Tag: Brexit

by Stuart Littlewood, Britain - First published ... September 07, 2020 - People in the UK are shocked that the Government is thinking of recruiting Tony...

We are embarked now on a great voyage, a project that no one thought in the international community that this country would have the guts to undertake, but if we are brave and if we truly commit to the logic of our mission – open, outward-looking, generous, welcoming, engaged with the world championing global free trade – now when global free trade needs a global champion, I believe we can make a huge success of this venture, for Britain, for our European friends, and for the world.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland left the European Union. It’s the biggest win over Germany since the 1966 World Cup Final. Two world wars, one World Cup, the Cold War and now the EU! If I were Jerry I’d give up now.

Stuart Littlewood - The bright side for Labour is that such a humiliating defeat has disposed of a number of their pain-in-the-ass MPs.

Boris Johnson's victory gives green light to Scots to go rogue

...from Russia Today, Moscow - First published ... October 28, 2019 - The European Union has granted the UK a three-month Brexit ‘flextension,’ with the new...

Jim W. Dean - What we have is an agreement on proceeding by the EU's Junker and Boris Johnson. Parliament will have a rare Saturday session to vote up or down.

Donald Tusk - "The basic foundations of an agreement are ready, and theoretically tomorrow we could accept this deal with Great Britain."

Jim W. Dean - I got the idea for the title from comments in General Mattis’ new book, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy. He holds the position as the most respected person in the Trump administration so far.

...from Press TV, Tehran - First published ... September 04, 2019 - How can a man who has disunited his own party in just a few...

The doodoo certainly hit the fan when Tory MP Dr. Lee came out with his political chainsaw and accused BoJo of “aggressively pursuing a damaging Brexit in unprincipled ways,” and that his administration is using “political manipulation, bullying and lies.”

Jim W. Dean - While Bozo Boris is at the head of the deal-rigger pack, the opposition parties are not far behind him, as even at this late date they cannot form an united position.

Are we nearing a tipping point where one bad misstep could bring the house of cards all tumbling down?

Brussels stated on Wednesday that it was reducing economic growth forecasts for the EU, emphasizing the risk posed by "any further escalation of trade tensions".

Jim W. Dean - I have long posed that the EU is more concerned with not letting the British Brexit be successful to the point where others want to follow.

Jim W. Dean - If there is one thing banksters and even legitimate financial firms do not like it is instability and uncertainty.

The war on Corbyn hots up

A group of seven perpetually-whingeing MPs has quit the UK Labour Party to go independent. They are Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela...