Much as I know Brexit was a huge error of judgment, I’m not holding my breath for a substantial movement into the SM/CU with FoM any time soon. Maybe pressure by Tory/Reform to abandon the ECHR as it unsettles NI & Scotland’s Union might make a Westminster Gov’ jump through hoops! Baby steps 1st.
She also apparently said, "We are competing with economic success stories like Poland. 15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now, Poland is growing twice as fast as we are." I'm scratching my head to wonder what happened during those 15 years?
Exactly. I thought I was hearing things or my memory was transported back somewhere in time when the BBC lunchtime news seemed to say (excitably) 'it was good!'
Those of us over this side of the Atlantic remember the 82nd paratroopers marched on through France & Belgium, after being dropped over the Beaches of Normandy on D Day 1944, then parachuted at Arnhem & finally marched to Berlin where they were the Guard of Honour at the Brandenburg Gate in 1945.
Badenoch’s only achievement is to have shrunk the Tories to a low-wattage Faragist think tank and warehouse storing future parliamentary candidates for Reform www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes, you only have to buy a couple of last minute things on line, and you get a whole lot of emails asking, “How was the product?” “You could sign up for an account.” “How many stars will you give it?” - ad infinitum.
Oh wonderful ! 👏👏 ‘Low wattage think tank & storage warehouse for Reform candidates.’ Absolutely brilliantly on the ball ! This description needs to go viral at a mile a minute around the UK & beyond. 😂
While the TCA is about the UK-EU trading relationship, the overall post-Brexit settlement hinges on the NI Protocol, which is directly and explicitly referenced in upholding the Good Friday Agreement. Art's 165/6 in the WA. 12 mths for a Unity Ref? Scots Union Ref? Reset all EU/UK Transport links?
GF, WA, & TCA are all International Agreements between Ireland, EU, UK, & overseen in particular by the Bi-partisan US Congress Committee where the Good Friday Agreement and its bedrock of the ECHR is paramount. Badenoch (nor Farage) cannot just terminate any of it, or walk away from part of it.
While the TCA itself is about the UK-EU trading relationship, the overall post-Brexit settlement hinges on the Northern Ireland Protocol, which is directly and explicitly referenced in the context of upholding the Good Friday Agreement. Art's 165/6 in the WA covers the ECHR. Can't walk away.
This is getting beyond awful. Hopefully they're all Toast as soon as this interminably long conference season closes. Words can and do have consequences.
For those of us the other side of ‘The Pond’ seeing all these clips of what should be the foremost legislative assembly in free World Democracies, we would be delving into our history books describing what was happening throughout Europe from the 1920’s! Unfortunately we’re seeing copycats here too.
Oh Yes! I haven’t followed it since its Rebrand. Oh my word, jangly music from 1950’s tv! 📺 As itv are celebrating their anniversary, have they loaned the Beeb some of the advertising jingles? 😂 Sadly, I’m old enough to remember 😱
Do we really want to get to the same stage as in the USA? Indefensible, inexcusable. Take him to task please in Parliament - when you all finally get there after what seems like eons of conferences.
