EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

If only I knew what self-deprecating meant.

It's what happens if you don't make it to the toilet in time.

I already made that joke. banned

In 50 years time will the UK be the place where Australia sends its prisoners? That would be a funny twist.

banned

Please, I beg you

I beg you

Get used to this after a few more years of Brexit. ;)

(yes, it took me two hours to think of that gag, but i did turbo and cleaned a bike in that time)

Apparently we are now cool with the ECJ and it's no longer a red line
https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1469352786034892811

That's good news.

When the grace periods end and there's no agreement it's going to a hot mess getting items to NI from GB.

We still cannot "just get it from ROI" in many cases.

The price of CR2450 batteries doubling in a year is just coincidence, right?

Yea, they made a point of not putting that on the side of a bus.

CR2032 look more stable, went from 2.29 to 2.47 for a six pack in 18 months.

As many of us on here probably feared:
https://discussion.theguardian.com/comment-permalink/153645100

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/14/home-office-sued-by-watchdog-set-up-to-protect-post-brexit-rights-of-eu-citizens?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Well well well ... A government watchdog with teeth. Good.

Bound to be disbanded soon then.

I'm not sure what the setup is, if this is part of an agreement with the EU they cannot disband it without pissing pretty much all EU countries off.

It's just nonsense pre-settled status won't convert to settled automatically.

They can already take it off you anyway for convictions with a long prison sentence.

Which you can fight in court if you have family but Raab will put an end to that probably... (Which I suppose also affects non EU ILR rights?)

part of an agreement with the EU

Breaking agreements doesn't seem to bother this bunch as much as it should.

And even if they lose, they will hide behind the unelected bureaucrats and interfering goody-two-shoes lawyers arguments again, rather than face up to being a complete shower of self-serving shits who are stoking the fires of unwarranted prejudice to further their own nefarious ends.

That is true, but the UK court system is still, as a whole I think, fair. (for general law cases like this, if you can afford all the fees etc...)
The stupidly high fee to naturalize kids to British (over £1000!!!) was judged unfair.

Of course they may kick the implementation of it in the long grass!

"rather than face up to being a complete shower of self-serving shits who are stoking the fires of unwarranted prejudice to further their own nefarious ends." hai, current tory politics!

It's in a way just dumb, the Tory supporting press could spin things to a "hey were are a liberal and tolerant society we are going to be kind!" and they still win, but perhaps it's always been about fear/anger/division and that can only go one way...

hai, current tory politics!

It was a general comment, yes.

Lord Frost quits

https://twitter.com/MoS_Politics/status/1472288549584125953

I am sure I read somewhere that he is incredibly popular within the tory party, maneuvering himself into a position to replace Johnson?

Thank fuck for that

Would fit in with the Tories retreat into the past to have their parliamentary party led by a Lord.

Yes I imagine that useless cunt sees himself as a big hitter in waiting. It’s amazing how in such a short time he made himself so despicable.

The Prime Minister could never be a member of the House of Lords.

Like they follow the rules!

Boris is now toast as Tory leader.. Frost has articles in both the Spectator and FT currently... Plan B looks like being the red stop for the Tory party.