Labour back tracks and betrays the British public over Brexit.

I'm a bit concerned at Day6s apparently unsubstantiated slagging off of DAG.

Watch out for "Common Regulatory Space". It is one suggestion for the whole of Ireland but the DUP are never going to wear that, surely.

Hopefully he's too busy to notice Gransnet, Maizie.
He doesn't need to instruct lawyers of his own, does he?

Why did Davis not show up?
And why wasn't it mentioned on the news?
Or did I miss it?

Perhaps he's hiding from this man.

durhamjen You've more than met your match.

I'm off this is getting silly as all of us are entrenched in our views. The British people voted for brexit of which I'm one and I very much hope it happens.

Not a democracy if you can't change your mind.

The FT article has been in the Paper Review Jen. They are saying Davis "hasn't been spotted since November" Barnier is suggesting it would be a good thing if DD went and had a chat with him. Apparently Davis has been going around Europe trying to talk to Foreign Ministers. Let's hope they have more about them than Boris!

"Mr Davis's absence from Brussels in recent months has triggered suggestions that Oliver Robbins, Mrs May's Brexit advisor, is doing more of the heavy lifting. Mr Davis is on a tour of Nordic countries this week ... "

I find it a tad worrying as I’m beginning to see more and more that it will be either a cliff edge, and we have no idea how bad that will be except it will be a catastrophe or remain.

Which unless it is voted on would not be democratic imo

What a mess it all is.

What would happen if Davis was lost in a blizzard?
Over half term Norway had the most snow it had had for 30 years.

You could go sledging there for a change dj ! Such fun.

I wonder how the Sami are doing? Still I suppose they are better at coping than all of us.

I'm not sure anyone would notice Jen. All would go on just as it is.

I would hope they would send a St Bernard complete with barrel out for him though.

Makes it more difficult for the reindeer. Wonder if th3 moss is harvested?

Just pour it in probably two St Bernard’s would be needed in Davis’s case

My son and his family were in Norway over half term. The snowdrifts were as high as the eaves, easily enough to bury Davis. Fortunately they can all ski.

The British people voted for brexit of which I'm one

No, Wally. About half the British people, who voted, voted for brexit. That's why it's so contentious.

And, for a referendum on such a very serious matter, it was deeply flawed.

As if it wasn't bad enough that we are a country deeply divided over brexit, that our two largest parties have moved to the extreme right and left, that the centre ground, represented by the Liberal Democrats is totally ignored by the partisan press, the schism within the Labour Party between the pro and anti Corbyn factions is quite dispiriting.

When I say the two largest parties, I mean in terms of MPs, not party members. The LibDems have more members han the Conservative Party.

No Maizie

Just over a quarter of the British people voted for brexit. (about 26% I believe). The rest either voted to Remain in the EU, chose not to vote or were not entitled to vote.

37% of the electorate is the figure I'm always being quoted, varian. But I see where you're coming from. I was trying to be careful to say that it was about half of the people who voted.

I wouldn't be so sore if it had been properly done with a requirement for a supermajority, but it was so casually and carelessly put together.

Mind you, I'm surprised that Parliament didn't insist on more rigour, but I suspect that, being mostly themselves in favour of Remain, that they completely failed to even think that their constituents might not feel the same...

You are right * Maizie*

I am probably splitting hairs but, if you are talking about the result of the referendum imo there was a small majority, in an advisory referendum, which voted on one thing and one thing only - leave or remain.

If you are talking about the will of the people then only 37% voted to leave the rest either wanted to stay in or didn't vote. Also, Wally is "one of the people" whose 'will' needs to be considered but so is each and every one of us. This government has been extremely remiss in not taking that into account and going with the very smallest minority of extreme leavers in our representative parliament.

Jonathan Lis tweeted

“It is time to face facts, British people could vote for tropical sunshine in November, but if it can’t be delivered it can’t be delivered.

Voters are grownups and capable of making choices. We simply need to know what they are.

whitewave I voted for tropical sunshine and I've got snow. That just goes to show you the luck I'm having lately.