Maticmaker
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Arguing the toss over who gets a mini victory.
"Those whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad"... it sounds like our Parliament is top of the 'Gods' list for destruction!
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Arguing the toss over who gets a mini victory.
Which trade agreements, under the new agreements the intention is to not ship at prices under the local price, oddly enough the argument prevously held was the prices were too high so poor African people couldn't afford it.Historically the trade agreements with African countries have been exploitative and have been designed to help EU businesses under the guise of helping African people. This is the same with the majority of the third world.
Like I said before... If there's a greater chance of an awful policy like the CAP or any farming subsidies being removed then that's good enough for me as there's zero chance the EU abolishes them. The same applies with unilaterally abolishing all import tariffs on second and third world countries.
If you don't understand how tens of billions of subsidies over several decades affects the marketplace and affects potential African competitors who don't have access to these subsidies then I'm unsure what to tell you. The technologies that EU farmers have been able to invest in as a result of a state bung is just one example. The dumping of cheap overproduced EU food as a result of the CAP into African countries over decades, decimating their own farming industries is another.
Of course, but again it's proximity and power. The larger the organisation and the more remote it's decision makers, the less chance anyone can effect change. If change could have been affected then the chance of the UK leaving would have resulted in a change of policy. However Cameron tried to effect change and got nowhere.
If you're a believer that much smaller regional government with greater powers is the key to greater democratic representation then the EU is the antithesis of that. My view is government struggles to successfully represent even several hundred thousand people, let alone 500m.
electiONLabour will now back a GE Corbyn says.
Doubt it. Best Labour can hope for is another hung parliament leaving tories scrambling for a partner.Can Labour even win? Coalition with the SNP perhaps?
Nigel Dodds in big danger if the UUP follow through with that.With the rumblings that rival Unionist parties wont now give up close seats to the DUP, this is terrible news for Arlene and co.
There just isnt enough time to turn aroind the 'We dont represent NI, we represent GB', chat when they thought they were well in with London. Now Abortion and Same sex marraiges are implemented because of cash for ash and it doesnt look good.
I was not arguing against this. I'd be delighted if the EU and/or the UK (ideally reciprocally) unilaterally abolished all import tariffs and also abolished the CAP.If tariffs are abolished by the Uk unilaterally that applies to all countries which is strange because if it applies to all countries that means any country can dump anything they like on the UK which is what you were arguing against in the case of low-priced milk in Africa .
Labour won’t get in until Corbin’s dead.Can Labour even win? Coalition with the SNP perhaps?
Not with Corbyn in charge - I don't see any way out of this Brexit mess currently. People will still vote for the tories.Can Labour even win? Coalition with the SNP perhaps?
Outright I doubt itCan Labour even win? Coalition with the SNP perhaps?
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Thats what makes all this so comicalI don't see any way out of this Brexit mess currently. People will still vote for the tories.
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Probably but cannot see an election until just before deadline or even another extension. Parliament will be in limbo.what would the next move be... confidence motion I assume?
The only tactic I can imagine that prevents a Johnson government is the physical removal of everywhere that's not a metropolitan area from the Midlands downwards. A fecking Brexit election so we can listen to a party tell us that they'll get out the EU which is "what the people want", that they are somehow not part of Parliament, an organisation they will continue to portray as being against the country's population. It's a disaster and the ripples spreading out from the impact will last generations. The feckening will be upon us.Time to start another thread then on general election 2019. And time to start brushing up on tactical voting to avoid a Johnson majority.
He just rocked up late for the committee stage.Lyndsay Hoyle's job application will have gone down well with the conservatives
https://www.tactical-vote.uk/mapTime to start another thread then on general election 2019. And time to start brushing up on tactical voting to avoid a Johnson majority.