Brexit Rambles

[LittleRaven]

Oh god.

THERESA May is to hold trade talks with Donald Trump on Wednesday as she prepares for Britain’s successful future after Brexit.

Downing Street confirmed that the Prime Minister will meet the US President on her trip to New York this week after she takes part in the UN General Assembly.

Look May, I understand why you're doing this. You have to...I get it. But be careful. Trump's ability to make things worse is almost unrivaled.

[Admiral X]

The US may be one of the UK's few chances to get out of whatever vindictive punishment the EU has in store for it. You really need to get over the whole Trump derangement syndrome thing and look at things rationally.

[LittleRaven]

The US may be one of the UK's few chances to get out of whatever vindictive punishment the EU has in store for it.

Like I said, I understand why she's doing it. The UK will NEED the US. But Trump has proven himself to be impulsive and lacking in judgment many, many times on the world stage. You have to handle him like you would a live grenade.

[Admiral X]

Again, you need to get over the whole Trump Derangement Syndrome thing.

[Robovski]

We should welcome Airstrip One with open arms, we have much in common and are major trade partners and allies.

[PerrySimm]

Since so many of the issues to be resolved involve Northern Ireland, maybe further local consultation is needed to decide where to draw borders around them. Certainly, if Belfast was in charge they'd simply have it both ways... maybe folks there prefer to have multiple partners in general?

[LittleRaven]

Britain now has a 'food supplies' minister.

The government has appointed a minister to oversee the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process amid rising concerns about the effect of a no-deal departure from the European Union.

The MP David Rutley, a former Asda and PepsiCo executive, was handed the brief at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs earlier this month.

Defra said that Rutley, who once ran home shopping and e-commerce businesses at Asda, was merely taking on responsibilities already held by other ministers. He said: “It is an honour to join the Defra ministerial team at such an important time. I am determined to ensure that we fully realise the opportunities of leaving the EU.”

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

Britain now has a 'food supplies' minister.

The government has appointed a minister to oversee the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process amid rising concerns about the effect of a no-deal departure from the European Union.

The MP David Rutley, a former Asda and PepsiCo executive, was handed the brief at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs earlier this month.

Defra said that Rutley, who once ran home shopping and e-commerce businesses at Asda, was merely taking on responsibilities already held by other ministers. He said: “It is an honour to join the Defra ministerial team at such an important time. I am determined to ensure that we fully realise the opportunities of leaving the EU.”

Yeah this is totally something that non-starving countries do after a well-thought-out decision devoid of any disastrous repercussions.

[Robovski]

Just stirring the pot: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 53731.html

''The ECJ ruled that the European Parliament was right to refuse requests for information on the grounds that releasing the information would undermine “the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual”.

The court also said that the information should not be released in an anonymised form to protect privacy because it would represent “an excessive administrative burden” to delete names and that it would not be useful without names attached.

The European Parliament has repeatedly refused requests for detailed information on the 751 MEPs’ travel expenses, subsistence allowances, and other monetary claims relating to office costs. ''

[Antiboyscout]

Britain now has a 'food supplies' minister.

The government has appointed a minister to oversee the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process amid rising concerns about the effect of a no-deal departure from the European Union.

The MP David Rutley, a former Asda and PepsiCo executive, was handed the brief at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs earlier this month.

Defra said that Rutley, who once ran home shopping and e-commerce businesses at Asda, was merely taking on responsibilities already held by other ministers. He said: “It is an honour to join the Defra ministerial team at such an important time. I am determined to ensure that we fully realise the opportunities of leaving the EU.”

Yeah this is totally something that non-starving countries do after a well-thought-out decision devoid of any disastrous repercussions.

Starving countries typically don't have food supplies ministers. Maybe that's the problem?