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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    One comment: Thanks to Damian Green bottling it, the purpose built lorry park that has been spomen about countless times andvplanned for countless times still hasnt been built. So we will get total gridlock here in Kent, thanks Green. Youve lost my vote, especially you being a remain er, while...
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The costs of NOT having compatibility are themselves high.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Paid for with the €1.4bn that hasn't yet been (and surely never will be) refunded as UK's contribution to Galilo. It is a start towards the €10bn to replicate what already exists - with a guessed 20 year cost of €20bn. There has been much criticism of the cost of Galileo - of the EU spending...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No-deal Brexit will break up UK, warns Van Rompuy Ex-president of European council says failure to reach a solution could increase pressure for Scottish independence https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/aug/25/no-deal-brexit-break-up-uk-warns-van-rompuy Hardly new or a surprise, but...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    How does that play with those who are so fierce in their criticism of JC?
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Somebody has been busy with photoshop: The Art of the (Plea) Deal. Well, Trump would surely approve As Trump’s one-time allies enter pacts with Robert Mueller, the president may be hoping they haven’t read his 1987 book Adam Gabbatt Sat 25 Aug 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Sat 25 Aug...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not in any way a criticism of The Star's story, someone needs to say it (again), but it is state the bleeding obvious time: The head of the World Trade Organization said the U.K. risks trade disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit because it is “very unlikely” to have agreed tariffs and...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Anyone heard anything about ratifying the Vienna Convention? So far as I am aware, we still have not ratified it. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-haulage-and-driving-in-the-eu-post-brexit/ratifying-the-1968-vienna-convention
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Perhaps someone needs to point out: The bitter struggles of the Long March, which was completed by only about one-tenth of the force that left Jiangxi, Interpret that tenth as you wish - city of London trading, exports, properly employed people, or even, given the medicines issues, literally.
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    October no longer deadline for Brexit deal, Lidington admits PM’s effective deputy says finalising agreement following month would be ‘manageable’ Whenever a deal is done, there still is insufficient time to get everything in place. And that is for end of 2020 - not 29/03/2018. (Can we bring...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I do wonder how much of the actual track mileage will be covered at speeds over the current maxima? Obviously, there's 10 km or so at each each just accelerating/decelerating. But the first bit, from London to the going-out-of-London Old Oak Common will surely all be at lower speeds? Could well...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    On that forum, as here, members have avatars. The default avatars are spread across the spectrum - so I actually end up thinking of member A as being purple, member B as yellow (and I mean bright yellow not "Chinese"), etc. Real appearance is way behind that in terms of that member's...