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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And when the oven ready deal goes wrong, foiled again?
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Either we have to smoke some of the cheapest, nastiest fags in the UK. Or we get roasted?
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Another U-turn - schools can use masks...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Wonderful words, aren't they? "Britons never will be slaves." But it is fine for everyone else to be enslaved to the mighty British empire, the rich, the nobles, and anyone else who can become part of the establishment. For them to be sold by British "merchants", to produce sugar, cotton and...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I see sword falling is not absolutely out of fashion. Even if, I speculate, it required a huge shove.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Shucks! :) Wouldn't that be quite a large burden on RoI?
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I almost 100% hate things that are billed as hilarious, zany, offbeat comedy, crazy, hysterical, and so on. I'm sure MBB has been described as all those - and lives down to that billing. I'd rather listen to The Navy Lark from fifty years ago. :) (The Goon Show has not aged at all well...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But a hard border with RoI is in so many ways unthinkable. (Why did I almost type "hard-boiled egg"? Shows I am cracking up.)
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    In so many ways, the blank was much better. Can't help thinking that Patchwork might not have made optimum choices here - but they are getting publicity. Founded in 2011, The Patchwork Foundation is a UK-based charity committed to strengthening democracy. We are focused on communities and...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No. Not by birth or most of my life. And not a sports person at all. I assume you meant Alun Wyn Jones?
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Afraid I do not understand that reply!
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just how big is a leprechaun?
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But not a majority of the electorate.
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Did no-one think of the headlines? Something like "Carry the dog?"? (Note: I am not saying that. It is my imagination of what sub-eds round the globe will think. And some might print.) Do either of them have the wind and sun beaten look even a couple of hours in the sun usually produces?
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I see this story across the media. Given how long people have been pointing at various forms of rave, just why has it taken "them" so long to make a move? It appears like so much else, fail to act promptly then bring in a blunt instrument. I foresee difficulty in implementing this. Quite...
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You mucked up the link. Should be: https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/boris-johnson-ends-holiday-in-scotland-1-6804562 Now that is bad news. :(
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Is that really the case? We have little real understanding of the rate at which younger people caught the virus but remained more or less symptom-free. Could it not be that the younger people are not as symptom-free as once they were?
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't know what it is like in your areas, but round here a lot of older school and college students effectively have to drive every day. If we combine insufficient bus and coach capacity with delays in new drivers being able to even book their tests, let alone sit and pass, we could see some...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I have just had a book recommended which seriously questions "how science works" - or doesn't. (Link for convenience - not meant to promote the site.) Science Fictions: Exposing Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype in Science Stuart Ritchie Imprint: Bodley Head Published: 16/07/2020 ISBN...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I note this comment: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/brexit-border-check-hull-port-4446547 Not being familiar with the geography (beyond looking at online maps), could there be any sense in have one each side? Could the choice make every lorry cross the bridge?