EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

It’s amazing it’s more economical to ship(?) an assembled van across Europe than to assemble in the destination country.

I think they transport them by helicopter. It's quicker.

Clear will of the people etc etc.

And the vans are full of helicopter parts so it works out even cheaper

So Labour have won the Peterborough byelection, albeit with a 17% fall in vote share.

Would they have won in this strongly Leave area if they had taken a stronger line on Brexit? Or is this a sign that Corbyn's policy of accepting Brexit is not the only political issue might not be completely ridiculous?

They won partly because the Brexit Party stood, and split the Tory vote.

That seams to be the narrative.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48532869

But, he said, Labour's activists had managed to win by focusing on local issues.

Perfect description

Peterborough, full result:

LAB: 30.9% (-17.2)
BREX: 28.9% (+28.9)
CON: 21.4% (-25.5)
LDEM: 12.3% (+8.9)
GRN: 3.1%
UKIP: 1.2%
CHR: 0.5%
EDEM: 0.5%
SDP: 0.4%
MRLP: 0.3%
IND: 0.3%
CG: 0.2%
RNW: 0.1%
UKEU: 0.1%
IND: 0.0% (5 votes)

— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 7, 2019

They won partly because the Brexit Party stood, and split the Tory vote.

The enemy of my enemy etc.

I would assume a good number of Labour voters in a area that voted 61% leave also voted leave.

Yep, there are specialised ships
moving millions of vehicles across the oceans every year.

or not

Peterborough, full result:

LAB: 30.9% (-17.2)
BREX: 28.9% (+28.9)
CON: 21.4% (-25.5)
LDEM: 12.3% (+8.9)
GRN: 3.1%
UKIP: 1.2%
CHR: 0.5%
EDEM: 0.5%
SDP: 0.4%
MRLP: 0.3%
IND: 0.3%
CG: 0.2%
RNW: 0.1%
UKEU: 0.1%
IND: 0.0% (5 votes)
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 7, 2019

Adding turnout:
48.4%, down from 67.5% in the 2017 general election

Yep,
there's an impressive yt video of a Dutch firm of salvators(?)
scooping vehicles out of the Channel and then cutting the damaged car carrier into pieces.

salvators(?)

Salvagers? Or 'salvage firm'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ENOJBLVgjw

Smit Tak also salvaged the Kursk submarine, there's a great documentary about it from Discovery Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3IvtMpvKUk

Meanwhile BoJo doesn't have to defend himself in court. So, maybe it is good public misconduct needs more than one fat lie, but on the other hand... it wil beg the question "can politicians in the UK just legally say whatever?"

They need us more than we need them, etc.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/jun/07/slowdown-german-factory-output-exports-growth-us-jobs-markets-business-live

Ooh! Thanks for that. Off work today so I can get stuck into that.

Yep, That's the one.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/06/everything-you-think-you-know-about-leavers-and-remainers-wrong?fbclid=IwAR3K58ZU_U-_9m96X_ANGaFUnOUnf1uj_h51WO-5hg6CZn14ktr2MkLe360

Salvors

Red Arrows salute the flag on Queen's Birthday

No comments for 2 days, guess it has been resolved now.

We've been busy talking about the weather. Priorities are priorities.