In most negotiations, being prepared to walk away is key. But Brexit talks are akin to bargaining for a parachute having already jumped out of the plane https://t.co/5O6abxr2dC
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 13, 2018
I don't understand why we're going ahead with Brexit so I'm going to peacefully sit in Parliament Square and say just that.
WEDNESDAY 6.30pm till 8pm
I made a t-shirt and everything. If you're around, come join me. pic.twitter.com/FcnU6M2Kqs
— Matt Webb (@genmon) August 13, 2018
Est. GDP loss in a “no-deal Brexit” compared to a non-Brexit scenario
UK 3.9%
Ireland 3.8%
EU 1.5%
Belgium 0.9%
Sweden 0.6%
Germany 0.5%
France 0.2%
Spain 0.2%
Italy 0.2%IMF
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 13, 2018
A no-deal Brexit 'could wipe out sheep farming in Northern Ireland' 🐑 https://t.co/USbd2rvRv7 pic.twitter.com/lgoSuaCp9Z
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) August 13, 2018
Firms in Brexit 'supply shock' as EU workers stay away https://t.co/Quu8MkiUNt pic.twitter.com/FIMRFm11XG
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) August 13, 2018
More than 100 constituencies which backed Brexit now back Remain https://t.co/1ogqxZtnWv pic.twitter.com/5imiENQJZH
— The Independent (@Independent) August 13, 2018
"the probability of any government getting a deal on terms superior to EU membership is zero." Interesting article although the bit I quote has of course been the case right from the start. #StopBrexit#PeoplesVote https://t.co/iQ0OfThOhX
— Carl Oswald #FBPE (@mrhairyhead) August 13, 2018
More than half voters in leave-voting Labour constituencies don’t believe Labour supports Brexit; they voted Labour in spite of thinking the party is Remainy. pic.twitter.com/UCAVQvxSPe
— Robert Peston (@Peston) August 13, 2018
But…
The laying of a wreath by Jeremy Corbyn on the graves of the terrorist who perpetrated the Munich massacre and his comparison of Israel to the Nazis deserves unequivocal condemnation from everyone – left, right and everything in between
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) August 13, 2018
Corbyn is having a shocker. He should be smashing it whilst May wades through her Brexit nightmare. This is like when Leicester won the title when everyone in the Premier League was shit and Arsenal still couldn’t win it. Lord Bucket Head could sneak in as the next Prime Minister
— Rob Beckett (@robbeckettcomic) August 13, 2018
Boris Johnson spoke to fascist Steve Bannon, and then instigated a racist dog-whistle news story in order to pull the media agenda back to the base level that won him the referendum in 2016, and away from increasing public scepticism over Brexit.
— Stephen McGann (@StephenMcGann) August 13, 2018
Father Ted and Father Jack offer more appropriate responses to Boris Johnson’s offer of a cup of tea… pic.twitter.com/H2DASgFIt5
— JOE Politics (@PoliticsJOE_UK) August 13, 2018
The Commission's deputy chief Brexit negotiator @WeyandSabine gets 150 retweets for words that should stop you in your tracks. Rees-Mogg, whose responsibilities amount to sweet F-A, gets 3.5k retweets for saying move along, nothing to see. pic.twitter.com/JfJpYx4RUg
— Frederic Moreau (@goodclimate) August 13, 2018
100% Freda voted Brexit pic.twitter.com/oj9p5pxfCt
— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) August 13, 2018
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WORLD
Turkey’s currency plunge fans fears of new global financial crisis https://t.co/4M9F7OwIT6
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2018
Dow posts 4-day losing streak as Turkey crisis continues to rattle investorshttps://t.co/SjDtv61tkL pic.twitter.com/lL7lKokAfJ
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 13, 2018
'Turkey’s economic crisis is a glimpse into the future of Donald Trump’s America' https://t.co/n2IdAspefi pic.twitter.com/eETmS3xFqf
— The Independent (@Independent) August 13, 2018
China denies violating minority rights amid detention claims https://t.co/mqqReaC4rJ
— Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) August 14, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
The F.B.I. Needs to Explain Its Reasons for Firing Peter Strzok https://t.co/FUkshdpJLF
— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) August 14, 2018
My latest on the FBI firing. While streams of consciousness on Twitter and calculated blows aimed at undermining the Mueller probe may be cathartic for the President, he is making it extremely easy for Strzok to claim he was treated unfairly.https://t.co/T9q89UoMFS
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) August 13, 2018
"The formidable parade of more than 20 witnesses and hundreds of exhibits has further eroded the notion, advanced by Trump, that the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, Robert S. Mueller III, is on a 'witch hunt.'” https://t.co/80TtU7xc4T
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 14, 2018
Rudy Giuliani calls for investigation into Comey, Mueller https://t.co/Ij6UYmXqyn
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) August 13, 2018
When @katierogers and I wrote that someone was secretly taping Trump, it was not Omarosa. Raises possibility that still others are doing same within the White House. https://t.co/nPN8DIl6m3
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 13, 2018
670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary https://t.co/gZCO283N1o
More shenanigans from the redneck hellhole, Georgia pic.twitter.com/1ocnPXtJlX
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) August 14, 2018
Trump goes on a bizarre anti-windmill rant, including mimicking a terrorist shooting one of them down pic.twitter.com/2qyjer8C37
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 13, 2018
Brilliant cartoon, @wuerker pic.twitter.com/TbRx49Ukyb
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) August 13, 2018
TV stations may be joining the 135+ papers that are running editorials about Trump's anti-media attacks on Thursday. The @RTDNA, which has 1,200 TV and digital members, just called on its members to participate https://t.co/9EDKLkxrwU
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 13, 2018
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Finally…
“What distinguishes her is not merely the breadth of her catalogue or the cataract force of her vocal instrument; it’s her musical intelligence,” @NewYorker editor David Remnick wrote of Aretha in 2016. “‘Respect’ is as precise an artifact as a Ming vase.” https://t.co/sKZCK55c9G
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 13, 2018
