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Brexit has turned into Hard Brexit or No Deal Brexit.  What happened to 'the best deal for Britain'? Why is David Davis allowed to decide that we to leave the customs union and the single market? Did every voter in the referendum know the difference between the  customs union and the single market and did they take their studious views as a basis for our future trading relations with Europe? Does it not seem unarguable that if we put between us and the biggest free market in the world new tariffs, new regulatory barriers, new customs procedures, certificates of origin etc we are bound to be weakening the economic position from what it would otherwise have been? Why are we going backwards? Why are we allowing ourselves to be so distracted by Brexit to the exclusion of what needs to be done for the future? The NHS, schools, the workplace, communities, the retired, the young, the old, all are  affected by this backward looking nonsense that is...

Versatility is the hallmark of Sun sign Gemini. This is the first dual sign of the zodiac, and its subjects find it essential to pursue several courses of action at once. They also need to communicate on all levels. Their potential can be expressed in many ways, but especially through the media. This need for communication is so strong that they will tweet on every conceivable subject and will happily chat to someone in the bus queue if no-one else is available. The Gemini versatility and communicative skills should ideally be used in the chosen career. Many will work in the media and are also known as the natural salespeople of the zodiac, doing well in department stores, advertising, and as commercial travellers. Their need for change and variety should not be ignored: predictable routine is inimical to them. So is solitary work, but when a Gemini acquires a lonely top job, he will never fail to listen to former colleagues, although this doesn't mean that their advice will be...

'The government agreed today to fund abortions in England for Northern Irish women in an effort to see off a rebellion on a vote on the Queen's Speech.' OK, I'm lost now. So, the problem with the anti-abortion DUP isn't the abortion itself but who pays for it? Surely that's totally hypocritical? Is Mrs May happy to be associated with such a 'deal'? Imagine reading a 'Horrible History Book' in the future about 21st Century Britain: what it stood for at the beginning of June 2016 and what it had become by the end of June 2017. How much lower will we go? (Key words for kids doing exams: Brexit, abortion, votes, bribery, Queen's Speech, morality, shame)

Brexit is like the long awaited cup final. It's quite exciting to see the teams and we all have our favourite side. The whistle blows, we are on the edge of our seats but the players lack passion, the ball goes back and forth and sometimes into the crowd. We take our eye off the ball to check our phone for messages. The game trundles on, no goals,no magnificent saves and no tidy footwork. The game goes on, the crowd have lost interest in the poor performance. Why do these teams deserve to be here,bloody hell, the competition must have been rubbish. The game goes on to extra time, a goal here and a goal there. And then to penalties. And that's where we are with Brexit. Let's hope rain stops play, permanently.

artycelia   'I believe that membership of the European Union was the way in which we got out of the appalling state we were in when we discovered after Suez that we had no role in the world that we were clear about once we had lost our empire, and our economy was becoming a laughing stock because we were falling behind the countries on the continent that had been devastated in the war but appeared to have a better way of proceeding than we did.' Kenneth Clarke February 2. 2017 The Times. And now we must leave. I have no confidence in the government, any that existed has steadily ebbed away drip by drip each day. They are divided, it seems apparent that there is no joined-up thinking, it seems as if there is bitter rivalry among the ranks and that the leader has lost control. How are they to be trusted to negotiate new tariffs, new regulatory barriers, new customs procedures, certificates of origin etc etc. A vote of no confidence is necessary, and th...

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In his comment piece today, Matthew states: Our choice is a hard Brexit-or turning back. artycelia   'To turn back would still be a national humiliation, though' Would it? I don't think anyone should feel humiliated, this isn't a game.  Exactly a year has passed since the referendum and every day we seem to learn a bit more about what we have let ourselves in for, and in my opinion, the more forthcoming the information the worse the situation seems to be. The Remainers, and I am one, would sigh with relief if we could exit Brexit but there would be absolutely no gloating. I think we could all learn valuable lessons from this huge blip in our democratic process.  The EU have far more important matters to deal with and would probably just accept and be thankful for a change of heart in GB. Then we can all just get on with our lives without this silly nonsense holding everybody back, causing bad feeling, confusion,economic uncertainty and ...