Brexit discussion thread XI (Please read OP before posting)

Akrasia · 08-10-2019 08:17AM

For the past 3 years the UK have been talking up 'no deal' as the nuclear option, their biggest threat and bargaining chip to get the EU to give them a deal.

Now they're changed to the real nuclear option, threatening to stay in the EU and be as hostile and intransigent and disruptive as possible in order to demand a No Deal.

It's always been the biggest flaw in the 'no deal as threat' strategy that, while a British crash out would be harmful, giving them any deal that undermines the integrity of the single market was worse, so the EU, going for the least worst option, would sadly allow the UK to crash out

This is when the UK were trying to get a deal. Now the brextremists are firmly in control and they don't want a deal, they want a crash out, so they have a strategy that is much more likely to work. The strategy that up to now, was never stated publicly because all sensible people realise that the UK needs to be on good terms with the EU if they want to have any chance of developing trade deals in the aftermath of brexit

Now, they have come out and stated that their real threat is that they won't leave, and by staying, they will use all of the rules of the EU to undermine the EU, to block and delay and veto any action, to prevent the budgets from passing, to block trade deals, to refuse to cooperate in the spirit of the Single market and Customs union.

This is the strategy that was always the most likely to succeed in preventing an extension, but the cost is the future relationship between the UK and the EU and if the UK leaves on bad terms, then even the emergency measures agreed between the EU and UK regarding transport and security cooperation could be in jeopardy.

The UK's strategy is to turn itself into a global pariah that no country would be able to do any deals with. And it might just be crazy enough to work

prawnsambo · 08-10-2019 08:19AM

10000maniacs wrote: »

I think what Downing Street was getting at was, if Spain supports an extension, maybe we will get our oranges from Brazil instead. Likewise Olives from Tunisia instead of Italy, Red Bull style drinks from Argentina instead of Austria. etc.

How will they know? The Council only announce a decision, not the individual votes that led to that decision.

Peregrinus · 08-10-2019 08:32AM

prawnsambo wrote: »

How will they know? The Council only announce a decision, not the individual votes that led to that decision.

Any extension has to be agreed unamimously. So, if the Council announces a decision to grant the requested extension, we will know there were 27 votes in favour of that decision, and zero votes against.

So what the unnamed Downing St source coughDominicCummingscough is saying is that all 27 will immediately be demoted to last place in the queue of the UK's friends in the EU. Which of course would also be first place in that queue, depending on how you look at it.

Honestly, I don't know which is more depressing; the delusions reflected in this threat, or the total incoherence of it.

fash · 08-10-2019 08:33AM

lawred2 wrote: »

dePeatrick wrote: »

Theresa May

Not a lot has changed then...

She never actually said "we will crush the EU" did she?

How did I miss that?

Edit: forget what I said, fully answered above

Igotadose · 08-10-2019 08:40AM

Not surprisingly, Brexiteers are threatening violence to MP's, especially women and minorities. The MP's are carrying panic alarms and installing them in their homes and offices. Definitely not the UK's finest hour.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/08/uk/mp-threats-brexit-intl-gbr/index.html

prawnsambo · 08-10-2019 08:46AM

Peregrinus wrote: »

Any extension has to be agreed unamimously. So, if the Council announces a decision to grant the requested extension, we will know there were 27 votes in favour of that decision, and zero votes against.

So what the unnamed Downing St source coughDominicCummingscough is saying is that all 27 will immediately be demoted to last place in the queue of the UK's friends in the EU. Which of course would also be first place in that queue, depending on how you look at it.

Honestly, I don't know which is more depressing; the delusions reflected in this threat, or the total incoherence of it.

Well it's what Sebastian Payne was saying. It's for internal consumption. Usually (but not always), if it sounds completely crazy and/or nonsensical than it's internally focused. If there's a hint of sanity in it, then it's for the EU. It will also be much quieter.

Peregrinus · 08-10-2019 08:51AM

prawnsambo wrote: »

Well it's what Sebastian Payne was saying. It's for internal consumption. Usually (but not always), if it sounds completely crazy and/or nonsensical than it's internally focused. If there's a hint of sanity in it, then it's for the EU. It will also be much quieter.

If "delusional and incoherent" is considered good enough for domestic consumption, that speaks volumes for the contempt in which the Brexit elite holds the 17.4 million.

LeinsterDub · 08-10-2019 09:00AM

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Odd, link shows up when I quote the post, but not otherwise?

The level of disillusion in that is amazing for example

They thought that if May went then Brexit would get softer.

Did anyone actually think this?

Or this countries will go the front of what queue ? It's no trade as the EU will control that , I've actually no idea what's on offer here

We will make clear privately and publicly that countries which oppose delay will go the front of the queue for future cooperation — cooperation on things both within and outside EU competences. Those who support delay will go to the bottom of the queue

sliabh 1956 · 08-10-2019 09:17AM

Well they can't do much more damage to us so it's the French and Germans that better look out

McMurphy · 08-10-2019 09:21AM

The EU should tell them if they want an extension, it should be a minimum 2 year extension for them to get their sh1t together, parliament wise etc, and the rest of the business world could stop putting things on ice due to uncertainty.

2 year extension, or just leave on Halloween.

CelticRambler · 08-10-2019 09:22AM

If they continue to demonise Ireland/Leo Varadkar, prompting Ireland to veto the extension request, do we move to the front of the queue for future cooperation? That could be handy - we could ask them to agree to a frictionless border on the island, and move all customs controls to the Irish Sea!

fash · 08-10-2019 09:31AM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

The EU should tell them if they want an extension, it should be a minimum 2 year extension for them to get their sh1t together, parliament wise etc, and the rest of the business world could stop putting things on ice due to uncertainty.

2 year extension, or just leave on Halloween.

I think there is a hard point in June 2020 related to the next EU budget?

fash · 08-10-2019 09:33AM

CelticRambler wrote: »

If they continue to demonise Ireland/Leo Varadkar, prompting Ireland to veto the extension request, do we move to the front of the queue for future cooperation? That could be handy - we could ask them to agree to a frictionless border on the island, and move all customs controls to the Irish Sea!

We should ask for NI together with an ongoing subvention of £10 billion (or equivalent in Euro pegged at a sterling rate pre brexit)

LeinsterDub · 08-10-2019 09:41AM

hoody wrote: »

Thought this was interesting, it purports to give the current view from the UK government.

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/10/how-number-10-view-the-state-of-the-negotiations/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

They talk in terms of individual (Varadkar / Barnier etc) rather than collective motivation on the EU side, but if it's to be believed (and it might well be nonsense), it's full throttle for No Deal once the latest proposals founder at the end of this week.

Great take down of this nonsense here
https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1181487794012741632

Professor Moriarty · 08-10-2019 09:48AM

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Great take down of this nonsense here
https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1181487794012741632

It surprises me that Foster continues to be employed by The Telegraph.

reslfj · 08-10-2019 09:55AM

10000maniacs wrote: »

I think what Downing Street was getting at was, if Spain supports an extension, maybe we will get our oranges from Brazil instead.

https://twitter.com/Jim_Cornelius/status/1181243913698516997?s=20

10000maniacs wrote: »

Likewise Olives from Tunisia instead of Italy, Red Bull style drinks from Argentina instead of Austria. etc.

Check Jim Cornelius's tweets, he may have written about Olives as well.

Generally the EU and other WTO members have high tariffs plus negotiated FTAs with low or tariff free quotas.

Now import of oranges, olives and indeed of 'Bed Bull' for consumption is driving no economy to greatness.

Lars

08-10-2019 10:09AM

Batten down the hatches :I

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49970267

The high horse brigade · 08-10-2019 10:11AM

Sammy Wilson is talking to Pat Kenny just now

Hurrache · 08-10-2019 10:14AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Batten down the hatches :I

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49970267

Damage control from this probably
https://twitter.com/ChrisMasonBBC/status/1181496872306913281

darem93 · 08-10-2019 10:16AM

I just can't listen to or watch anyone from the DUP speaking. I can feel my blood pressure rising every single time.

Hurrache · 08-10-2019 10:19AM

darem93 wrote: »

I just can't listen to or watch anyone from the DUP speaking. I can feel my blood pressure rising every single time.

He's completely deluded. I always think Pat is too soft on them too, maybe someone should tell him that Wilson is also a cyclist, he'd give him a proper grilling then.

We're "obstructionists" now apparently because of how the insurance works outside of the EU. Kenny letting him away with all his ****.

And now Wilson using the threat saying there'll be repercussions because the Irish are thwarting the will of the British people. Ireland is arrogant in interfering in the internal workings of a foreign country, and we're bad neighbours and we'll suffer the consequences.

lawred2 · 08-10-2019 10:20AM

Akrasia wrote: »

For the past 3 years the UK have been talking up 'no deal' as the nuclear option, their biggest threat and bargaining chip to get the EU to give them a deal.

Now they're changed to the real nuclear option, threatening to stay in the EU and be as hostile and intransigent and disruptive as possible in order to demand a No Deal.

It's always been the biggest flaw in the 'no deal as threat' strategy that, while a British crash out would be harmful, giving them any deal that undermines the integrity of the single market was worse, so the EU, going for the least worst option, would sadly allow the UK to crash out

This is when the UK were trying to get a deal. Now the brextremists are firmly in control and they don't want a deal, they want a crash out, so they have a strategy that is much more likely to work. The strategy that up to now, was never stated publicly because all sensible people realise that the UK needs to be on good terms with the EU if they want to have any chance of developing trade deals in the aftermath of brexit

Now, they have come out and stated that their real threat is that they won't leave, and by staying, they will use all of the rules of the EU to undermine the EU, to block and delay and veto any action, to prevent the budgets from passing, to block trade deals, to refuse to cooperate in the spirit of the Single market and Customs union.

This is the strategy that was always the most likely to succeed in preventing an extension, but the cost is the future relationship between the UK and the EU and if the UK leaves on bad terms, then even the emergency measures agreed between the EU and UK regarding transport and security cooperation could be in jeopardy.

The UK's strategy is to turn itself into a global pariah that no country would be able to do any deals with. And it might just be crazy enough to work

But they are not though - they are not in control of anything. When was the last vote that Brexit extremists won in the HOC?

Sam Russell · 08-10-2019 10:23AM

Hurrache wrote: »

He's completely deluded. I always think Pat is too soft on them too, maybe someone should tell him that Wilson is also a cyclist, he'd give him a proper grilling then.

No, he rides a motorcycle - just like Pat does so a kindred spirit.

Hurrache · 08-10-2019 10:26AM

Sam Russell wrote: »

No, he rides a motorcycle - just like Pat does so a kindred spirit.

Oh I'm not saying he actually does, but just tell Pat he does regardless.

CelticRambler · 08-10-2019 10:28AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Batten down the hatches :I

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49970267

A government official told the BBC the EU had not shown a desire to "budge one centimetre" since Boris Johnson submitted new proposals to Brussels.

Why aren't they measuring budge in inches?

In any case, this whole "doublespeak" approach is both bizarre and puzzling, when we see that Trump's use of the same has made him a laughing stock at the United Nations, seriously damaged the reputation of the US as a reliable partner in any context, and as yet has had no positive effect on the US economy. If the Cummings cabal are using the same instruction manual, why do they think that the UK will fare better than their Big Brother?

Stop moaning ffs · 08-10-2019 10:29AM

We know Laura isn’t exactly impartial journalistically speaking but an interesting thread. ‘Sources’ (eyeroll) tell her (I’m weirdly specific detail, Johnson back to calling Merkel this morning only to be told what he’s been told repeatedly before. And he resorts to petty threats and blame.
I’m come to the conclusion it’s not that they’re acting in bad faith, Johnson and co simply don’t understand how any of this works at all.

https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1181495898431528960?s=21

Hurrache · 08-10-2019 10:32AM

CelticRambler wrote: »

Why aren't they measuring budge in inches?

In any case, this whole "doublespeak" approach is both bizarre and puzzling, when we see that Trump's use of the same has made him a laughing stock at the United Nations, seriously damaged the reputation of the US as a reliable partner in any context, and as yet has had no positive effect on the US economy. If the Cummings cabal are using the same instruction manual, why do they think that the UK will fare better than their Big Brother?

There's actually discussion around if this actually happened as it was leaked to Laura Kuennsberg, or if the words are being twisted by the UK, ignoring any nuance in the conversation, with their rush to leak it out pretty quickly.

The German gov usually publish any such conversations on one of their websites and it's not there yet.

listermint · 08-10-2019 10:35AM

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

We know Laura isn’t exactly impartial journalistically speaking but an interesting thread. ‘Sources’ (eyeroll) tell her (I’m weirdly specific detail, Johnson back to calling Merkel this morning only to be told what he’s been told repeatedly before. And he resorts to petty threats and blame.
I’m come to the conclusion it’s not that they’re acting in bad faith, Johnson and co simply don’t understand how any of this works at all.

https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1181495898431528960?s=21

When will people get it through their skulls.

The fox is in the hen house and they're in charge. They don't want a deal there is hundreds of millions invested in it being pulled off.

I'm in no doubt their is orders of yachts placed ready for monoco or whatever sun drenched destination that they can find. These people will never be touched by brexit they all only ever stand to gain from it.

The talks. The deals it's all a big charade.

farmchoice · 08-10-2019 10:37AM

a lot of people who should know better by now are overthinking this British proposal.
it is so ludicrous it was obviously designed to fail, Johnson could then spin the failure this as the EU's fault, it could then subsequently spin the sending of the extension letter as parliaments fault.
election campaigning position: this is all the fault of parliament and the EU give me a majority in the election and ill go back to Brussels and show them who's boss. what ever you do dont vote for the BP as it will spit the leave vote.

Kermit.de.frog · 08-10-2019 10:39AM

https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1181498451105910784

I wonder are we close to the point where the EU suspends 'negotiations'?

They say they don't want 'no deal' but they are also participating in a sham by the UK at this point.

Brexit discussion thread XI (Please read OP before posting)

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