Brexit vote

[firstfloor]

Thanks. I appreciate your perspective on this.

There is much more that could be said. The border in Ireland is currently invisible. At Brexit it becomes the visible boundary of the EU. All acknowledge that this would be disastrous for peace in NI.

Will update later.

[EvoUK]

Last night's votes were a major embarrassment. As is noted here:

Sensible propositions had been put before them to give them power over the Brexit process. They rejected them one after another. Dominic Grieve wanted to give MPs six days to explore options and direct the government. They voted to deny themselves this powepr by 301 to 321. Yvette Cooper wanted to give them the power to extend Article 50 if it looked like Britain was about to crash out the EU without a deal. They voted to deny themselves this power by 298 to 321.

The one and only glimmer of hope was an amendment from Caroline Spelman which said MPs rejected leaving the EU without a deal, but contained no actual mechanisms to enforce it. This MPs accepted by 318 to 310. So they were insisting that no-deal should be ruled out but refusing to take any role whatsoever in preventing it themselves. They were like babies in suits.

What a shambles.

[One Bad Pig]

Any new developments on the Brexit front?

[Cow Poke]

Any new developments on the Brexit front?

This just in...

Theresa May humiliated as she loses ANOTHER Brexit vote after Tory MPs pull their support

[firstfloor]

Any new developments on the Brexit front?

[firstfloor]

This just in...

If the UK goes belly up, can I come and live with you?

[Cow Poke]

If the UK goes belly up, can I come and live with you?

Jake might share his crib.

[firstfloor]

Jake might share his crib.

[One Bad Pig]

Any comments from across the pond on the Brexit-spawned new party?

[firstfloor]

Any comments from across the pond on the Brexit-spawned new party?

[Cow Poke]

I think you should call them up and offer to get this thing back on track.

[firstfloor]

I think you should call them up and offer to get this thing back on track.

I probably should do exactly that, but I am somewhat distracted by the worry that if break dancing became an Olympic sport it would loose a degree of authenticity.

[One Bad Pig]

Interesting. It's been reported over here that they were forming a new party, with a platform and everything.

[Sparko]

As an army brat, every time I see MP's I think "Military Police"

[firstfloor]