Brexit delayed

[Digby]

At this point I just give up.

This is an ideological crusade. Any rationality disappeared years ago; the leavers have had the best part of 3 decades to get angry about this and no one, not even the pro-EU New Labour made any real attempt to oppose the steady drop, drop, drop of anti EU propaganda.

Let’s be honest, there are plenty of good reasons to criticise the EU and they are glacial about doing anything about it, and they’ve made plenty of decisions that have stoked that anger. Not that it means we should throw the baby out with the bath water.

There are plenty of reasons to criticise our own government, England rugby, the police, the fire service, the army, banks, train companies, water companies... but we don't always go from thinking something isn't perfect to let's bin it. Certainly in the case of the EU our domestic politicians have been happy to heap blame on the EU to either pass something they didn't think they could do without saying it was the evil EU that done it, or simply allowing lies to propagate because that took some publicity off their backs.

It is interesting some of the areas to benefit most financially from the EU were amongst those areas in this country to vote most strongly for Brexit, and I'm still amused it took Cornwall all of one day to say they'd still need the same money

[Mellsblue]

This is an ideological crusade. Any rationality disappeared years ago; the leavers have had the best part of 3 decades to get angry about this and no one, not even the pro-EU New Labour made any real attempt to oppose the steady drop, drop, drop of anti EU propaganda.

Let’s be honest, there are plenty of good reasons to criticise the EU and they are glacial about doing anything about it, and they’ve made plenty of decisions that have stoked that anger. Not that it means we should throw the baby out with the bath water.

There are plenty of reasons to criticise our own government, England rugby, the police, the fire service, the army, banks, train companies, water companies... but we don't always go from thinking something isn't perfect to let's bin it. Certainly in the case of the EU our domestic politicians have been happy to heap blame on the EU to either pass something they didn't think they could do without saying it was the evil EU that done it, or simply allowing lies to propagate because that took some publicity off their backs.

It is interesting some of the areas to benefit most financially from the EU were amongst those areas in this country to vote most strongly for Brexit, and I'm still amused it took Cornwall all of one day to say they'd still need the same money

Well, yes. Your first sentence is just what I said but with different words. Your second sentence is very true but my post was a direct reaction to Sandy saying there was a drop, drop of anti-RU propaganda.
Your second paragraph is an argument that always amuses me. The EU just distributes the member countries’ money. As a net contributor that money will still be there (assuming the nutters don’t get their way) to go to Cornwall, coastal communities etc, it’ll just be another body that distributes it.

[Banquo]

10 minutes in and what a fucking pile of crap.

'We're a great country' is the answer to why no deal is Ok.....FFS

[Banquo]

I think Rory Stewart might explode....

[Mellsblue]

I think Rory Stewart might explode....

Given his manspreading Emily might want to duck.

[Banquo]

I think Rory Stewart might explode....

Given his manspreading Emily might want to duck.

she isn't chairing it well.....well not at all really.....and that makes it even worse.

Boris is being bypassed interestingly.

[Mellsblue]

I think Rory Stewart might explode....

Given his manspreading Emily might want to duck.

she isn't chairing it well.....well not all really.....and that makes it even worse.

Agreed.

[Mellsblue]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

[Banquo]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

especially mass debates like this one, with no chance of a happy ending.

[Mellsblue]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

especially mass debates like this one, with no chance of a happy ending.

Unless Rory does explode.

[Banquo]

Terrible. The worst chairperson, chairing a bunch of tools.

[Puja]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

They strike me as especially pointless for this vote - why have several televised public debates for the candidates in a vote that most of the public are not eligible for?! What purpose do they serve?

Puja

[Mellsblue]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

What purpose do they serve?

Puja

It did allow me to make a crude and highly immature locker room ‘joke’ about Stewart exploding whilst manspreading. Other than that, I’ve honestly no idea.

[Stom]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

They strike me as especially pointless for this vote - why have several televised public debates for the candidates in a vote that most of the public are not eligible for?! What purpose do they serve?

Puja

They give more airtime to the Tory party.

[twitchy]

[Puja]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

They strike me as especially pointless for this vote - why have several televised public debates for the candidates in a vote that most of the public are not eligible for?! What purpose do they serve?

Puja

They give more airtime to the Tory party.

I'm surprised they didn't give Farage a podium. Sure, he has no need or right to be there, but that doesn't usually stop them from putting hin on television.

Excellent choice of phrasing. Although given his enthusiastic backing of Trump "Londonistan" tweet, perhaps more of a Freudian slip than a poor choice of words .

Puja

[Stones of granite]

They give more airtime to the Tory party.

In this instance, not necessarily a benefit to them. They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, but honestly, they just all came over as a bunch of useless tossers.

[Sandydragon]

All this is doing is reminding me why I think debates are a bloody waste of time.

They strike me as especially pointless for this vote - why have several televised public debates for the candidates in a vote that most of the public are not eligible for?! What purpose do they serve?

Puja

For you, no point what so ever. As one of the privileged elite, I find it interesting in a depressing sort of way.

[Digby]

Let’s be honest, there are plenty of good reasons to criticise the EU and they are glacial about doing anything about it, and they’ve made plenty of decisions that have stoked that anger. Not that it means we should throw the baby out with the bath water.

There are plenty of reasons to criticise our own government, England rugby, the police, the fire service, the army, banks, train companies, water companies... but we don't always go from thinking something isn't perfect to let's bin it. Certainly in the case of the EU our domestic politicians have been happy to heap blame on the EU to either pass something they didn't think they could do without saying it was the evil EU that done it, or simply allowing lies to propagate because that took some publicity off their backs.

It is interesting some of the areas to benefit most financially from the EU were amongst those areas in this country to vote most strongly for Brexit, and I'm still amused it took Cornwall all of one day to say they'd still need the same money

Well, yes. Your first sentence is just what I said but with different words. Your second sentence is very true but my post was a direct reaction to Sandy saying there was a drop, drop of anti-RU propaganda.
Your second paragraph is an argument that always amuses me. The EU just distributes the member countries’ money. As a net contributor that money will still be there (assuming the nutters don’t get their way) to go to Cornwall, coastal communities etc, it’ll just be another body that distributes it.

The money will no still be there to distribute. Leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, leaving all the various research programs which come on the back of our EU membership will leave us less money, so there will be money distributed but less of it.

[Digby]

Well quite. Can I ask how old you were in the mid 80's?

And the rebate (s) continue....

7 to 8, and whilst I started early with an interest in politics it hadn't kicked in quite that early. Maradona's handball was of much more importance to me back then, so too having to kiss a girl called Sally as part of a dare to secure the return of a stone stolen from my garden, not a valuable stone in a monetary sense, it was merely a very big stone and accordingly of some value to a group of 6-7 year olds

Snowballs to Absinthe is quite a leap

I've been reminded I was drinking snowballs at Sally's 18th birthday party, sadly by then Sally and I were only friends, and she may even reject that observation.

[Mellsblue]

There are plenty of reasons to criticise our own government, England rugby, the police, the fire service, the army, banks, train companies, water companies... but we don't always go from thinking something isn't perfect to let's bin it. Certainly in the case of the EU our domestic politicians have been happy to heap blame on the EU to either pass something they didn't think they could do without saying it was the evil EU that done it, or simply allowing lies to propagate because that took some publicity off their backs.

It is interesting some of the areas to benefit most financially from the EU were amongst those areas in this country to vote most strongly for Brexit, and I'm still amused it took Cornwall all of one day to say they'd still need the same money

Well, yes. Your first sentence is just what I said but with different words. Your second sentence is very true but my post was a direct reaction to Sandy saying there was a drop, drop of anti-RU propaganda.
Your second paragraph is an argument that always amuses me. The EU just distributes the member countries’ money. As a net contributor that money will still be there (assuming the nutters don’t get their way) to go to Cornwall, coastal communities etc, it’ll just be another body that distributes it.

The money will no still be there to distribute. Leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, leaving all the various research programs which come on the back of our EU membership will leave us less money, so there will be money distributed but less of it.

I’m glad you seem so sure and able to predict the future. Nobody even knows what Brexit will look like, let alone which of the numerous forecasts linked to each numerous Brexit scenario will come to pass. The research programme money that comes on the back of our EU membership is just the UK’s money coming back to the UK. Given sensible, non-ideological people on both sides (a long shot, I know), the UK can continue to be part of those various research programs.
With a bit of luck, Brexit will start a devolution of power to a more local level and the Cornish can decide what they should spend money on rather than requiring approval from Brussels and or Westminster.

[Stones of granite]

There are plenty of reasons to criticise our own government, England rugby, the police, the fire service, the army, banks, train companies, water companies... but we don't always go from thinking something isn't perfect to let's bin it. Certainly in the case of the EU our domestic politicians have been happy to heap blame on the EU to either pass something they didn't think they could do without saying it was the evil EU that done it, or simply allowing lies to propagate because that took some publicity off their backs.

It is interesting some of the areas to benefit most financially from the EU were amongst those areas in this country to vote most strongly for Brexit, and I'm still amused it took Cornwall all of one day to say they'd still need the same money

Well, yes. Your first sentence is just what I said but with different words. Your second sentence is very true but my post was a direct reaction to Sandy saying there was a drop, drop of anti-RU propaganda.
Your second paragraph is an argument that always amuses me. The EU just distributes the member countries’ money. As a net contributor that money will still be there (assuming the nutters don’t get their way) to go to Cornwall, coastal communities etc, it’ll just be another body that distributes it.

The money will no still be there to distribute. Leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, leaving all the various research programs which come on the back of our EU membership will leave us less money, so there will be money distributed but less of it.

Not only will there be less of it, but PMBJ will give it all away in tax breaks to higher earners as a payback for getting him the job.

[Mellsblue]

Well, yes. Your first sentence is just what I said but with different words. Your second sentence is very true but my post was a direct reaction to Sandy saying there was a drop, drop of anti-RU propaganda.
Your second paragraph is an argument that always amuses me. The EU just distributes the member countries’ money. As a net contributor that money will still be there (assuming the nutters don’t get their way) to go to Cornwall, coastal communities etc, it’ll just be another body that distributes it.

The money will no still be there to distribute. Leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, leaving all the various research programs which come on the back of our EU membership will leave us less money, so there will be money distributed but less of it.

but PMBJ will give it all away in tax breaks to higher earners as a payback for getting him the job.

This is a worry.
My biggest, of many, disappoints of the ‘debate’ was the response to the question on lowering tax on the working class. Not a single one mentioned increasing the average wage of the working class. Such an open goal.

[Digby]

Well, yes. Your first sentence is just what I said but with different words. Your second sentence is very true but my post was a direct reaction to Sandy saying there was a drop, drop of anti-RU propaganda.
Your second paragraph is an argument that always amuses me. The EU just distributes the member countries’ money. As a net contributor that money will still be there (assuming the nutters don’t get their way) to go to Cornwall, coastal communities etc, it’ll just be another body that distributes it.

The money will no still be there to distribute. Leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, leaving all the various research programs which come on the back of our EU membership will leave us less money, so there will be money distributed but less of it.

I’m glad you seem so sure and able to predict the future. Nobody even knows what Brexit will look like, let alone which of the numerous forecasts linked to each numerous Brexit scenario will come to pass. The research programme money that comes on the back of our EU membership is just the UK’s money coming back to the UK. Given sensible, non-ideological people on both sides (a long shot, I know), the UK can continue to be part of those various research programs.
With a bit of luck, Brexit will start a devolution of power to a more local level and the Cornish , can decide what they should spend money on rather than requiring approval from Brussels and or Westminster.

There's not one serious piece of research which doesn't think we'll have less money as a consequence of Brexit. I've more time for a counter argument that we shouldn't be judging success by rising GDP and an entirely different socio-economic model is needed than saying we might get a good deal, that's how far out there I think the positive thinking position taken up by Boris and co is worth.

And no, it's not just UK money coming back into the UK to fund our research. There are any number of foreign inputs into any number of projects, those and all the associated spinoffs are at significant risk. And yes the UK will still play a part, but we'll have a reduced role when it comes to securing funding, it'll be harder with the loss of free movement and so on and so on.

Point being on balance we're not net contributors, we gain hugely, or did. That isn't to say we're not free to turn our backs on that and do something different, we should though be honest about the problems.

[Mellsblue]

The money will no still be there to distribute. Leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, leaving all the various research programs which come on the back of our EU membership will leave us less money, so there will be money distributed but less of it.

I’m glad you seem so sure and able to predict the future. Nobody even knows what Brexit will look like, let alone which of the numerous forecasts linked to each numerous Brexit scenario will come to pass. The research programme money that comes on the back of our EU membership is just the UK’s money coming back to the UK. Given sensible, non-ideological people on both sides (a long shot, I know), the UK can continue to be part of those various research programs.
With a bit of luck, Brexit will start a devolution of power to a more local level and the Cornish , can decide what they should spend money on rather than requiring approval from Brussels and or Westminster.

There's not one serious piece of research which doesn't think we'll have less money as a consequence of Brexit. I've more time for a counter argument that we shouldn't be judging success by rising GDP and an entirely different socio-economic model is needed than saying we might get a good deal, that's how far out there I think the positive thinking position taken up by Boris and co is worth.

And no, it's not just UK money coming back into the UK to fund our research. There are any number of foreign inputs into any number of projects, those and all the associated spinoffs are at significant risk. And yes the UK will still play a part, but we'll have a reduced role when it comes to securing funding, it'll be harder with the loss of free movement and so on and so on.

Point being on balance we're not net contributors, we gain hugely, or did. That isn't to say we're not free to turn our backs on that and do something different, we should though be honest about the problems.

There are plenty of scenarios where we don’t lose money compared to the status quo. Note the difference between ‘losing money’ and ‘less money’. The UK are net contributors to the EU budget however you spin it.

I’m once again straying into defending something I don’t believe in, so I’ll leave it there.