Brexit

[whiskeryron]

http://news.sky.com/story/uk-living-on-fantasy-island-over-eu-divorce-demands-10705627

[vulcan42]

Strange they have chosen the words fantasy island, I have quite a few academic friends and almost without exception they live in a fantasy world.

[New Judge]

London School of Economics assistant professor Sara Hagemann said the prospect of Brexit has "united the EU27 to a degree rarely seen before".

Well at least some good has come from it already. The nations of the EU have scarcely been united on very much at all for the past 20 years at least.

"While several of these countries first expressed the hope that a solution would be found to keep London 'closely involved in EU affairs', attitudes are now quite different," she said.

“These countries” should understand that the majority of people who voted in the referendum no longer wanted any part of the UK, least of all London, to be 'closely involved in EU affairs'. More importantly, they no longer wanted the EU to be closely involved with UK affairs (and many, me included, hadn't wanted that for many years).

"The UK Government is seen as working opportunistically with only UK interests in mind and little consideration for wider European issues and priorities."

Gosh! Who would have thought it?

[dannyk13]

And if we refused to pay an exorbitant 'divorce fee' ?

[mushroom25]

they could always revoke our membership Danny.....

[dannyk13]

Oh no! not that.

[ToraToraTora]

we don't even need to talk to these charlatans, stop the dd put the shutters down and tell them to shove it. They need us more than we need their gutless sh1tb46 plasters.

[ToraToraTora]

never heard so much equine cack in all my life, I can't believe the cobras thrown up by those who wish to subvert the will of the majority, disgusting.

[whiskeryron]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/746813/Schengen-agreement-Berlin-Christmas-market-terror-Anis-Amri-Juncker-European-Union

[KARL]

Isn't it shocking that there should be people with views suggesting the UK is perhaps not about to experience miraculous prosperity and cow-towing to by the EU after all ?

[Old_Geezer]

Usually those putting up a "straw man" so they can knock it down.

No citizen who respects their nation can want foreign elite committees deciding what their nation will do. Trade will continue no matter what sabre rattling occurs during the elites' period of howling in anguish at the loss of their power, as a member State starts reasserting home control over their own country.

[CrapAtCryptics]

They only want us in to offset the constantly rising costs of the more poorly run countries

[Peter Pedant]

another Brexit thread is as much news as
dangerous terrorist at large in Milan.....

arent we agreed we gonna Brexit and on the best terms available ?

[Old_Geezer]

I look at it that (hopefully) we agree we are going to exit. What we negotiate defining relationship and trade agreements going forward is a separate issue. I think that there may be major disagreement on what constitutes "best terms". And they are negotiated rather than made available.