blandy Posted December 24, 2020 Author Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Great deal, so much freedom I can't even handle it The Galileo encrypted military signal thing is actually a big deal. We'd (as part of the EU) spent a ton of money and were a key part of doing that (including hi tech jobs), but that money is now lost, and the jobs have gone back to the continent. So we bought a totally inappropriate, struggling US satellite communications company, which uses and works on a different technology, for another ton of money, with the unachievable aim of using their tech to replace what we lost through Galileo. It'll be quietly dropped in a year or so, I guess - but it's utter madness for the sake of "Freedom" - yeah, freedom not to have jobs and technology and be part of a co-operative project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Isnt that essentially what we had anyway? I knew people going to the States for example. What's the problem then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Risso said: What's the problem then? Dissociation purely for the sake of it to satisfy the 'sovereignty and freedom' crowd. As Blandy wrote above, some of this dissociation is hugely damaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumblerseven Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Um will parlament will have to vote for this or this is it its done deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Tumblerseven said: Um will parlament will have to vote for this or this is it its done deal? 30th December 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blandy Posted December 24, 2020 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Risso said: What's the problem then? One problem is that UK Uni's which were attractive to EU students are no longer as attractive. Because they now have to pay much more to study at them. So they are choosing to go to other nations Uni's. This means our Uni's lose funding, the UK loses "soft influence" (in the form of all those bright young kids coming here, getting into UK culture and becoming kind of anglo-friendly and developing links and ties and so on. Instead the students are now going to Germany, Australia, the US instead. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 minute ago, blandy said: One problem is that UK Uni's which were attractive to EU students are no longer as attractive. Because they now have to pay much more to study at them. So they are choosing to go to other nations Uni's. This means our Uni's lose funding, the UK loses "soft influence" (in the form of all those bright young kids coming here, getting into UK culture and becoming kind of anglo-friendly and developing links and ties and so on. Instead the students are now going to Germany, Australia, the US instead. **** students and universities. Full of soft liberal snowflakes anyway, not befitting of the british bulldog spirit 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted December 24, 2020 Author Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Full of soft liberal snowflakes anyway, Actually, yeah. Stuff 'em 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted December 24, 2020 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, blandy said: One problem is that UK Uni's which were attractive to EU students are no longer as attractive. Because they now have to pay much more to study at them. So they are choosing to go to other nations Uni's. This means our Uni's lose funding, the UK loses "soft influence" (in the form of all those bright young kids coming here, getting into UK culture and becoming kind of anglo-friendly and developing links and ties and so on. Instead the students are now going to Germany, Australia, the US instead. You didn't close that bracket. I don't want all your future posts being included within that open bracket. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 minute ago, BOF said: You didn't close that bracket. I don't want all your future posts being included within that open bracket. Unrestricted use of open brackets, Key point of Brexit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 24, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Follyfoot said: Unrestricted use of open brackets, Key point of Brexit Ahh, yes I forgot, you guys have absolutely no standards now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Thank **** this shits over with. 2 years of shambles bullshit and utter chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted December 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 24, 2020 Seems like a lot of energy has been expended to have gotten to this point. 16% more fish in 5 years though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 24, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Demitri_C said: Thank **** this shits over with. 2 years of shambles bullshit and utter chaos 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blandy Posted December 24, 2020 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, BOF said: You didn't close that bracket. I don't want all your future posts being included within that open bracket. ) 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted December 24, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said: It's just bollocks? But the majority will lap it up. I wonder which hospital will receive the first £350m in week one. Edited December 24, 2020 by Mark Albrighton 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 years? 4 and a half. More including the campaigns. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 24, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Thank **** this shits over with. 2 years of shambles bullshit and utter chaos Were you asleep for the rest of it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 24, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Mark Albrighton said: I wonder which hospital will receive the first £350m in week one. The Nightingale one in London that we don't have enough people to staff... oh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, bickster said: The Nightingale one in London that we don't have enough people to staff... oh It's been dismantled apparently, access was only granted until October. Good thing we're over the worst of the pandemic in London eh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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