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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Especially if the real aim is a no-deal exit.
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As not-a-facebook-member, I clearly do not have direct personal experience of what it is like to be a member. I do, though, have secondhand experience as partner goes into another meltdown over the way it pushes things at her all the time. Another part of me "works" with a charity which has...
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Wouldn't it be spiffing to be PM... Northern Ireland assembly votes to refuse legislative consent to PM's Brexit bill The Northern Ireland assembly has passed a motion refusing to give legislative assent to the UK government’s EU (withdrawal agreement) bill. In effect, it has rejected Boris...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No comment on cleanliness and punctuality. But price - a minimum of £22.65 for a single from Malaga to Cordoba (most are £37.76) - and that is only 59 miles.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It certainly shows that flying from Southend is not in my future.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Paying for the flight is no problem, but getting from here to there is! Rail would cost from £106.30 to £320.80 (not offered a coach option).
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    EU confirms that it will not be ready to start talks on trade deal with UK until end of February The European commission has confirmed that it will not be ready to open talks with the UK on a future trade deal until the end of February at the earliest. The commission’s chief spokesman, Eric...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So many assumptions! I can accept that huge batteries will result in heavier vehicles. Thus impacting the miles per kWh. But the obvious answer to that isn't an ICE range extender but some or all of: Improved availability of chargers and speed of charging; Lighter batteries; Having vehicles...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And oligopolies. :)
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I really do understand - that is the sort of situation my partner is in regarding facebook. What I want to see ending is the seemingly automatic "Oh - we'll make a facebook page" attitude. That ends up putting pressure on people to join and use facebook. Which feeds the dominance of facebook...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    My partner has also avoided facebook - until recently. Circumstances rather twisted her arm. Her reports of using it confirm my avoidance. She wishes she didn't have to use it. One of the things I detest about it is that it is the way so many people and organisations regard having a facebook...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There are many reasons that I am not on facebook. At every turn, I have that decision reinforced.
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't remember THAT story! :) Mind, it reminded me of this fairly old story about TM's shoes... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/09/gender.fashion
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I like your post enough that while you were posting it, I was posting my take on the same story. :) If we had an opposition worthy of the name, they would have an open goal. I shall not be surprised if the politicians of S, NI and W do take advantage of this situation.
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What about sexroyal dot com? :D (Actually for sale by HugeDomains.com )
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hypocrisy alert: Johnson to cabinet: shape up or I’ll sack you within weeks Top ministers are warned to stay off TV with reshuffle alert part of plan by Dominic Cummings Does that include Have I got News For You? Or only serious places where they could actually have a vestige of a meaningful...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Am wondering if Javid's "no alignment" statement implies that UK prescriptions will no longer be accepted in EU27? I have always assumed that would be the end result, but trying to think through if this statement actually confirms it.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For a start, non-alignment might come about over time, but that rant looks as if we will purposely diverge immediately. Who will make the London prototype of the kilogram so we don't have to agree to using the one in Paris? (Yes, I know that we are moving away from the physicial prototype.) And...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Wonder if they have made it onto the counter terrorism list? A counter-terrorism police document distributed to medical staff and teachers as part of anti-extremism briefings included Greenpeace, Peta and other non-violent groups as well as neo-Nazis, the Guardian has learned. The guide...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I had wondered if there was a reference to 50 Cycles in that name?