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This seems bananas given that it's likely there won't be a covid vaccine till early 2021.
The US is having a GE and wont have it's next administration (trump or Biden) till early 2021.
I cant fathom why the UK is trying to play hardball here. What's the advantage? Why not postpone till there's a clearer view of global economics.

It's so pointless an issue right now that Farage has been dumped by LBC. No one really wants this except Tory hardliners.
 
This seems bananas given that it's likely there won't be a covid vaccine till early 2021.
The US is having a GE and wont have it's next administration (trump or Biden) till early 2021.
I cant fathom why the UK is trying to play hardball here. What's the advantage? Why not postpone till there's a clearer view of global economics.
The government want a no deal Brexit, simple as that.
 
So our GDP has dropped 20%. The US has dropped 7% and the Germans 6.6%. We're going to get our ass handed to us in these trade negotiations with both of these countries.
Where have you got these figures from mate? As far as I can see neither Germany or USA have announced their GDP figures for April alone. Germany have said that the industrial sector alone dropped by 30% for the month, and given that they were in lockdown during the whole of April, it's likely that retail and hospitality figures will be equally poor if not worse. I haven't seen any actual figures for the US for April.

As far as I can tell the only GDP figures you can compare like for like at the moment are for Q1, which fell 1.6% in UK, 2.2% in Germany and 4.8% in US.
 
This seems bananas given that it's likely there won't be a covid vaccine till early 2021.
The US is having a GE and wont have it's next administration (trump or Biden) till early 2021.
I cant fathom why the UK is trying to play hardball here. What's the advantage? Why not postpone till there's a clearer view of global economics.
As somebody who voted for Brexit I fully endorse what you say. What does an extra few months make in the whole scheme of things, especially with what is going on around the world at the moment. Nobody, not the UK or anybody in the EU want or need a NO deal at the moment. It would be crazy.

However I would add that the extension is not the biggest barrier to a trade deal at the moment. It is the EUs stance on fishing policy and 100% compliance with EU law across the board, both now and in the future. This Tory government won't agree to that, so unless the EU change a no deal is inevitable whether an extension is agreed or not.
 
Where have you got these figures from mate? As far as I can see neither Germany or USA have announced their GDP figures for April alone. Germany have said that the industrial sector alone dropped by 30% for the month, and given that they were in lockdown during the whole of April, it's likely that retail and hospitality figures will be equally poor if not worse. I haven't seen any actual figures for the US for April.

As far as I can tell the only GDP figures you can compare like for like at the moment are for Q1, which fell 1.6% in UK, 2.2% in Germany and 4.8% in US.

It was on the BBC 1pm news on Friday.
 
Guess who is back?

Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?

 
That’s blue? Am I colourblind?
It's most definitely blue, it might not look blue, you may think it's black, but don't be fooled by your eyes they are simply remoaner agents working against your interests. It's a special UK only Blue 'Liberation Blue' which, is another demonstration of the ways in which global Britain will emerge triumphant from its EU vassalage.
 
It's most definitely blue, it might not look blue, you may think it's black, but don't be fooled by your eyes they are simply remoaner agents working against your interests. It's a special UK only Blue 'Liberation Blue' which, is another demonstration of the ways in which global Britain will emerge triumphant from its EU vassalage.

Deffo black.
 
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