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The first pargraph pf the full article; "There is a tough strategy involving A16 that could work if executed by the right team. The conditions for it to work do not exist. I do not want this government to trigger Article 16. The PM is incapable of handling it. If he does it’s bound to be a debacle that damages the economy and relations with allies. The best we can reasonably hope for given the state of No10 is to bank the EU’s concessions, muddle through for now, focus on replacing the broken trolley (PM), and return to it when he’s gone. " https://dominiccummings.substack.com/p/risk-aggression-brexit-and-article

I liked his comment that earning £6m is equivalent to 2 peerages under this Government.

David Henderson jailed for18 months https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59251852

On his recent hospital visit, BoJo was asked 3 times to put a mask on, having also been advised before the visit that it was required. After the second time he did put a mask on, for a couple of minutes before removing it again.

Politicians know that most of the electorate have a narrow range of 'subjects of interest", short memories, and can be bought by 'pie crust promises'.

The 90s bands I regret are such as the Spice Girls and N'Sync. I regret ever having experienced them, if only for a fleeting moment. However, I do not for a second 'regret' discovering the music of the Foo Fighters, RATM, or Queens of the Stone Age.

Promising to match the ERDF and other European funding was always going to prove as disingenuous as the £350M p.w. for the NHS. The thing is that once we were out the Government had no incentive to even pretend to keep to their promises of unicorn shit, there is no comeback, we cannot go back in now that people are experiencing the truth of the situation.

Corinthian

Jagged ( little )

The wheels for my bike rebuild, ordered mid July, finally arrived today.

Pay them by the day, pro rata, for each time they attend a sitting in Westminster.

Fondles

Question for you seeing as you mentioned MP's pay; what group of people do you think MPs should get parity with ? As an example, senior civil servants and local government departmental heads earn much more than an MP's basic salary.

Many of them accept that being an MP is a precarious position and feel the need to maintain professional links outside Westminster in case of de-selection or electoral defeat, hence keeping up with qualification and certification requirements. Most MPs don't have a 'job for life' in the HoC.

Didn't realise my wife had taken part in a survey.

What about MPs who are medical professionals in the NHS ? Several have been doubling up during the pandemic as they need to keep up a certain level of work to maintain their accreditation.

Maybe MLG could suggest they add this feature to FM.

"Excuse me, they".

Just more "Project Fear".

Jordan Turnbull currently on TV playing, and scoring, for Salford in the FA Cup. Came out of the academy but I don't think he ever actually played for Saints.

The fact that the peace process is incompatible with Brexit was pointed out at the time of the referendum, but Brexiteers don't see it as a problem. As for the historical enforcement of the boundary since the establishment of the Irish Free State, there had been customs checks prior to the EU open borders agreement, but other than during WW2 there has never been a requirement to produce a passport to cross between the North and the South.

Using the 'colonial' name makes it easier for Brexiteers to understand what is being discussed. 😉

Why should Eire, as a full and active member of the EU, have to put a border between itself and the rest of the bloc because the UK chose to leave ? Why should the 'awkward squad' who left the club get to dictate what the remaining members can and cannot do ? The insoluble problem is to balance three things; 1) Eire remains a full and active member of the EU and wishes to maintain all the benefits and responsibilities that this entails. 2) NI is part of the UK and therefore not in the EU, and in theory must be treated as any other country outside the bloc. 3) A border between Ulster and Eire is unenforcable without a vastly disproportionate deployment of manpower and resources to police the more than 300 crossing places.

I think the wider issue is that the GFA was drawn up 22 years before Brexit, and nobody thought that the 2 sides would be other than continuing members of the EU. There is nothing in the GFA that actually mentions a border, ( hard or soft ), but many people with a vested interest, be they businesses, politicians, or law enforcement, are of the view that imposing customs or immigration checks between Ulster and Eire would be a retrograde and potentially dangerous step.