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Lies, blame, rewriting history: How Britain started the post-Brexit era politics.co.uk/blogs/2020/02/…
The govt position is that the EU is reneging on its deal,by including the things in the deal which the UK signed up to. That is so powerfully insane.
No matter what their preferred outcome, it would be nice if the govt could conduct itself with just a smidgen of grace and decency, instead of vitriolically attacking others for the behaviour it itself is engaging in.
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Jesus fucking Christ almighty.
Braverman is a problem in all sorts of ways, mostly on the basis of her political views and her utter lack of even minimal competence. Her use of the lunatic phrase 'cultural Marxism', if nothing else, demonstrated that beyond doubt.
But this is more dangerous than that. She is being put in place in preparation for the coming attack on the judiciary.
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This is unspeakable. The Home Office is out of control.
If there is a problem with the passport, they should present him with the evidence and provide a decent time period for him to make representations in the UK.
Unilaterally revoking it and leaving him stranded in a foreign country is unjust and unconscionable.
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Ian Dunt
@IanDunt
The courts are there to ascertain the legitimacy of the decision and the rights of those affected. This is what it means to live in a free country, with protections against state power and scrutiny of government decision-making.
If Shapps doesn't like it, there are plenty of countries without these protections which he is welcome to move to.
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Or did the failure to do so -the dismissal, insults, throwing toys out of pram -harden their resolve?
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Ben Kelly
@TheScepticIsle
Support for ‘no deal’ Brexit is the pinnacle of Leave's descent into zealotry. The end result of refusing to plan

Like Trump, 'no deal' advocates have flooded the debate with “alternative facts”
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Compare and contrast.

1. @IanDunt on what a no-deal Brexit means

politics.co.uk/blogs/2018/07/…
Compare and contrast.

2. @davidcollinslaw on busting the Remain-inspired myths about trade on WTO terms

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OK, there's already been a lot of interesting comment on the "compare and contrast", and I have to go.

Here's my take. (Excuse the "elementary" typo)

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