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  1. oyster

    Receiving goods from the EU post Brexit - no deal

    As I understand, VAT is a domestic tax. Companies which export outside the EU (should) do so without adding VAT. Though within the EU things are much as you describe. There are, however, several issues. Some companies might just not bother to knock off their calculated domestic VAT even if...
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Quite: Tucker Carlson claims vaccine campaign 'feels false, because it is' Fox News' Tucker Carlson defied scientific consensus to sow doubt about Covid-19 vaccine efforts. In large clinical trials, the vaccine has been determined safe and effective.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Even the USA is calling Johnson weak... Johnson's had a torrid time since entering Downing Street. Amazingly, he's thus far not been affected too badly in opinion polls. However, there are four years left for the consequences of his actions, inactions and poor party management to catch up with...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    They have been around forever - making us drink alcohol. That's why we wake up like bears with saur heads.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Which idiots thought brexit was a good idea? Which idiots did not ensure we are ready for no-deal - even as a contingency? Is there an oversupply of idiots in Westminster or are they the same ones? Britain not ready for no deal, says Brexit select committee
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Didn't I read about some freeze-dry process that uses much less energy?
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As I understand, that was the troops on the ground. The Johnson/VDL/Barnier lot are currently the General Melchett, Baron Manfred von Richthofen and Field Marshal Douglas Haig equivalents. Who did everything to destroy the truce.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sorry, is that monthly instalments for the gas for the crem?
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just found out about someone who will be travelling a long way from Tier 3 (England) to Wales just before 28/12/2020 when new Wales rules apply. For a holiday. They know that they should not be travelling from Tier 3 for a holiday at all under English rules. They know they should not be...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Compare and contrast: The Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar wished Mr Johnson "a rapid return to health", and French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped he "overcomes this ordeal quickly." European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also wished him a "speedy and full...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For sale at Heston services. That is, of course, Heston Blumenthal services. He might still manage his bacon and egg ice cream - use Danish bacon?
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So very pleased that the really, really important things like leaking of emails saying "Do not leak" are pre-occupying the government and PM. A Conservative MP has been sacked from his job as a ministerial aide after an investigation into the leaking of a letter warning MPs not to leak. Andrew...
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Although serious enough in its way, it was meant more of a jocular comment. :)
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Dob them in to the ICO?
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No-one warned us of this impact of brexit: Lorry drivers will be banned from taking a ham and cheese sandwich or other meat and dairy products from the UK into the EU from 1 January, even if it is just to eat while driving, UK government officials have said. Personal imports of certain...
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That possibility was one of the arguments against MS' approach from the beginning of Windows Update. Most especially the way that updates effectively get pushed out. Far more sensible to allow a slow wave of updates over some time. (Unless there is a special urgency requiring immediate...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Couldn't agree more. And to reinforce your earlier comment about ICU overflowing: NHS hospitals running out of beds as Covid cases continue to surge Hospitals in England had to divert patients 44 times last week – the highest number for four years...
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And on the brexit front: Brexit news - live: Johnson to speak with EU president tonight as European Parliament sets Sunday deadline https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-live-boris-johnson-update-latest-b1775396.html Yawn.
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a ‘talian suit and a winkle to pick her by;
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Pillock should have learned that you can’t undo and delete what is out there on the internet.