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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8513 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 5.3 |
You do realize how much April advertising now needs revision.
Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: |
As I was listening to the EU leaders speak and also doing some more reading, this situation may be far from over.
The current status is that the EU has said that if May's Deal is agreed to, they will have an extension up to May 22nd, 2019. However, if they reject May's Deal, the date will be up to April 12th, 2019 only. What is interesting is the second date actually leaves the possibility for more options. What Tusk and Juncker have stated is that at that point, the UK needs to state their intentions and provide some plan. Which could include: - Revoking Article 50- Calling a general election - Calling for another referendum - Having a softer stance on Brexit and be willing to negotiate a new deal So there is still a strong possibility this situation is far from over. If the UK says they want a longer extension to include possibilities for the other options like another referendum, than it is highly likely they may get something like a one year extension. I believe the intention now is that May's Deal will be brought forward for another vote next week, just before the March 29th deadline. I think May is now trying to get some other reassurances from the EU on the verbiage in the deal, specifically the backstop. That may be enough differences for Bercow to allow the vote to proceed. So we shall see. On a sidebar, British politics is WAAAAAY more interesting than American politics. I've watched CSPAN many times and it is boring as shit.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9489 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.9 |
Diomedes writes: On a sidebar, British politics is WAAAAAY more interesting than American politics. I've watched CSPAN many times and it is boring as shit. Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times”.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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Phat Member Posts: 18262 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
I need to catch up on this whole Brexit stuff. EvC needs a blood transfusion.
Perhaps Percy and I can Stir Up some new conversations. Tangle, can you explain to me in a nutshell what direction British politics is heading? (nevermind...I'm reading this whole topic now... I think I've found my answer) Edited by Phat, : No reason given.Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Phat Member Posts: 18262 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
I love looking up your slang!
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Tangle Member Posts: 9489 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.9
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Phat writes: Tangle, can you explain to me in a nutshell what direction British politics is heading? No, sorry. Ask me about quantum theory, it's easier. It's also the same concept, anyone that tells you they know what the hell will happen is a liar.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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ringo Member (Idle past 412 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Phat writes:
It's easier to get in than out, like a fish trap. Shoulda had a pre-nup. can you explain to me in a nutshell what direction British politics is heading?And our geese will blot out the sun.
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PaulK Member Posts: 17822 Joined: Member Rating: 2.2 |
Nobody knows what direction Brexit is going in.
May wants MPs to back her deal but they pretty much all hate her - even the Tories. (Many of whom are regretting the failed attempt to oust her last year, because the Party rules demand at least 12 months between attempts. If they tried it now, she’d be gone). If a deal doesn’t pass the default is to exit with now deal, presumably on 12 April. But Parliament voted against No Deal, so they may try to get a long extension or even cancel Brexit altogether. But they probably won’t get an extension unless they have a sensible plan (the EU generously allowed this extension even though May doesn’t have a sensible plan, but I don’t think that’s likely to extend much further),
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caffeine Member (Idle past 1024 days) Posts: 1800 From: Prague, Czech Republic Joined: |
If a deal doesn’t pass the default is to exit with now deal, presumably on 12 April. The default exit date remains March 29th (ie. Friday). That is still currently a matter of British law. The significance of April 12th is that this is the date preparations for the European elections need to start, so the EU Council's conditions for an extension is that they expect to know the plan by then.
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PaulK Member Posts: 17822 Joined: Member Rating: 2.2 |
I don’t see any problem in extending the date until April 12. The EU has agreed it, Parliament don’t want a crash-out and a crash-out with the extension there for the taking would make them look even more hopelessly incompetent than they already do.
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8513 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 5.3 |
So crash and burn.
Isn't April 12 now the default crash-out date? Edited by AZPaul3, : No reason given.Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.
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Phat Member Posts: 18262 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
Politics is so nutty yet fascinating. I used to think of it rather simplistically...that on one side you had liberals and on the other conservatives...forever bickering and accusing each other. This year as I watch my labor union grapple with the Corporate behemoths, I realize that I have learned several new things. 40% of union s themselves are conservative. Now I'm not sure if this statistic includes paid union leadership, but logic would show that there is a synthesis there as well.
How this applies to European politics and how European political ideology differs from US ideology is at the moment unclear. I need a class on the subject or at least a good Wiki article. Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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PaulK Member Posts: 17822 Joined: Member Rating: 2.2 |
In this case the left-right divide isn’t that important. There are hard-line Brexiteers in both Labour and Conservative parties. There are Remainers on both sides, too, although most are going along with Brexit - at least for now.
Then we have the smaller parties, notably the Democratic Unionist Party (a party from Northern Ireland, allied with the government but pretty hardline on this - and the politics of Northern Ireland are a whole extra problem). The Scottish Nationalist Party are not pro-Brexit at all and are likely to use it to bolster support for an independent Scotland - especially on a crash-out. The Liberal Democrats are anti-Brexit but have few seats - partly because the electorate decided to punish them for allying with the Conservatives (and because that alliance did not go well). The Independent Group is not a party but includes recent defectors from Labour (most) and the Conservatives and want a soft Brexit (or maybe none). I don’t think anyone else counts for much but there are others.
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Phat, in case you are interested, this video has a good summary of where things are in the Brexit process and what the likely next steps might be:
That channel also has lots of videos that explain how things have progressed since the Brexit vote in case you want to get up to speed on how things transpired. @Tangle: on a side-bar, the author of the above video used the word 'omni-shambles' in the dialog. I got a chuckle out of that.
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caffeine Member (Idle past 1024 days) Posts: 1800 From: Prague, Czech Republic Joined: |
So crash and burn. Isn't April 12 now the default crash-out date? No - Friday is still the default crash-out date, until such time as Parliament votes to change it. That much they should be able to manage before the week's out. They have until April 12th to decide what to do with any extension they vote for. The European Council expects a plan by that point. Either they're supposed to have the current deal approved; or they start preparing for EU elections (in which case they're supposed to have a plan for going forward - whether that involves a new referendum or cancelling Brexit or whatever). If they don't acheive either of those things, then the UK leaves without a deal but, legally speaking, the date of that is not yet 100% clear.
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