The people you are so proud of blocked the leave deal 3 times?

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I have no idea why you feel as you do. "People like you" is not talking down to anyone and is the kind of language directed at me all the time here, which doesn't offend me at all. That your views are similar to others found here is hardly a controversial idea is it?

I don't yet know where I will be at Christmas but if I am around, why not? If you like cask ales try the "Proper Job" or "Arthurs".

I suspect that Parliament as a whole would now take the May deal but that's just hindsight. We all look back and wish we had made a different decision.

What I am proud about is the whole system, working, warts and all, on our behalf. It's clearly producing huge stress at the moment but it remains our greatest asset which protects us from creep towards potential dictatorship.

I Fundamentally disagree, in life you have to be bold in making decisions and brexit is about making a decision. We are in negotiation not a debating club that requires bluffing tactics towards the EU in order to achieve the best results. The remoaners want the status quo which is not good enough for the people who voted leave.
I think the remoaners are happy to take a week deal which says it all really.

It enhances his suitability for office in my view.

He should talk to anybody not be restricted by elderly white establishment figures.

If it was left to them we would not have talked to the IRA.

Now nearly 20 years of peace.

Corbyn had nothing to do with the peace process. The UK government of various parties (elderly white figures) had talks with the IRA from the 1970s onwards. The serious discussions started around Thatcher / Major time when the IRA realised it was in their best interests to move towards a settlement.

Corbyn was not acting on behalf of anyone and the IRA has said previously that he had no involvement. Yes they enjoyed their tea at Parliament and the publicity and embarrassment it generated.

If Corbyn is sincere about reaching out to all sides why has he never held meeting with the protestant terrorists why has he never met anyone from the Israeli government? If he had done that I would at least respected him for talking to both sides.

He should be honest and at least state he is pro left wing republican and pro Hamas.

As for the Irish peace process there are a whole bunch of people who did good work over many years and there are plenty of books about that. Corbyn and his publicity stunts are not part of that.

This "we need to bluff" argument along with the claim that "that's the way to negotiate deals" needs to be called out for the false equivalence behind them.

This is not a business deal in which bluff and taking things to the wire can pay dividends.

This is much more complex and important than that. It's a series of arrangements that need careful nuances to be all put together. It's more like completing a jigsaw puzzle than doing a business deal.

The bottom line is that the future of the coming generations depends on it and we mustn't allow our politicians to mess it up because of personal ambition, previous commitments or party politics.

If it needs more time then take more time. As much time as is needed to find the right path. Don't set arbitrary deadlines just because you used to do business deals on that basis. Uncertainty is damaging but getting things wrong would be much more damaging.

We are all fed up with it, but that's not a reason to stop trying. Winners keep on to the end.

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Credit where credit's due?

Also find it odd that you see all his work as a PR stunt. Literally no one had heard of him until about 4 years ago.

You have obviously not seen 'spotlight on the troubles' in recent weeks, if you had your tory HQ view of the troubles would have been severely dented !!