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Really? We are booming away? Brexit boom and all that? Clear decisive leadership...strong and stable? The leader of the opposition made a far better showing in the election. Still not his greatest fan, but fair play to him. Showed himself to be more realistic than e.g. the party that wanted to...

Basically noone knows what Brexit is. 'Brexit means Brexit' is a hollow phrase and sums the government's position up. It is a bit of make it up as you go along. Try this..doesn't work...ok, let's try this.....doesn't work.... er .... What specifically can we realistically ask for? What do we...

Don't worry Trump has just said we are getting a US trade deal very quickly and it will be great for both parties. Nothing to worry about there.................

It is neither nor. These are just labels used by critics from left and right. You just take your pick of these opposing phrases according to your political preferences. Which sort of shows that at least one must be wrong and because of the flexibility of use, probably both descriptions are wrong.

No one knows the future, but there was no immediate crisis big enough to justify jettisoning the U.K. Into the unknown. Most of the big leave claims are now definitely not taking place or look like being watered down. The rest is chaotic. Hardly a better situation than we had a year ago.

Are you claiming that the Lords never pass amendments to bills? I said the Queen could cause a constitutional crisis as a last resort. It should never happen, but could happen.

Are you claiming that the GroKo doesn't have a majority? The CDU and SPD signed a coalition contract which they have generally held. The government has been stable and they didn't have to bung a billion. The coalition contract was give and take, with both parties getting some things through that...

The lords can delay things or amend things and send them back and the Queen meets weekly with the PM and could refuse to sign an act thus sparking a constitutional crisis. They still have influence. A senate elected on a proportional basis would have more credibility. The Queen is a great head...

Yes and yes. If the CDU were to ally with AfD then I would squall even more. But they won't- even if it means not gaining power. The SPD will not ally with Die Linke at national level either. So, no parties do not ally with nut case parties at national level in Germany. The last time was when...

What? I should stop moaning about too much burocracy serving potentially no valid purpose? No I won't.

Bollocks. What is a real socialist? Do you think our Lords and Monarchy are pro democratic movements? Do you think first past the post recognises all voters wishes as opposed to proportional representation?

How many new burocrats have we employed because of Brexit? How many years does our poer bloc need to entangle us from the EU? What guarantee is there that we will be better off after all that?

He's coming to Hamburg next week. Would love to pay him a visit ( only an hour away from me )..... but Hamburg will be like a fortress.

If they upsticks to the richer areas in the short term, the taxes they pay should continue to support the poorer areas as you say.The main thing is that neither the UK nor the EU become a Trumpist state run quite openly by billionaires who believe that subsiding the poor condemns the poor to...

We are continually learning of new problems caused by Brexit - which is according to Davis as complicated as a moon landing. No guarantee that we don't crash land either. Now its atomic control which we want to leave - not even 100% EU. The referendum was a yes no question. How many thought...

Maybe they are worried about any shortfall. Leaving hurts everyone. The message from Macron and Merkel is reform. Life will go on with or without the U.K.. Just hoping the EU will fail and Europe will be plunged into an economic crisis doesn't mean that will happen. More likely that a stand...

We have been told we need revenue from stadium ownership and that there will have to be an opco and a propco. If Wasps, who have this, still fail then it doesn't bode well for us. Is stadium ownership a guarantee of success? Admittedly we would probably make the stadium naming rights more...

I don't remember saying that. Are you sure you got the right person?

Sometimes... but there is no guarantee...

My staff spend all their time sending whatsapps. I would rather look in here....and that's saying something..;-)