Month: February 2019 News
Stories of the week 10 February
This week the Brexit battle ground opened up with some retaliation from the EU after a couple of years of UK taunts. With May returning yet again to try and open negotiations despite the EU being clear that this was not an option, Donald Tusk pointed out what seems to be the simple truth that ‘there’s a special place in hell’ for those who promoted Brexit without a plan. And look where we are now…still no plan.
The Press were also quick to point out the Government’s other failings in creating this Brexit chaos. The UK is bullying developing countries into unfair trade deals. The benefit system and Government deceit is the real hell. We are being conned by lies, pantomime and half-truths were just some of the failings.
Brexit didn’t look any better on the wider stage with the potential for UK exports to be locked out of harbours around the word. The US will side with Ireland over No Deal and Europe and, in the ultimate insult to May, Europe says Jeremy Corbyn’s solution is the best.
Rumours of a fantasy No Deal Dunkirk Brexit spirit were finally ground into the dust with Nissan hinting that even a Government bribe of £60m wasn’t enough to keep them in No Deal Britain. The biggest free trade deal in history was signed between Europe and Japan, putting the final nail into the UK car industry’s coffin. Japan will move production to mainland Europe and have a zero tariff within seven years in any case.
But all is not lost for Brexiteers. Apparently, if Brexit is delayed by even a millisecond thousands of Tory voters will leave the sinking ship and join Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party. Hurrah.
In another shockingly appalling Government failure, the Windrush hardship fund had only helped one single person by the end of 2018. An absolute disgrace and so much for the Government denying ‘the hostile environment’.
Donald Trump continues to focus on Venezuela with threats of troops as well as aid. Europe has been thrown into disarray over whether to side with Trump on this or not. In the meantime, Maduro is convinced this is a ‘gringo’ plot to overthrow the revolution.
This week saw the great tech rip-off. Cryptocurrency investors became locked out of $190m after exchange founder dies with the password.
