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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
It's not the only option, no deal at all is better than that, they'll like that option only slightly less than us plus on the upside we'll be able to become a fully fledged tax haven on the coast of Europe rather than simply masquerading as one like we do currently, they can also stick their much vaunted fair and level playing field where the sun doesn't shine to then as well
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
You're forgetting we signed the indefinite back stop agreement and wish it to apply to the whole of the UK.
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No deal back on the table where it needed to be, was crazy to have removed your biggest threat
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Parliament should be carrying out the will of the electorate, given the result of the referendum. Parliament does not exist to actually thwart the will of the people!
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Thwart, hearing that word makes me think we are back in the 1930's, which I imagine isn't far of the time a lot of brextremists would like to be in anyway
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Originally Posted by ianch99
No quite. Parliament is there to govern the country on half of the electorate. If they determine that the deal returned from Brussels is not in the best interests of the country then they have a duty to intervene.
This does come down to just dogma for some people: "I must Leave irrespective of the cost to me personally, my family, the people who did not want this and the country. The detail is secondary to the principle. I must Leave at all costs"
Sad times ..
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Wonder how keen people will be if it's effects actually start to noticeably hit them, I'd be quite keen to know what people will be prepared to sacrifice to leave, I think we've all accepted we'll be a tiny bit poorer but what if it's worse than that