I think May is trying to call the Brexiteers’ bluff. We will have the theoretical ability to diverge, but there will be a cost to doing so. In other words, we will stay aligned. Clever!
Fine. No issue. But things then can develop as we see fit.
I don't know if this is some crazy left wing position to take, maybe I have just been reading too much Marx.
But might it be an idea to check we actually have a problem before we pay to enforce ID cards on millions of people to 'solve' the problem?
Nope it is neither crazy nor left wing. I agree with you entirely. And of course that is the nub of the problem. May has long been in favour of ID cards for all and is, in my eyes, an extreme authoritarian. This is simply one step along that route for her.
Too many of our politicians have been seduced by the idea of identity cards, cryptography and computer security systems without really understanding the problems involved or the technology behind them.
LOL - oh god that means.... err .... absolutely nothing in the scheme of things.
If you follow FX and political news you will know sterling weakens when a harder Brexit seems likely and strengthens when agreement seems more likely. That's what it means.
So basically May will technically take us out of the Customs Union but in practice in most respects keep us in to resolve the Irish problem and move forward to a FTA with the EU
Sounds as if Theresa is playing a blinder and putting the cabinet Ultras back in their box. She needs two things to happen now: Rees-Mogg to cry betrayal but Boris to claim that everything's fine and dandy. If that happens she's won hands down.
I think May is trying to call the Brexiteers’ bluff. We will have the theoretical ability to diverge, but there will be a cost to doing so. In other words, we will stay aligned. Clever!
Fine. No issue. But things then can develop as we see fit.
I don't know if this is some crazy left wing position to take, maybe I have just been reading too much Marx.
But might it be an idea to check we actually have a problem before we pay to enforce ID cards on millions of people to 'solve' the problem?
Nope it is neither crazy nor left wing. I agree with you entirely. And of course that is the nub of the problem. May has long been in favour of ID cards for all and is, in my eyes, an extreme authoritarian. This is simply one step along that route for her.
Too many of our politicians have been seduced by the idea of identity cards, cryptography and computer security systems without really understanding the problems involved or the technology behind them.
Agreed. They also seem to assume that whatever draconian laws they put in place won't be a problem because either they or someone of a similar mind will always be in power. even with the best intentions it does not usually work out that way.
I think May is trying to call the Brexiteers’ bluff. We will have the theoretical ability to diverge, but there will be a cost to doing so. In other words, we will stay aligned. Clever!
Fine. No issue. But things then can develop as we see fit.
I think May is trying to call the Brexiteers’ bluff. We will have the theoretical ability to diverge, but there will be a cost to doing so. In other words, we will stay aligned. Clever!
Fine. No issue. But things then can develop as we see fit.
Sounds as if Theresa is playing a blinder and putting the cabinet Ultras back in their box. She needs two things to happen now: Rees-Mogg to cry betrayal but Boris to claim that everything's fine and dandy. If that happens she's won hands down.
What particular detail do you think JRM will be up in arms about ?
LOL - oh god that means.... err .... absolutely nothing in the scheme of things.
If you follow FX and political news you will know sterling weakens when a harder Brexit seems likely and strengthens when agreement seems more likely. That's what it means.
Down to 1.1195 euros.
I know that immediate swings are of little consequence and mean absolutely nothing (except to profit takers) - its the longer term changes that are important - Witness the immediate changes post referendum and subsequent movements
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
I think that many people who live well-organised lives really struggle to imagine what a disorganised life is like - I remember the incredulity which some here expressed when I said in another context that not everyone knows their NI number or can readily lay their hands on it.
Real life: some people live in temporary accommodation all the time - I know one woman who has been staying in different B&Bs for years, and struggles to prove she exists at all in the form now required by letting agents. They move often, sometimes every few months, They don't drive or have a passport. They have as little as possible to do with authorities, not necessarily because they are deliberately avoiding legal duties but because life is just so overwhelming that filling out forms etc. is one hassle too much. Requiring that they bring a polling card OR a form of non-photo ID would be a reasonable step, but not a photo ID.
It's true that people like this often aren't registered to vote, a separate issue. But if they have managed that, really it's unreasonable to require them to produce additional photo ID as well. It's ironical that all these issues would be solved by having universal ID cards, yet there is I think an overlap between people who demand that voters carry photo ID but who oppose ID cards.
Yes, absolutely. However, to be fair to the Government, I think they absolutely understand the huge additional burdens that their system of electoral registration (and now their proposed system of voting) places on a relatively young transient population in short term accommodation compared to the rest. The problem is that they are using that understanding to do everything they can do discourage electoral participation by a group of voters that they realise will be overwhelmingly against them. They've studied the application and lessons from nudge theory and are applying them in reverse.
There is a name for this in the US. Voter suppression.
LOL - oh god that means.... err .... absolutely nothing in the scheme of things.
If you follow FX and political news you will know sterling weakens when a harder Brexit seems likely and strengthens when agreement seems more likely. That's what it means.
Down to 1.1195 euros.
I know that immediate swings are of little consequence and mean absolutely nothing (except to profit takers) - its the longer term changes that are important - Witness the immediate changes post referendum and subsequent movements
The swings reflect the collective opinion of traders of the impact of the speech.
I don't know if this is some crazy left wing position to take, maybe I have just been reading too much Marx.
But might it be an idea to check we actually have a problem before we pay to enforce ID cards on millions of people to 'solve' the problem?
Nope it is neither crazy nor left wing. I agree with you entirely. And of course that is the nub of the problem. May has long been in favour of ID cards for all and is, in my eyes, an extreme authoritarian. This is simply one step along that route for her.
Too many of our politicians have been seduced by the idea of identity cards, cryptography and computer security systems without really understanding the problems involved or the technology behind them.
Give it a year and every friggin politician will be banging on about Blockchain solution to everything...
For all her occasional tripping over words and hesitant moments, that was a detailed and thoughtful speech with meat on the bones. It is in stark contrast to Corbyn's facile speech of a few days ago which contained no specifics, just empty phrases intended to play politics rather be a substantial contribution to a national (and international) debate.
Will she get the credit? Almost certainly not. But it is a serious speech with serious content and serious intent.
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
I don't know if this is some crazy left wing position to take, maybe I have just been reading too much Marx.
But might it be an idea to check we actually have a problem before we pay to enforce ID cards on millions of people to 'solve' the problem?
Nope it is neither crazy nor left wing. I agree with you entirely. And of course that is the nub of the problem. May has long been in favour of ID cards for all and is, in my eyes, an extreme authoritarian. This is simply one step along that route for her.
Too many of our politicians have been seduced by the idea of identity cards, cryptography and computer security systems without really understanding the problems involved or the technology behind them.
Give it a year and every friggin politician will be banging on about Blockchain solution to everything...
It's a pragmatic speech which does a decent job of papering over the cracks, but I'm not sure it solves anything. For instance, if we can change our standards for goods but we will not lower them, who decides whether a difference constitutes a lowering? If in practice we won't, then fine, that's regulatory identity.
LOL - oh god that means.... err .... absolutely nothing in the scheme of things.
If you follow FX and political news you will know sterling weakens when a harder Brexit seems likely and strengthens when agreement seems more likely. That's what it means.
Down to 1.1195 euros.
I know that immediate swings are of little consequence and mean absolutely nothing (except to profit takers) - its the longer term changes that are important - Witness the immediate changes post referendum and subsequent movements
The swings reflect the collective opinion of traders of the impact of the speech.
Sigh - and means sweet FA in the longer term.
Lets leave it there - you just want to paint an inaccurate picture and life really is to short
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
Yes, I noticed that. Won't endear him to his new employers.
I’m sure most of us have made that occasional slip when moving employers, but if you’re a journalist asking a question to the PM (or an F1 driver making a pit stop, hi Lewis) it’s a little more public than most!
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
Indeed, or taking back control as I think someone once called it.
It's a pragmatic speech which does a decent job of papering over the cracks, but I'm not sure it solves anything. For instance, if we can change our standards for goods but we will not lower them, who decides whether a difference constitutes a lowering? If in practice we won't, then fine, that's regulatory identity.
Much more meat than we got from vegetarian Jezza......
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
Compare and contrast the near universal adulation that Theresa's speech has aroused with Boris's effort the other week. Boris must be choking as it dawns that Theresa is just in a different league to him. While he is clawing away at the political dirt she is being borne aloft by angels!
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
Can I suggest a pay rise for the poor dears?
I'm not sure 600 will be enough to do the job.....
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
Can I suggest a pay rise for the poor dears?
I'm not sure 600 will be enough to do the job.....
Seemed to be some real content in most areas, but the financial services stuff sounded very thin and squeezed in - the whole passporting thing is a mystery to me, is this not where we most have to get it right?
Compare and contrast the near universal adulation that Theresa's speech has aroused with Boris's effort the other week. Boris must be choking as it dawns that Theresa is just in a different league to him. While he is clawing away at the political dirt she is being borne aloft by angels!
The approach outlined by the PM will mean there is going to be a much greater workload for Parliament in deciding which EU laws we will adopt, and which we will adapt, and which we will not implement.
Well if they actually had to spend time doing that rather than on pointless debates that make no difference to anyone, then they will be earning their money.
Leave Westminster Hall for the fluff and make the Commons and the Lords do the work of looking in detail at legislation and regulation.
Well obviously I am biased but that is such a better deal than the EU proposed in their paper for both parties. It is will be a question of how much of this we can get agreement on in the time available. The wasted year when the EU refused to discuss the future relationship was a tragic waste.
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Are we proving that we can do maths?
*wink*
Perhaps.... the next numbers in sequence are
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You are just Fib-bing now...
Fibonacci series for the uninitiated historians on PB.
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This week has been choreographed.
I assume the EU will set the membership cost of these agencies at £350m a week.
Down to 1.1195 euros.
Pragmatic and detailed in many areas.
Not just an empty statement to sign up to a Customs Union (without actually specifying what that is)
Who could she mean?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/02/siemens-to-set-up-train-factory-in-east-yorkshire
Very sharp contrast to the hyperbole of the last couple of weeks.
Sounds like she's been reading PB.com
Woops!
There is a name for this in the US. Voter suppression.
EDIT; make that up by 0.02%.....
Will she get the credit? Almost certainly not. But it is a serious speech with serious content and serious intent.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-43256180
In other news, I hear bears allegedly shit in the woods...
I think CAF are building a factory in Newport, South Wales, and Hitachi have theirs in the northeast.
Of course, all of these are minnows compared to the giant amongst railway builders: the historic Litchurch Lane!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Litchurch_Lane_Works
*wink*
Lets leave it there - you just want to paint an inaccurate picture and life really is to short
Sometimes you just need to shout.
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Don't know where
Don't know when
But I know we'll think again some sunny day
Even with nice gloves on, my right hand was getting a bit cold. Still, shovelling done.
Mr. Sandpit, that was a fun moment.
Snowing heavily again in West Hampstead. Oh to be on a desert island.....
The investigation into the Leicester explosion seems to be getting more intriguing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-43255379
Ability to set new trade deals intact.
Anyone heard from Soubry ?
Leave Westminster Hall for the fluff and make the Commons and the Lords do the work of looking in detail at legislation and regulation.
She has the Brexiteers just where she wants them.