Cont: Brexit XII

[Carrot Flower King]

How many times is the EU going to have to say "ok, go ahead" to the UK when it threatens to shoot itself in the foot if it doesn't get it's way without giving anything in return?

Have we not run out of feet yet? This is all going a bit Black Knight.

 

[Mojo]

Just a flesh wound.

 

[SteveAitch]

According to an article in today's Observer, it looks like at least some MPs, on both sides, recognise that Brexit may not be the socio-economic panacea they were promised...

 

[Gulliver Foyle]

According to an article in today's Observer, it looks like at least some MPs, on both sides, recognise that Brexit may not be the socio-economic panacea they were promised...

The biggest outcome so far is Frosty the No-Man moaning about a "remoaner plot".

 

[jeremyp]

Michelle Donelan to EU: Give into our ridiculous demands over the six counties protocol or we kill of UK science research in retaliation.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...rope-research-michelle-donelan-uk-snub-brexit

Ok, I know she does not literally say this, but anybody who has sense will realise that this is the natural outcome of her threat.

You mischaracterise it slightly. The killing blow to UK science research has already been dealt. Michelle Donelan is threatening to not allow the EU to resuscitate it.

 

[jeremyp]

Have we not run out of feet yet? This is all going a bit Black Knight.

I'm thinking more the Judean People's Front Suicide Squad.

 

[Mongrel]

Have we not run out of feet yet? This is all going a bit Black Knight.

You're presuming they're competent enough to hit...

 

[P.J. Denyer]

The biggest outcome so far is Frosty the No-Man moaning about a "remoaner plot".

I don't ever remember an instance before where politicians, up to PM, were calling a large proportion of the voting public by an insulting name like since Brexit, and it's all one way sfaik I've never heard a remain politician use terms like Brextremist or Brexitard.

 

[dudalb]

I'm thinking more the Judean People's Front Suicide Squad.

You are not the only one who though of that....

 

[The Don]

I don't ever remember an instance before where politicians, up to PM, were calling a large proportion of the voting public by an insulting name like since Brexit, and it's all one way sfaik I've never heard a remain politician use terms like Brextremist or Brexitard.

When your grand strategy of "freeing the UK from the yoke of EU oppression" lies in tatters at your feet and the negative consequences that you waved away as Project Fear come to pass you have one of two options.

You can either accept that those critical voices were correct, that the Brexit you has envisaged is impossible and fundamentally change your approach or you can resort to name-calling.

The former requires a spine, fortitude, principles and the use of political capital, the latter is easy. It's hardly surprising which was chosen

 

[Mojo]

In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday, Sunak made a similar point, saying Northern Ireland now had “this very special position where it has access to the UK market, has access to the EU market, which makes it an incredibly attractive place to invest for businesses”.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...thern-ireland-access-uk-eu-markets-trade-deal

He actually said it twice. You would have thought that after the first time someone might have taken him aside and pointed out that this "prize" was what the whole UK had before Brexit.

 

[The Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...thern-ireland-access-uk-eu-markets-trade-deal

He actually said it twice. You would have thought that after the first time someone might have taken him aside and pointed out that this "prize" was what the whole UK had before Brexit.

The media seem to be giving the Tories a free ride.

 

[jimbob]

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...thern-ireland-access-uk-eu-markets-trade-deal

He actually said it twice. You would have thought that after the first time someone might have taken him aside and pointed out that this "prize" was what the whole UK had before Brexit.

Yes.

It's pretty blatant.

 

[Vixen]

Interesting analysis of where people claiming a UK state pension have gone since Brexit.

An extra 2,213 people claiming a UK pension have set down their roots in Poland since Britain officially left the EU on 31 Jan 2020, reveals our 2023 Pensioner Exodus Report.

Since you only need ten years of National Insurance contributions to get some UK state pension, the increase could be due to Polish nationals heading home after retiring from work in the UK. Or it could be that Poland has become a new hotspot for pensioners looking to enjoy their latter years.

Unsurprisingly, France remains a firm favourite among retirees with an extra 1,804 pensioners claiming a UK pension there since Brexit – only a 3% increase.

Meanwhile, Japan has seen a 24% increase, with an extra 1,310 people claiming a UK pension since Brexit Day. Thousands have also flocked to New Zealand (1,258) and Portugal (994) too.

A bit closer to home, the petite Isle of Man has seen a huge influx of UK pensioner expats, with numbers rocketing 567% since the Brexit vote on 23 June 2016.

https://investingreviews.co.uk/blog...o-poland-since-brexit/#the-pensioner-hotspots


Worth clicking to view the full tables.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Interesting analysis of where people claiming a UK state pension have gone since Brexit.

https://investingreviews.co.uk/blog...o-poland-since-brexit/#the-pensioner-hotspots


Worth clicking to view the full tables.

Rats leaving the sinking ship?

(Note that rats usually get a bad rap but are actually smart little critters who would have the sense to abandon a sinking ship.)

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Rats leaving the sinking ship?

(Note that rats usually get a bad rap but are actually smart little critters who would have the sense to abandon a sinking ship.)

Not to mention that rats haven't normally helped scupper the ship.

 

[Wudang]

Russ Jones knocks it out the park
https://twitter-thread.com/t/1633226043027775491

Gonna start a festival. #Twatsonbury

I'll advertise how great it is. World-beating, in fact.

But there will be a 100 ft high wall around the 100 mile perimeter, and no gate.

No illegal entry. Or legal entry.

Then I'm gonna spend YEARS whining about the cost of security.��
The only way in will be to scale the wall, which is dangerous and illegal, and loads of people die, while giving all their money to the network of previously unheard-of "ladder gangs" that mysteriously sprung up when I built a massive wall.

 

[Carrot Flower King]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sunak-deal-nazi-collaborators-b2310821.html

Kate Hooey is, at best, tone deaf: calling the Six Counties a "EU colony" and comparing Stormont politicians to Vichy collaborators.

Well done there!

 

[The Don]

Rotten meat in UK shops.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65125811

If only there were standards and someone to enforce them.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Rotten meat in UK shops.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65125811

If only there were standards and someone to enforce them.

Okay, the food is mouldy, but it's British Mould Dagnabbit!