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Brexit: no-deal and the Irish backstop

The road to Rome is paved with gold What Theresa May said but never meant. Now Boris is saying it and don't know if meant it or not. At least the city bought it given how the pound has sunk today. But as one reviewer put it: if the reason to prepare for no deal is to get EU to offer better terms then it's a good strategy.  if it's to be prepared for no deal when the EU doesn't budge, then it's a good strategy.... The referendum was poorly executed - that's without doubt and the reason for liking current approach is Boris gov now actually tells the truth, and not afraid to say it's a bad deal, and challenges the remainers MP to trigger the nuclear option - revoke Article 50. The referendum had some provision built it such as: 60% to trigger article 50, or if Brexit won immediately hold another referendum to decide the type of Brexit. The return of of the prodigal son  Just as well that all parliamentary options are exhausted while May...