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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Zlatan, your speed reading and instant comprehension is a beacon to us all. Reading 2000 pages of legal jargon is incredibly impressive, especially when it has not yet been released ..
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    Whatever about the French the same will not be believed about and by the Dutch. They see diplomacy and subtlety as lies and weaknesses.. And they have little compunction about calling it out.
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    Well that is what rte ..is suggesting
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    There are two reasons.. there is very little information being released in any event and the talks are going nowhere. The EU argument that the latest fishery proposal from the UK was flim flam..when analysed. I made the comment about 2 weeks ago that for the EU this is about the survival of...
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    Meanwhile on planet Brexit. The latest counteroffer from the UK turns out to be a damp squib or squid. There is no deal in sight
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    Sea food is one of the high risk foodstuffs for CV19 or now CV20 .. unfortunately . It is one thing if the haddock is breaded and deep fried, it is another if the scallops are just turned in the pan
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    Yes my figure is about 5 person equivalent for 1 ICU bed. Now you cannot just take in even ordinary nurses or ward aides, they need to be trained up.
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    The following is unfortunately a rather long article from today's Irish Times and is particularly apt for the season we are getting into .... It has been as plain as a pikestaff for several years the UK’s departure from the European Union will have a negative impact on the relationship between...
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    Well we have been living with MRSA in my house for probably a decade now. My son. .. almost certainly hospital acquired.( That is the infection, we acquired the son by a different procedure)
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    The nature of ICUs in our hospital structure is that they are for critical care.,and are extremely expensive to operate and man,so yes they are only used where there is a reasonable chance of survival say this 50% level.. it is very sobering. Many people don't get into ICU ,if the clinicians...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Ok .. then we in Ireland are living the dream!
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    This is confusing to me.. surely he would chicken out, or is he hamming it?.
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    Well if the Brits and Germans could play football in 1914... A truce can be arranged.
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    Flecc.. please don't confuse him with reason..its bad for his constitution
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    "remember giving the energy company my DoB and why would they need it?".. It gives them a sense of security, that you are not just a figment of vfrs feverish imagination.
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    Billy Bragg and now the folk group the Young Uns ,have a great song which encapsulates that .."Between the Wars "
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    Barry, that is exactly how I expected that to play out. I am convinced that the UK has been fudging its numbers for months. The idea that only dates within 28 days of initial diagnosis are counted is bunkum, and was from end of April. The mortality rate is about 3% in normal populations ,when...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That is appalling .. . Now the "loyalty to Foreign Countries " ,bit is more problematic. Where does that leave any Scottish Tory or Labour or SNP MP, or more particularly any DUP, Alliance or SDLP member? This is the only category where SF scores highly!.
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    Well I expect the same for Ireland. The numbers are looking relatively good now, but there will be a great influx of our kids in the USA , who have been fed the propaganda thats its only a flu, . So lockdown 3 will be from Jan 15 th. I expect.
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    Modification.. Ursula is Driving , Boris is asking the question ,and wanting to take toilet breaks every lay-by, and the rest of us are stuck in the boot.