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muriel_volestrangler

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18. The feeling seems to be that they'd agree for a definite reason like a new referendum

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 05:20 AM

Feb 2019

Whether they'd agree for "we need a few more months to get a parliamentary majority together to accept the Draft Agreement" might be less certain. There could be a bit of brinksmanship on both sides with that - 'no deal' is fairly bad for the rest of the EU, and very bad for us, but some EU leaders may want to appear willing to risk no deal to convince May that she can't just use the extra time to get more concessions out of the EU.

I think if we got to the point of parliament passing amendments to take control of the process from May's government, that could be seen as a real sign that a deal can be reached and passed in parliament, and they'd grant that extra time if needed.

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It Is Official. The Unicorn Is Shitting Itself. [View all] Soph0571 Feb 2019 OP

What happens if a second referendum says "go" again . . . on March 28th? n/t MrModerate Feb 2019 #1

We would be fucked Soph0571 Feb 2019 #2

As I see it from the US . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #3

The problem we have is this: Soph0571 Feb 2019 #4

Recent polling data appears to show that the STAY vote would win easily Vinnie From Indy Feb 2019 #5

We can hope. Polling showed it would win the last time too, though. Pope George Ringo II Feb 2019 #12

How about if we loan you Donald Trump, watoos Feb 2019 #6

A wall? They already had a moat that served them well. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #7

Good try - but we have enough loons of our own thanks! Soph0571 Feb 2019 #8

Civil unrest isn't the threat it used to be. Pope George Ringo II Feb 2019 #13

So the country is ruled by the threat of civil unrest? Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #14

There's no way a second referendum could be organized before March 28. Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #9

So the UK jumped off the building a year and a half ago . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #10

The riposte from staunch Leavers would be that everything's fine so far. Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #11

That's why the first thing would be to postpone the exit date muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #16

But would they agree? T_i_B Feb 2019 #17

The feeling seems to be that they'd agree for a definite reason like a new referendum muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #18

Private Eye's "St. Theresa's School for Girls" school pets: Chequers the dodo, Planbee the unicorn muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #15