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  1. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just as an aside...... Tom
  2. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The Guardian, one of the more reasonable news organs in the UK, has reported on the growing concern of British ex-pats, (particularly pensioners), abroad in regard to their future health-care entitlement post-'Brexit'. Bearing in mind that these people living in other EU states have already...
  3. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The European media has been giving their readers and viewers some fun at the expense of May's ridiculous, posturing, speech. Here's a few snippets: Narnia, Westeros and Middle Earth are queuing up for a trade deal with the UK, says Boris Johnson. The front page of German newspaper...
  4. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    After all the years of tory government, how is the UK shaping up for the future? This man has a view and I believe he's absolutely right. When 'Brexit' is presented to the British public and we move forward from there, they will discover it wasn't the EU which caused our problems - the rich...
  5. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is both a lesson and a warning in this report today. It is only about some green vegetables for the moment but there is a a bigger problem coming our way and the laws of supply and demand will not favour the UK. Whatever goods and commodities we wish to import, not so much because of...
  6. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Never really noted for her stateswoman-like qualities either as a backbench MP or as a cabinet minister, Mrs Maybe has now risen to the challenge of office in the job she coveted for so long. Her great charm and diplomacy will undoubtedly earn the UK exactly the kind of trade deals she and her...
  7. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Satan's missionaries? They are certainly not here to do good things for ordinary people; not now - not ever! Tom
  8. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just trying to take stock of where the UK is following Mrs Maybe's ridiculous speech - what drug is she on? These images seem to sum up our current position: Tom
  9. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The lies from the tory media over decades have gone a long way to bringing about the situation whereby the UK has a fascist government. This creature is heavily responsible in recent times for furthering the cause of the right-wing extremists: What do you get when you vote for far-right...
  10. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Perfect! This says it all: Tom
  11. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Who will make the determination as to whether or not any 'deal' that may be 'achieved' with the representatives of the other 27 sovereign nation states is acceptable? If any such 'deal' is placed before the Commons so that our MPs can debate the matter and accept or reject it, I could...
  12. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Did you all spot this in the news.....or did you gloss over it because you thought it unimportant? http://www.thecanary.co/2017/01/16/uk-just-alienated-entire-world-leaving-one-special-ally/ The kind of government that would destroy the NHS and would take the UK out of the EU against the...
  13. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes, that is correct but at the risk of boring readers, conditioned to only reading headlines and receiving subliminal, politically-inspired messages through advertising and news broadcasting, there's a short article by Einstein - the universally acknowledged clever clogs from the early 20th...
  14. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    How can we have any confidence that Mrs Maybe will serve the UK well in the 'Brexit' venture when we reflect on the 'successes' of her first 6 months or so in office? This infographic is useful in case you can't remember what she has achieved so far in her time in office: Tom
  15. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Given the latest news that we can expect a stirring speech from Theresa Maybe on Tuesday, in which she will call for the country to 'put an end to the division' caused by the referendum result and the weird outpouring from Philip Hammond about changing the economic model to ???.......then I...
  16. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Freedom of movement? Tom
  17. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The attitude of this UK government while we are members of the EU seems to be that we should be able to enjoy all the benefits we choose while ignoring or failing to implement elements of the 'club' rules that we don't like - try that at your local golf club or indeed any club or mutual society...
  18. oldtom

    Riding in the Rain

    It's a very old idea and I wore one as a youngster on my first 'grown-up' bike. About three or four years ago, I purchased another one and have never ridden my bike in rain since! That said, I'm sure it would be perfectly effective in rain, as you say 'd8veh' but it dawned on me one day that...
  19. oldtom

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    'Woosh', I'm afraid you seem to have missed the point of the EU, indeed anyone who promotes any kind of 'Brexit' is really lacking in understanding of how this great, though flawed, institution works. Some people have wrongly disparaged the EU as a failed experiment but they simply don't...
  20. oldtom

    cyclists dont count as road users argues transport Minister

    Grayling's remark, which was not the first political gaffe by the man, his Moss Side comparison hardly endearing him to the Mancunians when he was Shadow Home Sec, can only be described as imbecillic but he's a tory and I expect nothing better from them. Tom