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  1. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No - what you will get is stagnation - as in many parts of the EU where the democratic will of the people is being ignored due to proportional representation. Nobody gets a big enough majority to actually rule - so its always coalitions. Who stick to the establishment. The establishment never...
  2. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Rail an essential? Ha. Not for most working class people in the north and rural areas everywhere. Where they use the car. Rail is now by far a middle-class mode of transport. So you'd be taking money from the poor and giving to the rich - classic Labour party.
  3. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    OK thanks.
  4. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Last two paragraphs say it all really: "The fallout from Brexit is far from over for Labour. Their dark night of the soul is just beginning. For the reason Brexit presented – and still does — an existential threat to the Left is that it exposed how much one side of the party loathes another. It...
  5. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You don't have to say - I would fully understand if you don't want to - but can you give me some idea of what it cost?
  6. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Excellent thanks.
  7. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    'Tory scum'. Sobering reading for the Labour supporters here: https://unherd.com/2019/12/how-i-became-tory-scum/?tl_inbound=1&tl_groups[0]=18743&tl_period_type=3
  8. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Interesting. Did you get this on the NHS or private? And if private could you please send me some details (like who to contact) - would much appreciate that.
  9. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No. OG just no. The boil was already there and starting to fester. Public opinion was already there and starting to make angry noises. Farage saved us. Really. He did.
  10. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Either way you can thank him for lancing that far-right boil.
  11. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Apology accepted. You have knee trouble? Me too. My left too. Had my right hip done earlier in the year but I am hoping the knee will last at least a few more years because the operations for those you take longer to recover from and have a lower success rate.
  12. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Boris nor anybody else from the government will be attending Davos. What a brilliant decision. At the 2016 meeting of the world's richest 0.00001% every single attendee was opposed to the UK leaving the EU. These people didn't get that rich by worrying about the common wealth, nor about you...
  13. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Wanna bet? I'll bet you £10 at even money. If I lose send me your address and I'll send you the cash.
  14. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You're such a dongbat sometimes. The issues he was talking about - mainly immigration - were already issues a large number of people were concerned about but nobody in the political class wanted to face for fear of being called 'racist'. Of course they threw money at him - they agreed with...
  15. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Farage is what prevented any real far-right parties getting a foothold. This country remains pretty much the only EU country where the far right has not ever held power or had significant support. He deserves a knighthood for keeping that tradition alive.
  16. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    huh? This is the link you sent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-far-right-extremists-join-conservatives-support-britain-first-a9252201.html Which is from the Independent. What's gotten into you?
  17. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If it came from the Independent I'd say the chances are about 50/50. At best.
  18. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Because they ignored the whip! Doh. It's called party discipline. Something Labour could learn from.
  19. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We're back to the Russians idea are we? Dear oh dear.
  20. OxygenJames

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It was Cummings? Ha. I think they drove their own wedge - no way was Swinson going to get into bed with Corbyn. The Remain vote got split. Cummings did it? Ha. I don't think so.