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Corbyn wanted to trigger Article 50 immediately.

Anyway, Boris’s resignation speech today following PMQ’s will no doubt be interesting.

The Irish issue has been fudged by both sides for a year.

Because we are now in July and only just beginning to negotiate the future trade deal with them. It would have been much better if we’d had these discussions last year leaving a lot more time decisions to be taken, elections to be run or referendums to take place.

Because it would have brought all these arguments to a head a year earlier rather than pretending they were sorted with fudged words.

We shouldn’t have agreed to their sequencing which left future trade to last as Davis wanted. That way we would have been having these votes a year ago with a year still to go to leaving.

Without a doubt it should have been handled so much better. We should have been a lot tougher in our negotiating stance but more importantly, Labour should have worked with the government rather than against it. Both parties voted for the refferendum, voted to trigger article 50 and stood at last years election on manifestos to leave the EU, single market and customs union. Working together they could have found a middle route that sidelined the hard brexiteers, ultra remainers and DUP. Instead they have played politics every step of the way since. It will probably only be finalised by them coming together at some point, just a shame it’s taken so long.

1, That remains to be seen. 2. Only one threatened the electorate with a punishment budget and recession. 3. Unproven although remain did collude with America.

So, Brexits done in the commons til September so what next for the media.....

It would be lovely to live in that world but you are never going to get away from temporary work. Every week people talk about the automotive industry but it couldn’t exist without temporary work these days. Same for a lot of businesses that need react to demand. The answers probably lye in having one of those proper guaranteed wages that some countries have replacing tax credits.

Google it you lazy bastard.

Hey, I don’t disagree that there’s some shit employers and shit working practices but a hell of a lot of that stems from practices put in place under New Labour. That said, today’s figures are still good news. Record employment figures. 3 million extra jobs since 2010. 75% of those new jobs are full time and permanent. 70% are higher level occupations. less than 3% are zero hour contracts.

Putting aside record employment figures and rising wages announced today, a lot of the Brexit mess is simply down to the establishment trying to thwart Brexit and labour playing games. Ive warned about this for ages

Yes, but so did all three parties at the last general election. It happens quite a lot. People are getting excited today due to the subject matter rather than the principal.

The point is whether it effected the referendum result.

Probably because Remain outspent Leave by Millions.

Especially as not so long ago we were almost brothers in arms

Theres not enough votes in parliament for no deal. It can’t happen.

Yes, trade bill is passed.

Fuck me, I’ve been off the radar for a few days and I’m a bit confused where we are at. Mays proposals seemed quite sensible given the history of the last 2 years and where we currently are. Most Tories and Labour want very similar things so why they don’t just work together to get a good deal and move on is madness.

Good idea. I’ll take no lessons from someone who would have had us in the Euro years ago.

If May delivers what’s in the chequers plan I’ll be very happy. The only item from my original “wishlist” that is not clear is services. However there is a separate plan for that and if it is agreed that will solve a lot of the potential problems with the EU and lead to much more service growth with the rest of the world. I made it pretty clear two years ago that a disasterous few years, recession, lots of job losses then I would consider my decision a mistake. So far the promised recession never happened and jobs are at record highs. If TM pulls of this deal, investment will flood in and the economy will absolutely soar. And that’s before we get all those lovely trade deals.

Without getting into your red lines I’m saying my reasons for voting Brexit have not changed over the two years.

Nothing has changed, NOTHING HAS CHANGED Honestly, I’m not sure if some of you are on your rag today? This from a few days after the vote has been my position. I’m struggling where you think I’ve particularly changed over 2 years.

Nicely dodging that all the people listed said it. The leaflet said.