Politicians voted against leaving the EU ”without a withdrawal agreement and a framework for the future relationship.”

It was championed as a sign of cross-party cooperation—but rejected by the EU in a matter of minutes. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, said the deal was “not open for re-negotiation..”

John Crace wrote:
Even in the by-now familiar Alice in Wonderland world of Schrödinger’s Brexit, where everything can simultaneously be and not be, this was a bit of a stretch for many on the opposition benches. Chris Leslie wondered quite how she squared away her claim to be able to secure a deal by ditching the Northern Ireland backstop with her insistence that rejecting the backstop would inevitably end in a no-deal....

...Brexit continues to make fools of all those with whom it comes in contact. Especially those that were already fools. Give it time and most MPs will be only able to speak in non-verbal grunts. A rare win-win. They’d probably make more sense that way. By the close there was almost no one in the house. Had anyone from the EU been bothering to listen in to such a dismal debate, they’d probably conclude they were far better off without us anyway. This is the new UK. Bringing down the average IQ of the whole of Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/29/after-two-years-of-no-progress-whatsoever-bring-on-plan-c-minus

testcase wrote:
"Anyone else want to leave the EU? Anyone? No? Well, there you go."



What's the acronym? PIIGS? (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain). ALL BROKE (or nearly so), why would THEY leave a "union" that's carrying their debt? I'm more surprised that the countries that are more fiscally prudent would agree to carry the deadbeats. Once GB "escapes" let's see how long it takes for other "givers" to follow GB's example (especially since fewer member countries will have to pay more to take up the slack).

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he can eat everyday.

Give a man (or country) a dollar and they'll come back for more (again and again and again....).

WWII debt went LARGELY unpaid. If I recall correctly, ONLY Finland repaid their war debt. Everybody else decided it was best to ignore their debt, hate the United States, and bite the hand that fed them. When will we learn that "bought" friendships last only as long as the money flows? If foreigners are going to hate us, we should STOP paying them TO hate us.

testcase wrote:
"Anyone else want to leave the EU? Anyone? No? Well, there you go."



What's the acronym? PIIGS? (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain). ALL BROKE (or nearly so), why would THEY leave a "union" that's carrying their debt? I'm more surprised that the countries that are more fiscally prudent would agree to carry the deadbeats. Once GB "escapes" let's see how long it takes for other "givers" to follow GB's example (especially since fewer member countries will have to pay more to take up the slack).

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he can eat everyday.

Give a man (or country) a dollar and they'll come back for more (again and again and again....).

WWII debt went LARGELY unpaid. If I recall correctly, ONLY Finland repaid their war debt. Everybody else decided it was best to ignore their debt, hate the United States, and bite the hand that fed them. When will we learn that "bought" friendships last only as long as the money flows? If foreigners are going to hate us, we should STOP paying them TO hate us.