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That innocuous title hides a potentially very big, and very destructive step. The EU members are considering stripping Poland of its voting rights on EU matters due to changes that are argued to imperial the independent of the Polish judiciary.
Whilst I can't comment on whether those changes really would imperil that independence, I think that to even think about doing something like that is the political equivalent of pulling the pin on a hand grenade! I can well imagine the reaction of the Polish government would be visceral, extreme and disruptive. Things like pulling out of the EU come to mind.
I don't think that those considering such a step have really thought through the consequences of their actions for the future of the EU.
They've thought through what they think will be the consequences of their actions. What they haven't thought through is the actual consequences of their actions. By that I mean a political reaction so violent that it destroys the EU. Brexit has already severely weakened the institution. Poland leaving, which could be a real consequence of this would stand a very real chance of bringing the whole rotten edifice crashing down.
But it's a non-starter anyway: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that he would veto any attempt to sanction Poland. UK is still an EU member - what's our position on it?That article was doing so well till the 4th to last word. Emotive language prejudices the writers viewpoint.
Some well thought out reasoning there from a Sun or Mail journalist. Or more possibly from a budding half the story tory journalist.. Then you read it, and repost it, without even giving a thought to the mathematics applied to the story..in this case none.... If you can publish facts and figures from 10 years hence if the policies that the story speaks of were in force, then see if your writers silly forethoughts were to ring true. Its like predicting the effects of Brexit. No one really knows.
the rest of the crap.
Some well thought out reasoning there from a Sun or Mail journalist. Or more possibly from a budding half the story tory journalist.. Then you read it, and repost it, without even giving a thought to the mathematics applied to the story..in this case none.... If you can publish facts and figures from 10 years hence if the policies that the story speaks of were in force, then see if your writers silly forethoughts were to ring true. Its like predicting the effects of Brexit. No one really knows.
Oh dear Lord save us its Lord Ashcroft on Twitter .. and you thought it was worthy of reposting on here...
Oh I know, he just grips my shoite particularly even amongst politicians!Yeah but politicians always work on the do as I say not as I do principle.
A bit like Farage and me then!Oh I know, he just grips my shoite particularly even amongst politicians!
And Farage and moi, never liked him either. I just regard Corbyn as more dangerous given his position...A bit like Farage and me then!
The Times
The fate of euro clearing in London will hang in the balance until the final outcome of the Brexit negotiations is known, the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland has said. In an interview with The Times in Dublin, Philip Lane noted that as things stand, Britain and the EU operate under the same regulatory regime. "The question is once Brexit has occurred what type of understandings can be developed between the UK and the EU," Mr Lane said. "The European Commission’s position [on euro clearing] turns on this point and that is the importance of location. It is not going to be important if the regulatory systems are going to be similar."