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David Davis showing his true colours on Radio 4 this morning.

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They still haven't forgotten Agincourt, have they?

[The Red Arrow]

Un échange en Surcouf et un commandant Anglais : "Vous Français, vous vous battez pour l'argent, alors que nous Anglais nous combattons pour la gloire. Et Surcouf de répondre : "Chacun se bat pour ce qui lui manque..."

[Andy McDandy]

The more I think about it, I think that the government has pulled off a very shitty win.

A deal is agreed. Naysayers said it couldn't be done. Naysayers (libs) owned. Boris gone and done it.

The deal, from what I've read, is a slow peeling away from the EU. As MAM says, the average punter doesn't care about the intricacies of European politics. They just want to be told that they're out. The stuff that bites immediately (e.g. Erasmus) affects a small number of people, who are likely remainers anyway, and are outnumbered by the "bloody students" crowd. So it's a gradual parting of the ways. As we know, many of the powers the leavers wanted, we had already. It's mainly a matter of perception.

Give a taste of no deal over the last few days in Kent, the ERG gang will back the deal. Besides, it's a Tory win. Libs owned. Details later.

It's a crap deal, but it's better than no deal, and there's no time left. Very Johnson. And I can see the public buying it.

[Boiler]

The reality being "do you want dog, cat, pig or human shit in your shit sandwich?"

[Tubby Isaacs]

4 years is a long time for a slow burner to burn though. Tax rises and service cuts could bite.

[Tubby Isaacs]

(Wrong thread)

[Tubby Isaacs]

[Boiler]

Ooh, burn!

[Tubby Isaacs]

My idea of myths of Brexit would be "exact same benefits", "Turkey joining the EU", "£350m a week for the NHS" etc. But this is just stuff that Vote Leave said, not as important as some stuff that Goodwin heard people say on the internet.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Couple of people BTL dissent, but this would be consistent with that the EU wanted, and we needed a deal more, so I wouldn't be surprised.

[The Red Arrow]

So much control...

[The Red Arrow]

A good round-up of where we're at from Mr Fenton -

Sunday, 27 December 2020
Brexit Deal - Truth Versus Delusion
https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2020/1 ... usion.html

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And one from David Allen Green, unless Fenton's been reading his stuff;

https://davidallengreen.com/2020/12/the ... g-picture/

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All this is only ‘first glance’ stuff – a Boxing Day walk-through a long and complicated legal text.

But what is already plain is that what the United Kingdom government is boasting and spinning about the agreement may not be accurate.

I believe that to be yet another example of British understatement.

DAG also notes that even the *xpress is having a wobble.