Will Britain ever just piss off and get on with Brexit? -mod warning in OP (21/12)

First Up

threeball wrote:

Its a bigger climbdown and embarrassment if they don't leave on the 31st as promised. They know theres no other way. Waiting for the EU to cave has failed 3 times now.

That's a humiliation for Johnson and his acolytes but the country will get over that a lot easier than a disastrous Brexit.

26000 Elephants

I'm just waiting for the Tories to pivot from their "One Nation Conservatism" into "One Island Conservatism" in a slight of hand worthy of Orwell himself.

begsbyOnaTrain

26000 Elephants wrote: »

I'm just waiting for the Tories to pivot from their "One Nation Conservatism" into "One Island Conservatism" in a slight of hand worthy of Orwell himself.

What are you on about? Boris isn't a One Nation-er. The group has been pretty open about them being displeased with his antics - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/25/one-nation-tories-admit-to-sense-of-doom-over-boris-johnsons-tactics

26000 Elephants

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

26000 Elephants wrote: »

I'm just waiting for the Tories to pivot from their "One Nation Conservatism" into "One Island Conservatism" in a slight of hand worthy of Orwell himself.

What are you on about? Boris isn't a One Nation-er. The group has been pretty open about them being displeased with his antics - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/25/one-nation-tories-admit-to-sense-of-doom-over-boris-johnsons-tactics

May and Boris werent real brexiteers either, but here we are.....

Anyway, try not to let your rage get in the way of a laugh every now and again....

begsbyOnaTrain

26000 Elephants wrote: »

May and Boris werent real brexiteers either, but here we are.....

Anyway, try not to let your rage get in the way of a laugh every now and again....

Rage? Yeah, ok... Sorry for correcting you.

26000 Elephants

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

26000 Elephants wrote: »

May and Boris werent real brexiteers either, but here we are.....

Anyway, try not to let your rage get in the way of a laugh every now and again....

Rage? Yeah, ok... Sorry for correcting you.

I'm happy with the clarification.

begsbyOnaTrain

Preparations continue - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49890034

High Street bakery chain Greggs is stockpiling pork so that production of its sausage rolls is guaranteed in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

"We are preparing for the potential impact of the UK's departure from the European Union by building stocks of key ingredients," the firm said.

Around 20% of a Greggs sausage roll is made from pork.

Any UK based boardsies doing anything? I've got my Euros already for my Christmas trip home and... that's about it really.

threeball

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

Preparations continue - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49890034






Any UK based boardsies doing anything? I've got my Euros already for my Christmas trip home and... that's about it really.

20% pork in a sausage? Thats piss poor. I'd suggest eating elsewhere if thats what they're serving. 9% eyeball, 15% scrotum.....

osarusan

threeball wrote: »

A wonderfully naive statement. Pretty much any UK government would because they don't give a toss about the north.

I wouldn't be so sure. Even if none of them give a toss about the north, I don't think any government would want to be the government that actually loses it.


Not as the price of Brexit anyway. If it was as a result of a referendum in NI, then more likely.

threeball

osarusan wrote: »

I wouldn't be so sure. Even if none of them give a toss about the north, I don't think any government would want to be the government that actually loses it.


Not as the price of Brexit anyway. If it was as a result of a referendum in NI, then more likely.

The reality is they would prefer to be rid of it. This is their best chance ever and all they have to do is dress it up a bit. You're still part of the UK, the only difference is a customs border in the Sea which actually benefits you etc.

No one in the UK will be sorry to see it gone. Its a money pit.

26000 Elephants

Why are you getting caught up on 'losing' the North? Nobody is losing anything ( excapt fundamental unionists) its simply a matter of changing it's legal status to remain in the customs union.

It wont be 'lost' to the UK or automatically absorbed by the South.

The 6 counties have changed their legal status and definition several times over the years.

RobMc59

threeball wrote: »

20% pork in a sausage? Thats piss poor. I'd suggest eating elsewhere if thats what they're serving. 9% eyeball, 15% scrotum.....

Your maths is shocking!

Padre_Pio

RobMc59 wrote: »

Your maths is shocking!

20% pork,
9% eyeball,
15% scrotum
47% sawdust
6% dirt etc..

ohnonotgmail

Padre_Pio wrote: »

20% pork,
9% eyeball,
15% scrotum
47% sawdust
6% dirt etc..

the 20% pork consists of scrotum and eyeball

threeball

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Padre_Pio wrote: »

20% pork,
9% eyeball,
15% scrotum
47% sawdust
6% dirt etc..

the 20% pork consists of scrotum and eyeball

No it wouldn't, eyeballs and scrotum wouldnt classify as pork except perhaps in a post brexit UK

Padre_Pio

threeball wrote: »

No it wouldn't, eyeballs and scrotum wouldnt classify as pork except perhaps in a post brexit UK

:pac: I was going to post the same thing.

20% pig, or 20% "named meat", though sometime that name is Spot or Mittens...

cryptocurrency

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

FrancieBrady

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

???

Why don't we all gather round and you can tell us the 'story'?

Harry Palmr

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

Imreoir2

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

I can only assume this story of yours is fictional.

Peregrinus

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

What's the story with people going around saying "What's the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back"?

swarlb

Peregrinus wrote: »

What's the story with people going around saying "What's the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back"?

"They're havin' a laugh"

McMurphy

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

ancapailldorcha

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

Ireland is one of those governments. How can the EU27 meet behind one of their own's backs when said one will be at the meeting?

careless sherpa

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

Planning a surprise party

26000 Elephants

Imreoir2 wrote: »

cryptocurrency wrote: »

Whats the story with the 27 EU governments meeting behind the EU and Irelands back

I can only assume this story of yours is fictional.

Are you doubting the insight of a guy who has staked his entire financial future in the belief that we will all abandon our fiat currencies and come to him begging for his internet fun-bucks because.... reasons?.

Boggles

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Ireland is one of those governments. How can the EU27 meet behind one of their own's backs when said one will be at the meeting?

Made us wait in the hall.

Odhinn

FrancieBrady wrote: »

???

Why don't we all gather round and you can tell us the 'story'?

Make sure to bring the net and the tranquiliser darts.

begsbyOnaTrain

Corbynism continues its downward spiral

https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1179326517970644993

J Mysterio

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

Corbynism continues its downward spiral

https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1179326517970644993

46% percent for Tories and Brexit party between them. Lord above.