The amateurish way we've conducted the negotiations is the train wreck. We haven't had second rate politicians conducting the discussions we've had third rate buffoons that have made us look foolish in the eyes of the rest of the EU.
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I remain to be convinced that Brexit will actually happen. The " Establishment " in this country don't want it to happen and they usually find a way of getting what they want.
Running "third rate buffoons" at the point of the alleged-spear is, of course, one of those ways.
Almost called it "the American trick" - to bumble about obviously klewless f**king-up everything in sight whilst one's detractors clapped in glee.. and with no warning - were found to have become just another meal when the smokescreen had finally dissipated.
OTOH?
We LEARNED THAT TACTIC from "perfidious Albion" who had done the Romans for practice, then gone on to bamboozle much of the rest of the known world.
Poland seems to have twigged to things not being quite as one-sided as all that, nor there being so much commonality, nor "Union" in the EU as some would wish were the case.
Each EU member in turn is a good candidate to find SOMETHING - not the same things, mind - where they, too, would be better-off operating to mutual advantage with the UK than not.
Three times, 1800 or so to present day - the map of Europe was mostly one colour, Britain standing a minority. Last two goes, progressively worse, and Blighty dependent on her young and still not all that strong former colonies.
Those bonds are stronger than ever. Her "former colonies" no longer impoverished teenagers of small population, scant experience, nor slender resources.
Going ever gets REALLY tough? UK could, one supposes, apply to become an Australian Territory, Canadian Province, a US State... or simply act as if "all of the above" were the new normal, averaged-out, and paperwork or no.
Germany? France, Italy Es-painyah? GREASE!?
Guess they could make study of Rooshin mandatory in German Schools, Arabic in French ones, Bankruptcy Law in Italy ....and otherwise in general?
Been kept so busy pouncing on the UK, the EU have rather neglected their own garden. I do not think that is an accident.
I did say "Perfidious Albion", yah?
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