bickster Posted October 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, ml1dch said: Does he realise Boudicca was defeated? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Stevo985 said: The selective blindness around Brexit is getting very frustrating. I've said before but a group of people I sit with at work are all Leavers so it comes up in discussion every now and then. They never have an answer for anything. They don't even have an answer for why they want to leave any more. "Too many rules" is about all I ever get. The latest one is "well nobody actually knows what will happen so we may as well wait and see" Yes. We do know. Or at least we have a pretty bloody good idea! In the words of Nigel Pearson, you're an ostrich. Nothing wrong with your post, but the thing that led to the like was definitely 'in the words of Nigel Pearson' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Quote As Pearson leaves for lunch with his players, he is asked for his views on Brexit, as a Brit now abroad. “I don’t agree with it and I think it’s a travesty, personally. I won't tell you how I vote at home but I was definitely a 'remain'. “It's alright for the Scots and the Welsh to say that they're Scots and Welsh, but I'm an Englishman and I see myself as being European. I was bloody annoyed if I'm honest.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2018 5 hours ago, LondonLax said: Well she is right that the Brexit that was promised cannot be delivered but obviously a 'no deal' Brexit is pretty easy to deliver, the government just has to sit on its hands for the next 6 months and watch the clock wind down. Even that isn't as easy as it sounds As an aside but related... Who knows how many countries in the world trade solely under WTO rules? (I know the answer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, bickster said: Even that isn't as easy as it sounds As an aside but related... Who knows how many countries in the world trade solely under WTO rules? (I know the answer) 1. Mauritania. And they still have slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, Chindie said: 1. Mauritania. And they still have slavery. Incorrect, they have a preferential deal for everything except arms with the EU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, bickster said: Incorrect, they have a preferential deal for everything except arms with the EU I believe that's technically an aid agreement, which probably shouldn't count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Chindie said: I believe that's technically an aid agreement, which probably shouldn't count It involves Tariff Free Trade from Mauritania to the EU, the EU elects to pay tariffs in the opposite direction. Yes the idea is to help the country but Mauretania can sell stuff to us without penalty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, bickster said: It involves Tariff Free Trade from Mauritania to the EU, the EU elects to pay tariffs in the opposite direction. Yes the idea is to help the country but Mauretania can sell stuff to us without penalty Yes, but it's not really a trade deal as such. It's an aid deal where a number of developed nations agree to give Mauritania an advantage in exporting. It's not something many countries could benefit from, so it doesn't really have much bearing in a Brexit discussion. It's all moot though as Mauritania, having looked into it, does apparently have a trade deal with some other African countries. Meaning nobody trades in WTO rules alone. Because those rules are crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) John Bercow apparently confirming he's stepping down next summer. Presumably so he can make sure the Commons can stop all this if it wants to. And before he can be dragged too heavily over the coals for bullying. Edit - although by all accounts he had already suggested this before. Edited October 16, 2018 by ml1dch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, Chindie said: Meaning nobody trades in WTO rules alone. Because those rules are crap. Is the correct answer, not even Mauretania trades solely under WTO rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 7 hours ago, bickster said: Does he realise Boudicca was defeated? But not before she burned London to the ground first! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted October 16, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2018 LEAVER: I want an omelette. REMAINER: Right. It’s just we haven’t got any eggs. LEAVER: Yes, we have. There they are. [HE POINTS AT A CAKE] REMAINER: They’re in the cake. LEAVER: Yes, get them out of the cake, please. REMAINER: But we voted in 1974 to put them into a cake. LEAVER: Yes, but that cake has got icing on it. Nobody said there was going to be icing on it. REMAINER: Icing is good. LEAVER: And there are raisins in it. I don’t like raisins. Nobody mentioned raisins. I demand another vote. DAVID CAMERON ENTERS. DAVID CAMERON: OK. DAVID CAMERON SCARPERS. LEAVER: Right, where’s my omelette? REMAINER: I told you, the eggs are in the cake. LEAVER: Well, get them out. EU: It’s our cake. JEREMY CORBYN: Yes, get them out now. REMAINER: I have absolutely no idea how to get them out. Don’t you know how to get them out? LEAVER: Yes! You just get them out and then you make an omelette. REMAINER: But how?! Didn’t you give this any thought? LEAVER: Saboteur! You’re talking eggs down. We could make omelettes before the eggs went into the cake, so there’s no reason why we can’t make them now. THERESA MAY: It’s OK, I can do it. REMAINER: How? THERESA MAY: There was a vote to remove the eggs from the cake, and so the eggs will be removed from the cake. REMAINER: Yeah, but… LEAVER: Hang on, if we take the eggs out of the cake, does that mean we don’t have any cake? I didn’t say I didn’t want the cake, just the bits I don’t like. EU: It’s our cake. REMAINER: But you can’t take the eggs out of the cake and then still have a cake. LEAVER: You can. I saw the latest Bake Off and you can definitely make cakes without eggs in them. It’s just that they’re horrible. REMAINER: Fine. Take the eggs out. See what happens. LEAVER: It’s not my responsibility to take the eggs out. Get on with it. REMAINER: Why should I have to come up with some long-winded incredibly difficult chemical process to extract eggs that have bonded at the molecular level to the cake, while somehow still having the cake? LEAVER: You lost, get over it. THERESA MAY: By the way, I’ve started the clock on this. REMAINER: So I assume you have a plan? THERESA MAY: Actually, back in a bit. Just having another election. REMAINER: Jeremy, are you going to sort this out? JEREMY CORBYN: Yes. No. Maybe. EU: It’s our cake. LEAVER: Where’s my omelette? I voted for an omelette. REMAINER: This is ridiculous. This is never going to work. We should have another vote, or at least stop what we’re doing until we know how to get the eggs out of the cake while keeping the bits of the cake that we all like. LEAVER/MAY/CORBYN: WE HAD A VOTE. STOP SABOTAGING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. EGGSIT MEANS EGGSIT. REMAINER: Fine, I’m moving to France. The cakes are nicer there. LEAVER: You can’t. We’ve taken your freedom of movement. 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, bickster said: EGGSIT MEANS EGGSIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chindie Posted October 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2018 Yeah it's always interesting to see the side most effected by a decision be the one least prepared. The Dutch started looking for new customs personnel more or less a year ago. Meanwhile Brexit Britain is still arguing over how nothing bad will happen in whatever undefined result they want. An extra tin or 2 each week in the shopping and stockpiling any essential medicines you can store is increasingly looking sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2018 Also hilarious (read: horrifying) to see 6 ministers reported to be seeking legal clarification of the implications of the exit deal, with Michael Gove noted as claiming to have been misled over the backstop for instance. Didn't they **** read any of the proposals? Also, have a stab at who the 6 are. Hint - they're amongst the brightest of the cabinet. Snigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chindie said: Also hilarious (read: horrifying) to see 6 ministers reported to be seeking legal clarification of the implications of the exit deal, with Michael Gove noted as claiming to have been misled over the backstop for instance. Didn't they **** read any of the proposals? Also, have a stab at who the 6 are. Hint - they're amongst the brightest of the cabinet. Snigger. It's nice to hear them looking for input from experts. Edited October 17, 2018 by snowychap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 that Kate Hoey's a bit special she'll be voting for any sort of hard soft red white blue swivelling Brexit she can get, absolute loon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted October 17, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 17, 2018 Kate Hoey is a gaping chasm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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