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[alphorn] 12/11/2020 15:36

max - the skinny deal outcome. Just needs the story to go with it.

[maxk] 12/11/2020 15:03

Nah, Doris will roll over .. it's the nature of the beast.

[portside1] 12/11/2020 14:44

Let's hope they get the virus and it's there fault good Same for this people breaking the rules Let's hope they catch it as well could not give a toss for these scum who ignore all rules

[portside1] 12/11/2020 14:43

Why is it if the virus affects coloured people worse than white people that when I am out and I go out all the time on buses That these people refuse to put on a mask and if you say anything they tell you to F off

[xxxxxy] 12/11/2020 14:22

Cut to the chase.No Deal WTO

[xxxxxy] 12/11/2020 14:21

DOMINICPosted November 12, 2020 at 6:27 am | PermalinkI'm not interested in what the EU does or doesn't do. I am only interested in what this PM does or doesn't do. To date Johnson has embraced all that the liberal Marxist left have thrown at us and Johnson's embraced it with a smile on his face.With that in mind, this PM will deliver an UK-EU agreement that betrays all that we are. Indeed an agreement about UK sovereignty and independence is an issue for the British people not for the EU or indeed the UK government. That might be somewhat naive but the British people spoke and as ever the British political class refuse to listenThis PM's not to be trusted. He's betrayed the UK across the board on a myriad of issues. A charlatan of the first orderHis grovelling acquiescence to the BBC, Biden, identity politics, BLM and XR should have provided the evidence to confirm our suspicions of who this man actually is. He's on the same page as Starmer, Khan and all the other Etc edHe simply refuses to confront those issues that need determined intention and aggressive confrontation and therefore he simply bows down to them and passes on the consequences to usSo the EU will succeed in their aim and force the UK to submit to its demands simply Johnson isn't the man some think he is.Reply?Dave AndrewsPosted November 12, 2020 at 7:18 am | PermalinkIf the PM plans to surrender to the EU, why is he persisting in the Internal Market Bill?It looks more complicated than you suggest.

[ekuuleus] 12/11/2020 13:43

To paraphrase tip toeing for fear of causing offence, far easier to avoid the issue. Only employ white people in the office and you don't have to worry about causing offence.

OK, I'm being sarcastic. I'm firmly in the 'employ the best person for the job' camp.

[geckotheglorious] 12/11/2020 13:21

Lefrene, £50bn odd(and that excludes the loss of our EIB investment,and the profit arned on the investment, as well as the Contingent Liabilities the silly traitorous cow signed us up to European banking system side via ongoing obligations.

Personally Theresa May should lose her pension, her and her husband be bankrupted,forced into council housing ,and told to go back to work to aid paying off their largesse they have exposed taxpayers to.

[geckotheglorious] 12/11/2020 13:19

Spot on Chavi.
And it is doing all of us harm, especially those from ethnic minorities because we tip toe around facts for fear of causing offence.

It's beyond farcical now.

[lefrene] 12/11/2020 13:13

I wonder how many £ billions Treason May and her ilk has cost us, when we could have been gone over three years ago?

[geckotheglorious] 12/11/2020 13:03

Why are we wasting our time with EU when it costs us £1bn odd a month.

This is all the EU has been interested in. Stretching out payments for as long as possible.

And Remainers fell for it.

[owencoffin] 12/11/2020 12:49

'It's because of this ridiculous left wing Political Correctness'

no it's not. you ask the people on the receiving end of comments if it's offensive. if they say it is, then it is.

[geckotheglorious] 12/11/2020 12:46

Mike,

What is wrong with saying people of colour? Suppose they could say non white.

It's because of this ridiculous left wing Political Correctness that many are suffering because we are not allowed to be factual.

Black is a colour.
Brown is a colour.

A spade is a spade.

Woke lefties need to grow up as stop this ridiculousness as it is costing lives.

[xxxxxy] 12/11/2020 12:07

Today: Brexit negotiations fail to make a breakthrough and time is running out to get any deal ratified before the end of the transition period. Meanwhile, Trudeau expects Canada-UK deal can be done before 2021 and EU claims it is prepared to inflict massive self-harm by shutting out City of London.Brexit talks fail to produce breakthrough: This week's Brexit 'deadline' looks as if it will sail past with negotiators still unable to find a way to bridge the last remaining gaps between their two positions. Both sides privately admit that this weeks target for a deal will be missed and that talks will have to continue into next week and even beyond, leaving little time for either the British or EU Parliament to ratify any deal before it comes into force on the 1st January.Talks resumed in London this week but have provided no real solutions with a UK source describing the EU's position as "wholly unrealistic". Negotiations are set to continue on into next week but the lack of progress over the last few days has left some feeling that they may well collapse.Negotiations could 'fall apart' altogether: Ireland's foreign minister Simon Coveney warned that there will be "real problems" if an agreement cannot be reached in time for next Thursday's video summit as he urged Brussels negotiator Michel Barnier to "show some compromise to accommodate many British asks" in the last leg of the talks. However he also said the UK government would have to accept strong competition rules and a compromise on fishing, something Number 10 has so far rejected."We can't agree to arrangements requiring us to operate laws equivalent to the EU's and make us pay a penalty if we moved away from them," one source told the Sun. "We need policy space to decide what is in the UK's interest in the future. That is the very essence of what Brexit is about." Coveney's biggest concern was over the 'level playing field' with him going on to say that "I think it is quite possible this could fall apart and we don't get a deal. That wouldn't shock me at all." Level playing field remains a key issue: With the level playing field rearing its ugly head again, it's important to remember that the EU's negotiating position on this issue began with them originally demanding the wholesale application of EU subsidy law in Britain, overseen by the European Court of Justice. Now, Brussels want a system that sees standards evolve over time and have a mechanism to restrict access to the EU market if the UK diverges too far.From the very start of negotiations, the EU has sought to continue to impose its law on the British people, even after the transition period, and any talk of the EU 'softening its position' is just cover for the real aim of keeping the UK tied to rules made by Brussels, for the benefit of Brussels and enforced by Brussels.The UK side is anxious that the proposed system is entirely novel to a basic FTA and although open to common principles for differing subsidy systems, they cannot agree to arrangements that would require Britain to operate under the EU's rules and be forced to pay a penalty in the event of any movement. EU leaders are due to meet next Thursday, a date seen by some in Brussels as a deadline to resolve issues on state aid, fisheries and mechanisms for future disputes. Talks are set to go down to the wire, but Downing Street declined to state a deadline despite saying that any deal would have to be reached in time for it to be ratified by both parliaments. Brussels to shut out City of London from EU: Brussels looks set to lock the City of London out of European markets from 1 January, with the EU not planning on granting regulatory equivalence before the end of the Brexit transition period. Equivalence, which gives non-EU countries access to European financial markets, is granted when Brussels rules an outside country has similar financial services regulations to its own.UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced earlier this week that the UK would grant equivalence to EU and EEA financial services firms, but EU sources say that Brussels will still lock out the City of London post-Brexit.A source with knowledge of the situation told City A.M. that "The EU doesn't have the legal mechanism to grant equivalence yet. It's introducing a new equivalence regime in the middle of next year in June 2021, so they've effectively said they can't look at equivalence right now even if they wanted to."A Commission spokesperson said that no decision had yet been made on equivalence but previous comments by EU officials also indicate that the decision will have to wait until later next year. Trudeau optimistic about UK-Canada deal: Justin Trudeau has said that he expects a trade deal with the UK to be done before 2021. Speaking at a digital event hosted by the FT, the Canadian PM said that a deal should be straightforward: "Canada is a really easy one - we're there for it, we'd like to do it, so I'm very hopeful that it's going to get done, but that is really up to the U.K. government." However, Trudeau also said that the greatest challenge is 'bandwidth' within the British government to working on the deal as it seeks to negotiate multiple trade deals at once. Trudeau noted that many parts of the current EU agreement could be rolled over to speed up the process.China's fresh assault on Hong Kong democracy: China's assault on democratic freedoms in Hong Kong continues as Beijing ordered the expulsion of four opposition MPs from the territory's parliament. China cited their "unpatriotic" activities as the reason for the move. The remaining opposition members announced that they would resign in solidarity, leaving Hong Kong's legislative council dominated by supporters of the Chinese Communist Party and its attack on democracy.The standing committee of the National People's Congress passed a resolution authorising immediate disqualification from office for those who support Hong Kong's independence, question Chinese sovereignty, encourage foreign interference in the territory or endanger national security, leading to the events.Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab has declared that China is in breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in response to the disqualification of the pro-democracy lawmakers. "China has once again broken its promises and undermined Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy. The UK will stand up for the people of Hong Kong, and call out violations of their rights and freedoms." Raab said in a statement.For the latest news and developments throughout the day, please do follow @GlobalVision_UK on Twitter.Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your day.

[xxxxxy] 12/11/2020 11:58

EUSSR = not in good faith.No DealWTO

[alphorn] 12/11/2020 11:43

......buy an aviary. ;)

[grahamite2] 12/11/2020 11:34

Newspapers employ people to write columns specifically meant to enrage the readership.

90% of what Minerve writes is in this category. And of course the thread gets very dull when he needs a day off to recover from his excesses.