Brexit

Julian GLASSFORD
Having vanquished opposing political forces on the electoral battlefield, and in the absence of effective residual opposition at the dispatch box, our feisty and yet curiously elusive new executive is now at risk of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
A couple of months into our bold new ‘One Nation’ Conservative government, and with ‘Brexit Day’ now but a bleary memory, the UK finds itself beginning to wake up and wonder: “what have we done?”.

Negotiating positions between the European Union and Britain are hardening as they line up to hammer out exact trading relations after Brexit. The EU is emphasizing London’s commitment to a “level playing field” while Boris Johnson’s government says its priority is to “take back control” from Brussels.

Source : Consortium News, Jonathan Cook, 16-12-2019
La réalité est que l’oligarchie – les 0,001 % – contrôle notre vie politique sans interruption depuis 40 ans, écrit Jonathan Cook.
Pochoir du Premier ministre Boris Johnson, à gauche, et du travailliste Jeremy Corbyn.
Il s’agissait de l’élection de deux illusions.

After three and a half years of acrimony, Brexit has become a reality.

During 2015’s first half, as Greece’s finance minister, I participated in thirteen crucial Eurogroup meetings – before the SYRIZA government (disrespecting the referendum result of 5th July) capitulated. The result of that capitulation was my immediate resignation and a permanent austerity program (until… 2060). 

Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog:
Yanis Varoufakis once described negotiating with the European Union like you’re singing the Swedish National Anthem. No matter what proposal you put in front of them, they acted like they didn’t understand and simply reiterated terms.
But, at least then they heard something. It may have been gibberish to them, but at least sound waves made it to their ears.

Source : Consortium News, Alexander Mercouris, 17-12-2020
Les commentaires post-électoraux disent que le parti de Corbyn a obtenu « son pire résultat depuis 1935 ». Alexander Mercouris montre pourquoi il s’agit d’une grave déformation.
L’ampleur de la défaite des travaillistes est exagérée

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Emmanuel Macron’s speech where the French President unveiled his nuclear doctrine advocating for a more coordinated European Union defence strategy in which France, the EU’s only post-Brexit nuclear power, and its arsenal holding a central role.
Macron warned all those in attendance that the European Union ‘cannot remain spectators’ in the nuclear arms race.

Pro-Irish unity party Sinn Fein is ramping up calls for a referendum on the reunification of Ireland following its stunning election victory this week. This bangs another nail in the constitutional coffin of the United Kingdom following its divisive Brexit departure from the European Union.