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Us Brits aren’t negotiating with the EU over Brexit, we’re talking to a brick wall

EU’s brick wall

THE EU’s immediate rejection of Britain’s border compromise was as inevitable as it was depressing.

As soon as the ink was dry, the predictable response: non, nein, no.

The EU has shut the door on us, leaving few options for the autumn
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We’re not negotiating — we’re talking to a brick wall.

Since the 2016 referendum many across the Continent have assumed that the EU’s leaders would come to their senses and put pragmatism ahead of their devotion to the European project.

They were wrong.

The EU simply hasn’t tried to negotiate in good faith, even though a mutually acceptable deal would be in the economic interest of both sides.

They refuse to budge on the backstop — designed to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland — even though it’s so toxic that it may lead to Ireland having to build that very border.

And despite the fact that Parliament has made it clear it won’t accept the bad deal we’ve been offered, their only response is to demand Boris tries again.

We’ve come to accept that leaving without a deal seems the likeliest path.

So the Cabinet needs to redouble its efforts to prepare us for October 31st.

A clean break will be bumpy. The EU has tied us in so much red tape over the past few decades that untangling it won’t be an overnight job.

But Britain has survived far worse.

You’re wrong, Elt

The royals have been criticised for flying privately while saying they’re passionate about fighting climate change
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ELTON John’s “defence” of Harry and Meghan’s private jet jollies completely misses the point.

It’s not about privacy. It’s about how the great and good lecture us on the evils of flying — and then do exactly the opposite of what they preach.

The rock star says he paid the Royal couple’s climate offset charge. That’s easy enough if you’re a multi-millionaire. Most of us can’t afford to do that.

The rise of low-cost flying has been one of the great democratising forces of the past 20 years.

The environmental impact has been more than offset by the benefits it brings millions of people, from students being able to study abroad to foreign workers being able to see their families.

Travel isn’t just for the elite anymore.

Spare us the lectures, Elton.

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BRITAIN needs millions more homes, and we need to be imaginative about where to find them.

The use of empty office blocks and shipping containers — highlighted in a new report — makes sense, then. But we have allowed them to be taken over by slumlords and regulations around their safety are clearly not up to scratch.

A home-owning democracy is at the heart of a successful Tory government.

Something for the new one to remember.



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