Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Brexit: How 'Unlikely' Is a Deal by Oct. 31st? | DW News
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held fresh talks on Brexit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. Varadkar said that big gaps remain between the UK and EU's positions on Brexit, raising more doubts about reaching a divorce deal by the UK's October 31st deadline to leave the European Union. Earlier, a source close to Boris Johnson told British media that Chancellor Merkel called a Brexit deal "overwhelmingly unlikely." That leak has prompted EU Council President Donald Tusk to warn Mr. Johnson that Brexit should not become a "blame game," and some critics have questioned whether Merkel in fact used those words.
