tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post5313100330237011763..comments2023-11-03T11:00:07.566+00:00Comments on Displacement: Finding a path from Europe to EuropeFiona Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-34022783900159610672016-07-05T16:55:48.274+01:002016-07-05T16:55:48.274+01:00Thank you Freda. The other irony, of course, is t...Thank you Freda. The other irony, of course, is that those who claim to be so pro-British may well have triggered the break-up of the UK..Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-47307830473415924362016-07-05T16:53:43.956+01:002016-07-05T16:53:43.956+01:00Thank you Simon. At least we can agree on what...Thank you Simon. At least we can agree on what's been the only good news!Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-25791052219450600632016-07-05T13:55:51.372+01:002016-07-05T13:55:51.372+01:00A good article, Fiona. Leaving Europe is a disaste...A good article, Fiona. Leaving Europe is a disaster and you're right, the very people who voted leave will be the hardest hit.<br /><br />Freda KvesicFreda Kvesichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575648321086041623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-55772562888598137122016-07-05T12:36:54.438+01:002016-07-05T12:36:54.438+01:00Dear Fiona
I stayed up to watch the referendum re...Dear Fiona<br /><br />I stayed up to watch the referendum result and finally went to bed around 5 am feeling profoundly depressed. I think another general election would only increase instability so I think the best we can reasonably hope for is for Theresa May to become prime minister. The only good news recently has been Wales reaching the semi-final of Euro 2016 with serious prospects of making the final.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-18523648760754843182016-07-04T18:57:05.651+01:002016-07-04T18:57:05.651+01:00Yes, fingers crossed indeed!Yes, fingers crossed indeed!Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-31850411972543565932016-07-02T21:39:11.009+01:002016-07-02T21:39:11.009+01:00Yes, I was in the Colliers for the final goal. A ...Yes, I was in the Colliers for the final goal. A happy occasion, though the place wasn't as full as I expected - partly because rugby is the big game here, and partly because the committed supporters were in Lille. We only have to beat Portugal to reach the final. Fingers crossed for that! Richard Powellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-173329048804385072016-07-01T22:12:41.991+01:002016-07-01T22:12:41.991+01:00Thank you for this, Richard - not least for sparin...Thank you for this, Richard - not least for sparing me the trouble of updating this post to make your point that the invocation of Article 50 would - theoretically - start an irreversible process. Not that such absurdities should prevent a solution if people have the will to find one. Not much of that will to be seen at the moment, alas. <br /><br />PS - have just seen that WALES BEAT BELGIUM!!! Congratulations. Are you there now (In S Wales, not France)? If so everyone must be going wild. GO WALES! Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-51730951759838115612016-07-01T22:05:36.241+01:002016-07-01T22:05:36.241+01:00Thank you, CarolineThank you, CarolineFiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-69202703613978363952016-07-01T11:16:31.778+01:002016-07-01T11:16:31.778+01:00A very good piece, Fiona. It's a pity that t...A very good piece, Fiona. It's a pity that the passion of the young didn't extend to turning out to vote, though! <br /><br />What we need now is a period of quiet reflection which the timing of the summer break makes easier. The longer everything is strung out, the better, at least up to a point. On a technicality, a referendum on whether to accept the terms of our departure is only possible if the negotiations take place before the button is pressed on Article 50, which can only happen once Parliament has voted in favour. (At least that's what the more credible interpretations of the constitutional position say.) The Eurocrats who say there can be no negotiations before Art 50 are ensuring a stalemate, during which we remain a full member of the EU. <br /><br />What would a modern Shelley say? And how much of it could be expressed in sonnet form? Richard Powellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-63321775634834496332016-07-01T09:07:08.993+01:002016-07-01T09:07:08.993+01:00Totally agreeTotally agreecaroline cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429499676971836759noreply@blogger.com