Actually, these extensions do keep the UK in the EU. Legally, a no-deal exit is only possible at the end of an extension and the period can only be cut short if a deal is made. This is nothing new, however, because even the initial two-year period specified in Article 50 could have been cut short by an exit deal. So, yeah, "flextension" is some kind of marketing term.
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Actually, these extensions do keep the UK in the EU. Legally, a no-deal exit is only possible at the end of an extension and the period can only be cut short if a deal is made. This is nothing new, however, because even the initial two-year period specified in Article 50 could have been cut short by an exit deal. So, yeah, "flextension" is some kind of marketing term.
As uppi said, ‘flextension’ is a term meant to make it clearer that it is a period in which the UK defaults into (pro tempore) full EU membership but during which the UK can exit earlier if it actually makes a deal.
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I suggest using a dumpster fire as the image for the next commemorative coin
Brexit delay 'forces UK to destroy commemorative coins' as exit date pushed out to January
The UK has been in meltdown over Brexit so long it seems only fitting the mint now has to melt thousands of 50 pence coins it created to mark the planned October 31 departure from the EU.
A spokesman for the Treasury said the mint would still produce a coin to mark the UK's departure from the EU — whenever that took place.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10...d-down-after-uk-eu-split-date-change/11650408
David Cameron spends £9 million on why remaining in the EU was good for the UK - outrage at unregulated spending, how dare the Remain campaign cheat, etc.
Boris Johnson spends £100 million on "Get ready for Brexit", countless more on Yellowhammer preparations and on commemorative coins - business as usual, apparently.
Boris Johnson spends £100 million on "Get ready for Brexit", countless more on Yellowhammer preparations and on commemorative coins - business as usual, apparently.
Outrage from the Murdoch tabloids busy with their control of the public opinion agenda and discussion topics.
Would any of the current cabinet members survive a dedicated attack of the tabloids ?
And if none or few... who is actually controlling the country ???
Why won't the stupid Bojo deal be finally voted upon and sent to the Eu and be done with it?
Ok, then why did the stupid libdems and SNP give Bojo his election wish on a platter? (rhetorical question)
Wasn't this which caused Jeremy to agree to an election?
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I doubt that Boris Johnson will do much better than Theresa May with the electorate.
Well, BoJo has done a pretty good job of getting rid of the remain tories, so there could be very few seats left for him to contest, meaning he will be irrelevant. I hope he will not like that and run candidates in most / all seats. It is a strange situation where we may be saved from an extreme right wing parliament presiding over brexit by Farage.
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I am unclear what Nigel Farage's definition of a Tory leave seat now is?
At one stage it was Voted Leave tories who did not vote for any of Theresa May's bills for the vassalage agreement.
Bojo already denied he will kick that mp out so as to not risk himself not be elected. Iirc his exact words were that he'd "rather be found dead in a ditch".
It would be funny if the Tories won the election but Boris lost his seat.
Wouldn't quite make up for the inevitable collapse of the economy, ravaging of public services and breakup of the UK that would follow but it'd be something.
Wouldn't quite make up for the inevitable collapse of the economy, ravaging of public services and breakup of the UK that would follow but it'd be something.
Not for nothing did Mark Gatiss christen him "Diana Ditch".
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