EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

Yes but that is DIFFERENT because it is England doing it, not the EU that the UK voluntarily entered. /sarcasm

https://twitter.com/RCorbettMEP/status/1106568413747601409?s=19

DUP in talks again. Will they budge at the last moment? Or never, never!!!! accept a non limited backstop and then May's WA fails again?

Those ferry contracts that have already cost a lot of money because Grayling fucked them up... the contracts he organised made no allowance for the date shifting, so an A50 extension is going to cost something like £28million.

If it shifts more than once, what's the betting he makes this mistake each time?

As usual, Chris Grey is excellent - the final line is a killer;

http://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/this-is-what-politics-based-on-lies.html

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eu-will-agree-to-extra-time-if-there-is-a-second-brexit-referendum

Check

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/15/brexit-extension-terminate-if-uk-does-not-take-part-eu-election

Who leaked this? I feel like a conspiracy nut but I do think Barnier and Junker are in on May's plan to frighten the Brexit nutters.

Why is that frightening though? It feels like the result of that would just be a bunch of obstructionist MEPs, why does the EU insist on that? I must be missing something?

It’s extremely helpful to May, rules out shenanigans over Gibraltar etc

#marchtoleave begins today

Numbers sub 100 apparently. Bets on number of those completing the distance?

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Farage will make it to Westminster. (By private jet).

From the Sunderland Echo’s coverage of the march:

Organisers of the March to Leave event, which will be led by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, say it will leave central Sunderland at 9am on Saturday - but have yet to confirm the starting point location or its route.

Yeah, that sounds about right for the brexit lot

Farage will make it to Westminster. (By open top bus).

Ftfy

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Not sure about private jet. Few years ago I was walking through Stansted airport and when walking past Ryanair stands I saw Farage on his own checking in, I stood there for a bit contemplating what to do with this situation, really wanted to punch him, but being airport and having to catch a flight, I decided not too. I do regret it now.

good video, extension to the original Bloomberg article:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht40yrt3VrY

I've probably told this story on here before but in September 2016 I had a weekend in Suffolk. We were walking along, middle of nowhere, when I looked up and saw... fucking hell, it's David Cameron. Followed, at a distance, by about 30 other people. He said Hello as he went past.
We asked the group what was going on - it was Cameron's 50th birthday soon and he was having a weekend with his chums. Including, I am afraid, Harry Enfield.
The chance to punch him lost he did what he does best - walked away.

I feel the same way about a time that David Cameron was in my office for an hour back in 2007. Missed my chance.

I've probably told this story on here before

Indeed:

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13232366/

There's always someone, somewhere, with a big nose, who knows...

More from the march...

https://twitter.com/WombleFree/status/1106868223058866176

Kate Hoey really knows how to pick her friends.

Drinks back at JRM's townhouse after defeating May's bill, fannying around on a bus with Farage.

I'd be so fucked off if I was a Labour supporter in Vauxhall.

Apparently the ferry No-Deal contract may need to be re-negotiated because there’s a chance the date for leaving have changed.

Colour me surprise.

Well, you say numbers are limited, but apparently:

This is gold tho.

https://twitter.com/bydonkeys/status/1106882125574402049?s=21

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