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Old 21st Jul 2018, 17:36
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Chris Scott
 
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Originally Posted by Airbanda
In 1973 would anyone have seriously suggested reverting to a status qou ante 45 years earlier?

Just another example of the delusions that have driven the UK to it's current position as the laughing stock of Europe.
Wasn't doing anything of the kind; merely pointing out that the UK can negotiate from a much stronger position on aerospace than Remainers pretend. Where there's a will there's a way, and clearly that applies to both sides, as I pointed out.

BTW, in relation to Mr Varadkar's threat (whoops, I beg his pardon: observations) on British a/c using Irish airspace, here's another example in which pragmatism would take precedence:
https://order-order.com/2018/07/20/i...rorist-hijack/

I wonder what Mr O'Leary thinks of the Irish drum-beating on behalf of the EU.
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