Brexit, for once some facts.

[Wicky]

Make sure you have plenty of room for cauliflours to bolster the UK's balance of trade..

And yes an awesome day's play at Headingly - do you think BJ can outplay the EU as much as Stokes did the Aussies?

 

[Fingers]

It’s simply not possible.

I would take a Leach type innings though.

Just enough.

I’m more of a broccoli man. I like Spanish broccoli. If there is a surfeit of cauliflower then yes, send it to the Irish so they can smother it in cheese with a roast dinner. Cheese and gravy.

Heathens.

 

[Wicky]

Watch out for cabbage white butterflies that play havoc with brassicas - gave up on greens apart from early sprouting broccoli. Invested long term intead with asparagus and strawberries along with peas.

As for BJ playing a Leach type innings to beat EU - Leach's humble and most valuable innings with a contribution of 1 run in a partnership of 76 with Stokes 74 out of a Herculean 135* is surely at odds with BJ's earliest immodest ambition to be "world king"....

 

[Fingers]

I’d probably start simple and grow a few onions. A simple and hardy crop. But very versatile. Maybe some alfalfa too. We can give it to the rabbits we will pet.

We all need to know our limits. One better is good enough. I mean the player with the most not outs in the history of test cricket is our most successful bowler.

Logic doesn’t always follow the plans of mice and men. If you catch my drift.

 

[Wicky]

We all need to know our limits. One better is good enough. I mean the player with the most not outs in the history of test cricket is our most successful bowler.

Logic doesn’t always follow the plans of mice and men. If you catch my drift.

Yes Anderson will be back in the team before BJ has a hope in hell of being selected based on his optimistic outlook.

 

[Fingers]

Except that Johnson is not only the captain but also the selection panel.

I can’t believe he hasn’t a plan.

I mean I wouldn’t vote for him. But I can’t believe he hasn’t got a strategy. You don’t get to be pm without....oh hang on. I’m forgetting May and Cameron.

Who knows.

So long as Gerald is happy I’m happy.

He’s said he’s happy at this turn of events so that’s good enough for me.

 

[Wicky]

Except that Johnson is not only the captain but also the selection panel.

I can’t believe he hasn’t a plan.

I mean I wouldn’t vote for him. But I can’t believe he hasn’t got a strategy.

Well the current incumbent Brexit Secretary is Stephen Barclay - or Steve 'Baldrick' Barclay as he calls himself.

Have you heard much lately about his cunning plans for world domination Risk style...

https://twitter.com/SteveBarclay

Looking at his twitter he's recently been to the Baltics notably Denmark following on from Trump's offer to take Greenland off their hands...

 

[Fingers]

Well the current incumbent Brexit Secretary is Stephen Barclay - or Steve 'Baldrick' Barclay as he calls himself.

Have you heard much lately about his cunning plans for world domination Risk style...

https://twitter.com/SteveBarclay

Looking at his twitter he's recently been to the Baltics notably Denmark following on from Trump's offer to take Greenland off their hands...

I’m thinking of buying a house in Cambridge.

He could be my new MP.

 

[Wicky]

If you do then you could ask him why he voted in Parliament on 13 March to reject leaving without a withdrawal agreement, but now he's happy to leave come what may.

On a related note this was in his twitter feed

Netherlands plan Brexit beach party to mark Britain’s departure

Ron Toekook, who created the Facebook group, told Dutch news agency ANP: “It will be a nice goodbye to a good friend who is going on an exciting adventure, but is perhaps not too bright.”

The party will involve "sitting in a deck chair with Dutch chips, French wine and German beer, watching Britain as it closes itself off."

 

[Fingers]

If you do then you could ask him why he voted in Parliament on 13 March to reject leaving without a withdrawal agreement, but now he's happy to leave come what may.

On a related note this was in his twitter feed

Netherlands plan Brexit beach party to mark Britain’s departure

Ron Toekook, who created the Facebook group, told Dutch news agency ANP: “It will be a nice goodbye to a good friend who is going on an exciting adventure, but is perhaps not too bright.”

The party will involve "sitting in a deck chair with Dutch chips, French wine and German beer, watching Britain as it closes itself off."

Well I’m not too happy about that.

We are normally quite friendly with the Dutch.

Does this also mean we will lose burritos? Kebabs? Curries? Peking Duck?

How silly.

There is a lot of nonsense being spoken. We are not leaving Europe. Good job most of us in this country are not vindictive. A lot of hate is being spread about us.

We voted to leave a political union. Not people. The big threat is how other countries politicians will try and divide us now.

I do wonder is it worth it. But then I think why are they trying so hard to divide us? Surely if the Eu is so secure, one member leaving isn’t the end of their world?

I still maintain we won’t leave. We won’t be allowed to. But I would like the option.

 

[Fingers]

We have our second one due in Jan. Got the 20 week scan booked on Tuesday.

Why am I not concerned by whatever happens?

Of course I’m shitting myself to make sure she and my wife are safe but I don’t give a **** about politics when it comes to this.

I will always make stuff work.

I’m just drunk about the most historical win ever in the Ashes. Maybe I will call her Ben.

What’s some good names for girls?

 

[50Hertz]

How can we know till we’ve left?

It might well be worse. But we don’t know.

That was not the position at the time of the referendum. It was clearly stated that leaving the EU would be beneficial, and no mention was made of a possible deterioration to standards of living. If the negative consequences had been spelt out, how would that 52 / 48 split have looked?

You can not now expect the 48% who voted to remain to keep silent when, by your own admission, this once certainly of a brighter future has now morphed into a wait, hope and see gamble, with no delivery plan whatsoever. The fact that we are proceeding to leave the EU on this basis is a democratic travesty. There is no mandate to leave. People didn’t vote for today’s situation.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions that your Brexit strategy (any many others like you) is nothing more than to wish really hard that things somehow work out sort of ok-ish. Not good enough, and it gives remainers a legitimate basis upon which to try and overturn the referendum result.

 

[OxygenJames]

That was not the position at the time of the referendum. It was clearly stated that leaving the EU would be beneficial, and no mention was made of a possible deterioration to standards of living. If the negative consequences had been spelt out, how would that 52 / 48 split have looked?

You can not now expect the 48% who voted to remain to keep silent when, by your own admission, this once certainly of a brighter future has now morphed into a wait, hope and see gamble, with no delivery plan whatsoever.

The fact that we are proceeding to leave the EU is the a democratic travesty. There is no mandate to leave. People didn’t vote for today’s situation.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions that your Brexit strategy (any many others like you) is nothing more than to wish really hard that things somehow work out sort of ok-ish. Not good enough, and it give remainers a legitimate basis to try and overturn the referendum result.

 

[daveboy]

That was not the position at the time of the referendum. It was clearly stated that leaving the EU would be beneficial,

Are you joking... From the "Leaflet" that was sent to every household.

Remaining inside the EU guarantees our full access to its Single Market. By contrast, leaving creates uncertainty and risk.

The Single Market makes it easier and cheaper for UK companies to sell their products outside the UK, creating jobs as a result,

Being inside the EU also makes it more attractive for companies to invest in the UK,

Losing our full access to the EU’s Single Market would make exporting to Europe harder and increase costs.

A copy of the "leaflet" that you seem to have conveniently forgotten about.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515068/why-the-government-believes-that-voting-to-remain-in-the-european-union-is-the-best-decision-for-the-uk.pdf

 

[50Hertz]

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But the information provided for people to base their decision upon has turned out to be completely inaccurate. Fingers has confirmed this. For that single reason, there is no mandate for The Government to implement the decision.

 

[50Hertz]

Notting Hill carnival of violence and disorder. Score so far: 97 arrests and 11 Police Officers injured. Why can’t these people behave themselves.

 

[oyster]

Well the current incumbent Brexit Secretary is Stephen Barclay - or Steve 'Baldrick' Barclay as he calls himself.

Have you heard much lately about his cunning plans for world domination Risk style...

https://twitter.com/SteveBarclay

Looking at his twitter he's recently been to the Baltics notably Denmark following on from Trump's offer to take Greenland off their hands...

So twitter says
[B]Steve Barclay MP[/B]‏Verified account @[B]SteveBarclay[/B] Aug 23

is one of Finland's biggest trading partners with £5bn of trade between us each year. That's why it's in

interests to secure a good deal by 31 October.

The reality is:

The top export destinations of Finland are Germany ($8.97B), Sweden ($6.66B), the United States ($5.55B), the Netherlands ($4.64B) and China ($3.95B).
[ UK is at 4.65% - $3.25B. ]
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/fin/#Destinations

The top import origins of Finland are Germany ($10.7B), Russia ($8.37B), Sweden ($6.74B), China ($5.01B) and the Netherlands ($3.76B).
[ UK is at 2.9% - $1.87B. ]
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/fin/#Imports

So, significant, yes. but not that significant to Finland as a percentage of their trade. If our trade with them dropped by 10 or 20% it wouldn't cause an economic catastrophe to them. But if our trade with almost everyone drops by that sort of amount...

 

[oyster]

Would you trust the mental state and do a trade deal with someone who...

The story of the hurricane (apologies to Bob Dylan) – If Donald Trump’s insistence that Vladimir Putin return to the G7 didn’t raise enough eyebrows over the weekend, his suggestion that the answer to hurricanes threatening the US was to nuke them might. Quoting unnamed sources who were present at a meeting of national security officials, Axios reports he suggested the hurricanes could be targeted as they move across the Atlantic: “We drop a bomb inside the eye of the hurricane and it disrupts it. Why can’t we do that?” the president reportedly asked.

 

[oyster]

Are you joking... From the "Leaflet" that was sent to every household.

Remaining inside the EU guarantees our full access to its Single Market. By contrast, leaving creates uncertainty and risk.

The Single Market makes it easier and cheaper for UK companies to sell their products outside the UK, creating jobs as a result,

Being inside the EU also makes it more attractive for companies to invest in the UK,

Losing our full access to the EU’s Single Market would make exporting to Europe harder and increase costs.

A copy of the "leaflet" that you seem to have conveniently forgotten about.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515068/why-the-government-believes-that-voting-to-remain-in-the-european-union-is-the-best-decision-for-the-uk.pdf

It might have helped if there had been illustrative examples. Preferably accompanied by well-designed visuals.

People can very easily skim past words like those and not take them in. (In other circumstances, I know I have done so.) "Easier and cheaper", for example, doesn't capture the flavour of the opposite being a potentially dramatic collapse in selling.

 

[daveboy]

It might have helped if there had been illustrative examples. Preferably accompanied by well-designed visuals.

People can very easily skim past words like those and not take them in. (In other circumstances, I know I have done so.) "Easier and cheaper", for example, doesn't capture the flavour of the opposite being a potentially dramatic collapse in selling.

Using crayons....