Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - Nov 20
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 07:56
Extract from Lords debate on Brexit: Negotiations Baroness
Ludford (LD):...Lastly, Brexit has been a project not of
construction but of destruction. One sometimes hears the term
“destructive technology” used of new business ideas. Personally, I
have never understood how the bright young things who use this term
expect to get support from the wider community for projects which
are intended to destroy their livelihoods, but the Brexit project
does not even have the figleaf of...Request free trial
Extract from Lords debate
on Brexit: Negotiations
(LD):...Lastly,
Brexit has been a project not of construction but of destruction.
One sometimes hears the term “destructive technology” used of new
business ideas. Personally, I have never understood how the bright
young things who use this term expect to get support from the wider
community for projects which are intended to destroy their
livelihoods, but the Brexit project does not even have the figleaf
of “creative” to justify its destructiveness. Its negativity is
just a game to many of its sponsors. It will kill off jobs. It
threatens peace in Northern Ireland. It rips us away from our best
friends and allies. It imperils the stability and coherence of
Europe. It puts Gibraltar at risk of encroachment by Spain, and
the Falklands at renewed risk of Argentinian
scheming as we seek that country’s agreement to a rewriting of the
WTO schedules. Many EU trade partners are getting the chance of
more bites at the cherry as we ask them to roll over those
agreements. And despite the Prime Minister’s declaration of
devotion to “our precious Union”, Brexit imperils the unity of the
United Kingdom. The disdain and contempt shown by some Brexiters
for the Good Friday agreement will not be easily forgotten in
Ireland, south or north...
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Extract from Westminster
Hall debate on UK Sovereign Capability
Mr (North Durham)
(Lab):...We also have the joint light tactical vehicle
contract that was awarded to Oshkosh, with £1 billion of sales to
replace armoured vehicles. There was no competition at all. At the
same time, the Ministry of Defence and the Treasury are saying that
the contract has to go out to competition. This is dangerous for
our capability. It is not just about jobs, which are important, but
about our supply chain and investment in research and development
in our technology. My hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North East
will not remember the Falklands war, where we faced the issue of
kit procurement from abroad. It reached a situation where we wanted
to use the kit independently but were told that we could not...
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