hope you want a deal even if it means no 'we told you so')?
These things shouldn't go to the wire but there's stubbornness on both sides.
All to appease the remainers!!! Should have went for the juggler straight away and not listen to the likes of Tony Blair trying to go against the will of the people in order to feather his own nest!!
No, unlike the humans the turkeys saw it all coming, and opted for bird flu instead, as the better choice.
Why do the EU bother with Boris?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
I think it's because he's the PM.
Holier than thou comments about the level I suppose. His personal life is his own.
Because he is the UK Prime Minister and for all your pontificating... Your not
I suppose they are doing it as they are statesmen and care about the people of the UK who the Tory government of the UK has f*d
Surely all the years at Eton, the Bullingdon Club, being sacked for dishonesty by the Times, making up blatant lies as the Telegraph's Brussels correspondent, writing self-aggrandizing columns for the Spectator and spending money on vanity projects as London Mayor have prepared Johnson to earnestly engage in the most crucial negotiation for this country in 75 years. Either that, or we're screwed.
"...admirers assert that, in office, Johnson will reveal an accession of wisdom and responsibility that have hitherto eluded him, not least as foreign secretary... his graver vice is cowardice, reflected in a willingness to tell any audience, whatever he thinks most likely to please, heedless of the inevitability of its contradiction an hour later..."
Max Hastings fortells the future, June 2019
Max Hastings fortells the future, June 2019
Clearly blinded by, "the person syndrome".... grow up..., please.
But his (diminishing) fan club still love him. But remember, Trump still has his delusional supporters too. 'There's nowt so weird as folk'.
I'm sure Johnson would be happy with just a bag of prawn cocktail crisps.
"You can be sure there will be a deal" David Davis
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history.
We are already beginning with zero tariffs, and we are already beginning at the point of maximal regulatory equivalence, as it is called.
In other words, our rules and our laws are exactly the same" Liam Fox.
We are already beginning with zero tariffs, and we are already beginning at the point of maximal regulatory equivalence, as it is called.
In other words, our rules and our laws are exactly the same" Liam Fox.
We have offered so many things to the EU that they have not responded in turn with, what's the point?
We're allowing access to UK markets for EU investors, they're not allowing access to EU markets for UK investors.
We made absolutely clear all EU citizens in the UK would be allowed to stay, then the EU used UK citizens in the EU as cannon fodder.
We're allowing access to UK markets for EU investors, they're not allowing access to EU markets for UK investors.
We made absolutely clear all EU citizens in the UK would be allowed to stay, then the EU used UK citizens in the EU as cannon fodder.
The EU seem determine to keep a master/servant relationship with all it's member states...even when they leave the EU. They know full well that what they want is unacceptable to any sovereign country with any sense of self-pride.....we should have gone cold-turkey 4 years ago....
Boris is going to give Ursula an Oven Ready roasting for being an unelected EU leader.
eh? is that an attempt at brexiter humour? If so please for your own sake, dont give up the day job and go into stand up
And who chose Boris as Conservative party leader, 90,000 Conservative party members.
On the other hand the EU leader is elected by EU parliament, of which U.K had 72 MEPs.
On the other hand the EU leader is elected by EU parliament, of which U.K had 72 MEPs.
Tribal politics and the resultant blame game have gone a long way to explain the current situation: no-one should blindly accept whatever political side they follow does, even if this is well off what they initially promise.
No-one’s perfect, but holding others to account, even those we support, and learning from faults is what makes us all better people; denying faults helps nobody.
No-one’s perfect, but holding others to account, even those we support, and learning from faults is what makes us all better people; denying faults helps nobody.
Margaret Thatcher was in favour of a Free Market and mutually beneficial cooperation, rather than a Federal Europe.
A position that I'm sure would have a huge majority , both here and throughout the EU.
It's a shame the EU Mandarins won't accept this.
A position that I'm sure would have a huge majority , both here and throughout the EU.
It's a shame the EU Mandarins won't accept this.
I can't believe you got any negative reads for this comment.
Any of you who did care to explain why BWhit480 is wrong?
Any of you who did care to explain why BWhit480 is wrong?
I vote for a once in a generation referendum on joining the EU
No, you voted to join the Common Market. We were taken into the EU without any consultation with the people.
A once in a generation referendum that also doesn't break electoral law unlike that 2016 criminal act. And also an Electoral Commission with strength and gumption to do the right thing and not go on sick leave when things get tough.
If you want a vote to rejoin the EU then better start making a political party that will stand on that premise - because none of the current main 3 will do so for a very long time now. You know, what with it being LibDem-esque electoral suicide and all that...
Not long now to find out if he actually wants a deal or whether he is sticking the UK under a bus to make his tory billionaire mates even richer.
How about if the EU want a deal? Because so far they haven't budged on ANY of our red lines despite us compromising on many things in their favour.
We're either to be considered independent equals or not. Simply saying yes to whatever is put in front of us is no way to negotiate.
We're either to be considered independent equals or not. Simply saying yes to whatever is put in front of us is no way to negotiate.
Don't underestimate Boris, he's quite capable of getting a bad deal whilst also making his Tory billionare mates even richer.
"The UK is the 5th largest economy in the world and equivalent to the 19th smallest EU member states combined. It's not like the Isle of Wight decided to up and leave the UK like the picture you try to paint of the UK vs the EU."
You haven't understood a blind word since 2014
If we ever held all the cards and we weren't supplicants led by imbeciles, with 2 weeks to go we'd have your amazing deal
You haven't understood a blind word since 2014
If we ever held all the cards and we weren't supplicants led by imbeciles, with 2 weeks to go we'd have your amazing deal
Don't sell us down the river Boris!
Why do the EU bother with Boris?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
you forgot to add "unfortunately."........
"I think its because he's the PM"
So witty!
To repeat - the question was - "How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?"
To which you and all the other clapped out clowns have no answer Removed
So witty!
To repeat - the question was - "How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?"
To which you and all the other clapped out clowns have no answer Removed
The tory Liar is no pm.
Funny how you answer the question "Why do the EU bother with Boris?" with the sensible answer because he is PM & get grief from remainers!
Clearly sensible answers don't work here, although at least the person asking the question acknowledges a deal is in everyone's interest - although they missed the word 'fair' out.
Also some remainer comments make me think they shouldn't bring 'character' up!
Clearly sensible answers don't work here, although at least the person asking the question acknowledges a deal is in everyone's interest - although they missed the word 'fair' out.
Also some remainer comments make me think they shouldn't bring 'character' up!
In title only. He is certainly not performing the role.
He and his sycophantic cronies, Williamson the worst of the lot, are driving this country over a cliff to ruination.
He and his sycophantic cronies, Williamson the worst of the lot, are driving this country over a cliff to ruination.
So witty!
To repeat - the question was - "How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?"
To which you and all the others groveling to the dim lightbulb workshy philandering buffoon - have no answer
To repeat - the question was - "How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?"
To which you and all the others groveling to the dim lightbulb workshy philandering buffoon - have no answer
Don't sell us down the river Boris!
John the (not so) wise one
Surely you understand by now that Brexit (as you think you know it) is a lie
The UK is simply unable to go it alone and make a success of it
We need the EU and the USA
Leave with no deal and we trade freely with neither
Hmmmm, but maybe we can sell our cheeses to Chad or somewhere eh?
Surely you understand by now that Brexit (as you think you know it) is a lie
The UK is simply unable to go it alone and make a success of it
We need the EU and the USA
Leave with no deal and we trade freely with neither
Hmmmm, but maybe we can sell our cheeses to Chad or somewhere eh?
Come on ya good for nothing PM, get a bloody deal so we can finally move on.
Don't sell us down the river Boris!
Oh here we go instantly that PMQs finishes the BBC raise this HYS so that more Boris bashing can unfold, what they fail to realise is that many know their political views are distorted.
Why bother the EU isn’t interested in a deal only subservience
The referendum result was a statement about immigration and inequality massive dissatisfaction at the moment with the state of things and neither of which will be addressed,
you can argue that it should have been more than a binary choice , but a result is a result. Maybe in time we get another vote we'll see
you can argue that it should have been more than a binary choice , but a result is a result. Maybe in time we get another vote we'll see
The problem is that none of those 'issues' were to do with our membership of the EU. It was always in our power to address them.
So, a lot of people voted in protest and, because the Leave campaign was staggeringly dishonest (and the Remain campaign complacent), they didn't properly understand the consequences. The result is a fiasco.
So, a lot of people voted in protest and, because the Leave campaign was staggeringly dishonest (and the Remain campaign complacent), they didn't properly understand the consequences. The result is a fiasco.
Has the Daily Express got their headline together yet:-
"BORIS SAVES OUR FISH" in 50mm typeface
"and caves on everything else" in 3mm typeface
"BORIS SAVES OUR FISH" in 50mm typeface
"and caves on everything else" in 3mm typeface
Boris' Brexit Brino gets slapped onto the table....
All thats going to happen is they will have the dinner and then announce talks will continue... Why oh why is Boris allowing himself to be strung along... Just say no more talks, any hurried deal will be a bad deal...
Why do the EU bother with Boris?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
Disagree. Personal life give a clear indication of one's morals. If someone is happy to lie to their sick wife, they're happy to lie to the country.
I dont think it even has anything to do with his personal life. He personally threatened the EU that he would break international law to U - turn on the previous agreement that he personally signed off on.
If anyone saw you as trustworthy after that then I would worry about their sanity.
If anyone saw you as trustworthy after that then I would worry about their sanity.
He was sacked by the Tories for lying, and The Times too.
"he is a brilliant entertainer who made a popular maître d’ for London as its mayor, he is unfit for national office, because it seems he cares for no interest save his own fame and gratification."
"Boris Johnson is a cavorting charlatan who will be an unfunny joke as PM".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/2gvE3Pa8Gv/Boris_Johnson_battles
"he is a brilliant entertainer who made a popular maître d’ for London as its mayor, he is unfit for national office, because it seems he cares for no interest save his own fame and gratification."
"Boris Johnson is a cavorting charlatan who will be an unfunny joke as PM".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/2gvE3Pa8Gv/Boris_Johnson_battles
Don’t think she was, not at the end of her premiership.
There was an excellent documentary on TV recently ‘Thatcher: A Very British Revolution’ which clearly demonstrated her disdain.
She would be appalled at what the EU has become.
There was an excellent documentary on TV recently ‘Thatcher: A Very British Revolution’ which clearly demonstrated her disdain.
She would be appalled at what the EU has become.
Not long now to find out if he actually wants a deal or whether he is sticking the UK under a bus to make his tory billionaire mates even richer.
I hate to break it to you but we don't hold all the cards
It’s been 4 years. How is it that after all this time, you still don’t know that what the UK wants, goes against the core values of the EU?
Of course we're not going to be considered as equals. The EU is a 27-strong team of sovereign nations who together comprise one of the most successful tradiing blocs in history, with a membership that understands how economic unions work - smaller economies benefit from support which also turns them into viable, profitable markets for larger economies - win-win. The UK now is...what, exactly?
"How about if the EU want a deal? Because so far they haven't budged on ANY of our red lines despite us compromising on many things in their favour."
Hilarious.
Surely you mean - we can name our terms and get whatever we want we hold all the cards etc etc etc
You lot can't even remember your own lies from yesterday
Its PITIFUL what you have inflicted on us
Hilarious.
Surely you mean - we can name our terms and get whatever we want we hold all the cards etc etc etc
You lot can't even remember your own lies from yesterday
Its PITIFUL what you have inflicted on us
Negotiation is about leverage, they clearly have more than us.
OK Stuto please explain why BJ said in Prime Minister's Questions today that the "EU required access to our fishing grounds?" They don't they only "require" us to share fishing grounds if we want to sell our fish tariff free. If we are happy to accept the tariffs we can have all the fishing rights.
Same with adopting their rules, we absolutely don't have to but if we want tariff free access we do.
Same with adopting their rules, we absolutely don't have to but if we want tariff free access we do.
Johnson going with nothing to offer.
Apart from jingoisms and lies.
Apart from jingoisms and lies.
We have offered so many things to the EU that they have not responded in turn with, what's the point?
We're allowing access to UK markets for EU investors, they're not allowing access to EU markets for UK investors.
We made absolutely clear all EU citizens in the UK would be allowed to stay, then the EU used UK citizens in the EU as cannon fodder.
We're allowing access to UK markets for EU investors, they're not allowing access to EU markets for UK investors.
We made absolutely clear all EU citizens in the UK would be allowed to stay, then the EU used UK citizens in the EU as cannon fodder.
Yes you're correct. They are not about cooperation, they are about power and its is very evident to anyone who isn't cast under the spell of their lies. If all they cared about was cooperation between nations, they would be able to compromise on things like the ownership of our own fishing grounds and recognition of our (high) animal welfare standards.
They are just a superstate by another name.
They are just a superstate by another name.
Why do the EU bother with Boris?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
Yes, it’s in the interests of the EU & the UK to reach an amicable deal, but Boris is a proven liar (sacked from positions several times as a result), a man who cheated on his wife during her cancer treatment, a sensationalist journalist who now criticises the media for sensationalist journalism...
How can they be expected to take him seriously and/or trust him?
I‘m happy with a sensible transition to fishing quotas controlled by the UK. But if the EU refuse to back down on sovereignty and independent dispute resolution Boris should walk away. We should then use no-deal to diverge as quickly as possible to ensure we never re-join.
Protect the 12,000 fishermen and risk the 800,000 jobs in our automotive industries or the 1.5 million jobs in financial services
Brexiter logic at its finest
Is it any wonder they are widely seen as neither the brightest nor the best of Brits
Brexiter logic at its finest
Is it any wonder they are widely seen as neither the brightest nor the best of Brits
So, with the tiny majority of 52/48, based entirely on lies and misinformation, you are determined to thwart the possible future will of the opponents to your view? Ensure we never re-join? That smacks of rabid dogma and has little to do with the good of the country. And please don't cite the 80-seat majority currently in the HoC - that will vanish in an instant. Who said Corbyn was crazy!
I bet you remainers are glad you voted for Boris now
Bozo tells bad jokes to a German and gets nothing.... apart from a free meal.
And English Brexiteers expect "British" tax payers to pick up the bill for that.
What an utter farce the UK Prison is!
And English Brexiteers expect "British" tax payers to pick up the bill for that.
What an utter farce the UK Prison is!
Is this HYS any different to any other Brexit HYS in the last 3 months?
Nope, expect more of the same pointless comments from the bitter remainers
Nope, expect more of the same pointless comments from the bitter remainers
"You can be sure there will be a deal" David Davis
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
Yes, Leavers, who for 41 years (plus the 4.5yrs since 2016) bleated on about sovereignty, fishing, foreigners, and the "bad" EU.
Yes a teacher
You deserve to be reminded of the harm you caused to the UK and the utter stupidity of it all on a daily basis until the UKs economy is thriving and comparable with what we had in 2015
Remember Mogg himself said it could be up to 50 years until the major benefits of brexit are felt
Get used to being reminded mate.......
You deserve to be reminded of the harm you caused to the UK and the utter stupidity of it all on a daily basis until the UKs economy is thriving and comparable with what we had in 2015
Remember Mogg himself said it could be up to 50 years until the major benefits of brexit are felt
Get used to being reminded mate.......
Patriotic?
Is there a name for those that refuse to understand facts and have to resort to rhetoric?
Or keep going on about the War, the Germans & the French when they never fought in it?
Or have only 1 word in thier Brexit Vocabulary - Sovereignty?
Or keep going on about the War, the Germans & the French when they never fought in it?
Or have only 1 word in thier Brexit Vocabulary - Sovereignty?
Leavers.
Brexiters
Brexiteers
No, but there is a name for a process that repeats itself over and over again, day in day out
Brexit!
Brexit!
Sad and Deluded
Boring. By the way are you a Scottish Nationalist by any chance?
Yes there is a name for people who post the same things day in, day out. and if you post that name - you won't be wrong but those people will immediately report you for so doing.
Brexiters. They keep repeating the same lies over and over again, day in day out.
Hadn't you noticed?
Hadn't you noticed?
Patriotic
Let's take a moment to remember that we, the English, voted for this buffoon.
Now, let's take a good long look at ourselves and make sure this never, ever happens again.
And that includes making sure we have a credible opposition.
Now, let's take a good long look at ourselves and make sure this never, ever happens again.
And that includes making sure we have a credible opposition.
Well it doesn't just include it, actually hinges on having a credible opposition because right now Johnson would still win a General Election. Most people need to realise though that the measure of credibility for the opposition is not simply that the government is perceived to be bad (through continued activism), the opposition needs to actively be very good indeed.
For Boris Johnson nothing beats lying directly to someone's face.
If someone's has shown themsleves to be an untrustworthy liar it doesn't matter whether they do it to your face, via email or through a negotiatior.
The EU would be mad to think PM Johnson is acting in any kind of good faith and just wants to be able to say he tried his best before it all goes sideways in the new year.
If someone's has shown themsleves to be an untrustworthy liar it doesn't matter whether they do it to your face, via email or through a negotiatior.
The EU would be mad to think PM Johnson is acting in any kind of good faith and just wants to be able to say he tried his best before it all goes sideways in the new year.
still hope for the £350 million a week NHS money
I vote for a once in a generation referendum on joining the EU
Minimum 18 years old to vote, the youngest in the 1975 referendum would have been born in 1957. I reckon 2020/2021 satisfies the criteria for 'once in a generation'.
And the one in 2016 returned a leave result. What's your point?
That was to stay in the EEC, the trading community. The EU was not voted for in 1975. The EU is an unelected superstate akin to Germany's plans back in the 1930s.
Not to be ruled by the unelected eu but to join a trade agreement
Can we just get on with this so the NHS can start to receive their £350m weekly injection?
We never did send 350 a week to the NHS. Office for National Statistics always said it was inflated and inaccurate
The ONS thinks our contribution is 11 bn per year (212 million/wk). Given the overall spending (~860 bn) if the government wanted to increase NHS spending it could.
Now factor in economic studies tend to show lower GPD out of the EU and lower tax income could decrease NHS spending!
The ONS thinks our contribution is 11 bn per year (212 million/wk). Given the overall spending (~860 bn) if the government wanted to increase NHS spending it could.
Now factor in economic studies tend to show lower GPD out of the EU and lower tax income could decrease NHS spending!
Will he be taking all the cards with him?
“Just how much more will Germany tolerate to keep the dysfunctional euro together?With more monetary support needed, the euro project hangs together but by an unholy alliance of vested interests”
Could not agree more.Parent bailing out the wayward EU children!
As for Starmer in PMQ’s today.Did not have a clue.Quite prepared to sign up to a deal in which the EU dictates which laws the UK passes!
Could not agree more.Parent bailing out the wayward EU children!
As for Starmer in PMQ’s today.Did not have a clue.Quite prepared to sign up to a deal in which the EU dictates which laws the UK passes!
Boris puts the UK up for sale the asking price 2 fish
Better than Albert Steptoe selling us down the river or just sitting on the fence weighing up what would give him most votes.
How about if the EU want a deal? Because so far they haven't budged on ANY of our red lines despite us compromising on many things in their favour.
We're either to be considered independent equals or not. Simply saying yes to whatever is put in front of us is no way to negotiate.
We're either to be considered independent equals or not. Simply saying yes to whatever is put in front of us is no way to negotiate.
So in your mind we are playing a game and not just trying to cooperate. The aim in your mind, is to win against the other and not to create a mutually beneficial arrangement. That is EXACTLY the problem here, don't you see.
correct - our exports to EU - 43% The whole of the EU exports to the UK - 8% ! and we are still doing this!!??
Actually, the cards we hold are:
Mr Bun The Baker
Two knaves
A Community Chest card
A used Phonecard
Mr Bun The Baker
Two knaves
A Community Chest card
A used Phonecard
All the lies we were told at the referendum about the 'EU being desperate for a deal' and 'we will have our cake and eat it' are all unravelling.
The trouble with telling lies is that eventually you get found out - when people start losing their jobs and incomes as a result of this self inflicted calamity, there will be a lot of angry people out there.
The trouble with telling lies is that eventually you get found out - when people start losing their jobs and incomes as a result of this self inflicted calamity, there will be a lot of angry people out there.
I work in automotive. I know of 3 factories in the UK that have closed. The reason, the EU automotive sector is significantly larger than the UK's and those factories need to be the right side of the tariff barrier. Jobs losses are already happening.
Will they be angry enough not to re elect the Tories, Or will they fall for another smear campaign
Sadly, the People who SHOULD lose their jobs, the Politicians who got us into this mess, are the ones who will still have jobs when everyone else has lost theirs.
Everyone looks happy. It’s just the miserable few that post on here. Enjoy.
Yes, maybe...but I'll guarantee you this, there'll be even more people who are dancing for joy at ridding ourselves of a dictatorial, bureaucratic mess who have never treated the UK with respect or fairness.
Holier than thou comments about the level I suppose. His personal life is his own.
I bet you remainers are glad you voted for Boris now
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I think you have it all backwards. Since when did Remoaners vote for Boris?
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I think you have it all backwards. Since when did Remoaners vote for Boris?
You mean you voted for Labour (more fool you, with Comrade Corbyn in charge, as he was then)? Or the SNP (if you're in Scotland). You couldn't have voted LibDem - only 11 of them made it into Westminster. Maybe you just didn't vote, still in a huff since losing the one in 2016?
Indeed I am. Had I voted for Albert Steptoe god knows what sort of stitch up we'd have been committed to. Couldn't trust that old fool to sit the right way on a toilet seat
Well it was a rock and a hard place between the idiot brexiter Boris, the idiot brexiter Corbyn and a totally ineffective Lib Dem party that put party before country and refused to cooperate to oppose Brexit or force a soft Brexit.
Pity us thinking people, we had nowhere to turn.
Pity us thinking people, we had nowhere to turn.
Haven't you heard? They are not called 'Remoaners' anymore. The new nomenclature is 'Trumpsters', in honour of ignoring voting results.
quitSki fool. Tell us about 'patriotism', clown.
Actually according to polling a lot of remain supporting Conservatives did vote for Johnson on the basis that they could cope with the thought of Corbyn as PM. While I appreciate Corbyn as PM isn't a terribly palatable idea, in hindsight it is pretty clear now that he couldn't have been any worse than Johnson and I'm sure there are remainer Conservatives who deeply regret voting for Johnson now.
After four and a half years, three prime ministers, two general elections, 64 resignations and 3,498 U-turns, Boris Johnson flies to Brussels at the last possible moment to secure ‘easiest deal in history’.
And four Secretaries of State for Brexit.
And one Michel Barnier.
It's almost as if one side can't agree what they want.
And one Michel Barnier.
It's almost as if one side can't agree what they want.
EU on the run.
Not yet, that's not to say he won't though. At least he's been prepared to play hard ball unlike the Labour party who would have rolled over, taken it up the tail pipe and ignored the electorates wishes.
Very good explanation on BBC politics showing the term "oven ready" applied to Withdrawal agreement, not trade deal, Starmer out of touch at PMQ's.
Bollocks , more Tory BS & lies . it said "Oven ready DEAL" NOT Oven Ready Withdrawal Agreement.
Removed
Johnson deliberately used an ambiguous statement because he knew his followers would fall for the deceit.
oh well that's ok then - Brexit will be great then..?!??
I‘m happy with a sensible transition to fishing quotas controlled by the UK. But if the EU refuse to back down on sovereignty and independent dispute resolution Boris should walk away. We should then use no-deal to diverge as quickly as possible to ensure we never re-join.
I bet you remainers are glad you voted for Boris now
The whole point of Brexit is to be able to undercut the EU on costs. We must not give way and permit a "level playing field" or we risk being trapped in a socialist, and uncompetitive, nightmare for ever.
And what will they eat ? ... Escargots naturellemente !!
Waste of time. Bojo already wants a no deal. Why else would he only be taking an active role now?
He's under orders from his mega rich backers who will benefit the most from no deal. Him and his party are at the behest of the billionaires and the oligarch donors. Sadly its the working class that he fooled into putting him in downing st. Little Englanders, you reap what you sow.
Eh, no. Not our dear Boris. A man so obsessed with his own vanity and self importance that he penned two versions of that 2016 Telegraph atricle.
He will, out of despartion, take the deal that the EU and UK had worked out back in the Summer. Then proclaim to the world that HE made the breakthrough.
Thus he gets his "great man" moment. Victory in Europe - almost Churchillian.
He will, out of despartion, take the deal that the EU and UK had worked out back in the Summer. Then proclaim to the world that HE made the breakthrough.
Thus he gets his "great man" moment. Victory in Europe - almost Churchillian.
It seems quite possible that a deal will not be struck in time to meet the year-end deadline. However it is very unlikely that a situation will be allowed to persist where there is no trade deal at all based on the mutuality of existing trade between the EU and the UK. After cooling off there will certainly be more trade talks instigated by one or both parties - probably sooner rather than later .
Don't come here with your common-sense: The Terminally Outraged can't cope with it.
If there is No Deal - the VERY NEXT DAY there will be negotiations opened. They will never ever end. The EU has much bigger fish to fry - ironically enough - &don't have to engage in the xenophobic fantasies of clapped out clowns with no knowledge or interest
Nihilistic angry boomers have never been able to accept this extremely simple point which has been pointed out, day in/out, for five years.
Nihilistic angry boomers have never been able to accept this extremely simple point which has been pointed out, day in/out, for five years.
I think thats a very logical solution but which relies on Politicians having thier Economy & Business head on rather than the politically dogmatic one.
Not a lot of that on show so far.
Not a lot of that on show so far.
What circumstances are going to change for a trade deal to be concluded after 1 January, given that one cannot be agreed just before? Mis-placed optimism, I think.
"You can be sure there will be a deal" David Davis
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history" Liam Fox
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal" Boris Johnson
"I never promised it would be a huge success" Nigel farage
Is it any wonder that the turkeys voted for Christmas?
"We hold all the cards"
Unfortunately it now appears everyone else is using a proper deck to play poker with and Boris is trying to play with his set that has "Go fish!" written on them...
Unfortunately it now appears everyone else is using a proper deck to play poker with and Boris is trying to play with his set that has "Go fish!" written on them...
How can we say we're "regaining our sovereignty" when most English water companies (the most essential utility) are owned by EU state-owned firms? Ditto major electricity suppliers, ditto rail companies. I've seen nothing about action to be taken about this come the day.
Shhh... Not a word about that please.
The Tories like that type of European. A European with money and a desire to profit of the British public, well thats practically British.
The Tories like that type of European. A European with money and a desire to profit of the British public, well thats practically British.
I pity her with that useless fool.
Whereas our Johnson is a successful domestic politican? He's the worst of the lot by far and an embarassment to this country.
"...I have a hunch that Johnson will come to regret securing the prize for which he has struggled so long, because the experience of the premiership will lay bare his absolute unfitness for it..."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/24/boris-johnson-prime-minister-tory-party-britain
Max hastings, Johnsons boss at the Telegraph, June 2019.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/24/boris-johnson-prime-minister-tory-party-britain
Max hastings, Johnsons boss at the Telegraph, June 2019.
All failed domestic politicians with "little man syndrome"? Like Nigel Farage?
Failed politicians: Juncker was 20 years PM of Luxemburg and Verhofstadt was PM of Belgium. Does not look like failed politicians to me, certainly not compared to most UK politicians since 2010. If Barnier counts as a failed politician, then they must have extremely good politicians in France. I guess you only read British newspapers (if that is the right description of these periodicals).
Boris will be in good company
And the blond bumble machine is not a failed politician?? hahahah
They should be ok with our PM then as he is also a failed politician
I doubt you could call von Der Leyen a failed domestic politician. She has been Minister of Social Affairs and then Minister of Defence. The fact that you do not like her role does not make her a failed politician!
Boris: Ah yes - Europe - that great Bastion of Europeness... waffle waffle... blitz spirit... Mephistopholes... blitz spirit... chuckle!
Ursula: How on earth did the UK get taken in by a complete and utter cretinous buffoon like you?
Boris: Played them against one another - made up stuff that doesn't actually exist. You'd be surprised how many fearful people live in this great country of ours!
Ursula: How on earth did the UK get taken in by a complete and utter cretinous buffoon like you?
Boris: Played them against one another - made up stuff that doesn't actually exist. You'd be surprised how many fearful people live in this great country of ours!
My my, what an imaginative soul you are. Do you lose sleep thinking up all these scenarios and who says what lol
Like the USA populism politics, not forgetting that politicians have been blaming Europe for everything, and backed by the right wing press...
whatever happens I see changes coming when we find out the truth unless Boris can lead us to the promised "better deal than we have", people will remember when it hits them in their pockets, and austerity is going to be very, very painful
whatever happens I see changes coming when we find out the truth unless Boris can lead us to the promised "better deal than we have", people will remember when it hits them in their pockets, and austerity is going to be very, very painful
"Making up stuff that doesn't actually exist" - an accusation that can pretty much be levelled at the majority who reside in the house of commons!
Oven ready escargots !!
We'll get the Grove/May BRINO deal...A polished turd indeed.
The end of the Tory party is nigh...
The end of the Tory party is nigh...
Apologies i meant Gove..Damn phone :)
Ha ha ha ha, heard that phrase so many times it's boring
The EU seem determine to keep a master/servant relationship with all it's member states...even when they leave the EU. They know full well that what they want is unacceptable to any sovereign country with any sense of self-pride.....we should have gone cold-turkey 4 years ago....
Yes you're correct. They are not about cooperation, they are about power and its is very evident to anyone who isn't cast under the spell of their lies. If all they cared about was cooperation between nations, they would be able to compromise on things like the ownership of our own fishing grounds and recognition of our (high) animal welfare standards.
They are just a superstate by another name.
They are just a superstate by another name.
And what will they eat ? ... Escargots naturellemente !!
Why would the EU believe any agreements Johnson makes after he was willing to break the Withdrawal Agreement before his signature was even wet?
His behaviour only exemplifies the importance of tying the UK to cast iron rules with strict enforcement mechanisms. It was to stop this kind of rogue, opportunist mentality among European Nations that the EU was created in the first place.
His behaviour only exemplifies the importance of tying the UK to cast iron rules with strict enforcement mechanisms. It was to stop this kind of rogue, opportunist mentality among European Nations that the EU was created in the first place.
Agree. That's why Michael Gove had to go to Brussels and backpedal there. But the devil came out in full light. Nobody believes in UK's signature any more as anyone trusts the post-Trump US in Europe.
What it started out as and the monster it has become are two separate things. It was a common Market now it's a superstate without occupation battles
Remainers quiet happy to be run by Germany & France as long as there’s a few quid in it for themselves
As opposed to getting Brexit and all being poorer..???! ( except the very rich) ahl take the Germans and French please! :-)
If Boris continues to insist that giving something in return for taking something is being "punished" then I don't see much chance of a deal.
Hopefully he's gone over to be sensible, but I fear his intentions are simply for appearances and to be able to paint the EU as the pantomime baddie.
Hopefully he's gone over to be sensible, but I fear his intentions are simply for appearances and to be able to paint the EU as the pantomime baddie.
Holier than thou comments about the level I suppose. His personal life is his own.
The fact that Boris is going to Brussels speaks volumes. i.e. The UK needs a deal more than Europe does.
No - It reflects the fact that there is an EU Summit the next day.
So what about all the trips from Barnier and his mob recently ?Extended ones at that. It says nothing apart from both sides are playing hard ball, which is what was expected. If it goes no deal then Macron might not get any fish lol. He'll have to start negotiating again but whatever happens it'll have to be with other EU states approval.
What utter guff!. Both sides need a deal. The EU will loose a hell of a lot if there is no deal. The French, and Spanish fr=armers will have no one to take their produce, the French and Italians will have no one to take their wine, the German auto industry will loose a huge part of their market. So tell me mr Knowitall. Who out of the 27 other countries will make up the shortfall ?
If there is a deal, there is going to need to be some significant spinning of how this deal is better than the current one for everyone who thinks were going to suffer economically compared to now and how it satisfies the no deal utopia our future could be as some of our fellow countrymen believe. Either way I bet it will be a Bait-and-switch announcement.
There doesn't need to be any spinning at all. We're already out, so you've lost that 'deal' anyway. There is either an agreement both sides can live with, or there is no deal, we finish the withdrawal period, and the negotiators continue for years trying to hammer one out while the UK is free to ignore the restrictions the EU want to put upon it.
How about if the EU want a deal? Because so far they haven't budged on ANY of our red lines despite us compromising on many things in their favour.
We're either to be considered independent equals or not. Simply saying yes to whatever is put in front of us is no way to negotiate.
We're either to be considered independent equals or not. Simply saying yes to whatever is put in front of us is no way to negotiate.
EU on the run.