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**Chris** · 05-10-2019, 23:28

HMG doesn’t actually have to do anything ... it simply has to fail to appoint a Commissioner, which renders the Commission in breach of its own rules. I believe there is also an opportunity for us to fail to agree to the new budget, which would bring the whole show to a grinding halt.

Poisoning the well is a time-honoured last resort tactic for averting an undesired outcome. Companies do it to themselves to avoid hostile takeover. Here, HMG might threaten to do it to avert any possible chance that the EU might actually agree to an extension beyond 31 October.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,118	Re: Brexit Development(s) Discussion HMG doesn’t actually have to do anything ... it simply has to fail to appoint a Commissioner, which renders the Commission in breach of its own rules. I believe there is also an opportunity for us to fail to agree to the new budget, which would bring the whole show to a grinding halt. Poisoning the well is a time-honoured last resort tactic for averting an undesired outcome. Companies do it to themselves to avoid hostile takeover. Here, HMG might threaten to do it to avert any possible chance that the EU might actually agree to an extension beyond 31 October.