I have some sympathy for those who struggle to learn another language at a fairly advanced age, having never done so before.
None whatsoever, though, with the Brit 'just speak English, but speak it louder' brigade.
And I assure you they do exist.
But you can be assured...
... You can be assured that, in Spain, you will not get easily formal residence without being able to speak Castilian to a level where you can hold your own over quite complex legal and process matters.
Or if you have a friend or an adviser (€€€) who can...
2) Were you, and govt, aware of the ambiguity of holding an advisory Ref, and that that might lead to a marginal Leave result having to be treated as...
I know it’s a recollection from 2015, and I know that some people rate @DLidington quite highly.
But I, for one, will never forgive or forget the hoax perpetrated on the British people, arising out of his 16 June 2015 HoC speech as Europe Minister.
As a result of his words, a (legally) advisory referendum (with therefore no supermajority or national locks) was held – for it only to become (politically) mandatory, once Leave had won.
And, as the unfolding dire export situation now shows, the national shafting began.
@pritipatel@TomTugendhat The only reason Patel may have some support across parts of the Tory bedrock vote, despite her incompetence and bullying, is that her unremitting xenophobia appeals to part of that increasingly UKIPified constituency.