Brexit discussion thread XII (Please read OP before posting)

Sam Russell

Is Brexit Day the 31st of January or the First of February?

23:00 (GMT) 31st January, 00:00 CET 1st February in Mainland Europe.

Edit:

Just to add:
As far as parliament is concerned, it's all done and dusted!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51241092
Week ahead in Parliament (no EU related debates at all)

RobMc59

Sam Russell wrote: »

Is Brexit Day the 31st of January or the First of February?

1st of April would have been a better date..

WomanSkirtFan8

[Deleted User] wrote: »

B-Day planning continues with the release of the new commemorative coin.



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51250753



It will be interesting to see just how many people actually celebrate B-Day, or will it just be another day.

Indeed.

WomanSkirtFan8

Sam Russell wrote: »

Is Brexit Day the 31st of January or the First of February?

the 31st. This coming friday

Strazdas

WomanSkirtFan8 wrote: »

the 31st. This coming friday

At 11pm. I assume all the UK channels will have to mark it live in one form or another.

Leroy42

Maybe they can go to the local airport and show all the EU citizens being turned back at passport control!

Except of course Brexit Day is the most BRINO event ever.

Nody

Strazdas wrote: »

At 11pm. I assume all the UK channels will have to mark it live in one form or another.

Would love if for example channel 4 played stock clip of a state funeral or similar :P

BonnieSituation

Nody wrote: »

Would love if for example channel 4 played stock clip of a state funeral or similar :P

The Last Leg are broadcasting and Adam Hills will be finally shaving his beard off.

That's exactly the amount of gravity Brexit deserves.

Sam Russell

BonnieSituation wrote: »

The Last Leg are broadcasting and Adam Hills will be finally shaving his beard off.

That's exactly the amount of gravity Brexit deserves.

Serious business shaving a beard off.

BonnieSituation

Sam Russell wrote: »

Serious business shaving a beard off.

To be fair, as a beard owner I would ordinarily agree.

But he does hate it and only grew it because of Brexit. So not quite the daunting task it would be if I was to de-beard say.

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

B-Day planning continues with the release of the new commemorative coin.

Previous versions of the 50p coin had dates of March 29 and October 31 on them.

Sam Russell

BonnieSituation wrote: »

To be fair, as a beard owner I would ordinarily agree.

But he does hate it and only grew it because of Brexit. So not quite the daunting task it would be if I was to de-beard say.

But Brexit Day is a non-day as nothing changes.

Well at least in a good way. Some trade agreements default to WTO as the EU ones will no longer apply to the UK. Of course there will be no official marking of this.

The blue passports are not yet issued (or at least not as far as I know). Only a few 50p coins released, but they have been released early so not yet official.

Hmmmm, is there anything to celebrate? We could celebrate the few extra EU Parliament seats I suppose.

Sam Russell

Sam Russell wrote: »

But Brexit Day is a non-day as nothing changes.

Well at least in a good way. Some trade agreements default to WTO as the EU ones will no longer apply to the UK. Of course there will be no official marking of this.

The blue passports are not yet issued (or at least not as far as I know). Only a few 50p coins released, but they have been released early so not yet official.

Hmmmm, is there anything to celebrate? We could celebrate the few extra EU Parliament seats I suppose.

B-Day is the day the UK stops having an active voice in the day to day running of the EU and is compelled to follow the rules until the end of the transition period or sooner if an agreement is made.
I expect that there will be a drip feeding of deals between now and the end of the year after which the remaining (unresolved) trade relations will be WTO rules.

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Previous versions of the 50p coin had dates of March 29 and October 31 on them.

They've recycled them, the new coins are restamped old ones.


From the link above.

But the Brexit delay meant about a million coins had to be melted down and the metal put aside until a new exit date was confirmed.

Eric Cartman

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They've recycled them, the new coins are restamped old ones.


From the link above.

In my head all I can think is 'if you managed to get an old commemoration coin they'd be worth a fortune for scarcity alone'

Eric Cartman

Sam Russell wrote: »

Is Brexit Day the 31st of January or the First of February?

so do we think theyll actually manage it, no parlimentary scuppering etc..

An Ciarraioch

Eric Cartman wrote: »

In my head all I can think is 'if you managed to get an old commemoration coin they'd be worth a fortune for scarcity alone'

Nah, they minted too many of the Dublin Millennium 50ps, same with the Churchill crowns.

Eric Cartman

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Nah, they minted too many of the Dublin Millennium 50ps, same with the Churchill crowns.

true of the january 31st ones, but if you had an october one saved from being melted down youd be on to a winner.

Imreoir2

Eric Cartman wrote: »

true of the january 31st ones, but if you had an october one saved from being melted down youd be on to a winner.

Did they make October ones? I know them scrapped a lot of March coins.

Sam Russell

So Brexit comes down to blue passports and 50p coins.

They could have minted £4 coins just to be different.

They have shown a significant lack of imagination throughout this magnificent mission.

Capt'n Midnight

The UK cabinet have remain consistent

The government is aiming to secure a "zero tariff, zero quota" free trade deal with the EU, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has said.

Versus

Britain will not align with European Union rules after Brexit, the UK's Home Secretary has insisted, as the country prepares to leave the bloc on Friday.

Meanwhile closer to home

"This isn't about Ireland vetoing or any deal," she said. "I think we're all in agreement, all 27 member states, that we want a close relationship with the UK, but there has to be balance of rights and obligations, there needs to be a level playing field.

The Express are reporting this as us threatening to veto any deal.


So getting a deal by the end of the year will be interesting

At a guess the UK will eat humble pie and try to spin it as a win
"And with that, a mighty cheer went up from the heroes of Shelbyville. They had banished the awful lemon tree forever, because it was haunted. Now let's all celebrate with a cool glass of turnip juice."

Or go full on Hard Brexit

Capt'n Midnight

Sam Russell wrote: »

So Brexit comes down to blue passports and 50p coins.

They could have minted £4 coins just to be different.

They have shown a significant lack of imagination throughout this magnificent mission.

The new 50p coins aren't a patch on the proper full sized 50p coins. I keep thinking they are 20p ones.

BTW the 20p coin isn't a patch on the Irish one with the horse.


I used to have some DDR pfennigs. They were made out of aluminium. They were so light they felt worthless. The UK 50p feels the same compared to what it used to be.

Strazdas

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The UK cabinet have remain consistent

The government is aiming to secure a "zero tariff, zero quota" free trade deal with the EU, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has said.

Versus

Britain will not align with European Union rules after Brexit, the UK's Home Secretary has insisted, as the country prepares to leave the bloc on Friday.

Meanwhile closer to home The Express are reporting this as us threatening to veto any deal.


So getting a deal by the end of the year will be interesting

At a guess the UK will eat humble pie and try to spin it as a win
"And with that, a mighty cheer went up from the heroes of Shelbyville. They had banished the awful lemon tree forever, because it was haunted. Now let's all celebrate with a cool glass of turnip juice."

Or go full on Hard Brexit

Barclay's comments are a bit of a nonsense though. He's speaking as if the EU would allow the UK opt in and out of alignment.

Patel's hardline comments at least make more sense in that she is taking about a uniform position.

Igotadose

US Ambassador to the UK (and inept NFL team owner) Woody Johnson has said the UK should move to chlorine washed chicken. More sanitary or something. Mmmm...Brexit chicken pie with that lovely aroma of swimming pool...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-us-uk-trade-deal-chlorinated-chicken-woody-johnson-food-safety-a9302506.html

Eric Cartman

Eric Cartman wrote: »

so do we think theyll actually manage it, no parlimentary scuppering etc..

Brexit isn't even on the schedule for debate in the HoC next week, as far as parliament is concerned, it's done and dusted.

Capt'n Midnight

Strazdas wrote: »

Barclay's comments are a bit of a nonsense though. He's speaking as if the EU would allow the UK opt in and out of alignment.

Patel's hardline comments at least make more sense in that she is taking about a uniform position.

Well he did say HS2 would be going ahead.

And that's a £100Bn subsidy, way more than EU membership.

Poor people won't take the fast trains because it'll likely be cheaper to fly.

Christy42

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Brexit isn't even on the schedule for debate in the HoC next week, as far as parliament is concerned, it's done and dusted.

But they aren't actually doing anything week. It has in effect been out off till the end of the year.

They are sticking to the rules till the end of the year. They lose a voice in Europe but many of their MEPs were not interested in attending an putting forward the UK voice anyway so little difference there.

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Poor people won't take the fast trains because it'll likely be cheaper to fly.

Not if they care about climate change they won't.
Anyway, it'll be decades before that's finished, reinstating a line that Beeching closes in the 1960s just to appease the road loving government of the day.

Spanish Eyes

If HS2 gets the go ahead, you can be sure that a Tory investor/contracter is in the mix. Just saying.

Mad money.