Re: A total waste of effort to support a transparent bluff
There's a reasonably substantial school of thought among people who seem to have some idea what they;re talking about that there's really no way to avoid it. There is no conceivable deal that could be negotiated that would be acceptable to all the parties who have an effective veto on the deal (MPs, mostly.)
I'm not qualified to say if they're right. My guesstimate is 3/1 that they are, but I've been wrong plenty of times before.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
