Brexit: no deal yesterday
December 24, 2020 12:22 am Post a CommentI remember being stuck in Brussels once, waiting for a flight home which was hours late, with no indication of... View Article
Tag Archive: Talks
Brexit: no deal today
December 23, 2020 12:43 am Post a CommentOne can have a little sympathy with the journos covering the EU-UK talks, but only a little. There is very... View Article
Brexit: Jingle Hell
December 22, 2020 1:26 am Post a CommentThe problem with Johnson as a congenital liar is that, while most people will recognise him for what he is... View Article
Brexit: limbo
December 21, 2020 2:12 am Post a CommentIt was ironic that, in this Euro-metric world, as the clock ran down to midnight, the negotiators were inching towards a compromise... View Article
Brexit: not over by Christmas
December 20, 2020 1:54 am Post a CommentEntertained in several quarters and with increasing persistence is the view that there won’t be a deal by Christmas or,... View Article
Brexit: the train wreck cometh
December 19, 2020 12:04 am Post a CommentThere are quite obviously a number of “plays” going on, as the “future relationship” talks go into their “decisive” phase.... View Article
Brexit: fun and games
December 17, 2020 12:39 am Post a CommentIn days when the agenda is driven by rumour, fuelled by quotes from anonymous spokespersons and official non-statements, it is... View Article
Brexit: no significant progress
December 15, 2020 2:28 am Post a CommentThere’s progress, and there’s significant progress. According to Barnier, there had been “some progress” on the three remaining areas of... View Article
Brexit: meeting in person
December 8, 2020 1:37 am Post a CommentWell, after an abortive phone call yesterday, the “talks” have finally reached the stage where they’re totally in the comfort... View Article
Brexit: round and round we go
December 7, 2020 1:58 am Post a CommentBrussels “sources”, it seems, are slightly more leaky that the Titanic and possibly with similar effect, as those with any sense head... View Article
Brexit: the final throw?
December 6, 2020 1:44 am Post a CommentSo, we had the famous phone call – which is reported to have lasted an hour. Von der Leyen then told... View Article
Brexit: paws
December 5, 2020 1:54 am Post a CommentAbout the only things of which we can be absolutely certain, in respect of the “future partnership” talks, are the points... View Article
Brexit: the rainbow talks
December 4, 2020 1:27 am Post a CommentWhen I was learning to fly, I recall one day tooling around the sky with my instructor when we saw... View Article
Brexit: red lights at dawn
December 3, 2020 1:58 am Post a CommentThat Matt Hancock should claim Brexit as the reason why the Pfizer vaccine gained its rapid approval in the UK... View Article
Brexit: … the end of the end?
December 2, 2020 1:33 am Post a CommentBefore representatives of the original Six came to sign the Paris Treaty on 18 April 1951, establishing the European Coal... View Article
Brexit: marching to the top of the hill
November 29, 2020 2:20 am Post a CommentIn yesterday’s piece I recorded the fond hopes of the Telegraph that a breakthrough on fishing could be close in the EU-UK talks. It... View Article