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  • EU Referendum – are you in or out?
  • olddog
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    kelvin
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    Spin about Trump&Johnson whipping up a quick and easy trade deal is starting up again it seems (ignoring the Ireland question of course)… I’ve only seen a Sun article so far… so no link to post here. Will Johnson be pivoting to the “No Deal means more deals” position of the Brexit Party soon, rather than waiting ‘till an election is called…?

    Edukator
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    The other thead was closed becuase it should be here apparently so:

    This is the sort of thing a country should be truly ashamed of:

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/20/the-men-who-plundered-europe-city-of-london-practices-on-trial-in-bonn

    It’s one of the things that means I want either no deal or remain, nothing in between that might allow the city to continue to provide money laundering and fraudulent “services” without EU judicial control.

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    kimbers
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    slowoldman
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    It’s one of the things that means I want either no deal or remain, nothing in between that might allow the city to continue to provide money laundering and fraudulent “services” without EU judicial control.

    I’m not sure no deal would have that effect.

    Edukator
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    No deal means Britain losing its EU banking passport.

    Cougar
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    Cougar
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    I’ve been engaging on and off with a leaver on Facebook who I nominally know in real life. They’ve been posting pro-leave propaganda for months, what has the EU ever done for us, and all that. They’ve just posted now, they’ve got caught up in Thomas Cook going pop, lost the holiday of a lifetime. I couldn’t resist an open net so I’ve just replied.

    “You won’t be out of pocket. The EU Package Travel Directive (2015/2302/EU) protects European travellers for cancellation, repatriation and refunds. Lucky you didn’t go on holiday next month instead, really.”

    I know, I’m a bad man.

    Pook
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    keep us informed of the response

    slowoldman
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    No deal means Britain losing its EU banking passport.

    Preumably could still “continue to provide money laundering and fraudulent “services”” for non-EU clients?

    perchypanther
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    I know, I’m a bad man.

    You also look look like you might be a bit..you know…foreign.

    You’ll be first up against the wall when we’re free of the EU restrictions protecting vaguely Mediterranean looking types.

    Cougar
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    keep us informed of the response

    It was actually his wife that posted, with him tagged in. All I’ve had so far is a thumbs-up from her.

    outofbreath
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    No deal means Britain losing its EU banking passport.

    You realise bankers aren’t very popular in some quarters of the UK, don’t you?

    You and I are good neo-liberals so we understand the benefits of banking to the Uk but a vast number of leave voters did so specifically to give bankers a kick in the teeth.

    Murray
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    All the UK banks have set up EU entities to keep their EU passporting. Only took a couple of years, millions of pounds for the project and billions moved to eg Ireland.

    mattyfez
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    Corbyn still on the fence I see.
    No news there, what’s really important is the SC ruling tomorrow.

    Will they set precident to legalise a dictatorship in boris, or will they dismiss the government appeal?

    And also this is just judgement on whether the courts have a say, rather than whether boris lied to the Queen? I thought it was a two part argument which would require a seperate court case?

    chewkw
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    If the ruling goes against PM Bojo tomorrow then there is a likelihood that PM Bojo will have to resign. Thus will make him the shortest PM in office in British history?

    Woohoo more entertainment 😄

    outofbreath
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    rather than whether boris lied to the Queen

    That issue can never be decided by a court because the Queen will never say what Boris told her and nobody will ever believe Boris’s version of what was said.

    kimbers
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    Johnson won’t resign

    He’s too busy toadying up to Trump saying ‘only trump can get a deal’. – even tho there was deal trump tore it up coz he was jealous of Obama

    But we are America’s bitch now , welcome to brexit britain

    kelvin
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    amedias
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    it’s judgement time…

    PrinceJohn
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    Hurdle one – they can rule on it…

    amedias
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    I think he’s about to lose part 2…

    kelvin
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    Sounds very much as if they are going to rule against the government.

    tjagain
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    Fingers crossed 🙂

    jimdubleyou
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    All the UK banks have set up EU entities to keep their EU passporting. Only took a couple of years, millions of pounds for the project and billions moved to eg Ireland.

    Except, the rules say you can’t offer services to EU customers from outside the EU even with a passport.

    It’s a bit more nuanced than that but we’ve actually had to close some UK offices and move the work to our other EU entities. Right PITA.

    fadda
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    So – what next for Cummings and Co…?

    tjagain
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    Hale says the court is “bound to conclude that the decision to advise her Majest to prorogue parliament was unlawful”.

    YEEEESSSSSS!

    BoardinBob
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    Ooft. What a ruling!

    Boris will of course shrug it off

    kelvin
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    Wow. Prorogation void!
    And we have a speaker with no need to worry about keeping his job. The commons can sit again ASAP if MPs want it.

    kimbers
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    BoardinBob

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    Ooft. What a ruling!

    Boris will of course shrug it off

    this

    jam-bo
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    is that 9/9 or 8/8 now he’s lost? I’ve lost track…

    tjagain
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    Johnson is now in a completely untenable situation. Legally bound to ask the EU for an extension, found to have acted unlawfully and with his entire strategy in tatters.

    He may shrug it off but he is so damaged by this. No power left at all.

    imnotverygood
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    wow

    kimbers
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    So parliament back to work then?

    Im fairly sure labour would like to pretend their conference never happened

    Libdems have done theirs

    Tory one will now be all about Johnson lying to the queen

    oldnpastit
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    If you’re the kind of person who can get the taxpayer to pay for your mistress, then telling lies to the Queen shouldn’t stand in your way.

    fadda
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    He may decide to cling on and see what happens, but some of the followers must be swayed by this?

    Maybe I’m hoping too much!

    tjagain
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    “Parliament has not been prorogued, she says.

    She says it is for the Speaker to decide what happens next.”

    deadlydarcy
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    Nice to feel a bit of a winning glow. Had a feeling that it might go the way of Miller et al, but all decisions being unanimous. Wowzers. 😀

    tjagain
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    I suspect Bercow will recall parliament immediately. most tories will boycott it to go to conference, everyone else has a field day passing laws in the absence of the tories.

    Fantastic result and unexpected that they went so far!

    dannyh
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    Chickens home to roost. Lovely.

    A sage and onion job for BoJo.

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