Lord Frost tells the EU ‘stop sulking over Brexit!’ ✅

It makes me wonder if Frost, Gove etc actually read the agreement they signed. The EU is insisting that we stick to the deal we signed, which is not unreasonable. Meanwhile trade declines massively with our nearest neighbours and nobody is exactly queuing up to do wonderful deals with us. Exactly as forecast.

A bit OTT to describe the U.K. as a ‘rogue state’ MaizieD!

Really?

With a government reeking of corruption, led by a lifelong liar who is prepared to break international law and renege on supposedly binding treaties?

You don't have to have been a blind worshipper of the EU to appreciate the advantages of remaining in it. This is being made devastatingly clear to large sections of the business community and the arts. And to ordinary consumers when they try to buy from an EU based business or send gifts to friends and relatives in the EU.

A bit OTT to describe the U.K. as a ‘rogue state’ MaizieD!

I can think of a few countries where that description would be a lot more apt.

In case anyone’s making assumptions, I did vote Remain, though holding my nose to some extent, since I’ve never been a blind worshipper of the EU and all who sail in her.

At last, a lighthearted political thread.

I can't find anything light hearted about the rapid decline of the UK from being a well respected state which had some value in the world to being a rogue state which has not only deliberately engineered its economic decline, but also is marking itself as completely untrustworthy in international relations.

All to vanquish a non existent bogeyman.

At last, a lighthearted political thread. Frosty the details man thinks he is negotiating with a sulky teenager. He does know that we have left the EU and the member states have countries of their own to think about, doesn’t he? But still if telling us that big, bad Brussels won’t be friends with him deflects from his ability to negotiate, then that will suffice for now. Fortunately, we the public are not that stupid.

I do think Lord Frost is a canny negotiator, and there are still a lot of fine details to be sorted!

Why should they make Brexit a success? We’re out so it’s got nothing to do with them.

Well we will have to agree to disagree ladies. I’m just delighted ‘Frosty’ is back behind the wheel. The next few weeks will be very interesting. Remember you read it here first.
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So the U.K. is not “being awkward” ( whatever that means) at any point, particularly in threatening to break the agreement?

Outside the brown nosing of the Torygraph the Irish aren’t that impressed with him www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/frost-dispenses-with-the-manual-of-diplomacy-for-ni-protocol-1.4501591

He knows his stuff. He was in the negotiations and will know when the EU is being awkward, by not applying the spirit of the deal. He’s called them out on it. Good.

Playground name-calling the EU hadn’t worked for 4+ years so why Frost thinks it will work now is anybody’s guess.

Blimey still stirring the pot that it’s “all the EU’s fault”? who started it? Who asked to leave in the first place? Who drew up this so called oven ready deal and signed off on it? Now the shit is hitting the fan for so many businesses and suppliers, stocks running low on loads of things , (no cat food left in Tesco folks! ) This government already reneging on the deal and digging up the old one of the EUs quickly withdrawn threat over vaccines, we are actually going to do what we whinged about them threatening to do, ( but didn’t ) .

God I thought you were taking the piss. You’re being serious aren’t you?

I’m going to be laughing to myself all night

David Frost.
The ‘details man’ the details people go to apparently. Very clever chap.
He negotiated Brexit once Boris won his stonking majority to ‘Get Brexit Done’.
Took over from Olly Robbins (under Mrs Nebulous).
He knows his stuff.
He’s more robust than Gove. I think he’s great.
We’re in safer hands now he’s in charge of dealing with the truculent EU (since 1st March).
He’s not one to take any nonsense. Barnier said he was ‘formidable’.

Oh you'll have to cut and paste. Gransnet doesn't like the comma in the url!

It's this one Nanna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frost,_Baron_Frost

Is this another David Frost? I thought he died a while back.

Surely he’s told Torygraph readers that, rather than the EU. The Torygraph is completely insane about Europe so no doubt they’ll lap it up.

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Very interesting, thanks Urms

I'm just relieved that Covid has pushed all these shenanigans on to the inside pages of news otherwise it would still be exorcism for us all whereas the powers that be can deal with it out of the limelight.

He would say that wouldn’t he?

David Frost in his article in the Sunday Telegraph says:

“Unfortunately, the action taken by the EU in late January on their vaccines regulation, and the improper invocation of Article 16, has significantly undermined cross-community confidence in the protocol. As the government of the whole of our country we have to deal with that situation – one that remains fragile. That is why we have had to take some temporary operational steps to minimise disruption in Northern Ireland.

They are lawful and are consistent with a progressive and good faith implementation of the protocol. They are about protecting the everyday lives of people in Northern Ireland, making sure they can receive parcels and buy the usual groceries from the supermarket.

Without this threat of disruption we can continue our discussions with the EU to resolve difficulties arising from the protocol constructively – and we aim to do so.”

Oh FGS Ug. Still promulgating that little fantasy?