BREXIT - Is This Really Still Rumbling On? 😴

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    Good luck anyone else needing a covid test in Kent this year.
  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    edited December 2020
    kingstongraham said:

    It's trucks with drivers that are banned, so containers and unaccompanied trailers can still go across. No idea what proportion that is.

    Time for the UK to implement the same rules as the French and cause a logistical issue their side of the channel just before Christmas. This will then be over by midnight and they will have retracted their stupid demands.

    We've tried the carrot approach, now for the stick version.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    kingstongraham said:

    Good luck anyone else needing a covid test in Kent this year.

    If most of the drivers are EU then they can get the EU to send the tests.
    This will be a christmas movie next year, in Latvia....
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,428
    kingstongraham said:

    Good luck anyone else needing a covid test in Kent this year.

    Already had one, ta. (Came back negative)
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Good luck anyone else needing a covid test in Kent this year.

    Already had one, ta. (Came back negative)
    I'm pretty sure sure it's not a once and for all time thing (if it's negative).
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,428
    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Good luck anyone else needing a covid test in Kent this year.

    Already had one, ta. (Came back negative)
    I'm pretty sure sure it's not a once and for all time thing (if it's negative).
    I know....
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,383
    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Good luck anyone else needing a covid test in Kent this year.

    Already had one, ta. (Came back negative)
    I'm pretty sure sure it's not a once and for all time thing (if it's negative).
    I know....

    I thought you were always positive on the Brexit thread ;)
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    coopster_the_1st said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's trucks with drivers that are banned, so containers and unaccompanied trailers can still go across. No idea what proportion that is.

    Time for the UK to implement the same rules as the French and cause a logistical issue their side of the channel just before Christmas. This will then be over by midnight and they will have retracted their stupid demands.

    We've tried the carrot approach, now for the stick version.
    Yeah that'll teach them and be a huge benefit to the UK in getting a stocks in pre-Brexit.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    coopster_the_1st said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's trucks with drivers that are banned, so containers and unaccompanied trailers can still go across. No idea what proportion that is.

    Time for the UK to implement the same rules as the French and cause a logistical issue their side of the channel just before Christmas. This will then be over by midnight and they will have retracted their stupid demands.

    We've tried the carrot approach, now for the stick version.
    The nasty bullying European Commission has asked countries to lift the travel restrictions from the UK.
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  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    Pross said:

    coopster_the_1st said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's trucks with drivers that are banned, so containers and unaccompanied trailers can still go across. No idea what proportion that is.

    Time for the UK to implement the same rules as the French and cause a logistical issue their side of the channel just before Christmas. This will then be over by midnight and they will have retracted their stupid demands.

    We've tried the carrot approach, now for the stick version.
    Yeah that'll teach them and be a huge benefit to the UK in getting a stocks in pre-Brexit.
    With all the immigrants camping out alongside the motorways, within a few hours it would be complete hell for the French authorities.

    Just the threat of tit-for-tat measures would have the French u-turning quicker than a Boris government
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,573
    Anyway, this was a small ray of sunshine.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    rjsterry said:

    Anyway, this was a small ray of sunshine.

    Unnecessary travel to a Tier 4 area. Lock them up (😉 just in case it's needed)
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,921
    tailwindhome said:

    The fishing chat is becoming a bit delusional. Comparing fishing UK waters with interconnectors is like saying the UK should have the right to log German forests because Eurostar.

    The EU needs to swap fishing for something of value for the UK, but has left it a bit late having removed things of value e.g. finance from the table.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    rjsterry said:

    Anyway, this was a small ray of sunshine.

    Beans?
    Those cabins are going to be fragrant. 🤣
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,573
    I think if you'd spent the day stranded on a windswept airfield with no facilities, you'd be quite happy with veggie curry and rice.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Who wants to bet me a Belgian Beer - it is a cycling forum after all - that by this time next year Johnson will have given whatever increase in fishing we get to a friend / Tory Donor

    Double or quits that the friend will have sold it back to an EU fishing firm by Christmas 2022
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    pblakeney said:

    rjsterry said:

    Anyway, this was a small ray of sunshine.

    Beans?
    Those cabins are going to be fragrant. 🤣
    Chickpeas.

    As an aside, I think that Sikhs have to feed anyone who turns up at their temple and wants food?
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,383
    pblakeney said:

    rjsterry said:

    Anyway, this was a small ray of sunshine.

    Beans?
    Those cabins are going to be fragrant. 🤣

    As with Covid, ventilation will be vital.
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  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    The road haulage association should maybe get their French mates over to Macrons gaff instead of protesting outside Dover. It's not exactly the UKs fault France closed the border. It is time to incentivise not just the cheapest delivery route. Maybe we should be insisting on a covid test on the French side.
  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    I have got to laugh about the uproar about international truckers welfare. Last time I checked these guys had a bed, cooking facilities and a fridge in their truck. If they don't have a few days food on them to cover eventualities then they are a bit unprepared. A bag of pasta and pesto will get you through most disasters.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,428
    veronese68 said:

    coopster_the_1st said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's trucks with drivers that are banned, so containers and unaccompanied trailers can still go across. No idea what proportion that is.

    Time for the UK to implement the same rules as the French and cause a logistical issue their side of the channel just before Christmas. This will then be over by midnight and they will have retracted their stupid demands.

    We've tried the carrot approach, now for the stick version.
    The nasty bullying European Commission has asked countries to lift the travel restrictions from the UK.
    Even the EU can see when the French are behaving like utter tw@ts.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    elbowloh said:

    pblakeney said:

    rjsterry said:

    Anyway, this was a small ray of sunshine.

    Beans?
    Those cabins are going to be fragrant. 🤣
    Chickpeas.

    As an aside, I think that Sikhs have to feed anyone who turns up at their temple and wants food?
    I knew someone would pick me up for something but I wasn't being serious. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ddraver said:

    Who wants to bet me a Belgian Beer - it is a cycling forum after all - that by this time next year Johnson will have given whatever increase in fishing we get to a friend / Tory Donor

    Double or quits that the friend will have sold it back to an EU fishing firm by Christmas 2022

    Not sure anyone would want to take the other side of that
    _
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    tailwindhome said:

    But let’s pretend it’s a rational negotiation ffs
    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,921
    The UK's latest offer has an interesting component. After 5 years, the UK will be able to decide who can fish its waters; however, if the EU quota drops then the EU will have the right to impose tariffs. Sounds like a win for the EU, but the tariffs can only be set by an independent party at the level of the losses. As the fishing industry is so small, this would essentially be irrelevant for the UK, and would be a matter of the EU commission obtaining some more tax for redistribution.

    Aside from the level the quota, it has the makings of a deal, as there is something for everyone. The Guardian will joyfully be able to talk about Boris capitulation whilst the Express can relish the reclaiming of the seas.



  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    Has anyone done a timeline of all the "final deadlines" for this deal? Wasn't there one in June?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    kingstongraham said:

    Has anyone done a timeline of all the "final deadlines" for this deal? Wasn't there one in June?

    It’s a 2000 page document.
    _
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    rick_chasey said:

    tailwindhome said:

    But let’s pretend it’s a rational negotiation ffs
    Liverpool paid that for a goalkeeper

    Maybe Boris could set up a Justgiving page as that is less than a quid per person.

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