Posted on 10/19/2019 1:22:32 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
LONDON — It was billed as the day that might break the Brexit deadlock. In the end, as with everything else in this tortured process, Saturday delivered more confusion and delay.
Abuzz with anticipation, the British Parliament gathered for its first weekend sitting in 37 years, a marquee event billed as "super Saturday."
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted to get Parliament's approval for his divorce deal, a major step toward leaving the European Union at the end of the month.
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Looks like the UK has its share of political turncoats and traitors in office.
OTOH, if the EU imposes retaliatory tariffs; Europeans could be hit with devastating shortages of Spotted Dick, Haggis, and Toad in the Hole.
This thread is useless without a pic of Thomas the Tank Engine!
The East German Stasi alum is smiling.She knows that she’ll win in the end...no Brexit of any kind. And she’ll spare no expense to insure victory...scorched earth if necessary.
What I am thinking will now happen is that the EU will say no to an extension, and will themselves declare a hard Brexit on Halloween. Then request an extended conference to iron out their new relationship.
Of course this would be ideal, and take the pressure off of Boris.
Trump should announce an EO declaring Free Trade with the UK, to be adjusted as needed over time.
The British Commonwealth of Nations was displaced by the EU for trade. That was a condition for Britain joining the EU. It remains a natural trading bloc (not coincidentally — trade was one of the driving forces for colonialism). Combine the Commonwealth with the USA, and we have the Anglosphere trading bloc. That would be something to behold.
Trump is not advocating free trade with the UK. Trump is advocating fair trade with the UK. Free trade and fair trade are distinct. Fair trade is better than free trade. Americans should favor fair trade over free trade because fair trade is fair to all parties, ie not just favoring nations with weak economies. IIRC Trump has explicitly stated his support for a fair trade policy with the UK in the very recent past (within the past few weeks or so, IIRC).
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