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Remaining in the EU would come at a big price - blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/11/remain…
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Brussels backtracks on threat - uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/brussels-…
... in the space of a few weeks. It's amazing what a preliminary ECoJ opinion will do.
You should have no doubt that the EC was gunning for it all - the rebate, the Euro, the opt-outs - blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/11/remain… ... revoking article 50 would have been a political nightmare. Those who want that path, should be praising @JolyonMaugham on his foresight.
X : Are you now in favour of remaining?
Me : No. I just like good options. Unilateral revoking is now one.
X : So you're in favour of the Gov withdrawal agreement?
Me : No. I understand the potential of the protocol but there are some big risks and no easy get out.
X : What are you in favour of then?
Me : EEA docked to EFTA seems a reasonable compromise. My personal preference is WTO but I'm happy with a compromise.
X : You're in favour of jumping off the cliff?
Me : We have different long term perspectives.
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Me : Not my thing.
X : Go on.
Me : What are you after?
X : Acquisitions.
Me : Hmmm, a bucketload of tech acquisitions around Kubernetes. Expect big juicy deals.
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People's Vote march was attended by a third of number that organisers claimed, official estimate says - telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/… ... still 250,000 isn't a bad turn out.
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1/
 The Withdrawl Agreement

Loss of UK sovereignty
Bound by the backstop
No trade deals
Subjected to laws with no say, bound by the ECJ.

Humiliation for Britain:
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Top 40 horrors lurking in the small print of the Brexit deal
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 Article 4
The UK is bound by the ECJ after the transition period

Withdrawl Agreement reference:
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