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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    How many children do we know, or think we know, about?
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes - I too remember that (or another similar occasion). Yet he still got elected and I still heard many women say they were voting for him.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Aren't you sick of people saying that what we all need, especially businesses, is certainty? You know, we had that a few years ago. ALL the uncertainty is caused by leave. (Yes, I am aware that everyone knows this but I just can't help wanting to repeat it.)
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Even if so, it is an immensely expensive bluff and one which in itself will cause a huge amount of damage.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I wish that to be true, but I heard so many vox pops during the leadership election campaign where women went, sort-of, "Ooh! Boris." Almost simperingly.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Unfortunately, I find it very hard to disagree. However, I do wonder if things are happening about which we know nothing. There have been many court cases which have not been known about until after the event. Could someone already be trying to get this government's behaviour, or certain...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No - but I wouldn't focus criticism on height, voice and baldness. Incompetence and deeply questionable working background, and now lack of truth, seem to be what are really wrong.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And a bit more: 1.0639. Graph of historical rates: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-EUR
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Already depleted by £300 million for British Steel. Being bought by a Turkish military pension fund????
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    News burbling in the background, our beloved chancellor clearly not accepting (in public) any likelihood of a recession. Minutes later, "most analysts expect a recession if we have no-deal brexit" (or something like that) from someone reporting elsewhere.
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just got reminded of some history - as Guto Bebb MP was on television and pretty damning of his own leader and party! The time Boris Johnson tried to be an MP in Wales Martin Shipton Boris Johnson, the runaway favourite to win the Conservative leadership and become Prime Minister, had...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    He's dropped sterling a bit more. Pound Sterling-Euro Exchange Rate: 1.0758
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Though there are problems with whisky... The Scotch Whisky industry welcomes the extension of the Article 50 negotiation period to the end of October, removing the immediate threat of a no-deal Brexit and giving more time for consensus to be found. It is vital that MPs use this additional...
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Was very very very slightly pleased to see this: Brexit: Corbyn seeks clarity on 'unconstitutional' election-time no-deal
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That is a very sensible way of looking at that issue. Of course, if duties/tariffs remain in place, they also make our goods less competitive in Europe. In time it might well reduce below our contribution - if...
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Have to say, my first time living in Wales, I grew to really appreciate hogget. Bit of breast, on top of potatoes and onions in the oven is just magic.
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I wonder how the 12.82 M Abstain breaks down into "Positively chose not to vote", "Couldn't make up my mind", "Prevented by circumstance (e.g. some emergency)" and "CBA (couldn't be arsed)"? Or any other categories you can think of.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    About time TM joined the other ex-PMs and condemned BJ and his so-called government and their avowed policies.
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Newsnight is having quite a go at Defra - including Justin King (ex J Sainsbury) kicking them.
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Health Secretary Hancock is reported: “What I can guarantee to you is that we have full plans in place to deliver the unhindered supply of medicines to make sure the NHS runs as effectively as it does today through any Brexit scenario,” he said. If he is so confident, wouldn't it be good to...