Brexit, for once some facts.
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Albania? The local Albanians do an ace job of washing my 17 year old Subaru Forester, but I’m not sure that nation as a whole will be able to plug the financial gap left by the U.K.’s departure, if it happens, which I hope it doesn’t.If the EU does allow Albania in, as it looks likely, there are likely to be further costs and problems. To a lesser extent this also applies to Macedonia.
Does Albania actually meet any requirements on democracy and control of corruption, standards must be low if it does.
Seems rather a case of optimistic idealism over hard reality again.
Albania country risk report
www.ganintegrity.com
Our replacement in the EU???
Looking like it might. Albania and many EU officials claiming Albania has its problems sorted.
Its 15 years since I was there, I couldnt get out quick enough and as far as I could tell every factory produced cannabis(and quite openly) Every official was a mafia member on take, bribery was open and rife. But things change.. Perhaps the chance of getting their debt and negative balance of payments sorted has made all the criminals turn over new leaves.???
Good luck on that one EU.
It is a beautiful country, locals super friendly and actually from our experience there (street) crime free. Never felt at risk and contrary to what we got told (In Corfu) no pick pockets etc etc. Actually less hassle than Turkey. The corruption is not on the streets.
But if its sorted, I, ll go back. Great wind down a stunning coastline, clear blue sky and water and very hot.... And cheap.
We might be banned post Brexit??? Bet we're not tho.
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There is absolutely no chance of Hungary using a veto for this. Their PM Viktor Orban has forged a very profitable close economic relationship with Germany and won't rock any EU economic boats.
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I think the only thing up his sleeve is his continuing bluff for the EU to perhaps believe that is true. That's in the hope of them giving way with a big concession at the last minute, since he continues to believe that is likely due to them bluffing.
They aren't.
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Maybe he’s hoping to find a loophole that will enable him to defy the Benn Act then?
With these conundrums, the answer all too often is the simplest one.
In this case that he's trying to bluff the EU into believing he will take us out on the 31st somehow.
A sort of inverted project fear in the hope that they'll give way. Like so many Leavers he still half believes the myth that the EU needs us more than we need them.
They don't.
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I would have thought he would be moderating his language by now, softening the Brexiters up for the disappointment on not leaving on 31/10. Instead, he seems to be setting himself up for a massive fall, from which I doubt he could recover if we don’t leave.
He's setting himself up for both endings, both saying we'll leave on the 31st yet saying he'll comply with the Benn act and apply for an extension if we can't.
So with either conclusion he'll claim he told us so.
It's necessary to realise we are dealing with someone who has no shame and has utter contempt for all other people, with no exceptions.
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In that case, I cannot see a good outcome for him. If he asks for an extension, Brexiters will never forgive him and they will flock to Farage and split the Conservative vote in two.
The other option will be a re-heated May’s deal sold as a victory. Can’t see that getting through HoC.
Third option, ask for an extension, call an election and feed the Brexiters a good helping of further lies and BS to try and secure their vote. That one might work. They seem to keep coming back for more every time they get shat on.
if I were in his shoes, I'd do like John Major did to get his Maastricht treaty done. He resigned and forced a vote of confidence.
Imagine we are on the 20-October. Johnson stands up in the HoC and tells the MPs that he is not sending the letter and if parliament does not accept to leave without a deal, he will have to resign.
Won’t they just say, “fill yer boots and put the bins out at No 10 as you leave, it’s collection day tomoz.”
Someone else can send the letter. It only needs an envelope and a stamp.
his backers will want to make sure that we leave on WTO, what Bojo does or does not do matters not.
Am I missing something? If Bojo resigns, can’t someone else send the letter on behalf of the U.K. in order to comply with the law? I mean, how difficult can it be? The letter has been written, it only need putting in an envelope and a stamp licking.
no. A judge can send that letter in case Bojo got done in Court but a PM or the Queen will still be needed to sign the agreement.
The UK needs a head of state to send that letter. If parliament votes no to a confidence vote, it has to put up an alternative PM. Meanwhile, Bojo and his cabinet stay put.
If the rebels can't agree on a new PM before 31-October, Bojo may be out of a job but the UK will fall off the cliff in the chaos, unless parliament votes to cancel A50.
Here is the brxit mug, as seen on BBC Dateline:
You can read brexit on the mug but it's leaky.
You can't do anything with it.
You can read brexit on the mug but it's leaky.
You can't do anything with it.
the last 72 hours before 01-November is important.
The Court system needs 72 hours to remove Bojo from Number 10.
If Bojo prorogues parliament in the last 4 days, who knows?