You make a song and dance about some EU careerist resigning because he sees his gravy train disappearing, yet you say nothing about Corbyn's colleagues in parliament refusing to serve under him.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

Yes really.

It's very much your MO: insinuations that everything is a Brexit disaster, because we got the decision "wrong". Let there be no doubt you will be smugly posting your "evidence" when any given event appears to sate your confirmation bias.

Or indeed re-posting 4-month old news.

Anyone would think you're desperate to deflect from the realities: the EU is exposing itself for the nasty, petty, belligerent failed political experiment that many (note: not all) whom voted for Brexit saw it for. With each leak, each petty swipe ("English is losing importance in Europe (sic)", with each proclamation at their unwillingness to accept divergent view, the global community are seeing it for what it is: profligate, corrupt, vindictive, myopic and protectionist.

So, "best negotiator"? According to who? Can you cite your sources? Cameron's aides seemed to think he was pretty 5hit:

"Cameron’s aides complained that Rogers dominated the negotiation process and was too quick to take ‘no’ for an answer."

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Presumably he's "best" in your eyes, because he'd willingly capitulate to each and every demand and give nothing back. We need 5th columnists like him like we need a hole in the head.

It's arguable that someone with such a good understanding of the machinations of the EU would be best place to see if brexit ministers had a clue or not. He didn't want to be a part of it as they weren't listening.

Anyway 2 sides to every story innit.

Changing subject, is the Macron victory in France going to help us towards Brexit. It could be argued that the French electorate chose a more EU centric candidate.

And there I was thinking how cheap booze is compared to the UK when abroad in Europe but if we are going to lose 20...yes, 20p...then I would hav ebeen in the Brexit camp from day one!

Big chest and massive boobs

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Yes, I'll let you wriggle off the hook. Two sides, indeed. I'm more than happy with Tim Barrow - he's eminently qualified and experienced, and appears not to have gorged on the EU koolaid.

As for Macron: "EU centric"?? Hahahahaha. Yeah. He's been actively endorsed by the EU. He's not "EU centric", he's a raging EUphile: pro mass-immigration, pro globalisation, pro EU. An odd position for the "anti-establishment". I'll assume you didn't watch the most recent debate. He cited the EUR60bn Brexit punishment beating in that, so I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions what kind of line he'll take in the negotiations (perhaps he should retain legal counsul to check the legality of the punishment payment though).

This is going to be great. Macron is basically a Blairite PR stunt without the policy. A French Trudeau (whom the Canadians are now seeing through) they are stuck with for 5 years.

He did come across a bit 'call me Tony'.