#23

That they’re not even using at the moment!

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#25

What about Holyrood? I thought Scotland was more devolved than NI.

#27

So Sturgeon should have offered to form a coalition with the Tories, trousered £5bn & ended up remaining in the EU with full regional Government

…what a fool she was to have not seen that angle

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#28

Ah. tbf we do want our Assembly but the DUP are cunts.

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#29

Meanwhile

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#31

Like fuck is the timing of that announcement a coincidence. Well played EU :rofl: :clap:

In other news, what are we hoping are now the best case scenarios/wishlist from our newly softened Brexit approach?

  • EU to offer some form of EU passport/citizenship for UK citizens who want it?
  • A clause in the final agreement that the UK can rejoin the bloc on current terms at some stage in the future?
  • Nigel Farage to drown in a vat of slurry?
  • AOB?
#33

For anyone who doesn’t want to tarnish themselves, both The Sun and The Mail’s websites have broadly reported this deal as something of a success for T-May which is telling. The comments sections are an absolute bloodbath natch.

Although neither have it as their top story - The Sun opting to go for pictures of kids playing in the snow, while The Mail leads with a video of two people having an argument on a train :+1:

#35

Best we can hope for is a Norway style deal, no? Won’t happen though, it’s going to be a cut and paste of Canada’s.

#36

Especially as this deal seems to actually be signing away a chunk of our sovereignty by agreeing to EU rules with no input. Truly a Brexit deal to make everyone happy…

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#37

Even if the UK now has to pay £100 billion to the EU and gets totally shafted on every level, these papers can’t complain too much as they’re terrified of another election happening.

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#38

I think they’ve always wanted Canada’s deal but with added financial passporting tbh tbf. Should be a cinch to bash that out in the next 12 months :+1:

#39

Haven’t the EU already said that they will offer EU citizenship to those that want to apply for it? Makes sense for them to do that and really kickstart the braindrain.

#40

Yep.

All the UK has done is vote itself out of the room. If the UK wants to have any type of trading relationship with the EU it will have to abide by the rules and regulations that govern the internal market and the customs union but, unlike before when it was an EU member state, it will have no influence in formulating those rules and regulations. The UK has side-tracked itself. The UK has voted itself to be less influential.

The UK will just end up like Norway - an EU member state in all but name.

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#41

Like Norway, but having pissed away the oil money on tax cuts rather than building up a sovereign wealth fund and welfare state.

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#42

Don’t know who you are pal, but this is an accurate take which I fully agree with and welcome to the boards :+1:

#43

Euros Child fan?

#44

nuclear bomb of bullshit in the media spinning it as this actually proving may was playing 6 dimensional chess all along, tory approval poll bounce, another election next year, tory moggian government until the 2080s.

#46

When’s the revolution then lads?

#47

I’m glad we’re in agreement.

If it all pans out as it looks like it will, I’m really happy. Looks highly likely that the UK will remain both in the internal market and the customs unions and the ECJ will maintain influence.

Don’t know how the ardent Brexiteers will continue to sell the line of ‘taking back control’, though, after this.

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#48

(sorry)

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