Brexit.

[seafoid]

Some bold predictions on Bloomberg today

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-27/brexit-failure-looks-more-likely-every-day

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2018/0427/958793-brexit-breaking-point/

[seafoid]

Amber Rudd has resigned. One of the few non fruitcakes in the UK cabinet. Brexit heads will be happy.

[imtommygunn]

She hasn't behaved like a non fruitcake.

Horrible woman. The more i see the more i think may is a vile vile woman too.

[Insane Bolt]

She hasn't behaved like a non fruitcake.

Horrible woman. The more i see the more i think may is a vile vile woman too.

Maybe May will appoint one of her DUP "friends" as a replacement 😂

[AQMP]

Amber Rudd has resigned. One of the few non fruitcakes in the UK cabinet. Brexit heads will be happy.

Or another high profile Remainer on the back benches might be a problem for hard Brexit loons?

[AQMP]

She really is thick.  Apparently Barnier is crapping himself.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/30/dup-arlene-foster-hits-out-at-michel-barnier-over-irish-border

Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border

The leader of the DUP has said the EU's chief Brexit negotiator "does not understand" the unionist history or position in Northern Ireland.  Speaking just hours before Michel Barnier is due to talk at an all-Ireland civic dialogue conference on Brexit, Arlene Foster said that he pretended to understand the issues but was "not an honest broker".   "Michel Barnier's trying to present himself as someone who cares deeply about Northern Ireland and if that is the case he needs to hear the fact that we are part of the United Kingdom [and] will remain part of the United Kingdom constitutionally, politically and economically," she told the BBC.

"Therefore his proposal of us being in an all-Ireland regulatory scenario with a border down the Irish Sea simply does not work. I don't think he does understand the wider unionist culture of Northern Ireland," she added.  The DUP is strongly opposed to the agreement made in December, , in which Northern Ireland will remain fully aligned with the EU and the Republic of Ireland in the event that there is no overall deal to keep the Irish border invisible.   The DUP is propping up Theresa May's government but last week DUP MP Nigel Dodds said it was prepared to let the government collapse over the issue. However, the EU and the Irish government are holding firm.

Ireland's deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, has warned that there would be "difficulties" at the next EU council summit in June in progressing to wider Brexit talks unless the UK commits to wording for a "backstop" solution for the Irish border.   Barnier has also warned there would be no withdrawal agreement and no transition agreement if Britain does not agree to wording for the backstop solution by June.   Irish and EU negotiators are getting increasingly exasperated by what they see as Britain's refusal to move forward on talks on the Irish border issue before the June deadline. "The British government has red lines all over the place and expects the EU to accommodate them. We have red lines, so does the EU, but nobody seems to focus on that," said Coveney.   "It is not OK for the British government to rule out a whole series of options and then pretend that somebody, somewhere is going to find a solution to find a way forward. The next move is Britain's in the negotiations," he said.

[seafoid]

Amber Rudd has resigned. One of the few non fruitcakes in the UK cabinet. Brexit heads will be happy.

Or another high profile Remainer on the back benches might be a problem for hard Brexit loons?

She knows where the bodies are as well

[Insane Bolt]

Sajid Javid replaces Rudd, another Remainer

[seafoid]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/30/amber-rudd-theresa-may-lost-job-home-secretary-obsession-removals-home-office-investigated
Within the year, there has to be a showdown over some form of customs union. There is no alternative and no evidence that a rejection of open borders with the EU is what the public wants. Yet May appears trapped, almost mesmerised, by the Brexit wing of her cabinet and parliamentary party.

Rudd's resignation could yet be seen as a move from headquarters to rally May's troops at the parliamentary front in the storms that lie ahead. British politics is almost impossible to read, but I sense we have not seen the last of Amber Rudd.

[AQMP]

Sajid Javid replaces Rudd, another Remainer

James Brokenshire (remember him?) takes Javid's old job at Housing & Communities.

[seafoid]

She really is thick.  Apparently Barnier is crapping himself.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/30/dup-arlene-foster-hits-out-at-michel-barnier-over-irish-border

Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border

The leader of the DUP has said the EU's chief Brexit negotiator "does not understand" the unionist history or position in Northern Ireland.  Speaking just hours before Michel Barnier is due to talk at an all-Ireland civic dialogue conference on Brexit, Arlene Foster said that he pretended to understand the issues but was "not an honest broker".   "Michel Barnier's trying to present himself as someone who cares deeply about Northern Ireland and if that is the case he needs to hear the fact that we are part of the United Kingdom [and] will remain part of the United Kingdom constitutionally, politically and economically," she told the BBC.

"Therefore his proposal of us being in an all-Ireland regulatory scenario with a border down the Irish Sea simply does not work. I don't think he does understand the wider unionist culture of Northern Ireland," she added.  The DUP is strongly opposed to the agreement made in December, , in which Northern Ireland will remain fully aligned with the EU and the Republic of Ireland in the event that there is no overall deal to keep the Irish border invisible.   The DUP is propping up Theresa May's government but last week DUP MP Nigel Dodds said it was prepared to let the government collapse over the issue. However, the EU and the Irish government are holding firm.

Ireland's deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, has warned that there would be "difficulties" at the next EU council summit in June in progressing to wider Brexit talks unless the UK commits to wording for a "backstop" solution for the Irish border.   Barnier has also warned there would be no withdrawal agreement and no transition agreement if Britain does not agree to wording for the backstop solution by June.   Irish and EU negotiators are getting increasingly exasperated by what they see as Britain's refusal to move forward on talks on the Irish border issue before the June deadline. "The British government has red lines all over the place and expects the EU to accommodate them. We have red lines, so does the EU, but nobody seems to focus on that," said Coveney.   "It is not OK for the British government to rule out a whole series of options and then pretend that somebody, somewhere is going to find a solution to find a way forward. The next move is Britain's in the negotiations," he said.

She doesn't understand the economic damage a customs union exit will do to NI.

[HiMucker]

She really is thick.  Apparently Barnier is crapping himself.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/30/dup-arlene-foster-hits-out-at-michel-barnier-over-irish-border

Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border

The leader of the DUP has said the EU's chief Brexit negotiator "does not understand" the unionist history or position in Northern Ireland.  Speaking just hours before Michel Barnier is due to talk at an all-Ireland civic dialogue conference on Brexit, Arlene Foster said that he pretended to understand the issues but was "not an honest broker".   "Michel Barnier's trying to present himself as someone who cares deeply about Northern Ireland and if that is the case he needs to hear the fact that we are part of the United Kingdom [and] will remain part of the United Kingdom constitutionally, politically and economically," she told the BBC.

"Therefore his proposal of us being in an all-Ireland regulatory scenario with a border down the Irish Sea simply does not work. I don't think he does understand the wider unionist culture of Northern Ireland," she added.  The DUP is strongly opposed to the agreement made in December, , in which Northern Ireland will remain fully aligned with the EU and the Republic of Ireland in the event that there is no overall deal to keep the Irish border invisible.   The DUP is propping up Theresa May's government but last week DUP MP Nigel Dodds said it was prepared to let the government collapse over the issue. However, the EU and the Irish government are holding firm.

Ireland's deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, has warned that there would be "difficulties" at the next EU council summit in June in progressing to wider Brexit talks unless the UK commits to wording for a "backstop" solution for the Irish border.   Barnier has also warned there would be no withdrawal agreement and no transition agreement if Britain does not agree to wording for the backstop solution by June.   Irish and EU negotiators are getting increasingly exasperated by what they see as Britain's refusal to move forward on talks on the Irish border issue before the June deadline. "The British government has red lines all over the place and expects the EU to accommodate them. We have red lines, so does the EU, but nobody seems to focus on that," said Coveney.   "It is not OK for the British government to rule out a whole series of options and then pretend that somebody, somewhere is going to find a solution to find a way forward. The next move is Britain's in the negotiations," he said.

She doesn't understand the care what economic damage a customs union exit will do to NI.

Fixed that for you

[LeoMc]

Sajid Javid replaces Rudd, another Remainer

James Brokenshire (remember him?) takes Javid's old job at Housing & Communities.

Nominative determinism?

[AQMP]

She really is thick.  Apparently Barnier is crapping himself.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/30/dup-arlene-foster-hits-out-at-michel-barnier-over-irish-border

Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border

The leader of the DUP has said the EU's chief Brexit negotiator "does not understand" the unionist history or position in Northern Ireland.  Speaking just hours before Michel Barnier is due to talk at an all-Ireland civic dialogue conference on Brexit, Arlene Foster said that he pretended to understand the issues but was "not an honest broker".   "Michel Barnier's trying to present himself as someone who cares deeply about Northern Ireland and if that is the case he needs to hear the fact that we are part of the United Kingdom [and] will remain part of the United Kingdom constitutionally, politically and economically," she told the BBC.

"Therefore his proposal of us being in an all-Ireland regulatory scenario with a border down the Irish Sea simply does not work. I don't think he does understand the wider unionist culture of Northern Ireland," she added.  The DUP is strongly opposed to the agreement made in December, , in which Northern Ireland will remain fully aligned with the EU and the Republic of Ireland in the event that there is no overall deal to keep the Irish border invisible.   The DUP is propping up Theresa May's government but last week DUP MP Nigel Dodds said it was prepared to let the government collapse over the issue. However, the EU and the Irish government are holding firm.

Ireland's deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, has warned that there would be "difficulties" at the next EU council summit in June in progressing to wider Brexit talks unless the UK commits to wording for a "backstop" solution for the Irish border.   Barnier has also warned there would be no withdrawal agreement and no transition agreement if Britain does not agree to wording for the backstop solution by June.   Irish and EU negotiators are getting increasingly exasperated by what they see as Britain's refusal to move forward on talks on the Irish border issue before the June deadline. "The British government has red lines all over the place and expects the EU to accommodate them. We have red lines, so does the EU, but nobody seems to focus on that," said Coveney.   "It is not OK for the British government to rule out a whole series of options and then pretend that somebody, somewhere is going to find a solution to find a way forward. The next move is Britain's in the negotiations," he said.

She doesn't understand the economic damage a customs union exit will do to NI.

She also doesn't understand that Michel Barnier is the EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator.  Why the feck would he be an honest broker in the process?  There's a clue in his job title.

[GJL]

She really is thick.  Apparently Barnier is crapping himself.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/30/dup-arlene-foster-hits-out-at-michel-barnier-over-irish-border

Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border

The leader of the DUP has said the EU's chief Brexit negotiator "does not understand" the unionist history or position in Northern Ireland.  Speaking just hours before Michel Barnier is due to talk at an all-Ireland civic dialogue conference on Brexit, Arlene Foster said that he pretended to understand the issues but was "not an honest broker".   "Michel Barnier's trying to present himself as someone who cares deeply about Northern Ireland and if that is the case he needs to hear the fact that we are part of the United Kingdom [and] will remain part of the United Kingdom constitutionally, politically and economically," she told the BBC.

"Therefore his proposal of us being in an all-Ireland regulatory scenario with a border down the Irish Sea simply does not work. I don't think he does understand the wider unionist culture of Northern Ireland," she added.  The DUP is strongly opposed to the agreement made in December, , in which Northern Ireland will remain fully aligned with the EU and the Republic of Ireland in the event that there is no overall deal to keep the Irish border invisible.   The DUP is propping up Theresa May's government but last week DUP MP Nigel Dodds said it was prepared to let the government collapse over the issue. However, the EU and the Irish government are holding firm.

Ireland's deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, has warned that there would be "difficulties" at the next EU council summit in June in progressing to wider Brexit talks unless the UK commits to wording for a "backstop" solution for the Irish border.   Barnier has also warned there would be no withdrawal agreement and no transition agreement if Britain does not agree to wording for the backstop solution by June.   Irish and EU negotiators are getting increasingly exasperated by what they see as Britain's refusal to move forward on talks on the Irish border issue before the June deadline. "The British government has red lines all over the place and expects the EU to accommodate them. We have red lines, so does the EU, but nobody seems to focus on that," said Coveney.   "It is not OK for the British government to rule out a whole series of options and then pretend that somebody, somewhere is going to find a solution to find a way forward. The next move is Britain's in the negotiations," he said.

She doesn't understand the care what economic damage a customs union exit will do to NI.

Fixed that for you

Is it not possible that the backstop option could actually have a very positive impact on the N.Ireland economy? A stepping stone to the EU market so to speak?

Arlene would sooner see us all bankrupt before she would concede an inch on the constitutional side.