BREXIT - Is This Really Still Rumbling On? 😴

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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    ukiboy wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    ukiboy wrote:
    Why would we SC? I can only speak for myself but all I wanted was independent UK government without EU interference.
    Perhaps Brexit will facilitate other nations seeking their own 'exit' but that is not for me to ponder.
    FWIW - I love Europe! I love visiting European countries and taking in the culture and vibes, indeed I am of a European heritage myself, but I just hate the political construction that is the EU. Sorry!

    I assumed you were joking so was joining in.

    Yes I was joking. This country is screwed now cos of all those nasty racist brexit idiots.
    Dig the hole in the ground, order that Anderson shelter and hope for the best.
    We're all DOOOMED!! :shock:

    You will have to try harder to be satirical on this thread - you were not even making it into the top quartile of loons.
  • ukiboy
    ukiboy Posts: 891
    OFFS! SC! This is all too satirical for me! Obviously I don't agree with your viewpoints but I can't keep up as it's far too subtle for me :-0
    Outside the rat race and proud of it
  • ukiboy
    ukiboy Posts: 891
    Safe cycling tho mate. I'm embarrassed to say I've not been out on my bike in weeks!
    Lightweight....
    Outside the rat race and proud of it
  • wallace_and_gromit
    wallace_and_gromit Posts: 3,618
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    mrfpb wrote:
    mrfpb wrote:
    . We as a nation have to decide what face we present to the world if we want them to stay and if we want others to come.

    NOT appointing Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary would also be good.

    Oops, too late. :?

    Grand title but no responsibility?

    Presumably will focus on enhancing trade relationships around the world.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Johnson? This has got to be the old better inside pixxing out, n'est-ce pas?
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    ukiboy wrote:
    Safe cycling tho mate. I'm embarrassed to say I've not been out on my bike in weeks!
    Lightweight....

    Too late for that - broke a bone in my shoulder (good pro injury) on referendum day.

    Keep your spidey senses sharp
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    orraloon wrote:
    Johnson? This has got to be the old better inside pixxing out, n'est-ce pas?

    I think it lost importance when we lost India.

    Let him prove himself to be a fuckwit then fire him in 12 months time
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    ukiboy wrote:
    I take with a pinch of salt what most experts say. In my experience, having spent decades on this fine green planet, I have come to the conclusion that most 'experts' are full of crap! :-)

    Yep when you get an ache in your balls and start losing weight, i hope you ll bare that in mind and ask for advice on here or just ignore it, absolutely no point going to see your GP, let alone that Polish Oncology guy down at your local Hospital, these guys are full of shitte,
    Same if you get an engine oil light on your car, stick bit a black tape over it, whoever designed that as a warning device to save you an engine rebuild has no xxxxing idea what they are on about,,, bl00dy experts :lol:

    I'm warming to May though, Johnson as FS ? guaranteed to p1ss off every EU leader in informal negotiations, so getting us a terrible deal and no triggering of Article 50, remember BJ was an ardent Remainer until only feb 2016.

    either that or she has a great sense of humour ?
  • ukiboy
    ukiboy Posts: 891
    Haha! Too true! If that pesky engine oil light comes on in my motorbike dash I'll just attend to it myself. If my balls ache or I start losing weight I'll make a point of booking an easy jet flight to Warsaw so a hot Polish nurse can rummage around in my boxer shorts :-)))
    I love Brexit!
    Outside the rat race and proud of it
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Bit of schadenfreude?

    That's all Brexiters seem to have.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,365
    Oh to be back in the glory days of the pre-EEC 1970s.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    ukiboy wrote:
    Haha! Too true! If that pesky engine oil light comes on in my motorbike dash I'll just attend to it myself. If my balls ache or I start losing weight I'll make a point of booking an easy jet flight to Warsaw so a hot Polish nurse can rummage around in my boxer shorts :-)))
    I love Brexit!

    You will need a credit card as you will no longer be allowed free medical care in EU countries.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Hammond just announced UK is leaving the single market.

    FML.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Hammond just announced UK is leaving the single market.

    FML.

    where did you read it and how does it compare with this?

    http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britai ... KKCN0ZC0AW
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    LBc radio: https://mobile.twitter.com/lbc/status/7 ... 0547018752

    Wants access but from outside.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    LBc radio: https://mobile.twitter.com/lbc/status/7 ... 0547018752

    Wants access but from outside.

    I get the impression they use single market and Eu as synonims... he probably means EU.

    Boris was adamant in his campaign about retaining access to the single market
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    "We'll come out of the single market as a result of the decision to leave the EU and I would like us to negotiate access to it" was what I heard.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    "We'll come out of the single market as a result of the decision to leave the EU and I would like us to negotiate access to it" was what I heard.

    sounds like semantics
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    He wants to cherry pick in return for immigration curbs.

    Christ.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Jeremy Clarkson ‏@JeremyClarkson 13h
    Oh for fvck's sake. May and Hammond? Really? We will end up thick and lost.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    From Reuters ticker:
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  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He wants to cherry pick in return for immigration curbs.

    Christ.

    he always struck me as the more optimistic type.

    the prob with immigration controls is the immediate msg it sends those here and those who wanted to come, of course longer term, the more lurid scare stories will diminish but in the meantime?

    got a friend who has just finish her 2nd tour at a refugee camp in Greece, this time round, she could find no-one who wanted to come to the UK, of course some will say "Fantastic" :cry:

    Spending our way out of recession? thats never been tried before :lol:
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He wants to cherry pick in return for immigration curbs.

    Christ.

    Well, that was the only possible outcome... the real question is what happens if the EU turns out to be inflexible... are they buying time to show next year immigration figures with a steep decline and brand it as a result?
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    To think this was the bloke described as a safe pair of hands by the media lastnight.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,365
    I'm guessing that the Government will be deliberately making various public announcements designed to test the waters with various audiences: the Tory party, FUK voters, the EU as a whole, its separate countries, while various discussions go on behind the scenes to see what is actually possible.

    So, I'm expecting quite a bit of grandstanding for now...
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,516
    Labour candidate is standing for leadership candidate on another referendum ticket.

    Corbyn is for exiting so I wonder what eagles position is. I hope there is enough cross party support to stop an act of Parliament triggering Art 50. Then again the brexiteers might just use royal prerogative as the trigger.

    Rick, sorry to hear that but I fear that's the tune we will all be hearing until it dies away as the UK becomes less and less relevant.
    “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”

    Desmond Tutu
  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,516
    briantrumpet wrote:
    I'm guessing that the Government will be deliberately making various public announcements designed to test the waters with various audiences: the Tory party, FUK voters, the EU as a whole, its separate countries, while various discussions go on behind the scenes to see what is actually possible.

    So, I'm expecting quite a bit of grandstanding for now...


    It's not in any countries interests to hold talks now as they want to apply pressure for art50 to be triggered. It doesn't make sense and weakens their bargaining position.
    “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”

    Desmond Tutu
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Eugh it just gets worse every day.
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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    "We'll come out of the single market as a result of the decision to leave the EU and I would like us to negotiate access to it" was what I heard.

    sounds like semantics

    Nope the clowns think they can leave the EU and keep free movement of goods, services and trade whilst ditching labour
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Is Boris' appointment a "keep your enemies closer" kind of godfathery thing?

    At least that rules out Gove... gotta look at the bright side
    left the forum March 2023

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