Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
In fairness the Brexit situation is something that is a nightmare to negotiate for ANYBODY which is why the Corbyn creature hasn’t had the balls to go for a no confidence vote in the government.

The Northern Ireland “tail” is wagging the rest of the UK dog especially due to the Tory’s having no real majority in parliament.

The only way I can see out of this is to pay for a free trade agreement which in itself is a contradiction in terms.

I’m no expert in these matters but with the EU it all comes down to power and money and they are exerting their power over us and enjoying it.

If we said that we wanted an end to free movement and frictionless trade to continue BUT that we would pay a Billion a year forever more into their coffers then we might get to an agreement.

Many of us lesser mortals who’ve spent our lives negotiating deals to make our living know that there’s ALWAYS “another deal”,unlike the ridiculous comments May and Juncker make but it comes down to being creative and doing it in a way that doesn’t lose face for either side.

Even the most rabid leaver like Rees- Mogg is wise enough that a deal of this sort is acceptable even if the money comes under the banner of “European Aid”.

The lack of commercial nous amongst our political class is truly staggering.
'There is always another deal' So so bl00dy true. We played our cards (and we had plenty of em) so badly and that is the No.1 reason we are now in such a mess!