Deal Done!??

Exfarmer said:

My predictions For the New Year
The deal will sail through parliament with a large majority.
The ERG will not like it.
The French will sign reluctantly.
Boris will be gone by summer.

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Exfarmer said:

My predictions For the New Year
The deal will sail through parliament with a large majority.
The ERG will not like it.
The French will sign reluctantly.
Boris will be gone by summer.

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Ashtree said:

Machiavelli Gove will be thwarted for the leadership and No10 by some compromise Major like nobody!!
The pre referendum Tory bickering will be back with vengeance.
Brenda from Bristol, will be devastated that the promised turbo charged vacuum cleaner, isn’t on the market. She has to struggle on with the puny EU regulated suction power.
There will be a realisation across the land, that non tariff costs really, really are a nuisance, a drag on every business, and a hit to GDP.
Starmer will just sit back, and watch the Tory’s get the blame.
Farage .... yesterday’s man. Inconsequential in 2021.

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Ashtree said:

Oh, don’t forget. The EU will launch its new army. Invade Russia. Get smacked about the chops, and then implode!
Before all that, at least six other countries will have left the EU, to join Britain in a new alliance.

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Danllan said:

I don't know, and wouldn't be sure, if he can get this through Parliament he's on to a winner; because things can only get better* and most people have goldfish memories, i.e. things are alright now and looking better, so all's well.


*it's just a phrase so any references to the awful song are mere evidence of gittishness


Parliament is the big hurdle, of course a universally popular deal is impossible but, if he is interested in political survival, all he has to do is sell it to about half of his own MPs who may be prepared to vote against it. There are maybe 160 of them, so that means the size of his all-important audience is only 80... It seems unlikely that Labour will not support this, so I guess it will go through regardless. If it is then seen, nationally, as alright, Boris is laughing, if it doesn't go down well his days are numbered.

S*d's law being what it is, I've loads to do today with the beasts, the sheep and the children, and Mrs Danllan is at work...

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Ashtree said:

Oh, don’t forget. The EU will launch its new army. Invade Russia. Get smacked about the chops, and then implode!
Before all that, at least six other countries will have left the EU, to join Britain in a new alliance.

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anzani said:

Will Eire remain neutral as previously?

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Ashtree said:

Will Boris in his victory speech confirm that as he speaks, a mighty fleet of red busses, are being stuffed full of cash, to be distributed to the NHS?

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Ashtree said:

Oh, don’t forget. The EU will launch its new army. Invade Russia. Get smacked about the chops, and then implode!
Before all that, at least six other countries will have left the EU, to join Britain in a new alliance.

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Ashtree said:

Will Boris in his victory speech confirm that as he speaks, a mighty fleet of red busses, are being stuffed full of cash, to be distributed to the NHS?

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JP1 said:

Boris is probably delaying the announcement as he's worried how he's going to sell it

I'll be thinking "so we've gone through all of that for the last 4 years for that "

Will Jacob have early sight and say it's still "thin gruel"

How many of the swivel eyed brigade will vote against the deal ? Will the rest of their party and their followers call them heroes or traitors

Gove's likely preparing his smuggest of grins knowing he's safe now there's a "deal"

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jendan said:

"to join Britain in a new alliance" Not sure about that;they talk foreign, dont they. Millions of Indians will be heading this way though,the cost of a new trade deal with them.

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Hindsight said:

Plus the Hong Kong refugees.

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Ashtree said:

Will Boris in his victory speech confirm that as he speaks, a mighty fleet of red busses, are being stuffed full of cash, to be distributed to the NHS?

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Ashtree said:

Remember the Irish people rejected the first Nice referendum, largely to protect against being dragged into an EU army, without first knowing ALL the little details. We forced our government to go back to the EU and have the terms and conditions of the treaty changed. We then approved the revised treaty, which gives us the right to another referendum on joining the EU army or not. There will be no Tony Blair type lies to parliament whether in Dublin or Brussels which will hoodwink the country into approving a bad move. We the people will decide.

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Hindsight said:

Farage will continue to pop up. He and Jeremy Clarkson operate a similar self interested business model. Successful detachment.

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