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Brexit: Controlled Flight into Terrain by Yves Smith…

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One has to admire the EU’s parry to Theresa May’s request for an extension to Brexit to June 30, which was to offer an extension to May 22 if she could get her Withdrawal Agreement approved by Parliament by March 29. If not, the UK would be out by April 12 unless it asks for […]

362k Passports Cancelled Last Year. Was One of Them Yours?…

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Starting in 2021, Americans will require permission to visit Europe… technically the 26 borderless countries within Europe’s Schengen area. The process will start out simple enough, taking about ten minutes to complete and costing around $8. The EU estimates it will grant about 95% of the Americans who apply three years of access to the […]

May’s Appeal Falls Flat as EU Seizes Control of Brexit Date…

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The EU has handed Theresa May two weeks grace to devise an alternative Brexit plan if her deal falls next week after the prime minister failed to convince the bloc that she was capable of avoiding a no-deal Brexit. After a marathon late night session of talks, the EU’s leaders ripped up May’s proposals and […]

Parliament Again Votes on Future of Brexit, No-Deal, and Compromise Arrangements…

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The UK Parliament is again voting on the Brexit process Wednesday evening, part of a series of votes on whether the government will respect the democratically expressed will of the British people or not which follows a heavy defeat for the British government Tuesday night. Two of the votes Tuesday night expected around 1900 are […]

Brexit Summary and Linkfest Special…

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I am departing from our usual practice and publishing Brexit links separately and early. The press has reported on two developments, one of Corbyn saying he would back a second referendum (although note that there still appears not to be enough votes in Parliament to back even a motion calling for one; recall that People’s […]

Brexit: May’s Endgame

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With Brexit barely more than a month away, May has made her latest move, which is to drive Parliament’s vote as close to the wire as possible, while refusing to consider revoking the Article 50 notice, or its more socially acceptable cousin, a second referendum.1 May has moved Parliament’s “meaningful vote” back yet again, now […]

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