Brexit Briefing: The Speech in Florence. 22 September 2017 (Re-published 4/9/2018)
Mrs May delivered her BIG BREXIT speech in Florence this afternoon.
She confirmed that there will be a 'transition period' of up to two years following the March 2019 deadline.
The UK will be honouring its payments to the EU throughout this period.
Mrs May is seeking a 'bespoke arrangement' with the EU but failed to explain what she actually meant by 'bespoke arrangement.'
It's taken 15 months to get this far.
As I listened to the speech I became quite agitated and then somewhat flummoxed.
Mrs May chose Florence as the destination from where she would deliver her speech.
Describing Florence, Mrs May said:
'It was here, more than anywhere else, that the Renaissance began-a period of history that inspired centuries of creativity and critical thought across our continent and which in many ways defined what it meant to be European. A period of history whose example shaped the modern world. A period of history that teaches us that when we come together in a spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it within ourselves to do great things.'
Er, yes quite. But we are leaving.
And then:
'Indeed, we want to be your strongest friend and partner, as the EU and the UK thrive side by side.'
Er, we WERE friends and partners. But we are leaving the partnership.
And then. And this REALLY annoyed me:
'.....the UK has never totally felt at home being in the European Union. And perhaps because of our history and geography, the European Union never felt to us like an integral part of our national story in the way it does to so many elsewhere in Europe."
Bloody cheek..
I've felt 'European' ever since I went on a school exchange trip to Paris in 1979.
No doubt the Brexit negotiations will trundle on, like a very slow game of badminton.
There will be a lot more 'kicking the can down the road.' A lot more upset and unrest.
At the end of the day The Remainers won't 'win' and neither will the Brexiteers.
A colossal waste of time.
And definitely not 'a great thing.'
Bloody Brexit.
She confirmed that there will be a 'transition period' of up to two years following the March 2019 deadline.
The UK will be honouring its payments to the EU throughout this period.
Mrs May is seeking a 'bespoke arrangement' with the EU but failed to explain what she actually meant by 'bespoke arrangement.'
It's taken 15 months to get this far.
As I listened to the speech I became quite agitated and then somewhat flummoxed.
Mrs May chose Florence as the destination from where she would deliver her speech.
Describing Florence, Mrs May said:
'It was here, more than anywhere else, that the Renaissance began-a period of history that inspired centuries of creativity and critical thought across our continent and which in many ways defined what it meant to be European. A period of history whose example shaped the modern world. A period of history that teaches us that when we come together in a spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it within ourselves to do great things.'
Er, yes quite. But we are leaving.
And then:
'Indeed, we want to be your strongest friend and partner, as the EU and the UK thrive side by side.'
Er, we WERE friends and partners. But we are leaving the partnership.
And then. And this REALLY annoyed me:
'.....the UK has never totally felt at home being in the European Union. And perhaps because of our history and geography, the European Union never felt to us like an integral part of our national story in the way it does to so many elsewhere in Europe."
Bloody cheek..
I've felt 'European' ever since I went on a school exchange trip to Paris in 1979.
No doubt the Brexit negotiations will trundle on, like a very slow game of badminton.
There will be a lot more 'kicking the can down the road.' A lot more upset and unrest.
At the end of the day The Remainers won't 'win' and neither will the Brexiteers.
A colossal waste of time.
And definitely not 'a great thing.'
Bloody Brexit.
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