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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I want her to resign and somehow someone else to withdraw A50 - or withdraw A50 and immediately resign. Quite how this could happen, or who would be the best person to do so or to take over, I really don't know. A bit of me wants to say Ken Clarke!
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    BBC says: Flights from the UK into and overflying the EU to be allowed for 12 months to ensure "basic connectivity" However, if I heard correctly, no EU to EU links - hence, no Heathrow to Frankfurt to Athens service. The impact of this I do not know - anyone knowledgable about air transport...
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yet in the real world, all they probably actually need to do is post the information onto gov.uk and let us know the link. Full-colour printed documents and fancy packs are really not essential. Anyone know if this has been or will be posted?
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I'd rather JC blurt out something like that (silently or vocalised) in a momentary and passing way than a stupid person be hell-bent on her own brexit deal - seemingly in cold blood - actually being monumentally stupid.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Last time I went to NI, maybe five years ago, I was advised to take my passport. It is not a great burden if you already have one! Was just looking at Pembroke Dock/Fishguard services and the sites do not suggest that a passport will be required but it struck me that I really don't know how the...
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Will I need a passport to visit Ireland next April? Or will the special arrangements still hold that mean driving licence (or whatever) is adequate?
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If I am not mistaken, the ECJ has some authority in this convention.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Whilst we keep thinking, hoping, praying that some sense will appear, we have considerable numbers of people who are taking the possibility of no-deal very seriously: No-deal Brexit is a national disaster. It is every politician’s job to avert it Jonathan Freedland No government, or...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Ironically, that website appears to be hosted in Germany. http://whois.domaintools.com/facts4eu.org Also, whilst implying neutrality actually says the opposite: NEUTRALITY: Facts4eu.org focuses on information which shows that the UK is better off regaining its independence and growing...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Could you actually point us at the information as published? The meaning of that statement is not at all clear as a bald statement sans context.
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    3500 is an absolutely tiny number. By the time you allow for some sort of shift work (if it needs the army, it is unlikely to fit nicely into 9-to-5 days), that will reduce the active number to a little over 1000. Across the entire country! It feels like a threat - cause trouble and the army...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Happy not to have "ref2" - so long as A50 is withdrawn. ;)
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Absolutely agree - the effects will permeate absolutely everywhere and, in keeping with the good old laws of unintended consequences, many will be both unintended and unexpected (at least to some people even if others have predicted some of them).
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Have seen the basic reports of this - whilst I agree that business must be appalled, is there any stirring in what they have said?
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We are now seeing much blamed on brexit in the medicines arena. Patients are getting told that some medicines are unavailable or in short supply "due to brexit". What we do not know is what the truth is. Are pharmaceutical companies exploiting the situation? Are they planning price rises? Is...
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Know any good Chinese makes of freezer? :):) (We actually do want a new freezer but I've not noticed any from China - at least, not obviously so.)
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    They would not listen, they're not listening still. Perhaps they never will...
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Possibly surprising tweet from a former minister: Nick Boles MP (@NickBoles) If at any point between now and 29 March the government were to announce that ‘no deal’ Brexit had become its policy, I would immediately resign the Conservative whip and vote in any way necessary to stop it from...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    John Crace: We’ve reached the point where only four diagnoses are now left. The prime minister is in a delusional, psychotic state and is in urgent need of help. Or the prime minister is focused purely on her own short-term survival: even she can’t be so far gone as to believe she has a...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Never much liked the SNP, but they have said some sensible things: SNP urges government to publish 'sobering' secret reports on impact of no-deal Brexit MPs are currently holding the emergency debate on the EU summit and Theresa May’s Brexit deal proposed by the SNP. It was opened by Ian...