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For 4 ferry companies, Christmas just came early... "If the extra capacity is not needed, including under a negotiated Brexit deal, the government will pay the companies up to £11.5m in termination fees." A profitable business, not offering services! theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Under normal circumstances I imagine there might be grounds for an investigation. But Chris Grayling set the incompetence bar so stratospherically high, this isn't even a pinprick to an elephant by comparison.
Just to be clear, the companies in question are major operators (unlike last time) so the questions raised must all be on the Government side of the equation.
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Edwin Hayward - 'Slaying Brexit Unicorns' book🦄🗡
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My book 'Slaying Brexit Unicorns' tackles two dozen Brexit myths and explains *why* they're wrong. It looks at the reality of trade on WTO terms and analyses why no deal is bound to be such a disaster. It includes 270+ examples of existing Brexit damage.
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It covers:
- Legally advisory but politically binding referendum
- What Remainers are fighting for
- Irish border
- 2nd referendum options
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Myths busted...
- Easy trade agreements
- Why MPs aren't doing as they were told
- The EU is punishing us
- Nationalisation and state aid
- The £39 billion financial settlement
- Take back control of rules and regulations
- Brexit will end on Brexit day
- Project Fear
- Other countries do fine outside the EU
- We were ok before we joined the EU
- They need us more than we need them
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If someone tells you to "vote Labour everywhere" that's not a "tactic", it's partisan. A general election isn't a contest fought nationally. Who cares about the national vote share? It's irrelevant except for the history books. What matters is *650 individual results*.
1. If the LibDems and Labour are both in real contention in your constituency, vote LibDem.
2. If the LibDems are honest to goodness cross your heart not in contention, vote Labour.
3. If neither are in contention then vote Brexit Party*, or vote your heart on the day knowing it won't change the result, but do other things instead like persuade people you know elsewhere in the UK to vote tactically.

(*they just might beat the Tories in a super-Leave area.)
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Serious question:
Is it better to have the Brexit Party *win* a few seats if it reduces the probability of the Tories being the largest party and getting first bash at forming a Government?

Upside: Tories hurt.
Downside: Brexit Party MPs and even more media coverage for them.
Follow-up questions:
Does that make the tactical vote in a seat where Labour and the LibDems aren't in contention "vote Brexit Party"?

And does that mean you can safely offer to swap votes with a BP supporter, vote BP in your seat and *hope* they keep their pledge elsewhere?
TL/DR version: what is the better outcome for an individual seat, when looking at the national picture?
- It goes to the Tories
- It goes to the Brexit Party
(Assume there's no third option.)
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