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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And just what fiddling or other unacceptable practices are already happening based on the assumption a second referendum is likely? And what has the government done to address the issues surrounding fiddling in the 2016 referendum?
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Obviously got some recently sacked advertising copywriters to write that crap.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No idea if it is true, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if that is what they are expecting and preparing for.
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Glad you wrote that - it was my reaction as well!
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Given that story says: Successive governments have refused to allow full coroner’s inquest to be held It is hardly limited to Labour.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That there is likely going to be a no-confidence motion is not news. Confirmation that the process of preparing for it is underway is.
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Is this for real? Or some sort of sabre-rattling and trying to apply pressure? I guess we don't have very long to wait... Labour set to call vote to topple Theresa May’s government Opposition MPs told to get set for no-confidence vote as top Tories admit they see no hope for the prime...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    When all else fails, send for the army... MoD sends planners to ministries over post-Brexit border fears Military to assist government departments set to take brunt of no-deal chaos or backlog https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/12/brexit-no-deal-border-chaos Looks like lamb might...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Guardian reports: Boris Johnson received £23,000 from Lynton Crosby strategy firm MP given interest-free loan for office and staffing costs month before crucial Brexit vote https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/11/boris-johnson-received-23000-from-lynton-crosby-strategy-firm
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is an old expression about not shooting the messenger. My "like" was rather the opposite, liking the fact that Woosh had posted but not implying pleasure or joy in Halfords' suffering.
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For what reason do you think I have got something against Halfords?
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And, I suspect, more of the money to pay for it than ever before is actually borrowed.
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What? Chlorinated duck!!!
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We have seen many people not happy about chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef from the USA possibly coming into the UK. Of course, despite the unpopularity here, it is possible they are reasonably safe. However, it is only possible to know that such standards as exist are being applied if...
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Then you find the place needs rewiring and there's a damp patch when it rains. Probably in the one room that had recently been decorated.
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Seaborne Freight also seem to have had the possibility of starting a service by brexit denied - by Ostend. Apologies to Stevie smith: Not sailing but grayling. 'Impossible' for Seaborne's Brexit port to be ready for March The mayor of Ostend has told the BBC the Belgian port will not be ready...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Theresa May suffers Commons defeat over no-deal Brexit MPs voted 303 to 296 in favour of amendment to finance bill to curb government powers in event of no deal https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/08/theresa-may-suffers-commons-defeat-over-no-deal-brexit
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    How nice for him to be able to live in Kent and Provence. Would that have been a realistic option without the EU? Leo McKinstry (born 1962) is a British journalist, historian and author. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McKinstry was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, and Sidney...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What a Frankenstein's monster that summons up in my mind's eye!
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I watched over half and then something happened so did not see the end. However, I thought the remain camp individuals hardly came out very well. Benedict C looked pretty good at the end of the table and in distance shots, but close-up he was always rather BC and I couldn't suppress that. Not a...