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by throwaway122379 2494 days ago
The 2 year window and article 50 was an addition from UK ironically

Also they did not have to lodge the article 50 letter when they did, they could have spent years preparing and figuring out what it is exactly they want to accomplish.

Finally the EU gave an extension twice now for them to figure out what they want, instead of doing that UK govt doubled down on stupid.
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Wowfunhappy 2494 days ago
If the UK wants more time, they should just revoke article 50 and then activate it again later on. I don't understand this whole "will the EU grant an extension?" business.
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martin8412 2494 days ago
They can't just revoke article 50 to only reenact it later on. A retraction of article 50 would have to be in good faith. A European court came to that conclusion.
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pjc50 2494 days ago
The Brexiteers are very aware that their win was narrow and they will never be given another chance. If it's revoked it will stay dead.
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Asooka 2494 days ago
> UK govt doubled down on stupid

Seeing all that happen, I'm convinced we should abolish voting. Instead of voting for prime minister, etc. they should be chosen at random from the general population the same way we do jury duty. Monte Carlo government. It can't be any worse than the current government and since it's random selection you can't have the process corrupted.

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martin8412 2494 days ago
The UK does not vote on the PM.
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