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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Somewhat concerning when Covid-19 and brexit combine. Though the headline refers to builders, the reality goes far wider. Builders run short of supplies as UK port holdups raise Brexit concerns Tools and materials stuck in ports struggling to process surge in imports under Covid controls...
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Are there any left (of the WH mob) who have not fallen ill with Covid-19? :) (I think there are a few but a large proportion have at least tested positive.)
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Oh dear - Rudy has CV.
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If the Millwall fans should be respected for booing, why not respect the players taking a knee? If Eustice is booed every time he tries to say anything , anywhere, from now on, I'll not be surprised. As a politician and having claimed that booing is a part of a political movement against the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Respect Millwall fans? Millwall fans who booed players taking a knee 'should be respected', says Eustice Environment minister says Black Lives Matter should be seen as ‘political movement’
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Two front pages - courtesy of BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-55203726 Can we expect to see QE get on a bus to get her vaccination?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The fallout from brexit just keeps on falling out of the sky. So to speak. Military planes to fly vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by Brexit Officials fear delays even after EU deal as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen order talks to resume...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I wouldn't know!
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    They just can't stop themselves! Like those suffering from compulsive eating syndromes, once they see a trough... Carrie Symonds' friend Nimco Ali given Home Office role without it being advertised £350-a-day position as government adviser made via ‘direct appointment process’ A close friend...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Deferred to Monday. The easiest deal in the world.
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And is fully co-operating and has been released on bail.
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is no point whatsoever in having an ethics adviser if you don't take notice of what they say. I'd go further, doing so adds to charges of hypocrisy, wastes at least the adviser's salary, and further undermines the whole government. Robert Jenrick controversy was factor in ethics adviser’s...
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hardly a surprise. After YouTube temporarily suspended and "demonetized" OANN, it would have been far more a surprise if they didn't go elsewhere.
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The EU had no choice given the massive effective subsidies the US manufacturers receive. Though they might be disguised in many ways such as overpaying for military contracts, doing development against government contracts but using the results in civil, or whatever else.
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Would it be right to suspect he is no longer under the protection of certain highly placed people? Dominic Cummings lockdown breach looked at by police amid 'perverting course of justice' claims EXCLUSIVE: Cummings, who quit as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff last month, insisted in May...
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Feel sorry for Von der Leyen... Brexit: Johnson and Von der Leyen to take over with direct talks UK PM and European commission president to speak on Saturday after negotiators fail to reach agreement
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Historians love background information which can help to interpret the public documents. And many of us have been fascinated by some of the things that have been revealed by sometimes unexpected documents. I'd not want any of this lot to get away with hiding their actions even if it takes...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Con statements, I suggest. In both French and English meanings.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I have been wondering how much of the documentation will not make it into the National Archives for future generations to assess. Whether by avoidance of writing things down in the first place or somehow disappearing. I suspect that there will be a contrast between what the UK politicians have...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I thought something like that happened but they appear to be widely available.