My grandson is, this year, studying in Sweden, through the Erasmus+ scheme. I much fear, this opportunity will be denied to his siblings, and to all university students of the future.
" ...I think Boris could do it. ‘Brazen’ is his middle name. Mr Johnson could infuse a humiliating retreat with the spirit of Dunkirk as, under heavy enemy shelling, our little boats bring back the British negotiating team from foreign shores. ‘Reculer pour mieux sauter, my friends,’ he’d cry — ‘or, as they say in France, “Rip it up and start again.”’
Rory Stewart could do it, too, making surrender sound almost elegiac. Michael Gove is more than capable of getting straight on to the front foot and turning a lament for failure into a hymn to patience, persistence and pure reason.
But Amber Rudd? Jeremy Hunt? Sajid Javid? Matthew Hancock? I struggle to picture the scene except with an inward cringe. Dominic Raab might simply explode."
"He will find himself on the same treadmill of unrealistic promises as Theresa May. He will try and fail to renegotiate the deal. The DUP will remain opposed. The Tory party will become increasingly wedded to an outcome that cannot be delivered"
Unrealistic promises/ outright lies won't bother boris Johnson at all. They haven't in the past. He even recently lied about his new ilooklikealeadernow haircut.
Unrealistic promises/ outright lies won't bother boris Johnson at all. They haven't in the past. He even recently lied about his new ilooklikealeadernow haircut.
As Matthew Parris puts it: ‘Brazen’ is his middle name
The Greens may celebrate but it looks to me like the percentages of the leavers and the remainers remain the same; though Farage, as per usual, is puffing up his chest. Again!
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/22/andrea-leadsom-quits-over-theresa-mays-brexit-bill?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR1rpKl2I-7g4ZNmiMihsvonIY9XhzassN4sKX7IMDhpn_r2uKrBP3d3Whc
Now, something that might be helpful:
https://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2019/05/22/the-remain-strategy-region-by-region-voting-guide?fbclid=IwAR37BCIKNd47v9bfVqLGnEWHQi4wcw2sVrQemYuvuCQcegGRXnUaDovP6t8
https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/70498/brian-monteith
So so it’s not just Farage that says ‘do as I say, not as I do’ 😡 🤣
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/05/only-boris-can-bury-brexit/
" ...I think Boris could do it. ‘Brazen’ is his middle name. Mr Johnson could infuse a humiliating retreat with the spirit of Dunkirk as, under heavy enemy shelling, our little boats bring back the British negotiating team from foreign shores. ‘Reculer pour mieux sauter, my friends,’ he’d cry — ‘or, as they say in France, “Rip it up and start again.”’
Rory Stewart could do it, too, making surrender sound almost elegiac. Michael Gove is more than capable of getting straight on to the front foot and turning a lament for failure into a hymn to patience, persistence and pure reason.
But Amber Rudd? Jeremy Hunt? Sajid Javid? Matthew Hancock? I struggle to picture the scene except with an inward cringe. Dominic Raab might simply explode."
Interesting 🤔
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
"He will find himself on the same treadmill of unrealistic promises as Theresa May. He will try and fail to renegotiate the deal. The DUP will remain opposed. The Tory party will become increasingly wedded to an outcome that cannot be delivered"
Interesting indeed, Dove!
B3 said: As Matthew Parris puts it: ‘Brazen’ is his middle name
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/27/green-party-celebrates-eu-result-tories-fifth-caroline-lucas?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1AH4MRyVv2ILtAeHJM06aboEZ1bvsIs_Q6NJP97LcperlE5elBY36p8Rw#Echobox=1558945104