Brexit: going dark
October 23, 2020 1:22 am Post a CommentIt looks to be thin pickings for the next few days, or even weeks. With the negotiations starting up again,... View Article
Tag Archive: Talks
Brexit: thin gruel and sausages
October 22, 2020 1:40 am Post a Comment“What will not change”, Michel Barnier told MEPs in Brussels yesterday, “is the framework we have set on behalf of the European... View Article
Brexit: slender chance of agreement
October 20, 2020 12:40 am Post a CommentMichel Barnier, as expected, was on the phone to David Frost yesterday, confirming that the EU “remains available to intensify talks... View Article
Brexit: no point in more talks
October 19, 2020 12:44 am Post a CommentThere are times when the Financial Times is ahead of the Brexit field, with genuine insight on developments. This story isn’t one of those... View Article
Brexit: playing games
October 17, 2020 1:14 am Post a CommentIf Johnson really was that keen on a Canada-style deal, he had the perfect opportunity to resolve the state aid/competition... View Article
Brexit: up in the air
October 16, 2020 12:20 am Post a CommentSo, the European Council has pronounced on the talks, noting “with concern” that progress on the key issues of interest to the... View Article
Brexit: eating his veggies
October 15, 2020 12:58 am Post a CommentJohnson is to decide on the “next steps” for the future relationship talks after the European Council which starts today. This emerged... View Article
Brexit: the price we pay
October 14, 2020 12:27 am Post a CommentYesterday was a crucial day in the ongoing saga of the EU-UK talks, with the meeting of the General Affairs Council in... View Article
Brexit: no useable intelligence
October 11, 2020 1:24 am Post a CommentIt was nearly a year ago (most recently) that we got hint of the UK’s intention to side-step the Brussels negotiation agenda... View Article
Brexit: a babbling Boris
October 5, 2020 4:10 am Post a CommentOn the Andrew Marr Show yesterday, Johnson was questioned about Saturday’s conversation with von der Leyen. He thinks there is a deal... View Article
Brexit: fuzzy deadlines
October 4, 2020 2:13 am Post a CommentJust about every paper has covered yesterday’s phone conversation between von der Leyen and “bonker” Boris. But, while the Guardian headlines that... View Article
Brexit: more jaw-jaw?
October 3, 2020 1:52 am Post a CommentAccording to David Frost, at the end of the ninth round of the EU-UK negotiations, “although differences remain, the outlines of... View Article
Brexit: slow progress
September 30, 2020 1:43 am Post a CommentFor some unexplained reason, the only newspaper of substance which has covered at any length the first day of the... View Article
Brexit: shooting the fox
September 29, 2020 1:34 am Post a CommentFaced with the posturing and tantrums of the British, manoeuvring to position them at fault if trade talks fail, it... View Article
Brexit: approaching the end game
September 28, 2020 2:18 am Post a CommentThe tempo seems to be quickening as we approach the final stage of the future relationship talks with the EU,... View Article
Brexit: it will be nasty
September 17, 2020 12:58 am Post a CommentGiven that yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen delivered her ‘state of the Union’ speech, the very speech about which the Telegraph so... View Article
