Westminstenders: Penny dropping time

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Johnson already seems to be hinting at protections for workers rights and the environment that he promised are to be dropped.

Along with enshrining Brexit in law to the end of Dec 2020 thus creating another Brexit no deal date. This time without any safety net in parliament.

"won't Johnson be more liberal than he suggested" they cry

About that...

And it’s all the fault of the EU.

PMK

Ironic, really, when I've always hated the stupid word Brexit, that cunt Johnson gets to ban it. He's like a crap conjuror, using rubbish misdirection techniques.

My knee jerk reaction is that the opposition and journalists and political commentators should mention Brexit at every opportunity. But it would only be turned around on them as trying to subvert the beautiful Brexit purity.

What's all this about?? Are we selling out to the Americans already?

UK approves £4bn US takeover of defence company Cobham.

Advent International made a £4bn offer to buy Cobham in July, but it was delayed when the government intervened over national security concerns.

The government announced its approval of the deal late on Friday night - which the firm's founding family said was "timed to avoid scrutiny".

PM Boris Johnson said the UK remained a "dynamic" part of the defence industry.

Cobham, which employs 10,000 people, has extensive contracts with the British military and is seen as a world leader in air-to-air refuelling technology.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50874181

Yes. We are. They've already started the asset stripping.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/3774518-Westminstenders-Social-Conservativism?watched=1

New thread...

Cobham, which employs 10,000 people, has extensive contracts with the British military

This does help me understand the 'winners' view. If we are to have more US owned businesses like this we do need to reduce our workers' rights. US business is often deterred by our employment laws as by contrast there are hardly any in the US as they have 'at will' employment.

Trying hard to see the winner's view, it does make sense to incorporate more elements of the at will system. Not my personal preference but I can see the logic in it.

www.footholdamerica.com/faqs/employing-a-us-worker/us-employment-law-vs-uk-employment-law/#

That Guardian Cummings article is scary

On lonely's link from the USA - I doubt if most Brits want longer hours, less holiday, fire at will employment.
However, maybe those who aren't working don't care

"Americans define themselves by the occupations,
and they frequently work far longer weeks than their European or UK counterparts.
....
American workers typically take very little holiday or paid sick leave.
That’s because the USA does not have hard rules about the minimum number of days of paid sick leave or vacation time"