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Brexit - Part 1
13 Dec 2018

Who said anything about overturning the result of the referendum? How we leave and under what terms is what is being disputed. And I thought the situation with regard to the 29th MARCH 2019 date is that it can be extended provided all 28 members states of the EU agree (ie the UK plus the other 27).

More info here about the rail infrastructure works (with accompanying disruption in service) via this link. https://www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/SWupgrade

Brexit - Part 1
13 Dec 2018

The majority of MPs do not want No Deal.

13 Dec 2018

Depends. A week is a long time in politics as someone once said. I'll give you a different scenario. She leaves the vote in the HoC on the proposed deal until the last possible moment that she can. Now that the No Deal hardline Brexiteers have shown their hand and in the process have now lost their influence, so now the Remain and Soft Brexit MPs have gained leverage. In other words, May can ...

12 Dec 2018

Info here about the UK trading on WTO terms in the event of a No Deal brexit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45112872

12 Dec 2018

Theresa May to face leadership challenge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46535739

1. between Tiverton Parkway and Taunton and 2.  between Ivybridge and Totnes See Cllr Prowse about 28 mins into this video of last week's town council meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjriICyO82M

Just been looking at the video of last week's town council meeting click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjriICyO82M presentation concerning the carnival is made at the beginning of the meeting ending with an appeal direct to the camera at around 11 mins in.

Brexit - Part 1
11 Dec 2018

@majorp - Yes I agree all governments depend on businesses. The problem for the UK and the EU is how to protect businesses and at the same time have the UK leave the EU and at the same time have no hard border on the island of Ireland. That dilemma is what Theresa May is trying to resolve. It would be exactly the same dilemma whoever was the prime minister or whichever party was in power. ...

11 Dec 2018

I don't see that it will be for business to decide. If we leave with a No Deal and thus go onto WTO rules and regulations businesses both sides of the channel will be negatively impacted.   BUT WTO rules will be the rules. Which is why neither the EU or the UK want a No Deal situation. * But........... * although hard line Brexiteers seem not to have a problem with such a scenario ...