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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by matthewmacleod on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:42PM (#18442916)
This all seems to be entirely moot, given that there is a slim chance of this deal getting through parliament - assuming it’s anything like it’s expected to be.

What a colossal waste of time.

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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by lozenge on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:53PM (#18443649)
Nah, they're just blustering. Nobody would be crazy enough to let the UK crash out with no deal.

Err... I hope...

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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by makomk on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @05:15PM (#18445442)
Last I heard, other MPs so keen to make sure that the UK wouldn't go for No Deal, they were threatening to make sure that the government couldn't get the changes to law required to make it possible through: https://twitter.com/TomMcTague/status/1061897525467234304

Of course, this doesn't stop No Deal from happening, because it happens automatically on March 29th unless something changes... but it does ensure that it will be a complete and utter shitshow which will naturally be blamed entirely on Brexit supporters by the UK press.

So that's basically the state of UK politics.

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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by rosbrith on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:20AM (#18449957)
I think most of the press would rather seek to continue blaming the EU for not acceding to the UK's demands and remainers for failing to give Brexit their full support.
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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by arethuza on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:45PM (#18442950)
Do you expect May to resign if it doesn't pass?

NB I have no idea what is going to happen over the next while.

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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by matthewmacleod on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:46PM (#18442960)
I don’t see how she can stay in her position, but then I’ve been so baffled by what’s happened lately that anything’s now possible.

You’re not alone, FWIW. I’m pretty sure literally nobody knows how this is going to play out.

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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by jwdunne on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:48PM (#18443602)
I'm genuinely surprised she's hung on as long as she has. We're going through a very strange period in politics.
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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by jcranmer on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @02:25PM (#18444001)
The UK prime minister's office is a hot potato. No one actually wants to be in a position where they have to make the hard decisions; they instead want to be in a position where they can criticize the decisions for being wrong (without having to offer any alternatives!).
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Re:Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement by matthewmacleod on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @03:11PM (#18444456)
Like the other reply says, nobody wants this job.

It’s difficult to remain neutral, but… there’s realistically no feasible way to deliver Brexit without medium-term economic damage, or alternatively accepting essentially all EU rules while having minimal influence on them. Few serious politicians wanted it, and they don’t want to step into a role where they have to deliver it. The idea seems to be to let her take the blame for the inevitable failure first.

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