Herman 9,865 Posted August 29, 2023 Delayed checks on food imports. Again. Why would that be? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,614 Posted August 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Herman said: Delayed checks on food imports. Again. Why would that be? What do we actually need them for? Surely EU standards haven't fallen simply because we left have they? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbe bleu 837 Posted August 29, 2023 33 minutes ago, littleyellowbirdie said: What do we actually need them for? Surely EU standards haven't fallen simply because we left have they? Since no one believes that these food standards checks have much to do with food standards I find you answer to be most unhelpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,614 Posted August 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Barbe bleu said: Since no one believes that these food standards checks have much to do with food standards I find you answer to be most unhelpful Think they count more as questions than an answer, in fairness. 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,865 Posted August 30, 2023 I see Duncan Donut is moaning about Notso going to China. If idiots like Duncan Donut hadn't isolated the UK then things may have been different. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,614 Posted August 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Herman said: I see Duncan Donut is moaning about Notso going to China. If idiots like Duncan Donut hadn't isolated the UK then things may have been different. US delegation been meeting with China as well, oddly enough. I guess the US must be isolated as well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,865 Posted August 30, 2023 One is going as an equal...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,200 Posted August 30, 2023 On 29/08/2023 at 16:41, littleyellowbirdie said: What do we actually need them for? Surely EU standards haven't fallen simply because we left have they? Who's "we" You, like me, don't live in the UK 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,614 Posted August 30, 2023 52 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said: Who's "we" You, like me, don't live in the UK Are you no longer a British passport holder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,606 Posted August 31, 2023 There is a delicious symbolism here: "A multimillionaire businessman with close links to the Conservative party has been told to knock down part or all of a luxury hotel that hosted the signing of Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal because he breached planning regulations." 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creative Midfielder 2,004 Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, PurpleCanary said: There is a delicious symbolism here: "A multimillionaire businessman with close links to the Conservative party has been told to knock down part or all of a luxury hotel that hosted the signing of Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal because he breached planning regulations." I'm surprised he hasn't had a quiet word with Michael Gove - he's happily ripping up planning regulations at the minute at the behest of Tory Party donors, surely he could sort this one out no problem!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,200 Posted August 31, 2023 15 hours ago, littleyellowbirdie said: Are you no longer a British passport holder? Yes, though I will likely be applying for an Icelandic one in a couple of years My own perception of things like food imports into the UK is that they have little to no direct impact on me. That's just my own personal view, though 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted August 31, 2023 there seems to be a lot of LABOUR supporters on here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,865 Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) On 31/08/2023 at 16:45, SwindonCanary said: there seems to be a lot of LABOUR supporters on here I think you'll find a lot of us simply hate the tories with a passion. A big difference. Edited September 1, 2023 by Herman 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,106 Posted August 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, Herman said: I think you'll a lot of us simply hate the tories with a passion. A big difference. More precisely in many cases, this current incarnation of the Tories. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,865 Posted August 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: More precisely in many cases, this current incarnation of the Tories. Fair point.👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,446 Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, SwindonCanary said: there seems to be a lot of LABOUR supporters on here Governments eventually become unpopular. Otherwise they would never change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, SwindonCanary said: there seems to be a lot of LABOUR supporters on here I was a member. Now I will not vote for them with SKS at the helm. The Greens are the only major left wing party now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,310 Posted August 31, 2023 7 hours ago, SwindonCanary said: there seems to be a lot of LABOUR supporters on here I have always been a Tory supporter, but I will be doing everything I can to vote the Tories out in the next election. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,446 Posted September 1, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66680188 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,865 Posted September 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, ricardo said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66680188 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hook's-Walk-Canary 213 Posted September 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, ricardo said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66680188 What are the odds of all the Remainiac institutions such as the BBC, Guardian, FT and Economist hailing this revision and apologising for their previous over the top articles on how poor UK is performing versus it's peers? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hook's-Walk-Canary 213 Posted September 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Herman said: Aye, I suppose this is bad news for people like you who constantly love to talk down Britain and its economy.. Only to be proved wrong. Again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,446 Posted September 1, 2023 17 minutes ago, Herman said: Amazing, the stuff you find down the back of the sofa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbe bleu 837 Posted September 1, 2023 2 hours ago, ricardo said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66680188 Gosh. I thought I was miserable in 2021, but now I realise how happy I was thanks to the revised figures. It's all a bit of a nonsense really, isn't it? The idea that any government can add up the value of every single transaction and come up with a definitive figure is a bit daft. And then to use this figure to judge how content a person is in life when it includes medical fees, lawyer bills and things to do damage to people and places makes is equally silly. If people want to get super excited by gdp charts or cheer when the pound gets close to the mystical 'parity' that's all good, but really isn't what counts only the health and happiness of us and those we care about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,247 Posted September 1, 2023 Lucky people. https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-08-31/number-of-people-with-multiple-passports-in-england-and-wales-doubles-in-decade There was a five-fold increase in people born in the UK holding both British and EU passports, the analysis of Census 2021 figures showed. While the change has been partly driven by migration over the decade, with more people moving to the UK from the EU, it is also thought more people have taken up additional passports after Brexit, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,247 Posted September 6, 2023 "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/05/brexit-dover-port-long-queues-delays Brexit: Dover port to reclaim land from sea to help avoid long queues Boss says move needed to avoid ‘unacceptable’ delays as new controls threaten more disruption Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,865 Posted September 6, 2023 Some genuine good news. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,310 Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Herman said: Some genuine good news. Having to pay a lot of money in, maybe Farage is giving the government a loan out of his EU pension. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
