Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[The Minsky Moment]

Right an EEA/EFTA arrangement was always available to the UK but the eurosceptics would never accept that.

[The Brain]

Brexit means fuckup.

[Valmy]

I am all for remaining.  But sometimes I do wonder.  Switzerland and Norway didn't join the EU, and they seem to be doing perfectly fine.  Is life outside EU really that disastrous?  What is the counter-argument to that?

You probably need different countries to use as examples as those countries are pretty much in the EU in every practical sense. Just not politically...sort of like your relationship with a citizen of Hong Kong who votes.

[Zanza]

So the EU agrees to extend the deadline to 12 April.  Does the Commons need to approve that too?  What if they reject it? 

No deal and the EU can easily say that they tried everything to prevent it.

[Iormlund]

Some have made the point that main goal with last night's EU decision seems to be making sure blame for no deal can't be pushed on the EU. For which I can hardly blame them.

That's exactly what happened. The 27 consider Britain lost by this point. It's damage control time.

[chipwich]

Do we have any indication what the EU/ROI plan is for fortifying the Irish border?

[The Brain]

Do we have any indication what the EU/ROI plan is for fortifying the Irish border?

Steel slats.

[Syt]

[Syt]

I really, really want to return to the normal timeline now. This is getting too absurd.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/22/uri-geller-promises-to-stop-brexit-using-telepathy

Uri Geller promises to stop Brexit using telepathy

Illuionsist Uri Geller has told Theresa May he will "not allow" her to lead Britain out of the EU.

In an open letter to the prime minister, the Israeli-British TV personality said he felt "psychically and very strongly" that most Britons were anti-Brexit and promised to stop the process telepathically. He wrote: "I feel psychically and very strongly that most British people do not want Brexit. I love you very much but I will not allow you to lead Britain into Brexit. As much as I admire you, I will stop you telepathically from doing this – and believe me I am capable of executing it. Before I take this drastic course of action, I appeal to you to stop the process immediately while you still have a chance."

Geller, who is currently in Israel, used to live in Sonning, which lies in May's Maidenhead constituency. In his letter, he said he had known the prime minister for 21 years and that she had visited his home.

He added: "Three years before you became prime minister, I predicted your victory when I showed you Winston Churchill's spoon on my Cadillac, which I asked you to touch."

He also claimed he is using the power of his mind to ensure that "Jeremy Corbyn never gets the keys to Number 10 Downing Street".

"I will ensure that they bend out of all proportion to ensure that he never takes up residence there," he wrote.

Geller rose to prominence in the 1970s with an act based around his apparent psychic powers and telepathy skills, which were even tested by the CIA.

He is perhaps best known for his trademark spoon-bending trick.

[garbon]

Pulling out all the stops.

[garbon]

Estimate is that at least a million have taken to the streets today. I'm so glad I've hidden at home.

[11B4V]

Stay safe. Do you think it will turn nasty?

[garbon]

My guess would be no? At least if crowd still has same attitude of earlier Brexit protests.

[Josquius]

Surprised there were no incidents from pro brexit people though.

I tried to go but the busses from Newcastle were packed, left it too late and couldn't get it a ticket

[garbon]

Parliament Square