I do. It's just going to be funny watching what happens when all the people in Europe who thought they wouldn't be affected get affected.
Brexit and Future of UK : Discussions
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British people do 55% of their foreign trade with Europe while France does 5.5% of its foreign trade with the British, i.e. 10 times less. And BMD believes that the impact will be greater on France than on Great Britain! 
Sir,British people do 55% of their foreign trade with Europe while France does 5.5% of its foreign trade with the British, i.e. 10 times less. And BMD believes that the impact will be greater on France than on Great Britain!
One needs to treat special children with compassion not ridicule. This is unbecoming of you.
There is a Brexit countdown clock:
How Many Days until Brexit?
Can we do something when it hits zero? Something along the lines of when we cheer during the New Year Ball Drop?
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How Many Days until Brexit?
Can we do something when it hits zero? Something along the lines of when we cheer during the New Year Ball Drop?
@BMD @_Anonymous_ @Picdelamirand-oil @Guynextdoor @Ashwin @randomradio @A Person
You're right on the ball there. When a hard Brexit happens, brit along with Irish balls will drop. That's a solemn promise.
I was thinking like putting a live timer on the thread or something. There has been a lot of effort expended in this thread, so seeing something when the big moment happens would be nice
It's basically an Irish numskull who sees himself as more Bri than the Brits themselves, contesting universal claims, essentially from the French here that Brexit is going to be bad for the UK. The Indians have no dog in the fight but a few of us are experiencing Schadenfreude. You're welcome to the party.I was thinking like putting a live timer on the thread or something. There has been a lot of effort expended in this thread, so seeing something when the big moment happens would be nice
Theresa May requested a delay up to the end of June. however, the European Council didn't give her that much.
- If she manages to get the Withdrawal Agreement through Westminster before 29th March, then she gets a technical delay for 22nd May.
- Otherwise, she gets a smaller delay for 12th April to prepare Britain for the No-Deal Brexit.
Last I heard Parliament can't even vote on the same withdrawal agreement again by law. It's ridiculous to expect anything to change in another 2 weeks except maybe the weather.
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40%, it's only 44% even before you subtract the Rotterdam effect. It accounts for about 10% of GDP. 17% of EU exports go to the UK, which is equivalent to about 20% of UK GDP after we block them and replace them.
Technically, there are two ways around that.
- The first is to open a new parliamentary session. this simply requires getting the Queen to do it, since it's the monarch who is supposed to do that.
- The second is to make Parliament vote to abolish the custom.
So it's not impossible for May to submit the Withdrawal Agreement to a third vote, she just has to do some legwork first. Of course if it's just to get a third "nay"...
I don't think she could even succeed in getting parliament to vote to abolish the custom and even if she did, the withdrawal agreement would still be rejected. The Brexiteers don't want it and the Remainers don't want to give their name to any Brexit agreement. Which is why I say that this extension is pointless. The only thing likely to change between the 29th of March and the 12th of April is the weather.
How did he end up in such a situation in the first place?
Cheer up, Theresa, you'll make it.
Mostly delivery jobs, which will be delivering UK produced items to customers instead of EU imports. Further jobs will be created to produce those UK items too.
The EU built the walls around him and Tony Blair signed up to them.