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Best brexit-analogy thus far: (from Twitter) Arsenal fans, disappointed by years of underperformance, lay the blame on the Premiership and vote, by a small majority, to leave it. The club management accept the result, and announce that the ‘will of the fans’ must be implemented. Arsenal declare that they will not be members of any league, but will approach every team in the FA and ask them for a game. They estimate that the club will prosper if they can persuade the other clubs to participate. They are not deterred by the fact that no club has ever done this, anywhere, and that they will lose the TV money, a role in drawing up the Premiership rules and a place in European competitions. Arsenal do ask the Premiership if it will still be possible to play against other Premiership teams. However they do not want to make a financial contribution to the league, be bound by the rules on standards of venue (they argue their stadium is already up to standard), and they want to use their own referee. Not surprisingly, the Premiership aren’t keen on this proposal. They mention that Arsenal may encounter other Premiership teams in the FA and League Cup, but this will be in accordance with competition rules and independent referees.What remains a mystery to football fans everywhere is how Arsenal can blame its problems on the Premiership, and how leaving the Premiership will solve them?

The Times reported yesterday US trade negotiators told UK MP's that in any future US-UK-deal agriculture will have to be included (UK really doesn't want this). The Financial Times has reported the US is set to offer way worse terms to British carriers than it currently does to EU member states via the EU-US open skies agreement. etc. etc. Is this the US punishing the UK for brexit? .. It is about the UK realising it is the demandeur in negotiations with much larger economies. The EU27 will only make it as hard as is beneficial to them. Whether or not a third country is successful outside the EU is irrelevant to this. (look at Norway, Switzerland etc, they're all doing fine).

Surely this will be solved by diagonal cumulation of origin between UK and EU? This is one of the minor issues that, if the UK gets itself together, could be solved quite quickly.

That's amazing she takes time to do that. Does she visit everyone in Maidenhead or only the known supporters? What did you ask her? Why didn't the bodyguard just come inside instead of letting all the heat out? (did she have a coughing fit? did paintings just start to fall off your wall inexplicably?)

Yes. Jason Isaacs alone is enough to love this show.

Poorest indeed, but also the areas with highest Leave vote. - As we enter phase 2, expect a lot more of this: https://www.ft.com/content/a217ae1a-0cf0-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09 : "Britain has a message for the rest of the world after Brexit next year: please pretend we are still in the EU. A “technical note” prepared by the UK government asks non-EU nations to treat the UK during its post-Brexit transition period starting in March 2019 as if it was still covered by more than 700 treaties agreed by Brussels with third-party countries." Today the UK has asked the EU for opt-ins on Justice and Security affairs... All of this to go from a member state that's half out but with a powerful voice, to a third country that's half-in but with no seat at the table? So strange... If I were the UK I'd go for full Rees-Mogg, so you'd be able to say that you at least gave it a real shot. The current approach doesn't address any of the underlying issues that led to brexit, quite the opposite.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/30/germans-hate-us-celebrating-glorious-victory-against-nazism/amp/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true The Telegraph has for a while now been on the same level as Daily Mail and Daily Express, with this piece they have managed to find a new low.

I'm going to keep cycling to work but from now on I'll never again assume the driver of an oncoming car saw me Besides at 23 cent per kilometre I've got about two more years to go before I recoupe prize of bike.

there's a train I could take but going by (highspeed) bike is 10 minutes faster and I'm free to leave work when I want instead of being bound by train schedule. Plus I get 23 cents per kilometre from my employer, which adds up. There's two types of e-bike here. Max 15 mph which is standard and max 30 mph for which you need a drivers licence and a numberplate. Theres this network of bike highways in Flanders so you can easily go 10 miles without a red light or crossing another road, making highspeed bikes a quick way to travel. I've broken wrist, foot and leg in the past and got a concussion in a biking accident as a kid.. collarbone is definitely the most painful

Tired of being stuck in traffic, I bought myself a high speed e-bike to travel the 15 miles to work. 6th day using it, got hit by a car while I was going 30 mph and broke my collarbone. Bike totalled and definitely the most painful injury I've ever had.

virtuoso (istp-a) .. not what I expected

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IMO, a second referendum is a pretty great idea. If Leave wins again, Remain can no longer say the vote was illegitimate because of the NHS lie etc. as most of the bold Leave claims have been exposed. People still want it, fair enough. It will also strengthen the UK negotiating hand because the confirmed democratic mandate will have to be taken very seriously; the EU can drop all illusions of the UK remaining and start negotiating in earnest. Lastly, watching the UK go through all of it again would be quite funny to watch from abroad.

David Davis writes to Theresa May to complain that Brexit means Brexit.... accuses EU of preparing for No Deal...

I like the Q3 but it looks very feminine to me. I'd go for the Q5.

I'd say an Audi Q7 is more in line with an X5, no? If I had the money I'd own one.. awesome car.

I prefer this one by Richard Elwes to the one from John Redwood MP :

Merry Christmas everybody

To be honest I think it's quite ridiculous that some in the EU say the UK won't get a "bespoke agreement". Ofcourse it will as every FTA is by definition bespoke. Canada is not South Korea or Japan or the UK. They all negotiate individual deals based on what they offer and what they want. If, for example, it is in the interest of the EU to continue to have maximum access to the City, financial services will be included to a great extend in the future UK-EU FTA (unlike CETA or other FTA deals), etc etc etc.. The only reason, IMO, there might not be a deal is because of the Irish border. According to the Phase 1 agreement the fall back position is full regulatory alignment with the EU if no deal is reached, but surely no Brexiteer would accept this.

Over here there's a "review commission" that can impose bans even if the referee only gave a yellow. Stuff like this would definitely be "reviewed".. I don't follow Tottenham at all, but even I have seen numerous tackles by Alli that are unacceptable. ETC...

Kane and especially Ali should have been red carded. Given referee only gave a yellow, can the FA still ban them for x games?

was there no mention of Froome? Pretty impressive for an asthma patient.

I agree with you because your right-wing press is still spinning like crazy. (sorry about the source). https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5156079/brits-post-brexit-overtime-boom-eu-limits/ (S*N: British Workers set for post-Brexit overtime boom as ministers plot to scrap EU limits). In reality, the Working Time Directive already allows for overtime , but more importantly, the correct headline would be "Government set to scrap workers' rights".

To answer my own question, latest polling shows Remain at 51%, Leave at 41%.. well outside margin of error. Seems few have changed their mind, but over 80% of the people who didn't ( or couldn't? 17 year olds) vote last time would vote Remain. :facepalm:

Pretend you do know why she's angry. They're angriest about the fact you don't understand why they're angry; so much so that they usually don't remember what they were angry about in the first place.