Tuesday 20th August 2019

[refitman]

Morning all.

[RogerOThornhill]

James Cleverly trending is never a good sign...

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Tory chairman James Cleverly not denying that “out of date” document outlining meltdown after no-deal Brexit was written on....August 1

It’s less than 3 weeks “out of date”

[gilsey]

Corbyn demands release of latest no-deal Brexit assessments
Labour leader makes demand after ministers said leaked Operation Yellowhammer papers were out of date

They walked straight into that one.

[gilsey]

Since entering office, Johnson has been ramping up no-deal preparations

Has he though, I suspect it's all hot air.

[RogerOThornhill]

As an aside, and not relating to current events whatsoever, The Thick Of It is on iplayer for 9 months...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/ ... d=b010m4t6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I watched my favourite episode - last one in Series 3 where Tucker returns to put the boot into Steve Fleming....

[Willow904]

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Brexit free-movement cutoff plans worse than Windrush, says Abbott
Senior Labour MP says no-deal Brexit proposal would create chaos for EU citizens in UK

[AnatolyKasparov]

Corbyn demands release of latest no-deal Brexit assessments
Labour leader makes demand after ministers said leaked Operation Yellowhammer papers were out of date

They walked straight into that one.

But.....but Corbyn wants no deal Brexit!!

[gilsey]

But.....but Corbyn wants no deal Brexit!!

Of all the JC-bashing lines, that one's the daftest. And they say Corbynism's a cult.

[AnatolyKasparov]

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ssion=true

Brexit free-movement cutoff plans worse than Windrush, says Abbott
Senior Labour MP says no-deal Brexit proposal would create chaos for EU citizens in UK

Though it has to be said "plans" is quite possibly over-generous here.

[RogerOThornhill]

It's being reported that Priti Patel has ordered her top civil servants to fly off to Singapore to see how they deal with borders there.

Besides the odd fascination that they seem to have with the place, this seems to be a "Something must be done. This is something. Therefore we must do this"...

[PorFavor]

It's being reported that Priti Patel has ordered her top civil servants to fly off to Singapore to see how they deal with borders there.

Besides the odd fascination that they seem to have with the place, this seems to be a "Something must be done. This is something. Therefore we must do this"...

I don't see how Singapore deals with its borders is relevant to the situation.

[Willow904]

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ssion=true

Brexit free-movement cutoff plans worse than Windrush, says Abbott
Senior Labour MP says no-deal Brexit proposal would create chaos for EU citizens in UK

Though it has to be said "plans" is quite possibly over-generous here.

Isn't that the point, though? They are supposed to be a government actually in charge of legislation which needs to be properly laid out and detailed, yet instead we're getting vague, half-formed ideas being thrown out there like they're a mere opposition trying to get elected.

Taking on the populist rhetoric and picking holes in it like it's a proper government plan is the only way to expose this isn't a proper government.

If it were a Labour government the MSM would be having a field day with this disorganised shit and all the "what ifs". What if an EU citizen with settlement rights in the UK wants to visit the EU after we crash out on Oct 31st, will leaving the UK affect their settled status claim? If the government can't answer that question before the date we leave the EU they have no business calling themselves a government and they have no right to claim they are prepared for a "no deal" Brexit.

[RogerOThornhill]

I would expect to see some back=pedalling later when questions are raised in the form of "Yes, well, that's not quite what we meant by 'close the borders'"

[citizenJA]

@Willow904
Great post

[citizenJA]

Good morning, everyone.

[citizenJA]

Thank you, everyone; all posts are great this morning.

[citizenJA]

It's being reported that Priti Patel has ordered her top civil servants to fly off to Singapore to see how they deal with borders there.

Besides the odd fascination that they seem to have with the place, this seems to be a "Something must be done. This is something. Therefore we must do this"...

I don't see how Singapore deals with its borders is relevant to the situation.

You're not supposed to notice that.

[RogerOThornhill]

The Europe editor at the Telegraph seems a bit out of tune with the rest of the paper - probably because he seems to know what he's talking about.

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[AnatolyKasparov]

How long before he is replaced by a Barclay/Boris stooge?

[HindleA]

https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... e.html?m=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Willow904]

@Willow904
Great post

Thank you. Although really it's Diane Abbott that deserves the praise, for a strong response to this nonsense that I wholeheartedly agree with.

[AnatolyKasparov]

https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... e.html?m=1

Outstanding piece, one of his best.

[citizenJA]

https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... e.html?m=1

Outstanding piece, one of his best.

Yep.

[gilsey]

Haroon Siddique
The latest from Boris Johnson, which does not exactly move things on:

Boris Johnson
(@BorisJohnson)
The referendum result must be respected.

We will leave the EU on 31st October. #LeaveOct31

August 20, 2019

[RogerOThornhill]

La Truss is causing a bit of mirth right now...

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[AnatolyKasparov]

Well, that has never happened before......

[citizenJA]

Good night, everyone.
love,
cJA

[AnatolyKasparov]

Swinson lied today.

Its that simple.