The Brexit Blog

The Brexit Blog
News and comment on the Brexit process, as Britain tries to leave the EU.

Friday 22 December 2017

Advice To Farage and The BBC


The old passports were black, not blue!

What a Load of Bollocks - It's Not About The Colour of The Passport!


A local country for local people!

Wednesday 20 December 2017

Brexit Confusion Between Faisal and Laura

What difference does a year make?

Monday 18 December 2017

Let The Thrashing Commence!


Friday 15 December 2017

Phase 2 Of Brexit Talks Agreed

Brexit Discussions Start


Be still my beating heart!

Thursday 14 December 2017

Tory Rebellion Undercuts May and Britain

Wednesday 13 December 2017

European Parliament Back Sufficient Progress

Both Houses To Get Vote On Final Brexit Deal

That of course assumes that a deal can actually be agreed!

The EU Is Playing The Divide and Conquer Game


Tuesday 12 December 2017

Davis Snatches Defeat From The Jaws of Victory

Monday 11 December 2017

David Davis Reveals His Kryptonite


Those of you who feel that Davis needs to be removed from his role in the Brexit negotiation know what you need to do ;)

Friday 8 December 2017

#BrexitDeal

Brexit Breakthrough

Thursday 7 December 2017

Wednesday 6 December 2017

Davis Says No


IDS Lays It On The Line


Tuesday 5 December 2017

Shock Horror - The DUP Is Inflexible!


Wednesday 29 November 2017

The £50BN Brexit Bill Allegedly Agreed


The media allege that a £50BN (or thereabouts) Brexit divorce bill has been agreed in principle by May and the EU.

Let us see!

Tuesday 28 November 2017

There's Going To Be A Fight!


Friday 24 November 2017

David Davis To Use Spitfire


Monday 20 November 2017

Whither Germany?

Thursday 16 November 2017

Things Will Eventually Work Out Ken

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Staring Into The Abyss

Monday 13 November 2017

Prepping For No Deal


The world and his wife are now saying that they are prepping for "no deal".

Such is the seriousness of the situation, that Barnier has even threatened to withdraw passports from British pets.

Friday 10 November 2017

Oops - Clocks Not Synchronised!

Brexit Day - 23:00 GMT Friday 29 March 2019


The EU Withdrawal Bill will be amended to formally commit to Brexit at 23:00 GMT on Friday 29 March 2019.

Theresa May is quoted by the BBC:
"Let no-one doubt our determination or question our resolve, Brexit is happening.

It will be there in black and white on the front page of this historic piece of legislation: the United Kingdom will be leaving the EU on March 29, 2019 at 11pm GMT."
The irony being that the 11PM deadline (as opposed to midnight UK time) is for the benefit of the EU (11PM GMT being midnight European time).

Thursday 9 November 2017

Brexit Continues - Despite The Absence of Government

Tuesday 7 November 2017

German Army Prepares For Break Up of EU

The German army has war-gamed the break up of the European Union in study of security crises that could face the country by  2040. 

Thursday 26 October 2017

Peston Nails It!


Tuesday 24 October 2017

Government Seeking The True Meaning of Brexit

Monday 23 October 2017

Juncker's Lackey Denies Leak


Well he would say that, wouldn't he?

Drunken Sot Juncker Leaks Again!


The German media report that Jean-Claude Juncker claimed Theresa May “begged” him for help during a private Brexit dinner in which she appeared “tormented” with “rings under her eyes”.


With friends like these...

Friday 20 October 2017

David Davis Hasn't Killed Anyone - Yet!


Thursday 19 October 2017

May Advised To Draw Line In Sand and Walkout If Crossed


Wednesday 18 October 2017

Let's Not Fuck Brexit Up!



In the event Brexit becomes a "no deal Brexit", it is absolutely vital that plans are made for such an eventuality so that there is not utter chaos on Brexit day +1!

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Boris The Blocker



MOAR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday 16 October 2017

Digging For Victory With John Redwood


Friday 13 October 2017

Lord Ashcroft Nails It!


Thursday 12 October 2017

Florence To Be Enshrined In Law?


Wednesday 11 October 2017

Bad Tempered Brexit - Hammond's Alternative



Doesn't he just love this!

Stubborn Mule Hammond Hampers Brexit



Chancellor Philip Hammond is as usual doing his best to derail Brexit, he has let it be known that taxpayers' money will not be spent on preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit until the "very last moment".

All very well and dandy, but by then it will be too late!

It is time that this stubborn mule is removed from office.

Monday 9 October 2017

Brexit Going Nowhere

It must be clear to even the dimmest of our political "elite" that the Brexit negotiations are going nowhere.

Given that the clock is ticking, now is the time not only to prepare for a no deal exit, but also tell the EU that we will walk out of negotiations if no tangible progress has been made by 31 December this year.

Friday 6 October 2017

Remainers Put Self Interest Before National Interest


Meanwhile the country can go to hell!

What kind of shit games are these idiots playing?

Wednesday 4 October 2017

EU To Sue Ireland

Welcome To The EU!

Thursday 28 September 2017

May The Quisling


It seems that May The Quisling shared her Florence speech with the EU, before she shared it with her own cabinet!

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Monday 25 September 2017

Irony Klaxon


Monday 18 September 2017

Gove Backs Boris In £350M Row



The question is, given Gove's shafting of his mate last time, does this "support" portend another backstabbing?

Thursday 14 September 2017

Wednesday 13 September 2017

Juncker On The Vodka Again


Any person/organisation that issues threats such as this, is to be thoroughly despised.

Monday 11 September 2017

London's Star Remains Undimmed On A Sea of Troubles


Despite the remarkable ineptitude of Theresa May and her "government", London's star remains undimmed!

Friday 8 September 2017

Last Night of The Proms Highjacked By Pro EU Group



It seems that tomorrow night's :ast Night of The Proms will be highjacked by a pro EU group.

The Telegraph reports that audience members at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms concert will receive two European Union flags each in a bid “to turn the Proms blue and yellow”.

A campaign group called the EU Flags Proms Team said it would be handing out 10,000 cloth EU flags to the 6,000-strong audience outside the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow evening.

Throw them in the bin!

Thursday 7 September 2017

Juncker Taunts Davis


Tuesday 5 September 2017

May Delays Brexit


Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament's lead negotiator, told the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs yesterday that Brexit negotiations will be delayed: 
Possibly the next round of negotiation will be the last week of September because apparently there will be an important intervention by the British Prime Minister in the coming days, foreseen on September 21.
Needless to say social media is abuzz with speculation as to what this means:

-Brexit cancelled?
-£50BN Brexit bill agreed?
-Another referendum? 

No, in my view this is simply a result of Theresa May and her minions over egging the contents and ramifications of a speech about Brexit that she is planning to make towards the end of September.

Well done Theresa, you've delayed the Brexit process again!

Monday 4 September 2017

Bugger Barnier!


Thursday 31 August 2017

British Negotiators Give Brexit Bill The Finger



The arrogance of the EU exposed to all!

The fact is Brexit will leave a black hole in the accounts of the EU, which the remaining members don't know how to or want to plug.

Tuesday 29 August 2017

No Breakthroughs Expected


As Brexit negotiations resume, no one expects any breakthroughs.

This is a long game, where the final deal will only be concluded at the end of the two year negotiation period.

Thursday 24 August 2017

The Incompetence of The Home Orifice Laid Bare For All To See!


Theresa May admitted that the Home Office made an “unfortunate error” when it mistakenly sent up to 100 letters to EU nationals living in the UK ordering them to leave the country or face deportation.

An absolute disgrace that this has occurred; it does not augur well for the competence of the Brexit negotiations, nor for the security of our borders!

Theresa May's old department, just saying!

Wednesday 23 August 2017

Excellent Odds For Success!

Tuesday 15 August 2017

The Constructive Ambiguity of David Davis



In other words, and quite rightly so, we need "wiggle room".

Fair enough, but at the end of the day Lord Tebbit has nailed it!

Friday 11 August 2017

Thursday 10 August 2017

"Johnny Foreigner" Denies Brit Brexit Negotiators Water


As per the Telegraph, a civil servant wrote:
Yet the most significant bit of feedback to emerge from the slightly combative early meetings is also perhaps the most elemental one. Water. Or to be precise, the lack of it.

They suggest that Johnny Foreigner had clearly attempted some unsporting tactics to get the upper hand.

This was clearly not a perfectly understandable oversight, but a piece of outright treachery.”
The solution?

Bring British spa water to the meetings!

Tuesday 8 August 2017

Gib Is Safe - Apparently


Let us trust that he will keep his word.

The EU Crushes The Hopes and Ambitions of The Young


As a reminder, youth unemployment in Greece stands at around 45%!

Monday 7 August 2017

EU Credibility Based On Force



It seems to me that any organisation that relies on force to underpin its "credibility" is a busted flush!

Tuesday 1 August 2017

Deutsche Bank To Remain In London


It seems that Deutsche Bank was spouting hot air the other week when it threatened to leave London!

The Lost Year



Lord Macpherson nails it, by stating what I have said from day one:
Historically, Britain has always stared into the abyss, only to pull back.

My hope is that someone will get a grip before it’s too late.”
The question is, is Theresa May's control freakery the right way to "get a grip"?

Monday 31 July 2017

Why Germany Doesn't Want, Nor Can Afford, A Bad Brexit



QED!

Friday 28 July 2017

Hammond Wants Off The Shelf Brexit Transition


The FT reports that chancellor Philip Hammond has told business leaders he wants to negotiate a simple “off-the-shelf” (rather than bespoke) transition deal with Brussels to maintain current trading relations with Europe for at least two years after Brexit.

Hammond said he wants a “standstill” transition leaving companies with full access to the single market and customs union, followed by a further “implementation phase” while a new, UK-specific trade accord is put in place.

The tripping point for his cabinet colleagues is the fact that this would see Britain stripped of voting rights and influence in Brussels but obliged to accept European Court rulings, free movement rules and budget contributions.

Interestingly, whilst other cabinet ministers have let their views be known, Theresa May’s own views are a mystery to colleagues.

The question is, does Theresa May actually have any views or is she waiting to be told what they are?

Thursday 27 July 2017

Rudd Closes The Stable Door A Year Late


The Government has launched a major assessment of the “costs and benefits” of EU migration in Britain, over a year after the Brexit vote.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd will commission official experts on a Migration Advisory Committee to carry out a detailed analysis of the role of EU nationals in the UK economy and society.

Call me "picky", but shouldn't this have been done a year ago?

What has the government been doing for the last year?

Wednesday 26 July 2017

#ChlorineGate


Whilst the world and his wife are hyperventilating over the Brexit issue of chlorine washed chicken, it is worth remembering that we eat salads from supermarkets that are washed in chlorine.

Additionally, those of you who rinse your chicken under the tap are more than likely rinsing it with water that contains chlorine.

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Fox Challenged To Eat A Chicken



Ooh the irony!

However, it is nothing compared to Gummer's #Burgergate.

Monday 24 July 2017

The Price of a US/UK Trade Deal? Chlorine Washed Chicken


It would appear that Liam Fox is prepared to accept the import of chlorine washed chicken, as the price of a post Brexit US/UK trade deal.


Friday 21 July 2017

Transitional Period Agreed


Cabinet Brexiteers have finally agreed that the UK needs a “transitional” period after Brexit to keep skilled EU migrants coming into Britain.

The consensus is now that EU migration could continue for at least two and possibly four years after Brexit formally takes place in April 2019.

Quite logical, and quite amazing that the cabinet hadn't worked that out a long time ago!

Thursday 20 July 2017

Liam Fox - We Can Survive


Liam Fox is trending on Twitter for saying the UK can survive no deal.


Tuesday 18 July 2017

98 Negotiators Deployed


The 98 were deployed, yet the media focussed on the Davis/Barnier photo opp!

Monday 17 July 2017

Blair For Brexit

Fake Smiles All Round!


This charade will continue for the time being, until the powers that be work out how to tell everyone that they have no intention of letting Britain leave the EU and that Brexit won't happen!

Thursday 13 July 2017

The Great Repeal Bill - It Will Be Hell!


Today the government will publish the Repeal Bill, will ensure the same rules apply in the UK after Brexit, while giving UK parliaments the power to change them.

Brexit Secretary David Davis has vowed to "work with anyone" to make it a success.

Unsurprisingly, the opposition will do its best to screw things up for Davis. In fact the mild mannered soon to be ex leader of the Liberals (Farron) told the government:

"This will be hell."

Let us trust that whilst the politicians of all sides play their games, they remember that Brexit isn't a game. It will have real consequences (good and bad) for everyone living in this country!

Tuesday 11 July 2017

Going Down Under


Reinvigorating the Commonwealth ties to compensate for Brexit is a rational policy.

Monday 10 July 2017

Verhofstadt Threatens Veto


Thursday 6 July 2017

Barnier Confirms Brexit

Wednesday 5 July 2017

Tuesday 4 July 2017

Juncker Calls EU Parliament "Ridiculous"


A house divided will always fall!