Would explain how Boris Johnson ended up with a degree from Oxford.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Looking at the replies it's because of rescaling, the UK should be alligned from 21st September this year so perhaps the stock is older. The apparent discrepency is because of headroom being left in the new scale for further efficiency improvements.
https://energylabel.org.uk/the-new-label/in-a-nutshell/
Yeah, our new white goods all had need E ratings but said "used to be A+/A++ on old rating". Confusing as feck at the moment.
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That Darren Grimes guy seems to be a cnut.
people starve to death every year in the UK
Yup, but it's impossible for dickheads like him to even fathom what actual poverty is like.
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What rock have the other 40% been living under?!?!?
Go figure
One year on from Brexit, poll finds voters believe it has harmed UK’s interests
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-poll-boris-johnson-lies-b1980372.html
One year on from Brexit, poll finds voters believe it has harmed UK’s interests
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-poll-boris-johnson-lies-b1980372.html
Still some mind boggling numbers who believe (a) Vote Leave didn’t lie, (b) that Brexit was good for the country (c) we’re still on good terms with EU members and (d) wouldn’t rejoin.
Some of the numbers:
51% would vote to rejoin -vs- 49% who wouldn't
51% want a referendum to rejoin -vs- 32% who don't
27% believe Brexit was beneficial to UK's general interests -vs- 38% who didn't
14% that UK's relationship with EU has improved since Brexit -vs- 59% who believe it's worsened
51% believe access to goods and services has become more difficult due to Brexit -vs- 18% who think it's easier
21% believe there's now less red tape -vs- 45% who believe there's more
24% believe Brexit has benefitted the economy (FFS!!!) -vs- 44% who think it's weakened it
24% (presumably the same as above) think that the UK has become more united as a result of Brexit -vs- 41% who believe it's been more divisive
19% (NEARLY 1 in 5 ASKED) believe that their personal finances have improved since Brexit -vs- only 23% who say it's worsened
16% believe that their ability to work / travel abroad has become easier -vs- 28% who believe it's now harder
MORE THAN 1 in 4 (26%) believe Boris told the truth more than he lied during the campaign -vs- 57% who believe the opposite
23% believe our global influence has increased since Brexit -vs- 39% who believe it's reduced
And when asked if leaving was the right decision, it was A TIE at 46% yes, 46% no.
These are some frankly terrifying figures!!!
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So basically, from this 46%, at least half of them believe that it was the right decision to leave even UK being worse off. I wonder (or not) which would be their main reason why it is the right decision
People see what they want to see, don't like admitting they're wrong and will happily pin the blame on the EU, Covid or whatever anyway. If you're happy that you can get a blue passport, the crown stamp is back on the pint glass and we stuck it to the EU on pounds and ounces, then maybe you're happy. Not to judge, but presumably loads of this cohort won't be reading in depth reports on the problems blighting exporters etc...
I thought some of the additional charges people have faced on Amazon packages from the EU might have cut through a bit more though.
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I think the needle will shift a lot post-covid.
When people start travelling to Europe again, they're gonna get pissed off by all the new inconveniences. So far, we've been isolated for reasons other than Brexit. That means it's been easy to rationalise its effects to other contributive causes.
That being said, there will always be a massive element of 'sunk cost' to the general assessment. Many people who voted Leave will never admit to making a mistake even in light of additional evidence. So if I had to guess, I think the number will never drop below 30% until the boomer generation dies off.
I love when they blame it on EU red tape and not on the people who knew the red tape would be there if we left but said nothing.
The red tape exists for a reason, and has done for ages. It shouldn't be a surprise. You don't walk head first into a lamppost and blame the lamppost for breaking your nose.
But that involves admitting you were hoodwinked, never gonna happen.
Ah, of course.
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Of course you do that. Every sane person would sue the town for placing the lamppost there
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She's delusional.
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Im just waiting for the “Brexit cost us a lot more than we bargained for, so we are having to sell off the NHS to keep the lights on in the country”
Just one Brexit NFT will make it all worth it
What's with this constant blaming and shaming?
I would have expected a polite "Thank you for the fish"
I would have expected a polite "Thank you for the fish"
So the GBP is on the highest point of the last 5 years vs EUR. How this translates on the Brexit narrative?
Not sure how he can lecture the EU about corruption and waste given Track and Trace and the procurement scandals.
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: I once feared Brexit would tear people apart - but after Covid-19 it may be what saves our divided nation
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: I once feared Brexit would tear people apart - but after Covid-19 it may be what saves our divided nation
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10380303/I-feared-Brexit-tear-people-apart.html
Bizarrely a lot of support in the comments for anti-Brexit posts.
"By contrast, if we make a success of our future outside the EU, Britishness will seem a much more attractive proposition"
And, if I actually had wings I could be a real fecking pigeon.
This lot are either "jam tomorrow" feckheads or they're "that fire burning down that house right now isn't actually a fire burning down that house right now" feckheads.
And, if I actually had wings I could be a real fecking pigeon.
This lot are either "jam tomorrow" feckheads or they're "that fire burning down that house right now isn't actually a fire burning down that house right now" feckheads.
'Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be a complete imbecile' Take it away Liz...
Liz Truss 'willing' to override Northern Ireland-part of Brexit deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59927034
Liz Truss 'willing' to override Northern Ireland-part of Brexit deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59927034
Yes, this is surprising for me too. Maybe the questionmarks for the Eurozone are bigger than expected? Greece, Italy and Spain are still moving nowhere. Turkish economy could be also a negative influence on Eurozone?
It has to be said, Biris' scheme to get young talents from overseas is economically sound and it works far better than comparable schemes in the EU, which are far too slow.
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We are at 1.20 euros to a pound I think
We were also here at the middle of Feb 2020... and had falled below 1.10 by middle of march
I guess lets see if it can hold this value for a while
Everything in the EU is slow, when you have too many people with different opinions in the meeting room, this alway
But, again, these are the decisions of the countries who can implement these measures at their own will. Nothing to do with the actual EU.
In Germany we have a governmental agency who is responsible for work visas or blue visas (aiming at foreign talent), but 99% of their workload is related to (illegal) immigrants, refugees and migrants who actually live in Germany. But this is a reflection of the political will - so I guess it's not just a coincidence that the process is so lame. The toughest process I have come across is btw in Switzerland, not an EU member as well.
So, this is not down to the EU. The UK could have set up that scheme while in the EU.