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OnDoutside

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20. Looks like the Irish government won't collapse, as Frances Fitzgerald

Reply to Pope George Ringo II (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 08:20 AM

Nov 2017

Is set to resign, thus making the no confidence vote redundant.

More emails emerged last night showing she knew and was advised how to handle it in the media. Toast.

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Brexit : May can still avoid Brexit train wreck - but she will have to take a new line [View all] OnDoutside Nov 2017 OP

Unfortunately, Brexit itself is the train wreck. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #1

There has to come a point where the Pro-EU Tories stand up, or that train will crash. OnDoutside Nov 2017 #3

They're set on respecting the referendum Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #5

That's only a smokescreen, the Tories have been split OnDoutside Nov 2017 #8

Corbyn doesn't help, either. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #11

Yes, that's true. The Labour Party really got unlucky with this clutz. The ONLY positive was his OnDoutside Nov 2017 #13

There's a lot of blame to go around on this disaster Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #15

There's enough information at this stage for them to see that it is a disaster. In that climate, OnDoutside Nov 2017 #17

Nice is actually one of the arguments against it in a Leaver's mind. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #19

Looks like the Irish government won't collapse, as Frances Fitzgerald OnDoutside Nov 2017 #20

Indeed. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #21

One thing we will have to face up to is that 45 years into the EU, we still have so much of OnDoutside Nov 2017 #22

Where's Cameron? moondust Nov 2017 #2

On a beach far far away, if i were him ! OnDoutside Nov 2017 #4

Surfing in Malibu Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #6

The only way out is electing a PM who has credibility with the EU and a mandate to stop Brexit Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #7

I visited Ireland and North Ireland last year grantcart Nov 2017 #9

Yes and no Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #12

Apparently the veto is only allowed at this stage of the negotiations. If they all vote to move it OnDoutside Nov 2017 #14

The election nobody wants is just weird. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #16

They all fear getting the blame for causing it ! OnDoutside Nov 2017 #18

I'd like him to back up his claim that immigration wasn't the reason for the Leave vote muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #10