Maticmaker
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True Paul... you never know what you have till its gone!Who would have thought at the time that David Davis was the at the pinnacle of UK Brexit Negotiators, all downhill ever since.
True Paul... you never know what you have till its gone!Who would have thought at the time that David Davis was the at the pinnacle of UK Brexit Negotiators, all downhill ever since.
If it’s Festival season perhaps Stormzy or U.K rapper Dave could become useful scapegoats…Or the EU!
Fcuking hell. “This queue is due to idiots… while they sit in a queue”. The cognitive dissonance to see everyone else in the queue as having invalid reasons as you validate your own reasons for being in the queue is horrifying.Tweet
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Its not panic buying. My local station is still out of fuel. As are the two nearby. People can’t fill up full tanks. We can’t get fuel from refineries to stations quick enough. Normal BAU is not possible right now in many areas.I saw a chart a couple of weeks ago showing the regions of the UK, and the ones having the lowest stocks were in the south of England. Wish I had kept it now.
Obviously panic buying tipped it over the edge but why is there only panic buying in the UK? Do gullible people only believe what's in the press; we know the answer, we found that out over five years ago.
It will happen again.
I think they’ll end up triggering Article 16 to suspend the protocol and then be forced into a humiliating climbdown once a real trade war starts.The way this Government is playing politics over the Protocol is honestly what has angered me the most about all of this, all the way back to Cameron thinking he was a political genius by calling the referendum.
I await the day the UK agrees to rejoin and these Tories try spin it as the plan all along. We'll end up on worse terms and they'll claim to have beaten the EU.I think they’ll end up triggering Article 16 to suspend the protocol and then be forced into a humiliating climbdown once a real trade war starts.
Nah its definitely Rashford, Sancho and Saka's fault.If it’s Festival season perhaps Stormzy or U.K rapper Dave could become useful scapegoats…
All to save a handful of MPs from defecting to UKIP.The way this Government is playing politics over the Protocol is honestly what has angered me the most about all of this, all the way back to Cameron thinking he was a political genius by calling the referendum.
Watching this again… it’s just remarkable, isn’t it?Tweet
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Of course!Nah its definitely Rashford, Sancho and Saka's fault.
'It is what it is as long as those immigrants ain't coming in and taking our jobs'. Show them the shortage of workers on farms and in HGV drivers and they still won't come up with a competent response. It's a reflection of society and a clear demonstration a binary referendum such as we had was a stupid idea because no one had a clue what they were voting for when it came to Brexit and 6 years on, people still don't know. I'm still waiting for those famous cards we must hold.Watching this again… it’s just remarkable, isn’t it?
“It is what it is”, is a phrase that’s become particularly popular in recent years with thick cnuts.
It’s a really odd saying in this context - basically like saying, “I have zero insight, want zero insight and am choosing ineffectuality and apathy”.
This is after actively causing the problem itself.
Speaking of festivals, I thought the Festival of Brexit was meant to kick off in autumn? Not heard anything on that in months.If it’s Festival season perhaps Stormzy or U.K rapper Dave could become useful scapegoats…
They will blame the EU.I think they’ll end up triggering Article 16 to suspend the protocol and then be forced into a humiliating climbdown once a real trade war starts.
FFS I forgot about that.Speaking of festivals, I thought the Festival of Brexit was meant to kick off in autumn? Not heard anything on that in months.
5 petrol stations temporarily closing is not news.Are they not supposed to report the news?
That second person might misunderstand what 'war' means here - and that you cannot very much attack the EU countries one by one if you go to war with a trading bloc.
The funny thing is all of europe know that the moment Lord Frosts demands are met he pulls new demands from his arsehole, Boris Johnson.
The whole British government's strategy from when Johnson got to power was to have separate agreements with the EU so at any time they could renegue on one and keep the others.
The idea that you can wish for a trade war with the country that forms most of your access to the continent (and is closely allied and part of a union with the rest) is kind of hilarious. These guys are out of their fecking minds. They're literally willing to let the country devolve to the 70's just to try and cling to power off the back of nationalist fervour. If people don't start mass protests soon, its going to actually happen.
I wonder what would happen if Engie and EDF were involved in that trade war and if the Touquet agreement was ditched.The idea that you can wish for a trade war with the country that forms most of your access to the continent (and is closely allied and part of a union with the rest) is kind of hilarious. These guys are out of their fecking minds. They're literally willing to let the country devolve to the 70's just to try and cling to power off the back of nationalist fervour. If people don't start mass protests soon, its going to actually happen.
I heard there is a FESTIVAL UK 22 instead - which apparently has nothing whatsoever to do with Brexit.Speaking of festivals, I thought the Festival of Brexit was meant to kick off in autumn? Not heard anything on that in months.
Paul, basically I would agree with this; politically the Tories are the only show in town just now especially with the 80 seat majority, but there is a problem for the PM and it isn't really the fallout from Brexit or Covid. Boris has made two big promises for the future that he cannot keep because they are mutually exclusive; he cannot deliver (in time) any meaningful 'leveling Up' (in fact probably can only delay or for example downgrade the progress of HR2) and at the same time deliver on the targets for fighting Climate Change. Boris's personal future as PM (if not the Tory Government) rests on him being successful in both, but its impossible; he is digging a hole and nobody's is offering to take the spade off him!I'm guessing they've reached the point where they're close to saying - Let's go the whole hog. we've nothing to lose.(politically)- there are enough voters who will vote for us as long as we mention horrible foreigners, countries being mean to us, the war and flags.
I wouldn't have thought climate change was a deal-breaker for Tory votersPaul, basically I would agree with this; politically the Tories are the only show in town just now especially with the 80 seat majority, but there is a problem for the PM and it isn't really the fallout from Brexit or Covid. Boris has made two big promises for the future that he cannot keep because they are mutually exclusive; he cannot deliver (in time) any meaningful 'leveling Up' (in fact probably can only delay or for example downgrade the progress of HR2) and at the same time deliver on the targets for fighting Climate Change. Boris's personal future as PM (if not the Tory Government) rests on him being successful in both, but its impossible; he is digging a hole and nobody's is offering to take the spade off him!
However help is at hand. Boris needs a distraction and Frost is going to give him one, an all out Trade War with the EU. A time when 'stiffening the sinews and summoning up the blood. Crying God for Harry, etc.' will be the battle cry, visions of the Brits with their backs to the Wall, baying and spitting venom at their enemies, shaking their fists, 'come on son, fancy your chances then' adorn the headlines of certain papers! Rally round the flag, cancel all holidays in Europe, buy Aussie and SA wine, etc. "Dig for Victory' and songs like White Cliffs of Dover etc. are heard everywhere.... coming to an area near you soon!!
Always knew you had that gift of the 'Seerer', Paul
Nothing is a deal breaker for them. Because they are so reliant on Boris to keep the Tories in power.I wouldn't have thought climate change was a deal-breaker for Tory voters
A lot of them still don't believe in it, there's definitely a sizeable portion of the brexit vote who even if they do believe it think it's massively overstated.I wouldn't have thought climate change was a deal-breaker for Tory voters
May be not for dyed-in-the-wool Tory voter, but Boris got his 'spanking' majority from the not so 'dyed-in-the-wool' who are interested in fighting climate change and even from those beyond the party... don't forget he 'borrowed' votes from elsewhere, as well as the red wall constituencies.I wouldn't have thought climate change was a deal-breaker for Tory voters
Would someone like to tell the fecking muppet that the Republic is part of the EU?“There’s no need for border checks, except for goods which go from Northern Ireland. And don’t forget, only 4% of our sales go to the EU, and only 5% of our firms actually trade with the EU,” said Wilson.
Just so I get this right - I see he is an MP in the Belfast area and he claims only 5% of 'our firms' trade with the EU. What does he mean with 'our' here, Nothern Ireland? Is he really separating Ireland and the EU in that comment, as you're suggesting? Why would he do that?Sammy Wilson talking absolute shite again..
Would someone like to tell the fecking muppet that the Republic is part of the EU?
Our is definitely Northern Ireland. The second is my supposition, but I don't see how else it makes even the vaguest semblance of sense. I'd venture a guess that it's total horseshit even without the Republic.Just so I get this right - I see he is an MP in the Belfast area and he claims only 5 of 'our firms' trade with the EU. What does he mean with 'our' here, Nothern Ireland? Is he really separating Ireland and the EU in that comment, as you're suggesting? Why would he do that?
Sorry if these are obvious questions; If the answers to my first two questions are both Yes, then I'm genuinely interested in what the answer to my final question is. (If he means that NI doesn't have to care about the EU outside Ireland, someone should explain to him what 'economic union' really means.)