Brexit.

[mouview]

Next week's immigration bill vote looks like it could be fun. Immigration minister Jenrick resigned because, like the far-right fringe, he believes it doesn't go far enough. Cruella Suella is spreading poison all round. Moderate centrists don't like it because it probably removes them from the ECHR, putting them in company with such as Russia and Belarus. Labour are not going to bail Sunak out - why should they? It's not a problem of their making. The UK Supreme Court says that it's probably illegal anyway.

What's a PM to do? GE early in the new year?

[trailer]

FT saying the UK government are not going ahead with the import checks on goods from Europe known as the Target Operating Model. Fifth time they've postponed it.  They stalled on the CE mark earlier this week as well. It has become an absolute disaster for them, as many predicted.

What is the impact of the UK not doin import checks?

Trade from the EU keeps flowing in without the extra cost and delay of veterinary certificates and inspections, but leaves them wide open from a biosecurity perspective and at a trade disadvantage because GB exporters have to meet all the requirements moving goods the other way.  They must be laughing their heads off in Brussels. The farmers and foodies won't be happy.

They don't have a huge biosecurity problem, any more than they had when they were in the EU. But they have ensured that imports are easier than exports, and for a country with a trade deficit that is madness.

You don't have a biosecurity problem until you do.  GB has no biosecurity import control on trade from anywhere in the world, an accident waiting to happen.

I'm going to ask a stupid question, what do you mean by biosecurity problem? Genuine question...

Keeping out disease, pests etc. The wrong thing coming in could wipe out a specific crop or animal, causing mayhem to the farming industry. Should see how serious Australia and New Zealand take this stuff. They'll wash the dirt off your shoes coming in.

Obvious answer when you see it written down!
Cheers.

Foot and Mouth.

[Rossfan]

https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/1227/1423821-uk-measurement/

Brits can now buy a pint of wine....
What a victory!

[seafoid]

Brexit means that UK inflation is higher than in the eurozone . It just brings economic ruin closer.

[Rossfan]

I see 62% of North(East)erners would like to rejoin the EU.
DUPUDA and Allister neanderthals most opposed to so doing of course.

[Nanderson]

Out of interest, if the entire UK voted again today on Brexit knowing everything that we know now would it still be a narrow leave win. I'd probably back something closer to 55-60% win for Remain

[JoG2]

Out of interest, if the entire UK voted again today on Brexit knowing everything that we know now would it still be a narrow leave win. I'd probably back something closer to 55-60% win for Remain

Would be a remain win, but it would get very ugly from the leave side knowing the lies everyone now knows re new trade deals, NHS etc... The fight would be against the non-whites coming into Britain, there's nothing else

[seafoid]

Out of interest, if the entire UK voted again today on Brexit knowing everything that we know now would it still be a narrow leave win. I'd probably back something closer to 55-60% win for Remain

There will be no second vote because both big parties are controlled by the ultra rich

http://dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-13095069/PETER-HITCHENS-General-Election-vote.html......  "Our democracy is now a closed circle, in which secret cliques select candidates like themselves, and we then vote for them, urged on by slick advertising campaigns and broadcasters who are part of the system"

[blasmere]

Out of interest, if the entire UK voted again today on Brexit knowing everything that we know now would it still be a narrow leave win. I'd probably back something closer to 55-60% win for Remain

There will be no second vote because both big parties are controlled by the ultra rich

http://dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-13095069/PETER-HITCHENS-General-Election-vote.html......  "Our democracy is now a closed circle, in which secret cliques select candidates like themselves, and we then vote for them, urged on by slick advertising campaigns and broadcasters who are part of the system"

Irony of this article being in the daily heil, who are a huge part of the problem.

[seafoid]

Out of interest, if the entire UK voted again today on Brexit knowing everything that we know now would it still be a narrow leave win. I'd probably back something closer to 55-60% win for Remain

There will be no second vote because both big parties are controlled by the ultra rich

http://dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-13095069/PETER-HITCHENS-General-Election-vote.html......  "Our democracy is now a closed circle, in which secret cliques select candidates like themselves, and we then vote for them, urged on by slick advertising campaigns and broadcasters who are part of the system"

Irony of this article being in the daily heil, who are a huge part of the problem.

I was thinking the same thing

[bennydorano]

Peter Hitchens is a ****, Christopher was a man I greatly admired, a man that deserves to be read whether you agree with him or not.

[seafoid]

Peter Hitchens is a ****, Christopher was a man I greatly admired, a man that deserves to be read whether you agree with him or not.

I don't really like him but he is on the ball about Brexit and this

[Rossfan]

Stay safe up North....

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0322/1439448-high-court-uk-ruling/

[imtommygunn]

Just listening to Diarmuid O'Sullivan on that GAA social - he didn't feel too safe on his first few visits 

[Denn Forever]

Just listening to Diarmuid O'Sullivan on that GAA social - he didn't feel too safe on his first few visits 

lUCKY HE WASN'T COMING UP IN THE 70s OR 80s.