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Edwin Hayward
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Name your favourite film.

If it's longer than 90 minutes, it will take you longer to watch it than MPs will get to debate a Brexit plan B after TM loses vote.

UK's most important peacetime decision, crammed into the length of a football match.

Pathetic. theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Symptomatic of Tory arrogance: they know that any plan B won't stand up to even cursory scrutiny, but decide to wing it anyway.
Of course, two plans need zero scrutiny:
- let executioner's axe fall (no deal): scrutiny pointless because we're into Mad Max territory
- take our head off the block (remain): life continues as per normal, and we get back to focusing on stuff that matters (NHS, austerity etc.)
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Edwin Hayward
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Esther McVey TODAY talked about the "implementation period" after a no deal Brexit on WTO terms.

Like somebody walking onto a football pitch in the 90th minute, picking up the ball, running down the field & scoring a touchdown. Staggering lack of understanding of fundamentals!
Stupidity so great, it gets you trending (alongside Liam Fox and his Brexit "isn't national suicide" comment.)
That really should be a clue to all politicians: when you pop in, have a little chat in the studio, and bang you're a Twitter trend, it's not because you're fascinating... It's because somewhere in your word salad was nonsense so ridiculous, the whole country is talking about it.
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Edwin Hayward
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Ah, David Davis... even a broken calendar would be right more often. Here's what he said on 10 October 2016:-
"I think we can take it as read that what our European opposite numbers are saying today is not necessarily what they will be saying tomorrow."
theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=20…
In fact, the most remarkable thing about the whole Brexit process (and in hindsight the most predictable) is the unwavering steadiness of the EU's position. They came together as 27, advanced a common position (based solidly on EU law) and never wavered from it.
Here's another DD classic: "More generally, one of the things that I have discovered in the past few months is that in many areas—not just the City, and not just as regards cars—the balance of negotiating advantage is incredibly heavily stacked our way."
theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=20…
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Edwin Hayward
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Could Theresa May's Brexit plan B be to do a Cameron: summon the press to Downing Street, quit, then stroll off into Number 10 whistling?

That would go a long way towards explaining why not a word of it has leaked, despite plentiful leaks on all other aspects of Brexit.
Has the added bonus from her POV of stiffing the Brexiters with Brexit at the point of absolutely zero wriggle room, where they have to step up and show competence.
Even that probably wouldn't put the hardcore Brexit headbangers off applying for the role.

Remember, history will remember you were Prime Minister forever, even if you only did the job for a few hours or days before running to the Queen in a panic to tender your own resignation.
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