That's the way it's being sold as apparently 95% of the text remains unchanged. However, the change to the way regulatory alignment is to be handled seems to have massive implications to me which demand very careful scrutiny before it is signed off as afterwards will be too late. The revised way of handling NI not so. They change the way the issue is to be handled there but not the fact that it will be handled.

What that does though, as any kind of Brexit does so far as I can determine, is to hasten the day when the UK falls apart. I heard some "loyalist" politicians this week saying that a united Ireland within the EU might actually be a good thing. The DUP appear to be becoming increasingly isolated. With Scotland now looking to me like a lost cause, if we Brexit, how will England and Wales fare alone. Indeed, how long will it be England AND Wales? If I am right then we will have left one Union and broken up another by this. I wonder if that is actually what those who voted to leave really wanted.

Amazing that May's deal was defeated by huge majorities, Johnson was in full cry 'slavery' 'vassal state' etc.

Yet now 95% the same and it is 'Johnson's deal'.

Enough mugs to support it too, typical 'back end of a fag-packet' UK.

I don’t think the opening up of Eastern Europe and immigration into the U.K. in 2004 and the Lisbon treaty has a lot to do with bananas, tampons or even fish, unless you’re in the industry.

EU is great for some, but not all. After we’ve left and a lot of the fake hysteria has died down it’ll become noticeable we’re still in Europe but not in hock to an EU Parliament.

You have revealed the reason why so many of us voted to leave. It wasn't anything to do with editorials in the mainstream media but because we have all dumbed down and now get our news feeds from Facebook and Twitter

Whatever next

Obviously the effect of social media on the referendum vote is being significantly overstated here, and has been more recently re. the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But from your point it seems as though you seem to think it has little or no effect at all.

It has a massive and growing effect as a key, no filter propaganda or misinformation tool of influence, on any topic. An effect that will only increase as people increasingly turn to bitesize, high-level, sensationalist cuts of information and away from (occasionally) paywall based, high quality medium to long read information.

Did this have an influence on leave and remain voters in the referendum? Yes. Did it have a decisive influence on either group? Unlikely. Would it have more influence now if a referendum were held again due to increased adoption? Most likely. Just look at the dross DANGERMOUSE posts. That's proof enough. All the average joe reads now is slogan based news through their social feeds. It's genius, in a way.

No detailed reading, no cross-checking or balanced comparison, just lap up the repost without validation and then shout about it until hoarse while downing 5 pints of Carling down the local pub. Then stumble back, stuffing their faces with endangered North Sea Cod and chips, because it's cheap, innit, wipe the grease off their sweaty faces onto their Asda jumper and collapse into bed, with one final methane tinged wheeze.

What a life.

Anyone who stumbles after 5 pints of Carling has got enough problems to get on with.

Obviously the effect of social media on the referendum vote is being significantly overstated here, and has been more recently re. the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But from your point it seems as though you seem to think it has little or no effect at all.

It has a massive and growing effect as a key, no filter propaganda or misinformation tool of influence, on any topic. An effect that will only increase as people increasingly turn to bitesize, high-level, sensationalist cuts of information and away from (occasionally) paywall based, high quality medium to long read information.

Did this have an influence on leave and remain voters in the referendum? Yes. Did it have a decisive influence on either group? Unlikely. Would it have more influence now if a referendum were held again due to increased adoption? Most likely. Just look at the dross DANGERMOUSE posts. That's proof enough. All the average joe reads now is slogan based news through their social feeds. It's genius, in a way.

No detailed reading, no cross-checking or balanced comparison, just lap up the repost without validation and then shout about it until hoarse while downing 5 pints of Carling down the local pub. Then stumble back, stuffing their faces with endangered North Sea Cod and chips, because it's cheap, innit, wipe the grease off their sweaty faces onto their Asda jumper and collapse into bed, with one final methane tinged wheeze.

What a life.

I find your post quite insulting as I wouldn't wear anything from Asda even if I was desperate and I certainly don't drink lager as it's a girl's drink