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Otto English
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If you've never been subjected to Steven Woolfe's Brexit poem it's never too late. Might be worth having something strong close to hand #BrexitArt
My favourite bit in that is when he says "It's a poem that in many ways I don't want to be read."
Whenever I post this - which is far too often - people tell me they didn't make it to the end of the poem. He ends up back on Scarpa Fell watching the sun setting again...
It's bad but it's not as bad as the poems of a certain person at a Tufton Street think tank. Not satire... It's real
I've been reading about the Battle of Kokoda and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the sea or Queensland....
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Otto English
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This long long read by Adam Curtis about the creation of the IEA by Old Etonian Antony Fisher is just incredible. He was inspired to set it up after reading an article in Readers Digest - and went on to create another 150 institutions
bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurt…
Fisher is Rachel Whetsone's grandfather. That's Rachel Whetsone VP of communications for WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger - and partner of anti establishment bag carrier Steve Hilton
Thanks to @aridgetoofar for sending me this. A truly amazing read
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Otto English
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Trying to compile a list of all the UKIP spin off parties. So far I've got:

@DrTeckKhong and his Sovereign Party

The Democrats and Veterans

The Time Party

The Brexit Party

One Nation - Henry Bolton lot

Any more?
@DrTeckKhong The New SDP doesn't count
@DrTeckKhong We're up to about 20 current or defunct UKIP splinter parties. Incredible. It's like they can't stop leaving
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This is a massively important piece. It's long and detailed and explains how the opaque IEA is apparently pulling the strings or at the very least exerting undue influence on the ERG.
opendemocracy.net/uk/brexitinc/p…
Most people don't get this stuff. Most people don't understand what the hell is going on ... or what the IEA is... or who the TPA are or who's in the ERG or what the ERG is. It's complex and it's ignored by the media big hitters or only mentioned in passing. There's the pity.
Who profits from a no no deal Brexit? Spoiler - it isn't you.
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1) It’s 7.30 pm in Brussels and the political declaration on the future EU - U.K. relationship - scheduled to be pretty much finished today is not yet complete. Negotiations are ongoing
2) The PM is coming to Brussels tomorrow to discuss the text. She’s expected to push for some sense of her Chequers plan for #Brexit to be recognisable in the document
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1. To address a point that remainers are having fun with... the assertion that Argentina will use our #Brexit circumstances at the WTO to enhance its stake on the Falklands... is totally baloney. You know this of course, but there's a few points worth making. #Trade thread!
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1. Remainers had every advantage in the referendum.As much as they had the establishment advantage we also has the worst Leave campaign in the history of political campaigns. #Brexit thread
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So. #Brexit has slipped out of the headlines - but like two prizefighters, both sides are setting themselves for the fight to come. Some of the battles are EU v EU, some UK v UK.

So what's going on? Here's a quick overview from what I know.
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First the UK v UK debate.

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telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/…
It seems DD got his way in sending a letter asking Govt departments to tool up for Brexit negotiations, including teams of specialists.

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tony nog #FBPE
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1) Just so everyone is clear, the #Brexit that May is proposing, even if she gets it, is pretty much pointless.
We'll be a little bit poorer, won't have any additional "control" to speak of, and will carry on paying for the privilege.
2) the new FTAs, if they appear, will have minimal impact but most likely the public will argue against them in a "Britain first" kind of way.

The question from the Belgian journalist to May of "is it worth it?" will be the question everyone outside the UK will be asking
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