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It was a nice try but Britain had as much chance of escaping the European Union’s grip as Hungary did escaping the Soviet Union’s grip in 1956. The end of Brexit is the beginning of the end of the UK.
I'd be happy with that.
Most of the wealth is generated in England anyway.
A good New Yorker piece on the state of play......The backstop has become the frontstop.......
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One European ambassador described the situation to me as an “intoxicating self-blockade.
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One of the principal arguments for leaving the E.U. is that it will liberate Britain from the bloc’s amazing array of rules. Since Brexit was dreamed up by the right wing of the Conservative Party, it is generally assumed that part of the goal is to become a low-tax, small-state competitor to mainland Europe—a nirvana sometimes referred to as “Singapore-on-Thames.” But this is in conflict with the aspirations of the millions of people who voted for Brexit in the hope of better public services and a more responsive government. While in office, Johnson has made no attempt to align these contradictory desires. He has promised to hire twenty thousand new police officers and maintain a dramatic increase in spending on the N.H.S., while enacting tax cuts for higher earners.
Jeebus, talk about hubris.....Couldn't wait til after the fact to mint em up.....
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Like tears in rain …*Lovely scoop from*Bloomberg’s Jess Shankleman and Alex Morales*revealing that “thousands of 50-pence coins minted to commemorate Brexit on October 31 will be melted down after Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted an extension from the European Union.”
A good New Yorker piece on the state of play......The backstop has become the frontstop.......
Nothing new there. New York was a hotbed of Remainers during Amexit too.
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New York City and Long Island were the British military and political base of operations in North America from 1776 to 1783 and had a large concentration of Loyalists, many of whom were refugees from other states.
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