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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
All of whom are remain supporters, May being the closet one, so no surprise that they would take the EU side against their own country.
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You can crticise poor government without taking the side of another bloc. That's what democracy is all about.
The remain theory also falls apart when we look at some others who have criticised the amendment:
- Geoffrey Cox
- Michael Howard
- Norman Lamont
All leavers. I think they would firmly put you in your place if you said that they were taking the EU side.
Plenty of people warned us that Boris and his cabinet are incompetent so this mess should not surprise us.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I am in no doubt that the Guvmin has acted stupidly by being so forthright as to bring the legislation into being (still in debate though) this early.
I am also in no doubt that the Guvmin's fears are justified on the basis of Barnier's reported threats.
The correct way of handling this would have been to prepare emergency legislation in the event that the fears materialised . The UK's case would be stronger at an internaional court and the EU would be the perceived baddies and not us.
Remainers have no defence bleating that the Guvmin shouldn't have signed up to the WA terms if it didn't like them. The WA is a vehicle for leaving the EU according to the electorate's votes. Remainers should also acknowledge the validity of the point being made by the Guvmin that an extreme interpretation by the EU of the WA would put the UK into grave peril as far as integrity is concerned.
By all means a shot across the EU's bows, but turning us into pariah status to any degree is not right.
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There's a perfectly good appeals mechanism which the Government can call upon if it has any issues with the Withdrawal Agreement before taking any drastic steps.