The raison d’etre of (most) politicians is to be in power.
*Some* do it for the good of their fellow citizens. Johnson is not one of those.
The irony here is that the DUP won’t sit in the NIA, as they will be second to an Irish party. They would rather be subordinate to Westminster where they have virtually no say, then to have to govern in partnership with a group from a section of society they have been taught from childhood that they are superior to.
Johnson, using this division as a tool to further his longevity, is only pushing the new ‘underdogs’ into a return to violence, as we have seen in the court appearances over the last few days of ‘leading loyalists’ who threaten elected politicians with bomb threats
Christ, can someone just finish this cunt! (Politically)
Katy needs recognise the blob being very much front and centre of all this and not some bit of flotsam at the mercy of the seas
From the former head of the Government Legal Department, who resigned over the Internal Market Bill.
>Jonathan Jones (@SirJJQC) [Jun 13, 2022 · 6:38 PM](https://nitter.net/SirJJQC/status/1536417826034130945#m)
>
>Useful bundle of joy.
>
>Some reactions:
>
>It’s a quite extraordinary Bill. Goes much further than 2020 Internal Market Bill. Turns off/neutralises great chunks of the Protocol – customs rules, state aids, role of ECJ, enforcement, implementation, dispute resolution provisions.
>
>>>Anton Spisak (@AntonSpisak) [Jun 13, 2022 · 5:01 PM](https://nitter.net/AntonSpisak/status/1536393443991293952#m)
>>>
>>>Happy reading to all
>>>
>>>NI Protocol bill: [publications.parliament.uk/p…](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0012/220012.pdf)
>>>
>>>Bill explanatory notes: [publications.parliament.uk/p…](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0012/en/220012en.pdf)
>>>
>>>Policy paper: [gov.uk/government/publicatio…](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-ireland-protocol-the-uks-solution)
>>>
>>>Legal position: [gov.uk/government/publicatio…](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-ireland-protocol-bill-uk-government-legal-position/northern-ireland-protocol-bill-uk-government-legal-position)
>
>AND gives wide powers to Ministers to turn off even more of the Protocol by regulations – almost all of it, even including Art 18 on democratic consent. /2
>
>(There are loads more powers for Ministers to change things & define things, and to “engage in conduct in relation to any matter dealt with in the Protocol” which they consider “appropriate”)
>
>Overall this substantially rewrites the Protocol in UK law. The government’s legal statement, relying on the doctrine of necessity, is surely hopeless, giving no evidence of how this high test is met, or why the govt hasn’t used lesser measures (inc Article 16) first.
>
>
It remains to be seen whether the Bill will get through Parliament, especially the Lords. But the EU will surely see it as a gross breach of the Withdrawal Agreement. Legal proceedings seem inevitable.
>
>But since the Bill turns off the enforcement and dispute mechanisms + role of the ECJ, would the govt even cooperate in any dispute proceedings? So the EU presumably takes retaliatory action … I think I’ll stop here for now.
>Blaming the protocol for damage to the 1998 agreement is like blaming the referee for an own goal
So he’s in for another year and the first thing he does is cut school meals and talk about breaking an agreement with the EU after even tabloids are starting to mention that Brexit was a bad idea. Is he doing these things for his MP’s because I can’t think of anyone else that this would appeal to?
We need to dump this protocol asap. Ridiculous to have a boarder within our own country and the EU court as the arbiter.
If the EU were more willing to negotiate we wouldn’t have this unsatisfactory situation.
I think if the EU had negotiated with David Cameron it might have avoided the referendum ever happening. (I know he did get some concessions but it was too little too late)
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The raison d’etre of (most) politicians is to be in power.
*Some* do it for the good of their fellow citizens. Johnson is not one of those.
The irony here is that the DUP won’t sit in the NIA, as they will be second to an Irish party. They would rather be subordinate to Westminster where they have virtually no say, then to have to govern in partnership with a group from a section of society they have been taught from childhood that they are superior to.
Johnson, using this division as a tool to further his longevity, is only pushing the new ‘underdogs’ into a return to violence, as we have seen in the court appearances over the last few days of ‘leading loyalists’ who threaten elected politicians with bomb threats
Christ, can someone just finish this cunt! (Politically)
Katy needs recognise the blob being very much front and centre of all this and not some bit of flotsam at the mercy of the seas
From the former head of the Government Legal Department, who resigned over the Internal Market Bill.
>Jonathan Jones (@SirJJQC) [Jun 13, 2022 · 6:38 PM](https://nitter.net/SirJJQC/status/1536417826034130945#m)
>
>Useful bundle of joy.
>
>Some reactions:
>
>It’s a quite extraordinary Bill. Goes much further than 2020 Internal Market Bill. Turns off/neutralises great chunks of the Protocol – customs rules, state aids, role of ECJ, enforcement, implementation, dispute resolution provisions.
>
>>>Anton Spisak (@AntonSpisak) [Jun 13, 2022 · 5:01 PM](https://nitter.net/AntonSpisak/status/1536393443991293952#m)
>>>
>>>Happy reading to all
>>>
>>>NI Protocol bill: [publications.parliament.uk/p…](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0012/220012.pdf)
>>>
>>>Bill explanatory notes: [publications.parliament.uk/p…](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0012/en/220012en.pdf)
>>>
>>>Policy paper: [gov.uk/government/publicatio…](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-ireland-protocol-the-uks-solution)
>>>
>>>Legal position: [gov.uk/government/publicatio…](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-ireland-protocol-bill-uk-government-legal-position/northern-ireland-protocol-bill-uk-government-legal-position)
>
>AND gives wide powers to Ministers to turn off even more of the Protocol by regulations – almost all of it, even including Art 18 on democratic consent. /2
>
>(There are loads more powers for Ministers to change things & define things, and to “engage in conduct in relation to any matter dealt with in the Protocol” which they consider “appropriate”)
>
>Overall this substantially rewrites the Protocol in UK law. The government’s legal statement, relying on the doctrine of necessity, is surely hopeless, giving no evidence of how this high test is met, or why the govt hasn’t used lesser measures (inc Article 16) first.
>
>
It remains to be seen whether the Bill will get through Parliament, especially the Lords. But the EU will surely see it as a gross breach of the Withdrawal Agreement. Legal proceedings seem inevitable.
>
>But since the Bill turns off the enforcement and dispute mechanisms + role of the ECJ, would the govt even cooperate in any dispute proceedings? So the EU presumably takes retaliatory action … I think I’ll stop here for now.
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eta:
>Blimey… The further you read into the detail of this bill, the more jaw-dropping this gets.
>
> — *Anton Spisak (@AntonSpisak)* [Jun 13, 2022 · 6:54 PM](https://nitter.net/AntonSpisak/status/1536406572620034051#m)
as journalists have said before, [the Conservatives’ big lie is that the NI protocol is a threat to peace](https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/conservatives-big-lie-is-that-the-ni-protocol-is-a-threat-to-peace-1.4883140)
>Blaming the protocol for damage to the 1998 agreement is like blaming the referee for an own goal
So he’s in for another year and the first thing he does is cut school meals and talk about breaking an agreement with the EU after even tabloids are starting to mention that Brexit was a bad idea. Is he doing these things for his MP’s because I can’t think of anyone else that this would appeal to?
We need to dump this protocol asap. Ridiculous to have a boarder within our own country and the EU court as the arbiter.
If the EU were more willing to negotiate we wouldn’t have this unsatisfactory situation.
I think if the EU had negotiated with David Cameron it might have avoided the referendum ever happening. (I know he did get some concessions but it was too little too late)
This is no different from Brexit itself.
I’m still yet to hear of a single brexit benefit.