Government pushed ahead with countdown phase of these ”Get Ready” ads...
am I missing something? These preparations are only necessary for No Deal Brexit - Deal Brexit means transition & all arrangements remain same.
No deal = extension or courts
“There might only be 25 days”?
am I missing something? These preparations are only necessary for No Deal Brexit - Deal Brexit means transition & all arrangements remain same.
No deal = extension or courts
“There might only be 25 days”?
The former Number 10 pollster @jamesjohnson252 wrote in Times yesterday that £138m ad campaign involves an attempt to “make Brexit and no deal synonymous” motivated by fact that polling shows effectiveness of argument that no deal does not reflect the 2016 referendum result...
Government in a fact sheet put out last night says it is trying to encourage preparedness and that action more likely when people know there is less than 30 days, and there is no politicisation, no ministerial direction.
doesn’t Benn act mean Oct 31st against law? “No...”
doesn’t Benn act mean Oct 31st against law? “No...”
Wd be very interesting to see what the creative brief to Engine Group actually said re the elision of Brexit and No Deal Brexit in these taxpayer funded adverts...
Also - if the letter gets sent & accepted, what happens to the campaign?
Also - if the letter gets sent & accepted, what happens to the campaign?
Businesses meeting ministers of course repeatedly express doubts about government’s assertions around Oct 31st, given Benn Act. Some report back nuance in private conversations (ie more like we should leave not we WILL leave)
Others have concluded election will come on Nov 28th.
Others have concluded election will come on Nov 28th.
And PM has just given access to civil service to Opposition - a move normally reserved for pre-election purdah, as Cabinet Sec said last month...
Perhaps the Opposition will get its extension, and the Govt get its election - on Nov 28th:
Perhaps the Opposition will get its extension, and the Govt get its election - on Nov 28th:
Corbyn’s team says going to use these civil service access talks “to prepare for bringing key utilities into public ownership, boost people’s pay and tackle climate emergency”...
Key question arising from 2017 talks were whether Lab manifesto compatible with Remain/ or even EEA
Key question arising from 2017 talks were whether Lab manifesto compatible with Remain/ or even EEA
Likewise - key question for Conservative manifesto - do they include policies only immediately possible in a No Deal, not in transition - eg VAT on fuel cut. Cons One Nation MPs were told no.
