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Should the UK remain a member of the EU


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  1. 1. Should the UK remain a member of the EU

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/21/mays-appeal-falls-flat-as-eu-seizes-control-of-brexit-date

 

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“She didn’t even give clarity if she is organising a vote,” said one aide to a leader. “Asked three times what she would do if she lost the vote, she couldn’t say. It was awful. Dreadful. Evasive even by her standards.

 

When leaders asked May what she was going to do if her deal was voted down, an official added that the prime minister replied that she was following her plan A of getting it through.

 

It was then that the EU decided that “she didn’t have a plan so they needed to come up with one for her”, the source added.

 

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If, or When…


If you can keep down chlorinated chicken 
And hold your bowels from hormone-riddled beef 
If rat shit in your cornflakes doesn’t faze you 
You’ll suck it up through grit-filled English teeth. 


When doctored food makes you a little queasy 
And leaves you retching for a magic pill 
Unless your unearned income’s free and easy 
Your chance of remedy is less than nil.

 

When Liam Fox the disgraced former doctor 
Bends England’s butt for corporate USA 
Atlantic Bridge will profit from the sell-off: 
Our NHS gunned down on Brexit day. 


When dear old gran can’t walk without her hip done 
You’ll gladly bow and scrape to pay the price 
So Eton’s finest, Farage, Raab and Rees Mogg 
Can make a tidy killing from her life.

 

When work dries up because there is no market 
And all your new free time gives you the blues 
When tins of spam are too much for your pocket 
Just plant some turnips - English through and through. 


If leaving Europe wins a true-blue passport 
You’ll whip it out and wave it down the dole 
And even though the planes to Spain are grounded 
You’re English, man, and what’s more, in control.

 

 

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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/brexit-protests-threaten-bring-chaos-2672730.amp

 

 

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Traffic chaos could descend on Exeter this evening following threats of a Brexit blockade on the M5.

 

A protest group has urged lorry drivers to create havoc with a rolling 'blockade' should Brexit be delayed, with junction 30 in Exeter the proposed startpoint.

It is being threatened by Brexit Direct Action, which plans to “bring this country to its knees”.

 

Whether a slow rolling road block at 30mph or a complete blockage of routes, it is unclear as to how it might be implemented.

 

In Devon, there is suggestion Junction 30 in Exeter will be a starting point on the M5 for the action. The go-slow convoy would then snake up the motorway.

 

Junction 30 is next to Exeter Chiefs' Sandy Park stadium, with Clyst St Mary to the east.

 

Brexit Direct Action wrote on Twitter: “Several social media groups have been in contact to ask if we’ll help gather support for a national truck drivers protest if #Brexit is delayed.”

 

Another tweet said: “Brexiteers all over the country are planning to bring this country to its knees by blocking the main arterial routes - M1, M6, M25, M62, A1, A55, M5, M4, M42, M55, M61, A66 etc.

 

“If you live close to one of these major motorways and are willing to take part then prepare to move at short notice.

 

“Don’t worry about the legal side of things, the national organiser is sorting that out.”

 

Devon and Cornwall Police have told Devon Live that they are fully aware of the campaign discussed on social media and "will continue to monitor before deciding what, if any, action will need to be taken."

 

A Highways England spokesman said the authority is also aware, adding: "Our focus is on providing a safe, reliable network for the millions of drivers who use our motorways and major A roads every day."

 

The A30 in Cornwall could also become the subject of a blockade.

 

Organisers say about 25 people have signed up to take part in the “rolling road block” along the dual carriageway after the prime minister asked the European Union to delay the UK’s exit date beyond March 29.

 

Labour MP  and prominent 'Remainer' Ben Bradshaw, who has represented Exeter in Parliament since 1997, say he believes the  extra chaos would be the last thing the country needs  in the current political 'crisis.

 

Meanwhile, in Plymouth, pro-Brexit protesters say they intend to disrupt tonight's Brittany Ferry sailing because they are so frustrated with the way the Government and Parliament are handling the UK's departure from the EU.

 

 

 

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“If you live close to one of these major motorways and are willing to take part then prepare to move at short notice.

 

“Don’t worry about the legal side of things, the national organiser is sorting that out.”

 

Brilliant. 

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Nothing inherently wrong with the will of 51 trumping that of 49. The problem is, what do the 51 want? Leavers consists of everyone from Bennite-Trotskyites to Singapore-on-Thames disaster capitalists and all points inbetween. 

 

As an aside, the extent to which commentary on British politics can't incorporate the notion of single transferrable votes into the debate is noteworthy. All the discussion of a second referendum is limited by talk of which two options should be on the ballot paper. The thought of having three options - No Deal, May's Deal, Remain - and ranking them 1-3 does not compute with even the most thoughtful of commentators.

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I was just about to ask, no news on what has Corbyn achieved in Brussels.

 

So now, if there is no vote or May's deal is voted down, the UK has to agree to hold European elections and ask for a much longer extension, which will surely have to mean May's resignation? If "soft Brexit" is to prevail, it will have to be renegotiated with the EU and in that case, Conservatives will either have to have a new leader from the ranks of the soft Brexiters or give over initiative to Labour-led cross-party support for "Brexit 2.0"?

What are the chances of that happening?

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