(09-23-2019 12:28 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Well. It’s been an “interesting” (in the Chinese-curse sense of the word) 7 weeks in British politics.

Something I thought was impossible started happening on a regular basis: the Government lost several important, high-profile votes on the floor of the Commons, and yet the Opposition did *Not* seek a Vote of No Confidence and made no real attempt to replace the PM. Because then the Opposition would have to take charge of this mess, and they don’t want to be in charge of this mess. Because they have no idea of what to do.

A law has been passed which purports to require the PM to take a certain action — i.e., to seek an extension from the EU so the Brits can have more time to thrash this out — but the PM insists he won’t do that.

The situation is incredibly fluid/murky, but with each passing day that it doesn’t get resolved, you’d have to say the odds of “No-Deal” are going up, for good or ill.

Saw an article a few weeks ago. Suggested UK should just withdraw like they can from any other treaty. Use that 39 billion pounds May was trying to give away for domestic use.

None of what she was doing made any sense. There was no hard border with Ireland before the EU. Why should they pay to leave?

The only reason there is any trouble is if the EU goes out of its way to create trouble. And since the UK has a trade deficit with the rest of the EU, the EU should be more in need of a deal.