Westminstenders: Here we go again

[RedToothBrush]

Vote 12th March: Meaningful Vote on the Withdrawal Agreement

Vote 13th March: If WA fails, vote on No Deal

Vote 14th March: If WA fails, vote on A50 extension

Not much more to add at this stage that's not repeating what's been said before.

Delurking, and PMK.

Pmk

Obscure no-deal Brexit group is UK's biggest political spender on Facebook

Dark money still sloshing around, specifically pushing No Deal

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/09/obscure-no-deal-brexit-group-is-uks-biggest-political-spender-on-facebook

The single biggest known British political advertiser on Facebookk^ is a mysterious pro-Brexit campaign group pushing for a no-deal exit from the EU.

The revelation about Britain’s Future, which has never disclosed the source of its funding or organisational structure,
has raised concerns about the influence of “dark money” in British politics.

The little-known campaign group has spent more than £340,000 on Facebook adverts backing a hard Brexit
since the social network began publishing lists of political advertisers last October,

making it a bigger spender than every UK political party and the government combined.

However, there is no information available about who is ultimately paying for the adverts,
highlighting a key flaw in Facebook’s new political transparency tools.

PMK

PMK Thanks Red

PMK, thanks as always @RedToothBrush

And in a wonderfully bathetic manner, Storm Gareth is predicted to arrive to herald and accompany the sturm und drang of the various meaningful votes next week
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/met-office-issue-weather-warning-15947593
(map shows wider effects than just Wales)

Thanks as always red.
While I'm at it thanks to bigchoc and everyone for all the things I have learned on this thread, your banter and concern shown to me in my I'll health. You have all been great and supportive. I hope the march is a great success and thank all involved in their hard work organising and informing people about transport etc. Wish I could come but am not quite strong enough yet. No idea if thread will keep going after the 29 th march so thought I'd get my thanks in now. Hope it does continue, will miss you all and cheers to you and all your kin

Wishing you and yours all the best too sos

I still say we should form a commune somewhere nice...

Got any room leclerc or bigchoc 😂

All the best, sos
but if you aren't fed up with us, we'll still be here in April, even if we Brexit

• because negotiations after any kind of Brexit will last several years

In fact the only way to shut us all up would be to Revoke 😂 !

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I think @prettybird has agreed to let a few of us into her back garden? 😀 We have quite a few skills on these threads so I'm all for it 😀

I also don't think we should stop these threads after the 29th. We should definitely keep watch...

What you mean no one bought the island?

Not at all surprised dark money is following Leave and ERG lot and am still eagerly awaiting Farage being summoned (IMO possibly the only way to pick up the end of the thread on the funds - if it makes any difference by then).

chevvy atm, we have rain, winds over 100kph and the Rhine is not very welcoming !

Good neat explainer in the New Yorker here

www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-brexit-endgame-visual-guide?mbid=social_twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=tny&utm_medium=social

I'd love the threads to become about general politics instead of Brexit .... because Brexit had been cancelled !

This is not good... Labour is opposing taking part in the EU elections if we get an extension. As I see it, (if we’re granted one) this would just lead to another cliff edge on July 1st as I reckon we still wouldn’t have agreed a deal by then. And we’d have to leave if we had no new MEPs.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thornberry-we-want-short-delay-to-avoid-eu-election-hrnzxl8bk

So it is a case of waiting til the 12th now? Not much planned before then?

PMK...

Hester Avoiding EP elections is why May didn't wait any longer before invoking A50
because Leavers -especially Tories - would think that holding them means they are going to be "betrayed" by Remaining.

Both May and Corbyn want only short extensions, to avoid having to take part in the EP elections
If both of them aim for short, then that is what we would almost certainly get, if the EU agree

What would change in an extra 2 / 4 / 6 weeks ?
We'd just be faced with the same choice of this WA / Revoke / No Deal

btw, Corbyn never wanted a PV and has only grudgingly agreed now, but a PV would require a long extension - so is this just another way for him to avoid it ?

I hereby promise that if we Revoke I'll never darken these threads again. I mean, I'd really miss you all, but I'm willing to forego the pleasure for a lovely Revoke.

Hester love this line So why would anyone vote no? Maybe to try to force Theresa May to resign, or maybe because people in British politics have stopped acting rationally.

Brexit: The Cox Gambit, the Barnier Response, and the Blame Game begins

Very detailled account of what actually happened during the talks with Cox
and then the EU ambassadors afterwards

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2019/0309/1035261-brexit-tony-connelly/

{I still say we should form a commune somewhere nice...
Got any room leclerc}

I have room and can get the kettle on but would request you bring 'English' teabags/tea as it's silly expensive here.
How many are coming?