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Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 27th 2017, 5:32 pm
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

She won't necessarily fail to conclude a negotiation, but the real question is what she gives up/agrees to. The US, as the massively larger party in the negotiations, holds all the cards and will...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 27th 2017, 5:24 pm
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

And let's not forget that we've been here before...

In 2002-2003, the Bush administration imposed tariffs on steel, which hit UK high-grade steel production. The UK pleaded with the US to drop...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 14th 2017, 11:18 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

It was £350m a week, let's not forget that non-trivial little detail.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 14th 2017, 11:07 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

That's a classic fudge of a response - keep it vague and hope that people take you at your word. Come on, give specific cites.

Politically motivated and blind - a perfect encapsulation of Leavers,...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 14th 2017, 8:42 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

So what semi-literate extensively-tattooed "we want are cuntry back" social media hellhole did you learn that particular piece of bullshit from?

And if you want real lies, innuendo and...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 13th 2017, 4:42 pm
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

What's interesting is how the "Project Fear" tag became attached exclusively to the Remain side. Why is that? Leave didn't only promise an easy Brexit that would shower us all with unicorns and gold,...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 13th 2017, 2:23 pm
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

I'd say the Press did a fabulous job propagating all the anti-EU myths, to the point that people just weren't interested in hearing the truth even when clearly and unambiguously presented with it...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 13th 2017, 11:30 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

A former trade minister states no more than the bleedin' obvious (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/13/brexit-wont-solve-issues-that-led-to-leave-vote-says-mark-price-ex-trade-minister) ...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 7th 2017, 8:33 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

As Miss Ann Thrope has pointed out, that's utter nonsense - and yet you clearly believe it. Why aren't you interested in finding out how the EU actually works?
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 5th 2017, 11:32 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

They only backed away from it as a "suggestion" the morning after. Up until that point, nobody on the Leave side claimed that it was anything other than a guarantee of £350m a week for the NHS.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 5th 2017, 9:12 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

But that's just another example of the airy hand-waving and empty tabloid-friendly sloganeering that got us into this mess. What, exactly, is the "EU diplomatic gravy train"? With reference to...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 5th 2017, 9:10 am
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

Oh yes, they both voted to leave. I've told them what I think of their decision.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 4th 2017, 10:13 pm
Replies: 258
Views: 12,243
Posted By Eeyore

Re: Brexit Negotiations

In other words "We won by lying to the British public that the EU would roll over and allow us to cherry-pick everything about EU membership we wanted and drop everything we didn't. Obviously that...
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