Brexit

There was something richly amusing in the move: three judges, sitting in Scotland’s highest court of appeal, had little time for the notion that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension, or proroguing, of parliament till October 14, had been lawful.  Some 78 parliamentarians had taken issue with the Conservative leader’s limitation on Parliamentary activity, designed to prevent any hiccups prior to October 31, the day Britain is slated to leave the European Union.

There was something richly amusing in the move: three judges, sitting in Scotland’s highest court of appeal, had little time for the notion that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension, or proroguing, of parliament till October 14, had been lawful.  Some 78 parliamentarians had taken issue with the Conservative leader’s limitation on Parliamentary activity, designed to prevent any hiccups prior to[Read More...]

If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the past four years, as anything but a political moderate. In truth, he is one of the few moderates left in British – or maybe that should be English – politics right now. The fact that still isn’t obvious to many in Britain is a sign of their – not his – extremism.

Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled today that Boris Johnson’s suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful. A three judge panel at the Court of Session in Ednburgh ruled in favour of a cross-party group of politicians, stating that the Prime Minister’s prorogation is an attempt to ‘prevent Parliament holding the government to account ahead of Brexit.’
Both Labour and Scottish National Party (SNP) are demanding an immediate recall of Parliament.

Binoy KAMPMARK

When you get right down to it, the big deal breaker between the Brexiteers and the EU is Ireland, and more specifically – that thing called the ‘backstop’. If you want a basic explanation of what the backstop is, you can visit this web page. But dig a little deeper, and you will find some very sensitive and fundamental issues at play which are yet to be addressed.

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Submitted by George Callaghan…
Brexit is happening. Where does this leave the Republic of Ireland? It will leave us as the only EU member state bordering the United Kingdom. It looks like there will be no trade agreement between the EU and UK. The United Kingdom is the biggest single trade partner of Eire.
For divers reasons rejoining the UK is the right answer. Not least it would solve the trade issue. It would enhance our security. It would bring us under the NATO umbrella.

PM Boris Johnson raises the Brexit stakes in meeting with the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in Dublin, where Boris clearly said that he’d prefer an exit ‘deal’ to no deal. Tories may have a secret weapon now in Nigel Farage, as No.10 taps the Brexit Party leader in a possible electoral pact in the next General Election. Also, after 18 years of war in Afghanistan, there may be no end in sight for the US, even as Trump attempts to broker a peace agreement with the Taliban who have regained control of some 60% of the country. All this and more.

Authored by Wayne Madsen, via The Strategic Culture Foundation…