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May to ask EU for concessions to get MPs to back Brexit deal
theguardian.com ^ | March 7, 2019 | Rowena Mason and Peter Walker

Posted on 03/07/2019 2:49:39 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Theresa May will make a last-ditch attempt to persuade the EU to give her a better Brexit deal on Friday, as she struggles to hold her crumbling government together following a day of cabinet embarrassments in Westminster.

The prime minister will plead with EU leaders to offer further concessions, as it became clear that talks in Brussels have stalled and hardline Eurosceptics in her party are likely to vote down the deal for a second time in parliament next week.

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TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; eu; nothappening
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To: Winniesboy

The problem is that there is no evidence pampering the livestock leads to higher quality/healthier meat. Producers have an incentive to want their livestock to be healthy as is. I’d need to see some kind of evidence that US FDA standards are not sufficient based on scientific evidence. I’m unaware that there is any....I tend to doubt it as there would be a large outcry in the US a la Upton Sinclair’s “the Jungle” if livestock conditions or the conditions of slaughterhouses and processing plants were unhealthy/unsanitary.


21 posted on 03/09/2019 9:37:44 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird

I suppose what it comes down to is how you define ‘quality’ in meat. The criteria for quality in the UK (and Europe generally), at least from the point of view of the consumer, have prioritised flavour over appearance: whereas in the US the market appears to put more value on cosmetic considerations like size and uniformity rather than taste, relying on distinctive flavour to come from sauces etc rather than the meat itself. (I fully acknowledge this is a crude generalisation). And there’s no doubt that the flavour of meat is related to the quality of the animal’s life before slaughter.


22 posted on 03/11/2019 5:08:56 AM PDT by Winniesboy
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To: FLT-bird

The most tender and flavorful steak I ever had was at Jimmy’s Kitchen in Wanchai in the spring of 1969. The steak was about six ounces and I ordered it medium rare. It was cooked perfectly and I cut it with my fork. The dinner came with tossed salad, baked potato and rolls. All for $3.95. Drinks were extra.


23 posted on 03/11/2019 5:15:20 AM PDT by VietVet876
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I had in my mind hat March 9 was the Brexit date when it was over. Hoe is May carrying on?


24 posted on 03/11/2019 5:19:46 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: bert

March 29th.
We’re now in the end of the beginning of the end of the endgame.


25 posted on 03/11/2019 9:05:44 AM PDT by Winniesboy
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To: Winniesboy

Endgame?

Art. 50 can be extended....


26 posted on 03/11/2019 9:08:06 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: FLT-bird
If the EU wants to erect a hard border in the Republic of Ireland - and pay for it - in the teeth of fierce opposition from the Irish who do not want that, and if they want to pay for manning that border, let ‘em! -- have you read about this? your statement is exactly the opposite of the situation

The Irish and the EU want to keep the border open - because that is one of the terms of the Good Friday agreement, signed in the 1990s and what ended the troubles

But the UK wants a hard border - because that's what Brexit is about.

27 posted on 03/12/2019 1:06:56 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: mewzilla

not by very long. The EU elections are in May. So either Brexit before May or no Brexit.


28 posted on 03/12/2019 10:39:44 PM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: FLT-bird
That's false - I don't know who you overheard but the EU wants a soft border - German foreign minister Heiko Maas said "some people call us stubborn, but the truth is avoiding a hard border in Ireland is a fundamental concern for the EU, a union that more than anything else serves one purpose – to build and maintain peace in Europe. the Good Friday agreement that ended decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland was living proof of this principle”.

“During the Brexit negotiations, all 27 member states agreed on a common position and stood by it. This unity includes full solidarity with Ireland. We insisted, and still do: a hard border dividing the Irish island is unacceptable."

29 posted on 03/25/2019 1:19:26 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: mewzilla

Article 50 cannot be extended beyond May 7. The EU says no - if you want to extend we give you only until May 7. After that you must leave or you must cancel Brexit for now. We want you to leave, so please go


30 posted on 03/25/2019 2:10:17 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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