The tories intend to pass a law making it illegal to extend the discussions beyond one year. As I've been saying for a while now, I don't think they want a deal, so the idea of somehow getting the talks to run on towards a sensible solution isn't even a threat.

The tories are the the parasitical scum that inhabit the City, along with the other spivs, banksters and plutocrat tax avoiders, they only know the cheating world of finance. They are fundamentalist free traders, they realy do believe all the Chicago School/Randian WTO bollocks. Their idea of a trade deal is phoning up Trump to become a preferred off-shore tax haven for US coroporates.

They know nothing of the trade in tangible goods which require lorries, ferries, delivery, manufacture, logisitcs, infrastructure etc. They honestly don't think it matters cos it's not how they themselves make money. They're simply parasitic on such ventures, They know that, as one fails, there will be another victim to bleed dry along in due course.

The British public? Mordoch will keep them docile, it's worked for 40 years, it's generational stupidity now.

Cockburn's law of UK foreign policy applies. think of the worst posssible thing the Govt can arrange, that's yer policy.

keep to the Fen Causeway

Socialists pin future government on Catalan's release

Speaking after both leaders signed the agreement in front of cameras, Sánchez called on other parliamentary forces to "join us in advancing and not to block us."

Iglesias said a "progressive government" focused on social and feminist policies that fights climate change would make Spain a "point of reference" in Europe.

"I believe that we need to start talking about Spain in this world as a point of reference that offers security to vulnerable social sectors, the best vaccine against the rise of the extreme right in Europe," he said.

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Greek PM Mitsotakis nominates first-ever female president
Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou currently heads the Administrative Supreme Court (Council of State): "The constitution provides three voting rounds for electing the new president of the country. The first two rounds need 200 votes of the 300-member parliament while the third voting round requires 180."

Brexit: no union jack-lowering ceremony in European parliament

Instead of the potentially dramatic scene of a union jack being lowered against the midnight sky when Britain leaves the EU on 31 January, parliament grounds staff will remove the flags without ceremony at an unconfirmed time.

One flag will then be despatched to the House of History, the EU-funded museum in Brussels that aims to tell the story of the continent, from ancient Greek myths to Brexit referendum promises.

Brexit party MEPs had lobbied for a flag-lowering ceremony, a Brussels analogue to the campaign to have Big Ben "Bong for Brexit" in London. Instead, the European parliament president, David Sassoli, will preside over a low-key ceremony with British MEPs on the evening of 29 January, shortly after the entire parliament votes on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

Permanent Exhibits
"their known world"