Brexit Deal agreed ( updated )

[ri Alban]

19 minutes ago, Dirk McClaymore said:

 

Cannae mind. Nowt defamatory about you though I don't think.

 

Edit. 

 

 

It was actually pretty funny. On the last page so go and look.

He cannae take a wind up. I'll leave him to it.  A sensitive soul is Ully.:D

[doctor jambo]

11 hours ago, The Mighty Thor said:

 

Bantz! 

It has been a success.

it has protected off shore entities such as that Mone has siphoned £27 million into from PPE contracts , and countless other trillions .

Why do enormous banks base themselves in London of all places ?

In that aspect - hiding bent money- brexit has been great

[The Mighty Thor]

1 hour ago, doctor jambo said:

It has been a success.

it has protected off shore entities such as that Mone has siphoned £27 million into from PPE contracts , and countless other trillions .

Why do enormous banks base themselves in London of all places ?

In that aspect - hiding bent money- brexit has been great

You do the bold Baroness a disservice. It's £29m 😂

 

They should have that debate. Prime time live on all 5 channels with an independent fact checking service running along side it. 

 

It would put the whole thing to bed for good. 

[jack D and coke]

[Mikey1874]

On 13/09/2022 at 07:27, HartleyLegend3 said:

 

 

The Government says that is wrong. Good summary of the position here.

 

 

[Cade]

Mind that amazing trade deal we made with Japan in 2020?

 

Figures collated by the Department for International Trade show exports to Japan fell from £12.3bn to £11.9bn in the year to June 2022.
Exports in goods fell 4.9% to £6.1bn and services fell 2% to £5.8bn.

 

 

[Ulysses]

On 22/11/2022 at 10:11, Dirk McClaymore said:

 

It's 'Ausseh'. 👍

 

Good post, though.

 

It's 4 days, 8 hours and 19 minutes.

 

So it is.

[Ulysses]

On 24/11/2022 at 21:26, ri Alban said:

He cannae take a wind up. I'll leave him to it.  A sensitive soul is Ully.:D

 

You thought it was funny at the time, ya big eejit. 

[Ulysses]

'n'all'n'anyways, it looked as though the good ship NI Protocol was going to be steered to safer waters - ironically thanks to some creative fudging by former PMs Johnson and Truss.  Now it seems it's full steam ahead on to the rocks, because the you-know-whos in the North are desperate to mumbo jumbo their jumbo mumbos for King and Country, while everybody who's anybody in English politics seems to think it's a core part of the unwritten Constitution to roar "OH **** OFF YOU EUROPEAN ****S" at foreigners as long, loud and often as possible.  

 

Deary me.   

[FWJ]

Must be another of these Brexit bonuses we were promised….

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63821133

[ri Alban]

On 29/11/2022 at 22:51, Ulysses said:

 

It's 4 days, 8 hours and 19 minutes.

 

So it is.

What is?

[ri Alban]

@Lord MontpelierDid you vote for Brexit. For an Englishman you do some amount of running down of Scotland and Independence voters.

Edited December 1, 2022 by ri Alban

[ri Alban]

Not be long now il Scotland is back in the EU. Supreme court ruling has fired the independence vite up to 52% and it will be higher as it comes to the GE. 

 

 

Tick Tock UK , EU here we come again. Did you miss us?

[Lord Montpelier]

13 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

@Lord MontpelierDid you vote for Brexit. For an Englishman you do some amount of running down of Scotland and Independence voters.

Nope. Ima Scottish, British, and European. Fully inclusive you might say. But begrudgingly accept the outcome of the brexit vote. 

 

Oh... and I am proudly Scottish. Which is why I look with disappointment with the nick of the country under the SNP. 

[The Mighty Thor]

1 hour ago, Lord Montpelier said:

Nope. Ima Scottish, British, and European. Fully inclusive you might say. But begrudgingly accept the outcome of the brexit vote. 

 

Oh... and I am proudly Scottish. Which is why I look with disappointment with the nick of the country under the SNP. 

I miss those heady utopian times under Thatcher and Major. 
 

Happier times

[ri Alban]

Is Wigan not in England anymore?

[Pans Jambo]

Boris was adamant in his assurances that food would be cheaper after Brexit. Surely he and the tories were not lying???

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/03/brexit-has-fuelled-surge-in-uk-food-prices-says-bank-of-england-policymaker?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Shooter McGavin]

Hypothetically, if we rejoined the EU tomorrow, what brexit benefit would you miss most?

[WorldChampions1902]

5 hours ago, Shooter McGavin said:

Hypothetically, if we rejoined the EU tomorrow, what brexit benefit would you miss most?

Unicorns, Sunny Uplands and “happy fish”. Oh….and don’t forget the road signs at the Dartford Tunnel being in yards instead of metres.

[Doctor FinnBarr]

On 01/12/2022 at 22:00, ri Alban said:

Is Wigan not in England anymore?

 

Nope, it has a pier and pies and Lancs inhabitants all talk funny, bit like Yorkshire really. England doesn't want them.

[Unknown user]

23 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said:

 

Nope, it has a pier and pies and Lancs inhabitants all talk funny, bit like Yorkshire really. England doesn't want them.

 

Wigan has a pier? It must not be where I kind of thought it was.

And pies you say?

[Doctor FinnBarr]

8 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

Wigan has a pier? It must not be where I kind of thought it was.

And pies you say?

 

Aye, seems a bit odd considering its many miles inland. Pies are shit, not a patch on a good Scotch Pie.

 

Pier would appear to be a concert hall/music venue, it's all a bit confusing!

Edited December 4, 2022 by FinnBarr Saunders

[EC_Hearts]

Original Wigan pier was a jetty for loading coal onto the barges on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. Became an ironic joke in the music halls as the social conditions were dreadful and the oppposite of what you would expect when talking about an area with a pier. Later the area was was named Wigan pier and contained museums, nightlife, etc. (Guy I worked with was a proud "pie eater "). 

[Unknown user]

2 hours ago, EC_Hearts said:

Original Wigan pier was a jetty for loading coal onto the barges on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. Became an ironic joke in the music halls as the social conditions were dreadful and the oppposite of what you would expect when talking about an area with a pier. Later the area was was named Wigan pier and contained museums, nightlife, etc. (Guy I worked with was a proud "pie eater "). 

 

👍 Live and learn, and it turns out Wigan is where I kind of thought it was, that's a relief

[redjambo]

22 hours ago, Shooter McGavin said:

Hypothetically, if we rejoined the EU tomorrow, what brexit benefit would you miss most?

 

[periodictabledancer]

22 hours ago, Shooter McGavin said:

Hypothetically, if we rejoined the EU tomorrow, what brexit benefit would you miss most?

The blue passport , made in Poland/France/wherever.

Oh wait, we could've kept the blue passport in the first place. 

Maybe the massive trade deals. Oh wait, we never signed one with USA.

I'm kinda struggling TBH. 

[Unknown user]

1 minute ago, periodictabledancer said:

The blue passport , made in Poland/France/wherever.

Oh wait, we could've kept the blue passport in the first place. 

Maybe the massive trade deals. Oh wait, we never signed one with USA.

I'm kinda struggling TBH. 

 

I've still got my nice maroon one. It'll be a sad day when that expires, it used to represent a freedom, now it represents great british stupidity.

[RobboM]

1 hour ago, Smithee said:

 

👍 Live and learn, and it turns out Wigan is where I kind of thought it was, that's a relief

There's this classic too

[SE16 3LN]

One of the key reasons I changed my mind from remain to leave following the referendum. Corruption, the rise of fascism among member states, and the failure to support members in trouble (Covid in particular) have all served to strengthen my resolve on this one. 

 

Prosecutors investigating alleged influence peddling by a Gulf country at the European Parliament charged four people over the weekend with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering. Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili of Greece was relieved of her duties.

 

The prosecutors declined to identify the country suspected of offering cash or gifts to parliament officials in exchange for political favours. Several members of the assembly and some Belgian media linked the investigation to Qatar, which is currently hosting soccer's gala event, the World Cup.

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied any wrongdoing.

Police conducted Monday's raids at European Parliament offices in Brussels to seize computer data belonging to 10 parliamentary assistants, prosecutors said. Officers have conducted 20 raids in total as part of an investigation launched four months ago.

"Several hundred thousand euros have been seized in three different places: 600,000 euros at the home of one of the suspects, several hundred thousand euros in a suitcase seized in a room of a Brussels hotel, and about 150,000 euros in an apartment belonging to an MEP," prosecutors said.

Kaili, who was relieved of her duties over the weekend, was expelled Monday from the legislature's Socialists and Democrats group with immediate effect.

 

 

[Notts1874]

4 minutes ago, SE16 3LN said:

One of the key reasons I changed my mind from remain to leave following the referendum. Corruption, the rise of fascism among member states, and the failure to support members in trouble (Covid in particular) have all served to strengthen my resolve on this one. 

 

Prosecutors investigating alleged influence peddling by a Gulf country at the European Parliament charged four people over the weekend with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering. Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili of Greece was relieved of her duties.

 

The prosecutors declined to identify the country suspected of offering cash or gifts to parliament officials in exchange for political favours. Several members of the assembly and some Belgian media linked the investigation to Qatar, which is currently hosting soccer's gala event, the World Cup.

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied any wrongdoing.

Police conducted Monday's raids at European Parliament offices in Brussels to seize computer data belonging to 10 parliamentary assistants, prosecutors said. Officers have conducted 20 raids in total as part of an investigation launched four months ago.

"Several hundred thousand euros have been seized in three different places: 600,000 euros at the home of one of the suspects, several hundred thousand euros in a suitcase seized in a room of a Brussels hotel, and about 150,000 euros in an apartment belonging to an MEP," prosecutors said.

Kaili, who was relieved of her duties over the weekend, was expelled Monday from the legislature's Socialists and Democrats group with immediate effect.

 

 

Absolutely no corruption in Westminster. No Russian money at all. Honest guv. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. 

 

 

[the posh bit]

7 minutes ago, Notts1874 said:

Absolutely no corruption in Westminster. No Russian money at all. Honest guv. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. 

 

 

 

Londongrad 😁

[SE16 3LN]

4 minutes ago, Notts1874 said:

Absolutely no corruption in Westminster. No Russian money at all. Honest guv. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. 

 

 

🤣🤣🤣🤣 back at you.

 

We've got a big chance of challenging the corrupt a Westminster, Edinburgh and in local govt. Very little chance in the EU.

We can do nothing about the disgraceful treatment of Italy and Spain during Covid. We have Zero chance of influencing the Fascists and far right in Italy, Hungary and Poland. Even the French are playing with the Fascists. Compromising on these things corrupts us all.

 

[Notts1874]

7 minutes ago, SE16 3LN said:

🤣🤣🤣🤣 back at you.

 

We've got a big chance of challenging the corrupt a Westminster, Edinburgh and in local govt. Very little chance in the EU.

We can do nothing about the disgraceful treatment of Italy and Spain during Covid. We have Zero chance of influencing the Fascists and far right in Italy, Hungary and Poland. Even the French are playing with the Fascists. Compromising on these things corrupts us all.

 

We could have had an influence within the EU surely 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

 

Don't see much apatite for stopping the Westminster corruption so far. 

[Ulysses]

Anyway, at one point the UK and EU were about to resolve the NI Protocol issue, then things went astray for a while.  Now they've gone quiet.  I wonder is that a good sign or a bad one?

[redjambo]

2 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

Anyway, at one point the UK and EU were about to resolve the NI Protocol issue, then things went astray for a while.  Now they've gone quiet.  I wonder is that a good sign or a bad one?

 

Yes.

[XB52]

1 hour ago, SE16 3LN said:

🤣🤣🤣🤣 back at you.

 

We've got a big chance of challenging the corrupt a Westminster, Edinburgh and in local govt. Very little chance in the EU.

We can do nothing about the disgraceful treatment of Italy and Spain during Covid. We have Zero chance of influencing the Fascists and far right in Italy, Hungary and Poland. Even the French are playing with the Fascists. Compromising on these things corrupts us all.

 

They have charged 4 people with corruption. Meanwhile, in that bastion of decency called Westminster, we give them seats in the HoL.

[Ulysses]

3 minutes ago, redjambo said:

 

Yes.

 

Fair comment.   

[ri Alban]

6 hours ago, SE16 3LN said:

🤣🤣🤣🤣 back at you.

 

We've got a big chance of challenging the corrupt a Westminster, Edinburgh and in local govt. Very little chance in the EU.

We can do nothing about the disgraceful treatment of Italy and Spain during Covid. We have Zero chance of influencing the Fascists and far right in Italy, Hungary and Poland. Even the French are playing with the Fascists. Compromising on these things corrupts us all.

 

Scotland had no chance of challenging anything at Westminster. Not enough SNP Mps and the others are just lapdogs.(HJs/UTs) You Londoners should stick to Wm, us Scots will deal with Hr.  👍 When we rejoin The EU well try our best to tackle any corrupt politicians, but am sorry to tell you, they all reside at the Tory side of WM.

[The Mighty Thor]

6 hours ago, Ulysses said:

Anyway, at one point the UK and EU were about to resolve the NI Protocol issue, then things went astray for a while.  Now they've gone quiet.  I wonder is that a good sign or a bad one?

It's a sign that Rashid doesn't have any control over the factions of his party and picking that scab will probably see another outbreak of infighting resukting in him being turfed out on his rather generous lug. 

His current strategy is to ignore it, hope that it goes away and to distract the Daily Nazi readers with a spot of faux culture war shenanigans against striking workers. 

Nothing screams patriotism more than hating nurses you were clapping 18 months ago 👍

[ri Alban]

Is Rashid, Rishi? C'mon Thor, that up there with Krankie and Smurf for cringe, bud. You're better than that. Prick or spunkbubble are more definitive about that little poisoned dwarf.

[Unknown user]

2 hours ago, ri Alban said:

Is Rashid, Rishi? C'mon Thor, that up there with Krankie and Smurf for cringe, bud. You're better than that. Prick or spunkbubble are more definitive about that little poisoned dwarf.

His name's Rashid Sanook, unless you're calling the leader of the free world a liar

[ri Alban]

38 minutes ago, Smithee said:

His name's Rashid Sanook, unless you're calling the leader of the free world a liar

[That thing you do]

On 01/12/2022 at 11:01, Lord Montpelier said:

Nope. Ima Scottish, British, and European. Fully inclusive you might say. But begrudgingly accept the outcome of the brexit vote. 

 

Oh... and I am proudly Scottish. Which is why I look with disappointment with the nick of the country under the SNP. 

Have you seen the state of England?

[Lord Montpelier]

9 minutes ago, That thing you do said:

Have you seen the state of England?

Go regularly, thanks. 

[Dawnrazor]

12 minutes ago, That thing you do said:

Have you seen the state of England?

Eh?

[That thing you do]

54 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said:

Eh?

Its social services, NHS, Education etc is in a worse state than Scotland. 

[Dawnrazor]

9 minutes ago, That thing you do said:

Its social services, NHS, Education etc is in a worse state than Scotland. 

It isn't nation wide, I've a marvellous local health centre, same day Dr appointments often available, we've never waited more than three days to see a Dr, great hospitals in Lancaster and Kendal, been a few times for various things over the fifteen years we've lived here. My son is in a really good school, my wife works in the local school that doesn't seem to have any problems.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Another fantastic brexit benefit…

“Brexit costs government £40 billion a year in lost tax revenue”

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-12-20/brexit-costs-government-40-billion-a-year-in-lost-tax-revenue

[micole]

You know Farage sold the UK a pup, he should be thrown in jail.

They told lies from the start and people still bought it, it's a feckin disgrace.

[Shooter McGavin]

6 minutes ago, micole said:

You know Farage sold the UK a pup, he should be thrown in jail.

They told lies from the start and people still bought it, it's a feckin disgrace.

The morons who voted for it are completely silent about it now, not even prepared to try and defend what an absolute disaster it’s been.

 

The whole campaign was championed by ignorant people who’ve long since moved on, and are now championing more daft causes or arguments.

 

I’m still waiting to hear what peoples favourite brexit benefit has been so far… passports changing from maroon to blue? Wow. Incredible. Truly enriching our lives…