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  1. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    More likely after knowing Hull, the Bridge has taken a full year to put up and likely no one told the highways dept it was ready :cool:
  2. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    They are actually ones made obsolete by the Bridge
  3. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I was amused by this " Rishi Sunak's Richmondshire patch was among the 100 places allowed to bid, but Hull - the 4th most deprived place in the country - wasn't Someone should have reminded him Hull voted for leave And now we've got it so to speak We got left And here we all are disappointed...
  4. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Reminds me of Aneurin Bevan's remark when asked how he got the medical profession to accept working in the NHS "I stuffed their mouths with silver" :cool:
  5. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And so did I! I am not saying that the Vaccination scheme is a failure, just that when we had the opportunity during the recent lockdown some effort should have been made to do more second injections at the correct interval to ensure the maximum protection levels the vaccine is capable of giving...
  6. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Ah, but was in in a BIG font size? it would need to be:D
  7. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sending the ex President into jail seems an impressive idea, sort of or maybe not.. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has announced his intention to appeal his three-year sentence despite the fact that two of those years have been suspended and the judge has told him he can serve the remaining year under...
  8. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As I pointed out earlier the numbers game works every time, that's why they don't mind the cost (so long as someone else is making the sacrifice)
  9. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sorry I missed that one!
  10. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The American dumped here shortly after birth has demonstrated once again An exquisitely gruesome sense of timing to play macho man, and send in his chief goon, exactly timed to snatch defeat from the very jaws of victory. It's like the Monty Python "Fish Dance"
  11. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Here is the truth " Member states were free to opt out of this supranational scheme, but none did so. " This is very much equivalent to our PPE fiasco Trusting people with no previous experience of doing the job to make a success of it. And the EU failed, just as we did with PPE This is like...
  12. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    EU postpones setting date for ratifying Brexit trade deal Move follows Boris Johnson being accused of breaking international law for second time over Northern Ireland We really don't need this right now (if ever)
  13. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Agreed An even better idea is finding a way to get out from the wrong side of the mirror so we can look in the reflective shiny bit! And then seal up the cracks we fell through to end up there so it doesn't happen again.
  14. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Agreed
  15. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We insult each other as old friends do, and that is the difference. when you are new to a group discussion wisdom and good manners don't stretch so far as to say publicly you don't want someone to discuss with you, as if you have some strange notion of ownership and are free to make a statement...
  16. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    "Science? We've had enough of Science! What has Science ever done for us?" Mention Science on here and see where it gets you! They treat you like that Corbyn fella! :D
  17. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And of course while we are in lockdown the general risk level makes the extended delay less viable too Rather appropriately the 12 week gap on the jabs we have expires on April 1st!:D
  18. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    My my that's the new one karma Actually I'm not interested in discussions with someone who comes on here and assumes ownership of the thread as you have, so here is a helpful suggestion Block me, and then you will remain blissfully free of reading my posts. I shall retain the favour as I don't...
  19. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    This looks very much like you are making a confession about yourself. And all because I dare to find fault where it so obviously lies, how unfortunate! And this tactic of questioning the reasoning of anyone who does that is simply silly A standard right wing predictable attempt at one...
  20. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Start the day with a smile Till receipt allegedly from a London supermarket Obviously photoshopped, but funny, the mistake that the culprit made is the price of the Daily Mail which at least in this area is 65 pence! :D