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The silence is deafening

Today, 30 June 2020, is a very important day as it is the deadline for the UK request to extend the transition period with the EU.  It has not been mentioned anywhere, let alone by the PM in his US-style sales pitch of build-build-build.  He claimed the proposals in his speech amounted to a "new deal", apparently drawing a comparison with the 1930s presidency of Franklin D Roosevelt in the US. He also said that we should clap for financiers and bankers as we did for the nurses.  ??????

Ivonne Holliday ● 2323d10 Comments

did he really say that??

Matt Palmer ● 2323d

I'm sure I've heard Boris say a few times that it wouldn't be extended. It was confirmed by Gove a couple of weeks ago. Boris doesn't have to announce everything himself. Britain 'formally confirms' it will not extend Brexit transition period - CityAMhttps://www.cityam.com/britain-formally-confirms-it-will-not-extend-brexit-transition-period/

Sue Hammond ● 2323d

@MattIvonne only posted a bald statement totally out of context.“I am not a communist,” Mr Johnson promised, adding: “Yes, of course we clap for our NHS, but under this government we also applaud those who make our NHS possible."Our innovators, our wealth creators, our capitalists and financiers – because, in the end, it is their willingness to take risks with their own money that will be crucial for our future success.”

Sue Hammond ● 2323d

Let's be honest if the UK and EU wanted to extend it this deadline is not going to stop them.

Ed Robinson ● 2323d

Ed. Yes. Everything is negotiable, including rejoining ...

Michael Ixer ● 2323d

Hello Matt, Please read this https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/18552220.35-cities-counties-face-local-lockdowns/?fbclid=IwAR3EdvcXDTGwtQ0JJDS9JJJhwlDKAe0U-a__x8ZZsCCdz_R-Q5fbJlG7BSk https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-nhs-clap-bankers-coronavirus-a9593266.html https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/boris-johnson-says-people-should-clap-for-bankers-as-well-as-the-nhs

Ivonne Holliday ● 2323d

Apologies Matt.  First link was incorrect.  This is the correct one: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/30/world/europe/30reuters-britain-politics-johnson.html

Ivonne Holliday ● 2323d

Yes, Matt, he did say clap them.  ...https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/boris-johnson-says-people-should-clap-for-bankers-as-well-as-the-nhs

Michael Ixer ● 2323d

"Our innovators, our wealth creators, our capitalists and financiers – because, in the end, it is their willingness to take risks with their own money that will be crucial for our future success.”I think there's a misprint/misstatement here: it should read "...their willingness to take risks with other people's money," since that was what brought us the 2008 crisis.

Richard Carter ● 2323d

We should weekly blow rasberries (or something even ruder) for all the bankers who were 'loaned' £500 billion of taxpayers money to bail out their terrible, greedy and thoughtless mistakes, which nearly ruined the country.And keep 'blowing raspberries' until they prove that they are paying it make in a timely fashion.    It's a lot more that all the PPE and furlough money being paid out.

Bunny Payne ● 2323d