SpaceGazelle wrote:

The only way out of this idiocy is to punch anyone pro-EU who bought fruit and veg pre-Brexit without giving a fucking shit.

For context.

I've always been concerned about workers welfare, but I don't want scurvy.

Everyone else does.

I won't, I promise. x

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

Brexit means Brexit. And we'll make a success of it.

How much were you paid to write that

Too late, I've eaten fruit in the past 5 years so I'm off to be crucified.

Apricot means Apricot.

My sister's neighbours are having a bouncy castle party.  There are a load of folk round that don't live there.  Fucking brainless.

So, I hope some of you were up at midnight, holding a candlelit vigil for the UK's livelihood, as the deadline for the UK to ask for a transition extension passed without so much as a murmur.

This is it folks: there are no mechanisms in place for a transition extension, and as of the end of this year we are out with a thump on our arses as the door gets slammed behind us.

No acts of parliament can save us: a transition extension would require a new EU treaty, needing:
- Unanimous EU27 approval followed by
- Unanimous 27 parliaments approving the treaty in domestic law followed by
- Unanimous regional voting in some regions (eg: Belgium's regions, one of which saved us from TTIP)
- Then in some countries (Ireland for example) a public referendum on adoption

So in short - not gonna happen. So we're reliant upon Johnson &co coming up with some kind of deal covering some amount of our tradable goods, services and rights.

Exactly how fucked are we? Difficult to know (it'll be bad but how bad? and who the fuck cares about fish so much?), but what we do know is that even if we ever join again, it will be in much reduced circumstances, without any of the incredible privileges we currently enjoy (rebate, independent currency, non-Schengen...).

For the extremely fortunate, like me, it may be time to leave - who wants to live in such an inward looking, xenophobic, intolerant, "exceptionalist" island shithole? - but pity the rest, and laugh at the tragicomedy of brexiteers suddenly realising their dreams of retiring to Spain's cheaper properties have evaporated (see: Twitter thread passim and present)

Port of Larne has been instructed to set up as a border control point to be effective as 1st Jan.

Animal inspections take place there already - but at 10%. Needs to be 100%.

14 acre lorry park required at Larne and a 40,000sq ft inspection building required at Warrenpoint.

God knows how many inspectors will be needed. Good luck getting that ready by Christmas.

This is a legal requirement off the UK government as part of the Brexit agreement. It's likely the UK gov will default on legal obligations. Rogue state status here we come.

Failure to demonstrate that NI is "safe" re its interface with the EU will mean physical UK/RoI border being put up.

djchump wrote:

Probably made up, but gave me a few chuckles, and continues to deliver: https://mobile.twitter.com/archer_rs/status/1277505330885386240

I believe it. It turns out there are a lot of easily led, easily duped, easily persuaded people. Those Nigerian  princes lasted a good long while after all.

Funkstain wrote:

djchump wrote:

Probably made up, but gave me a few chuckles, and continues to deliver: https://mobile.twitter.com/archer_rs/status/1277505330885386240

I believe it. It turns out there are a lot of easily led, easily duped, easily persuaded people. Those Nigerian  princes lasted a good long while after all.

It's 100% made up, it's just too "Some Mothers Do Ave Em" - especially the bits with the boss and being bitten by a tramp's dog.
Continues to deliver though, I like the author's style. I hope Idiot Son makes it to France, I'm invested now.

Typo staying

djchump wrote:

Funkstain wrote:

djchump wrote:

Probably made up, but gave me a few chuckles, and continues to deliver: https://mobile.twitter.com/archer_rs/status/1277505330885386240

I believe it. It turns out there are a lot of easily led, easily duped, easily persuaded people. Those Nigerian  princes lasted a good long while after all.

It's 100% made up, it's just too "Some Mothers Do Ave Em" - especially the bits with the boss and being bitten by a tramp's dog. Continues to deliver though, I like the author's style. I hope Idiot Son makes it to France, I'm invested now.

welp account deleted. We'll never know whether the son made it to France or not

davyK wrote:

Dep. 1st Minister here in NI getting heat for attending an IRA funeral with no social distancing.

This is getting better.

Belfast Crematorium (the only one in N.Ireland which is booked out to the rafters and operates like an assembly line) was closed to all other cremations on the day of this IRA funeral. Local radio red hot this morning.

Staff sent home - firebrand politicians calling it a takeover of a public amenity by the IRA. I have to say I am not in disagreement with them.