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**Chris** · 13-10-2021, 22:45

I heard Varadkar on the radio this afternoon. He really is a spiteful little man. He is, however, at least being consistent. He’s a massive Anglophobe with a chip on his shoulder, and always has been. On the plus side, he’s the deputy leader of a small backwater on the edge of Europe, and by the time he gets back into whatever they call the place the Irish prime minister lives, we will be far beyond the phase in this drama where he’s the EU’s useful idiot, giving them an excuse to use the peace process to keep the UK shackled to single market rules.

The reason he’s been doing the media rounds today is that his pet narrative, that the UK is a bad actor in treaty negotiations, has been challenged by Frost’s claim that it’s the EU that’s been acting disreputably, by making unreasonable linkage between unconnected aspects of the UK/EU relationship. That he felt he had to speak in such direct and unfriendly terms does however betray how powerless he feels. Note his focus is on trying to poison the well as the UK discusses trade partnerships with third parties, rather than confining himself to matters within his purview.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 36,925	Re: Britain outside the EU I heard Varadkar on the radio this afternoon. He really is a spiteful little man. He is, however, at least being consistent. He’s a massive Anglophobe with a chip on his shoulder, and always has been. On the plus side, he’s the deputy leader of a small backwater on the edge of Europe, and by the time he gets back into whatever they call the place the Irish prime minister lives, we will be far beyond the phase in this drama where he’s the EU’s useful idiot, giving them an excuse to use the peace process to keep the UK shackled to single market rules. The reason he’s been doing the media rounds today is that his pet narrative, that the UK is a bad actor in treaty negotiations, has been challenged by Frost’s claim that it’s the EU that’s been acting disreputably, by making unreasonable linkage between unconnected aspects of the UK/EU relationship. That he felt he had to speak in such direct and unfriendly terms does however betray how powerless he feels. Note his focus is on trying to poison the well as the UK discusses trade partnerships with third parties, rather than confining himself to matters within his purview.