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September 7th, 2018, 02:55 PM | #3971 | |
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I'm neither a defender of nor a supporter of the monarchy, but it clearly observable that the dividing up the symbolic and practical powers of the Chief into two different people does seem to make PM a more practical position. The US President has a ceremonial importance that the PM doesn't have. Someone has, jokingly-but-not, suggested that the way out of our mess would be to "make Trump King". He has no interest in the business of government, but loves the ritual. Stick him in a palace and let professionals run the country. None of which has much to do with EU and Brexit, though of course one is reminded of the intertwining of the English crown with Spain, France, and most recently Germany. Royal marriage was a traditional means to bridge nations into polities, no long relevant. |
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September 7th, 2018, 03:13 PM | #3972 |
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If Trump was a PM with the same sort of gutless Republican politicians being loyal to his agenda behind him in Parliament there is nothing to prevent making himself a ceremonial King as well in addition to abolishing the courts, House of Lords or anything else that may get in his way.
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September 7th, 2018, 06:40 PM | #3974 | |
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Even if the UK and the EU achieve some kind of Canada-style deal, and that's a big if, the US-Canada border tells you that there will be much more red tape for lorries, in addition to fees. From the US Customs website (https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/det...e-transporting), here's what drivers need to provide when crossing the US-Canada border: 1. Complete manifest filled out properly; 2. Applicable CBP forms (i.e. CBP 3299 or CBP 7512 etc.,); 3. Proof of Bond (CBP 301); 4. Bill of Sale or Commercial Invoice (if applicable); 5. User Fee Decal (if participating); 6. FAST Card (if participating); 7. Permits issued by Federal Government (if required); 8. Importer/Immigrants Legal Documents (if moving to the U.S.); 9. Required Personal Documents and Identification. Also, drivers need to obtain a SCAC code and fax a letter to an office. To answer your question, nothing can replace lorries. You may probably think of ferries and planes, but both will increase the costs and add disruption to the shipping process. Inevitably, trade will shrink and hit the UK and EU economies. The UK economy will be more affected because the EU accounts for 44% of UK trade, while the UK only accounts for 8% of EU trade. |
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Nothing can replace lorries. You may probably think of ferries and planes, but both will increase the costs and add disruption to the shipping process. Inevitably, trade will shrink and hit the UK and EU economies. The UK economy will be more affected because the EU accounts for 44% of UK trade, while the UK only accounts for 8% of EU trade. Quote:
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On the contrary, mentioning the US-Canada border regulations makes sense in this case. Remember, it's Brexiters like Davis and Johnson who said they wanted a Canada plus deal with the EU. From the moment the British government rejects the Single Market, the Customs Union and EU laws, there are only 2 options left: a Canada-style deal and the no-deal scenario. Also, both the UK and the EU wants a special partnership. NAFTA (the free trade area between Canada, the US and Mexico) is a special partnership and doesn't involve the constraints of the Single Market, Customs Union and EU laws. But feel free to come up with better ideas. It's all about finding solutions to the current Brexit impasse ;-) |
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September 8th, 2018, 05:57 AM | #3977 | |
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September 8th, 2018, 06:28 AM | #3978 |
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You have just expressed the unpalatable truth that no zealot for the Commission will admit.
It is in the paramount interests of the peoples of Europe that a trade deal is worked out and that matters involving Security, both Intelligence, Military and criminal are still in place and are working. Yet we have a group of petulant trough-snouters who are more concerned with a willy waving contest to see who has all the power. To hear men like Juncker and Selmayr talk of the principles of the Union when they wouldn't understand a principle if it were written on the toe of a decent man's boot and hoofed into their nether regions really rather offends me. |
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It will give plenty of time for all those illegal immigrants to climb into lorries and get into the UK. One big problem solved for the EU. |
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The truth is, the UK created that Brexit mess. It took the Brits 2 years to come up with a flawed plan. And they still don't realise that Brexit will bring chaos because of their own fault, not the EU's fault. In today's Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8527731.html. Once the UK is out of the EU, the Europeans keep their deals, while the UK has to re-negotiate all of them because it's no longer an EU member. Your choice! To answer your point, of course it is in the interest of both the UK and the EU to have a deal. The EU has already said that they will keep cooperating with the UK on military, intelligence and criminal matters, but not at the same intimate level as with EU members, because of trust and legal issues. Basically, the Europeans don't want the UK to act as a Trojan horse for the Americans. And the UK is the one responsible for the stalemate with a trade deal. The Brits are making unacceptable demands: they reject the Single Market, annual payments to the EU and EU laws, but they still want access to the Single Market for goods and on top of that they want to collect custom duties for the EU, taking away the EU's sovereignty. It's been clear for Barnier and Davis that a Canada-style deal is the only serious option left, but May keeps persisting with that rubbish Chequers plan. Your choice! |
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