tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324636785314206135.post7659382768390891973..comments2017-02-03T12:00:08.490+00:00Comments on Freedom's Bastion: Have we passed Peak Flexcit? Clean Brexit momentum buildsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696772371150329425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324636785314206135.post-40628063493026234242017-02-03T12:00:08.490+00:002017-02-03T12:00:08.490+00:00Thanks Jim. Yes, I too recommend Andrew Chapman...Thanks Jim. Yes, I too recommend Andrew Chapman's blog for its exploration of areas North doesn't find convenient because they don't support his conclusions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696772371150329425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324636785314206135.post-43161670848806122342017-02-03T11:56:22.568+00:002017-02-03T11:56:22.568+00:00I completely agree with you. But it is worth notin...I completely agree with you. But it is worth noting the Leave Alliance is more than just Richard North, regardless of what he thinks, and not everyone shares his viewpoint on every matter.<br /><br />I too think May is going for a comprehensive FTA, knows it will take time (certainly more than two years) and will seek an interim accomodation that suits both the UK and EU. If there is political will, then the EU has shown rules are more like guidelines and things can be done. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696772371150329425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324636785314206135.post-37137162967398407102017-01-27T03:56:52.510+00:002017-01-27T03:56:52.510+00:00May I compliment you on a good blog. I wholly conc...May I compliment you on a good blog. I wholly concur with the sentiments expressed in your opening paragraph, in respect of which the Dr North is to be heaped with gratitude, for the Flexcit roadmap has provided the foundation for consideration of the essential elements of brexit. Flexcit has clearly informed the starting point for arguments and analysis of those who have come later, (and has enabled me to identify the obvious delusion pedlars).<br />That said, I tend to agree with MyNameIsn'tDave - the torrents of abuse on his blog for any query of any core assumptions or conclusions, even where plainly genuine and overtly legitimate, does leave the sense that only sycophants need post and your 6th para Is telling. To which end, I'd like to suggest the following link is worth a quick look: http://doortofreedom.uk/reply-richard-north-conformity-assessment-wto-option (not my authorship) which is a detailed referencing of MRA related issues.<br />Regards,<br />Jim<br />dunweedinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161810601057849644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324636785314206135.post-33367824395251828222017-01-17T20:58:02.964+00:002017-01-17T20:58:02.964+00:00I'm embarrassed by how the Leave Alliance seem...I'm embarrassed by how the Leave Alliance seems to have lost their collective shit over May's speech, with the North's deeming it "a car crash", and "the Tories Iraq". This mostly seems to be over conflating the start of a negotiating position with the end of one, and outright misreading May's remarks about the negotiation process within Article 50. The speech gave little detail, and focused little on process, so I think it's fair to assume that we should not take this as the be-all-end-all, especially when May has made it clear that concessions will be made either side, and a transitional arrangement will be put in place. When pointing this out, I was given the predictable torrent of abuse. It just disappoints me that a set who tend to put out the most interesting and constructive work in regards to Brexit are quite childishly lashing out at ghosts here. And I'm relatively supportive of Flexcit, although i think there's a halfway house between clean and soft which it seems May is going for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10470567138366067065noreply@blogger.com