Britons in EU feel Betrayed by Friday Deal. Trump MeToo Allegations Resurface. Judging Pictures Through Microscope

Seed capsule of Shepherds purse, Dark ground illumination

The country has still been under the spell of the snow and freezing weather, barely giving Friday's Brexit agreement with the EU (still to be ratified later this week by the EU 27) further thought. The Prime Minister had a fairly good day in parliament with objections to slow or fast brexit muted. However, according to the Guardian, Britons in the EU feel betrayed by the proposed Brexit deal, see https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/11/sacrificed-on-the-altar-of-trade-brits-in-europe-feel-betrayed-by-brexit-deal.

Jane Golding, chair of British in Europe, said of the deal struck last Friday:
“We are very upset about it, as it is not fixed. The media are being told that we can live as we did before and that is simply not the case. In May, the European commission offered to confirm our existing rights but the UK government didn’t accept the offer, and now we are left worse off.” Britons in the EU are likely to find that they are tied to the EU country they are currently resident in without the right to roam for work or business in neighbouring EU countries.

The offer of free movement within Europe had been offered by the EU commission to the UK in May. However the UK declined the offer and the EU withdrew its offer in turn.

The hope for Britons abroad (and EU citizens in the UK) is that EU Chief Negotiator Guy Verhoefstadt warned that the EU would not approve Friday's deal unless the existing rights were included for Britons in the EU 27.

Perhaps we should hunker down for world war iii as several women have come forward again after the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment - with the President Donald Trump in their sights. He may need to generate some more distracting news. Mind you, he was elected on whilst these allegations were made during the campaign, so it is quite feasible that he can shrug it off. White House Speaker Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated earlier today at Monday's White House briefing:

"Look, the president has addressed these accusations directly and denied all of these allegations. And this took place long before he was elected to be President. And the people of this country, at a decisive election, supported President Trump, and we feel like these allegations have been answered through that process."

Respect to the US Representative to the UN, Nikki Haley. When asked about the women coming forward with the accusations against the president, she said whilst appearing on CBS' Face the Nation:

“Women who accuse anyone should be heard. They should be heard and they should be dealt with. And I think we heard from [Trump’s accusers] prior to the election. And I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up."

Our morning was spent catching up with where we were with work and what was coming up, before having lunch and visiting a friend in Milton for a chat. Later in the afternoon, I ran to the local college to help judge the pictures taken through the microscope during the sessions given earlier in the month. It was easier to send the images to my PC and view them in less of a rush here on a larger PC screen - There were some fantastic images and the first three winners will be chosen.