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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For the record, 10:02 24/03/2019: 4,891,565 signatures Andrea Leadsom (can't help almost typing Loathsome) will not be impressed. Why, of course you can dismiss almost five million in favour of a wafer-thin majority on a flawed referendum.
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just what does anyone expect of a newspaper that promotes star sign astrology? I see in that same rag, brexit mob are said to be suggesting Nicky Morgan as next PM - and then they insult us with project fear remarks!
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Probably need to include "The cost of brexit even if we don't leave the EU". Calls grow for public inquiry into Brexit Investigation could look at ballot wording, May’s red lines and negotiation strategy Michael Savage Policy editor Sat 23 Mar 2019 14.13 GMT Last modified on Sat 23 Mar...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What symbolism comes from: 4,000,239 signatures ?
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I have met him and seen him do the old spoon trick. Very slick. 'twas on a "cruise" for a solar eclipse - in the English Channel. Basically, the ordinary ferry hung about a bit to get a better view than on the mainland.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Is it time to invoke the war-time spirit? Welcome, Noel Coward... (Hull reference not specific :)to any individual poster.) They're out of sorts in Sunderland And terribly cross in Kent They're dull in Hull And the Isle of Mull Is seething with discontent They're nervous in Northumberland And...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Brexit will be stopped! Not very democratic in that one person will do it: Uri Geller promises to stop Brexit using telepathy Illusionist has told Theresa May he will ‘not allow’ her to lead Britain out of the EU...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I just edited my reply. The UK government has not taken the required actions themselves. So prepare for scurvy...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Continued access doesn't mean no issues. [Added] Indeed, read the link and you find this: The UK has already announced that it will grant equivalent access to the UK for EU airlines, hauliers and passenger transport operators. This will ensure vital supply chains and connections are...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As for the truckers' protest: Brexit: leaver go-slow on roads leads to prosecutions Police stop leaders of dawdling convoys that were intended to cause ‘gridlock’ in pursuit of 29 March exit date Pro-Brexit campaigners have been prosecuted for inconsiderate driving while trying to bring...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Recently we have heard that despite the much-hyped planning for medicines, there are very likely to be issues. That will save NHS paying for them. Also, some Kent schools will have to take on child care responsibilities as parents are unable to get to the schools to pick them up. (Hard to see...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Really, really interesting. Not. Later report: Around 100 truckers had been gearing up to cause havoc on the M4 in protest at the potential delay to Brexit . The 'Great British road block south Wales' was part of planned blockades across the UK in response to what organisers were calling a...
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Now which comedic phrase is appropriate here? Don't Panic (HHGTTG), It'll be all right on the night, I don't believe it, Ooh, nasty..., ... ? Secret Cabinet Office document reveals chaotic planning for no-deal Brexit Exclusive: paper says ‘critical phase’ could last months as fears rise over...
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not sure I care to look at her at all. :) Nice to know her absolute assurances are worth the paper they are not printed on: I was pleased to be able to speak to residents again about Brexit, and to try and assuage some of the concerns that people have. But it is important to give the absolute...
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Have to say, I disagree with John Crace (Guardian politics/sketch). Lino is a good, hard-wearing flooring. TM is more Verifiably Incompetent Not Yet Laid-off.
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Isn't it odd how we weigh things up? This story reflects very badly on the tories and, obviously, this individual. Yet I end up asking whether it really matters in the context of the major things that are going on? Does a bit of expenses fraud afttect us anything like as much as referendum fraud...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Time was, operation/exercise names were intentionally bland and would obscure the nature of what was happening. Such as the Armilla Patrol. Who said they could use names for PR/propaganda purposes? Oh yes, and just when did these operations commence? 2008 under this name. Hardly a brexit event...
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yet more on CA's manipulation/rigging efforts. And why does anyone continue to use facebook? (Rhetorical not serious.) Facebook acknowledges concerns over Cambridge Analytica emerged earlier than reported Company confirms suspicions of separate incident following Washington DC attorney...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    May's tactics, if they can be dignified by a term that implies having thought about what to do, seem to have changed little over the years: Theresa May tries the oblique defence Mrs May dealt with MPs' jibes by the simple process of answering every question at enormous length. When she ran out...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Obviously, Yellowhammer was predicated on a date of departure. Now we have three dates, the starting gun has changed from a sharp crack to, umm, a long raspberry. All too easy to start some bits too early but leave other bits until too late. I suspect that whatever its original merits, this...