The only thing that surprises me
is that there was any thought the opinion could be anything different. The backstop is what it is. The only way round the hard border issue (consistent with leaving at all) is a customs union approach which the Tories won't wear.
Also lest we forget, this is the easy bit. Suppose May's deal or a version somehow passed. That's when the hard negotiations would begin. Expect Spain, to take the most trite and obvious example, to cut up rough re Gibraltar and also fish quotas. They'll cede on the former - after exacting an objectively high price for allowing the people who live their to uphold their UN right to self determination, i.e. maintenance of the status quo - but I don't for one minute thing we'll end up in a happy place with regard to fish. Or a whole bunch of other things.
It's enough to induce gin.
Posted By: Old Man on March 12th 2019 at 12:11:22
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- Cox's legal advice has just ended Theresa May, I shink (WARNING: Brexit/politics) (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 11:53:56
- I was given opportunity to go to Bristol to work on the operational task force... (Betting) - Worthing Yellow, Mar 12, 13:07:06
- Good old David Cameron (n/m) (Betting) - jAC, Mar 12, 12:44:52
- Probably best they vote for the deal. Rejecting projects weakness (n/m) (Betting) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Mar 12, 12:43:00
- Did anyone ever think this huge scam could turn out well? (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 12:42:09
- Yes don;t see how she can get the deal through now. It sounds worse than it is (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 12:37:37
- You do now we have to ask to be allowd to use WTO terms, don't you? (Betting) - CWC, Mar 12, 13:06:51
- 'leave on WTO terms'. FFS. (n/m) (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 12:45:02
- Figure of speech. Essentially mean leave without a deal. Whats so FFS about that - its (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 13:17:16
- I know what it means. It's not an 'option' (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 14:21:20
- You are deluded if you think we would trade on the same basis as Mauritania or (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 14:28:30
- I've asked before. Name one actual benefit of brexit (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 14:40:06
- You are deluded if you think we would trade on the same basis as Mauritania or (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 14:28:30
- I know what it means. It's not an 'option' (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 14:21:20
- Figure of speech. Essentially mean leave without a deal. Whats so FFS about that - its (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 13:17:16
- " What is unilateral is what we are asserting, is our interpretation. And the fact this (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 12:24:59
- Held to ransome by the DUP, when NI Voted 55% to remain and (Betting) - Higher Wrather, Mar 12, 12:16:39
- Bloody lawyers and their independent thought processes (Betting) - Old Git, Mar 12, 12:06:53
- The only thing that surprises me (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 12:11:22
- lot's of things in that opinion surprise me (Betting) - CWC, Mar 12, 13:10:47
- I’m not totally certain that the people of Gibraltar will want to maintain the status quo. (Betting) - APB, Mar 12, 12:50:02
- all those online bookmakers wanting to keep hold of those lovely Euros (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 12:54:34
- If this deal passes then when the future relationship negotiations start the EU will (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 12:40:03
- the customs union is the end goal (Betting) - CWC, Mar 12, 13:04:37
- *there, ffs (n/m) (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 12:12:04
- Bristol? (n/m) (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 12:07:39
- The only thing that surprises me (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 12:11:22
- Bit silly all this really (Betting) - Charles21, Mar 12, 12:05:14
- Less than 200 (Betting) - duke of york, Mar 12, 12:15:01
- Apart from Bristol (n/m) (Betting) - MORDENCANARY, Mar 12, 12:28:13
- Less than 200 (Betting) - duke of york, Mar 12, 12:15:01
- Yes but will we get automatic promotion ? (n/m) (Betting) - MORDENCANARY, Mar 12, 12:02:32
- what a time to be alive (n/m) (Betting) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 12, 12:00:56
- Better than 100 years ago surely (n/m) (Betting) - Men without hats, Mar 12, 15:46:11
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