Akrasia wrote: » What will happen on the 30th of March? The UK mainland ports will grind to a halt and there will be tens of thousands of trucks trying to get to the UK from the Continent. The border would have to close almost straight away given a total crash out scenario because there will be such chaos at Dover that the 'canny' UK haulage firms will quickly start trying to using Ireland as a back door to the UK, which would in turn, jam up Irish ports and roads and ferry services forcing us to erect customs checks at the border to close off that route.
Akrasia wrote: » Will be great craic in Northern Ireland if no deal goes through. Not enough fuel to get to work, not enough electricity to power the factories, not enough food to eat, not enough police or security services to keep the sectarian violence under control. And Arlene Foster will still get re-elected in the next general election.
This morning we finally got a clear look at the battlefield. MPs have marched for two and a half years, climbed the hill of defeating Theresa May's deal, and finally they can see it there in front of them. The amendments that have been put down on the prime minister's Brexit statement reveal how MPs are going to try and wrestle control from the government. They have two aims. The first is to prevent no-deal. The second is to provide a forum, outside of No.10's interference, in which they can figure out what the hell to do next. Before the armies could make their way down to the battlefield, however, the government was up to a bit of slippery business. It's a weird move that makes no sense to anyone. May made no mention of it in the Commons yesterday - not in her statement or during hours of questioning from MPs. But then, later on, the written statement was published. And that had a caveat in it.
Russman wrote: » I think it might have been mentioned earlier (waaay earlier !!) in this thread by someone, but if its a no-deal crash out and we need to put up a border, would it be feasible for our planning process, tender & design processes and overall bureaucracy to be slow enough that by the time we got to actually build and open border posts, the UK would be on its knees and looking for a deal ? First item on the agenda obviously would be the border issue.
Larbre34 wrote: » James Dyson is moving the Dyson Corporation Head Office and its tax residency to Singapore. The company is quoted as saying its "nothing to do with Brexit" The absolute shtate of that hypocritical, morally bankrupt, self-serving, hungry weasel piece of shyte.
Sir James Dyson, the British billionaire inventor and outspoken Brexiter, is moving the headquarters of his vacuum cleaner and hair dryer technology company to Singapore. The company’s chief executive, Jim Rowan, said the move from Wiltshire to Singapore had “nothing to do with Brexit” but was about “future-proofing” the business. The move of Dyson’s legal entity from the UK to Singapore “will happen over the coming months”, meaning it could happen before Brexit.
Borderhopper wrote: » Northern Ireland Civil Service staff have been asked to "volunteer" to man fuel depots in the event of fuel shortages
Borderhopper wrote: » Apologies mod. Not something available on news for obvious reasons. But I've both spoken to staff concerned and seen the emails regarding both issues. It's not hearsay, but people value their jobs whilst being concerned at the pressure put on them to enforce a hard border. Another thing to note. Do not underestimate the potential for violence. Nationalists were told a united ireland wasn't a necessity because of FOM. The potential loss of this has angered and scared people, especially with the quite frankly unseemly crowing from the DUP about a lost vote. 1968/9 may be acknowledged as the start of the troubles, but pressure built up over years. There are a lot of young people (adults who weren't even. One in 1998!) who have a romantic notion of the troubles. As history shows, it doesn't take everyone to tip things into violence. Just enough will do it.
Enzokk wrote: » It is going to be interesting if the UK parliament votes to extend article 50 and Poland does veto it. I believe the word treason covers what Kawczynski is doing, by lobbying a foreign government to subvert the decision of parliament.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » From The Guardian re Kawczynski's call for a veto: A Polish govt source shoots this down immediately saying Britain's withdrawal from the EU without an agreement is the worst possible scenario for Brexit. Adds Poland would evaluate any A50 motion if/when it comes from the UK govt, but would need to have a clear plan of what's next.
Borderhopper wrote: » VAT and tax investigator staff in Derry have been pulled from regular duties for 10 weeks compulsory customs "training".
Christy42 wrote: » Why would it threaten anything? As is the French seem set to veto it as well. I guess Macron is open to a good plan but if Article 50 is not extended then it is no deal. Annoying but not lethal to the EU and destructive to the UK. Plus the good plan seems unlikely. I could see the Eastern European countries just wanting this settled one way or another and a few going for the veto. It is their right as EU members even if the UK would suffer greatly from it.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » prawnsambo wrote: » No, it's by qualified majority. Edit: No, I'm wrong on that. Has to be unainmous. I can't see Poland vetoing a request from Britain to extend Article 50. Germany and France, among others, would go ballistic as it would threaten EU cohesion and, by extension, the very existence of the EU. An uninformed brainfart by a foreign minister and a tweet from a Brexiteer backbencher don't constitute a realistic threat.
prawnsambo wrote: » No, it's by qualified majority. Edit: No, I'm wrong on that. Has to be unainmous.
prawnsambo wrote: » No, it's by qualified majority.
Leroy42 wrote: » Exactly, returned sovereignty to the HoC, so that they can ignore the HoC and get the Polish to make the law instead. Does an extension to A50 require unanimity?
Bambi wrote: » You'd wonder how much longer a Polish govt. is going to allow an English MP to dictate foreign policy to them :pac:
Akrasia wrote: » Great job there Daniel. Taking back control by asking a foreign government to veto a possible request by the UK government. Genius move there
Hurrache wrote: » On top of the news today that Sony is moving business out of the UK and into Holland, P&O have announced they're reflagging all their UK fleet to Cyprus ahead of Brexit. And Daniel Kawczynski keeps digging his hole deeper.https://twitter.com/DKShrewsbury/status/1087691731095699456?s=19
