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  1. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Certain Irony And only four years ago then Chancellor George Osbourne .. had said... “...let’s work with Norton because it is a company that epitomises everything about what’s happening now in British manufacturing. From forum posts there was a question just before the firm collapsed on...
  2. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Turnips / Swedes? We Field-Women How it rained When we went to Flintcomb-Ash, And could not stand upon the hill Trimming Swedes for the slicing-mill. Wet washed through us – plash, plash, plash: How it rained! How it snowed When we crossed from Flintcomb-Ash To the Wheat Barn for drawing reed...
  3. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Thankfully the govt has a Blitz time inspired plan where everyone pulls together so we can prosper and thrive out of the EU. Tory Minister plans to get OAPS to pick fruit & veg - The Telegraph Brits can earn almost £700 a week picking fruit to fill gaps left after Brexit International bestseller
  4. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Quiet in Colchester - I only heard a couple of dull bangs last night Think things were a bit more lively out towards Clacton way & Frinton Cricket Club and... "Frinton Lawn Tennis Club will be hosting a Brexit Party/Wake fish supper this evening which is completely sold out."
  5. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

  6. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-51318740/brexit-blind-date-farage-and-pm-s-sister-rachel-johnson I hope the chef shat on his plate...
  7. Wicky

    Need some advice

    Bottom line of where it can land you... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7597315/Cyclist-appears-Old-Bailey-accused-killing-pedestrian-hitting-electric-bike.html
  8. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/28/hcsec_huawei_oversight_board_savaging_annual_report/ And Huawei equipment is already installed thoughout the country - so not to sure who's going to rip it all out, install new gear and pay for it...
  9. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

  10. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Who remembers UKIPs only MP? Mr Carswell said he would be celebrating Brexit but did not want to be triumphant. He said: “My daughter, out of her own pocket money, bought a jar of Nutella and we were going to open it to celebrate Brexit. “But every time we got close to opening it Theresa...
  11. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Brexit has helped us prepare > https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/coronavirus-china-virus-public-transport-uk-racism-1380381
  12. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Mmmm exiled for perpetuity in limbo on a cross channel ferry or stuck in purgatory in the Chunnel - now there's a fitting finale for him Man gets trapped in an airport for 18 years
  13. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hopefully if Farge now tries to enter any EU country he'll be turned back at passport control as an undesirable. Send Farage to US to stand trial with his buddy Trump.
  14. Wicky

    Difference between delimited 250w motor VS 500w motor

    Until they screw up Man arrested after woman hurt in London e-bike collision London e-bike rider in court accused of causing death of pedestrian by dangerous driving Nathan Rasiah, prosecuting, told the court: “In this case the evidence suggests it was travelling in excess of the road limit...
  15. Wicky

    Difference between delimited 250w motor VS 500w motor

    Its not illegal for shops to to sell them* - but it would be for them to be ridden in public without registering, helmet no plate etc. *E-scooters, hoverboards Segways "electric scooters fall within the legal definition of a "motor vehicle", which means they cannot be used on public roads...
  16. Wicky

    Hi from sunny Hull

    Nearest dealer seems to be via Hull to Holland ferry. 50 Cycles are around but in a rejigged form following their bankrupcy - there's a thread on this forum where the company owner pops up and posts occasionally. https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/whats-happening-at-50-cycles.35889/...
  17. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It'll be a process of gentrification of immigration, that govt know will earn enough that they can them tax with impunity with extra charges - there's already an extra immigration health surcharge, walking on cracks pavement tax etc...
  18. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    My dear old Mum used to have a cassette tape of Hungarian bagpipe music and I remember her if the neighbours annoyed her playing it at full volume in the back garden - probably they went on to vote for Brexit as ultimate payback :)
  19. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Add plumbers, health workers, builders, cleaners, agricultural & hospitality industry workers - it will be interesting if any special sector exemptions are granted esp after Priti Patel just went lary at UK firms having the audacity for hiring EU workers. I'm sure In the Tory bright ideas pipe...
  20. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You ain't heard the Hungarian bagpipes :cool: