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I believe Farage playing the election fraud card from Trump's playbook is a mistake. He needs to distance himself from Trump as he is toxic to even more UK voters than Farage. Even if it is a fair criticism, which I doubt, it will be reinforce the notion that Farage is just Trump's stooge.

My perverse task in this result is that it is worse for Reform than Labour. Reform only managed 29% of the vote - people are unwilling to vote for them even when there is no risk if a Reform government as a result. Labour can get the disaffected voters back but I suspect Reform will struggle...

Don't forget Ben Habib's Advance UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_UK

It will be interesting to see if the "good news" that is coming through cuts through to the polls. Firstly the economy is looking to be on the up. I have seen multiple news reports predicting this - even from the Telegraph. Secondly NHS waiting lists are going down Thirdly net migration is...

It was the UK government who wanted the power limited, also it was never 1,400 watts. Dyson was always a Brexiteer and moved to Singapore for cheap labour and access to Asian markets

Wiltshire and Fermanagh

I stand corrected.

This is not strictly true. The Council of Ministers set the Commission's agenda. National governments would never want or let the President of the commission to be elected as this would give the President a democratic mandate. You could end up with a Nigel Farage or Ken Livingstone as...

Who exactly?

I liked it when prorogue was just what Scooby Doo called the introductory section of a book

And which country was pushing for the enlargement? The UK.

I have copied this from another forum I read, which gives an interesting insight into Project Fear.

Ireland? Really? Where the "Troubles" not a civil war? Is the Irish Civil War of 1922-23 in living memory?

Evidence for this assertion?

Pass the pop corn please.

Until last year I worked in Swindon and was stunned when they voted leave. Both BMW and Honda will leave. I don't know how many people BMW employ but Honda employ over 3,000 directly. How many indirectly?

How will Welsh Hill farmers survive without the EU? https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/brexit-prospects-for-uk-beef-and-sheep-meat-trade If you are genuinely interested about divorce bill - https://fullfact.org/europe/eu-divorce-bill/ In a nutshell

In fact HoC can't withdraw article 50. Only the Government can or to be precise one of her Majesty's Ministers. HoC can advise HMG to withdraw and if HMG refuse have a vote of no confidence. HoC is not as all powerful as people think - power is with Government.

It has always been acknowledged by sensible commentators that a No Deal Brexit would seriously hurt the EU, but whatever harm it causes the EU, it will be worse for the UK. Metaphor alert: The EU is a patient having an amputation of the right leg without anaesthetic, we are the leg and keeping...