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Six Impossible Things Before Brexit

Six Impossible Things Before Brexit

With six months to go, the ultimate denouement of Brexit looks as murky as ever.  That hasn’t stopped plenty of people trying to peer through the vapours.  If you are going to speculate, go right ahead, but it’s probably best not base your speculations on things that are downright wrong.  So let’s take a stroll past some of the more common misconceptions. 1) If Britain proposes something different (whether a recantation or a hardening of stance), the EU won’t necessarily…

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NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Chequers is dead, so should Labour offer a ‘people’s vote’?

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Chequers is dead, so should Labour offer a ‘people’s vote’?

As Labour heads to Liverpool, Keiran Pedley and Leo Barasi look at the polling and ask whether it is in Labour’s interests to offer another vote on Brexit. They lay out the case for and against and debate what happens next. Follow this week’s guests: Follow @KeiranPedley Follow @LeoBarasi Tweet

While the nation faces huge and historic issues over Brexit Labour gathers in Liverpool to talk about itself

While the nation faces huge and historic issues over Brexit Labour gathers in Liverpool to talk about itself

Meanwhile Phil Collins is dead right – while the Tories go through their Brexit travails all Corbyn's LAB wants to talk about is itself https://t.co/NYSLTbXBkN — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 21, 2018 Today’s Times column by Phillip Collins hits the nail on the head about Labour and its current state. “..The issues of the hour are historic. Are any of the half-formed answers to the Irish border question at all practicable? Will the strong desire of the European Union 27…

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TMay heads back from Salzburg looking more isolated than ever

TMay heads back from Salzburg looking more isolated than ever

https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1042795267165233153?s=19 it feels pretty serious out here for the prospects of a deal – what's more worrying is it seems again the two sides have misunderstood each other's politics but, but, but, a lot of huffing and puffing and a bust up was probably inevitable at some point https://t.co/FocRTHE7c2 — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) September 20, 2018 And the time is running out It is becoming harder and harder to work out how Britain’s exit from the EU will work out….

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How the readership of the main national papers are split on Brexit

How the readership of the main national papers are split on Brexit

YouGov have just published a poll which shows how readers of different newspapers are viewing brexit and how they would vote in a new referendum. For some reason the Sun does not appear to be included. In broad terms the results are what you would expect with Guardian readers being staunchly for Remain while Express ones are for Leave. But there are some surprises. To me the big one is the Daily Telegraph where the split is 45% remain to…

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With just over six months to go until Brexit day YouGov looks where the public stands

With just over six months to go until Brexit day YouGov looks where the public stands

1/ Public opinion has drifted slightly against Brexit. On average this year there has been a 3 point lead of those who think Britain was wrong to vote for Brexit over those who think Britain was right to do so https://t.co/3SXfJa1bAf pic.twitter.com/yaBm2gLrEP — YouGov (@YouGov) September 12, 2018 2/ While Theresa May comes in for constant criticism over the Brexit negotiations, few Brits (22-27%) actually think that a different leader would have done any better https://t.co/3SXfJa1bAf pic.twitter.com/RbjRgKG31O — YouGov (@YouGov)…

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There will be no second referendum whether Labour backs it or not

There will be no second referendum whether Labour backs it or not

Indeed, Labour best hope is to push for one – but to fail Brexit is not unlike Hurricane Florence. A huge amount of energy is being expended, mostly to destructive effect, dumping a load of output which is flooding out a great deal else, while not going anywhere fast. And just as Florence attracts storm-chasers, Brexit attracts any number of other eccentrics, on all sides, either to participate in the main thing or to chase rainbows. One such rainbow is…

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