EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

I'd think avoiding anything that needs refrigeration might be wise, given that we import electricity from France currently.

Also: http://ecipe.org/publications/the-uks-first-international-trade-negotiation/

I knew a guy that took the Iraq war stockpiling pretty seriously (Blair's 45 minute warning or whatever it was). He was pretty loaded and not only went with baked beans and water, but also full hazmat suits, geiger counters etc.

I would say it's a useful contact for the post Brexit apocalypse, but I imagine he's a rabid leaver, so will probably be barbecuing on that day.

Agriculture. Starting with the easy stuff then.

Huel

Just Huel

Five years worth of Huel.

Would need five years worth of clean water though.

On balance I think driving to the south of France in late January is the best idea.

That is genuinely amazing :)

We may not let you back in you massive traitor

Interesting observations on stockpiling (basically that modern just-in-time supply chains would not be able to cope with it)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/26/stockpile-food-no-deal-brexit-dream-on

Johnson now has free time to do some writing, and its his usual inane flowery Classics-flavoured crap ('satropy' anyone?)

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/07/boris-johnson-why-we-should-chuck-chequers/

Soft go-live on the M6 this afternoon.

Dear god, that article is bad. It sounds like the drunken ramblings of a horrifically right wing uncle in the pub, stumbling from one subject to another pausing only to revisit his teenage fantasy with the au pair tale... Awful

Yes, that's quite interesting (if an unhappy reminder of the futility of our Brexit 'negotiating' position against a group that can more readily absorb a loss as a collective than we can as an individual nation...)

After two years of disuse, my bike is oiled and pumped

Thanks @Breso

At least he didn’t credit us...

If you are saddled with a hopelessly overestimated value of your selfworth and nothing to show for an expensive education than a degree in Classics and without the aptitude to earn a living beyond journalism, it must be tempting to utilise words from beyond the daily norm, even if only for the few moments when a fawning acolyte asks you to 'refresh their memory' as to its meaning.

Of course he could have had Rome Total War loaded on his Foreign Office laptop to dissuade him from meddling in any important diplomacy.

Uh oh. That's a customer to keep quiet about!

TMays Chequers proposal doesn't survive first contact with Michel Barnier.
Apart from the Civil Servants who wrote it, does anyone now support the Chequers proposal?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/26/michel-barnier-tears-up-theresa-mays-brexit-customs-proposals

Surely the bumbling Idiot DDavis, let alone the indolent serial liar dePfeffel must have realised that the Chequers proposal could never be accepted by the EU27. So why resign in a huff just a few days after consenting to show cabinet responsibility?
Could it be that even 'thick as Mince' and the self-promoter in Chief realise that they cannot deliver upon any of their pre-Referendum promises?

Look my aunties almond green Morris Minor Traveller made it into Germany and back repeatedly in the late sixties, early seventies.

The return journey took several years?

Meanwhile the citizen's right chaos (also for Brits in the EU) continues thanks to this "we shall leave the single market" stance...

https://infacts.org/mays-latest-farce-sounds-alarm-bells-for-eu-citizens-in-uk/

Not that my birth country is any more useful with its "no dual nationality for you unless you are married, you disloyal cheese head" attitude.

But Kate Hoey is under a motion of no confidence and on her way out, so at least there is some good news :)

http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2018/07/27/this-is-what-no-deal-brexit-actually-looks-like

I'm interested to know, in reference to issues brought up in this article, what's stopping us recognising EU regulations and statuses, even if they're not reciprocated?

This hinges on something called 'mutual recognition of professional
qualifications'. If there's a deal, the qualification you have in
Europe entitles you to work in the UK and vice versa. If there isn't,
all that falls down.

What's stopping the UK recognising EU based professional qualifications, even if not reciprocated?