The chips are ready and the cooking oil is piping hot. EU citizens in the UK and Brits in the EU are just about to be immersed for the umpteenth time in a deep pan fryer that will finally scar for good any last remaining ounce of citizens’ rights as we knew them. I may […]
Brexit Negotiations
Brexit Musings (44) – Mister Johnson, I Presume?
We have just been traversing a terrifying jungle ridden with dangers and now come face to face with an unexpected creature who is just waiting to finish us off. He answers to the name, Mister Johnson. Is it just possible that Mister Johnson represents the missing link between the rational and the irrational? Or am […]
Citizens In Distress – The Mental Strain Of A No-Deal Brexit
If we reflect on the situation of EU citizens in the UK and British citizens in the EU-27, nothing has really changed since the referendum vote three years ago. Although an agreement concerning our fate was reached in December 2017, it very much depends on the whole withdrawal deal being accepted by Westminster. This is […]
Madame May, Partez Et Emportez Votre Brexit!!
Theresa May a finalement compris que personne ne l’aime et certains la détestent – en tant que premère ministre, bien entendu. Si je suis honnête avec moi-meme, je me sens en partie désolé pour Madame May. Elle me rappelle une belle-mère avec qui vous vous disputez sans cesse mais qui vous rend très triste quand […]
Bye-Bye Mrs May And Take Your Brexit With You!
Theresa May has finally realised that nobody actually likes her and many more even hate her – as a politician, that is, not as a person. I am not to judge what sort of person she is. If I’m honest, there’s a part of me that feels sorry for Mrs M. She reminds me of […]
Democratic Britain? EU Citizens Denied Vote In European Elections
Today, under Theresa May, many EU citizens have been denied the right to vote in their own elections. What would happen tomorrow under Boris Johnson? Reports that many EU citizens living in the UK have been denied voting rights in the European parliament elections defy belief. It was so easy for me to […]
Why It’s Time For The UK To Leave The European Union
In times gone by, the European Union was something that was never mentioned in rural England, despite its continuous presence. Like a morning mist that never lifts, the scent of the EU lingered daily above the Yorkshire dales, well into the afternoon before briefly disappearing, only to return with a vengeance at dusk. Since the […]
If Jeremy Corbyn’s The Answer To Brexit, What The Hell Was The Question?
The Labour priority is to negotiate a trading relationship with the European Union to protect jobs and to defend the living standards that we have through regulation, but also to make sure that the jobs in the manufacturing industry and in food supply chains are protected. – Jeremy Corbyn For a man who […]
“Brexit Illusions” – By Lewis Carroll And The Two Ronnies
I don’t know whether British citizens living in the heart of the EU should feel embarrassed, bemused, ashamed, or totally indifferent to the Brexit illusions going on in Westminster. The Brexit saga seems to be more of a cross between a Lewis Carroll fantasy and a sketch performed by the Two Ronnies, than a debate […]
EUROPE: Les Cinqs Salopards Du Brexit Et Les 17 Millions d’Abrutis Qui Les Ont Crus!
J’ai fait exprès d’incorporer le titre du petit commentaire qui est apparu dans le Charlie Hebdo du 20 mars dernier, et qui faisait allusion à cinq petits chenapans qui ont fait chavirer tout un pays. En fait, le Royaume-Uni – et plus précisément l’Angleterre – n’a fallu qu’un petit coup de pousse de nos salopards pour […]