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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

December 6th, 2019, 3:13 pm

"Let's get the job done".

What's 'job' here?
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

December 6th, 2019, 3:40 pm

"Let's get the job done".

What's 'job' here?
Pretty sure it refers to crashing out of the EU with no trade deal. Currently planned for December 31, 2020.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

December 6th, 2019, 4:19 pm

I'm glad someone is paying attention!
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

December 6th, 2019, 7:56 pm

"Let's get the job done".

What's 'job' here?
Pretty sure it refers to crashing out of the EU with no trade deal. Currently planned for December 31, 2020.
That's a long way off. 
Pity BJ is scared to be interviewed by Andrew Neil.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

December 6th, 2019, 7:57 pm

17.4 million of us are scared too.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

December 7th, 2019, 11:18 am

How many of them have read Wittgenstein?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Pjp75LeLY

What a pity! Cowardly.

for i = 1 to 10
     print ("Get BrEXIT done")

Now it's clear.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 27th, 2020, 8:47 pm

Frictionless trade after Brexit will be impossible, the EU chief Brexit negotiator has said.
Michel Barnier made the comments to an audience at the Queen's University in Belfast just days before the UK is set to leave the EU.
"The UK has chosen to become a third country; to leave the Single Market and the Customs Union; to leave behind the EU's framework of common rules, common supervision and common Court of Justice," Mr Barnier said.
"It has chosen to create two regulatory spaces. This makes frictionless trade impossible. It makes checks indispensable."
Speaking to politicians including former taoiseach Bertie Ahern as well as business and community leaders, Mr Barnier confirmed checks will take place.

We will need sanitary and phytosanitary checks on food products and live animals," he said.
"The EU must be able to assess risks on any product coming into its market and, if necessary, activate physical controls," said Mr Barnier. 
"These checks must take place somewhere," he continued.
"And as the whole point of the protocol is to avoid a hard border and protect the all-island economy, it was clear that they could not take place at the land border between Ireland and Northern Ireland."
"The only real option was to use Northern Ireland's other entry points. This is also where such checks are the easiest to implement. And controls will also take place in Dublin and other EU entry points."

What's a phytosanitary checks?
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 27th, 2020, 10:21 pm

It pertains to checks and certifications for the health of plants, especially crops.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 29th, 2020, 1:20 pm

Good riddance, Nigel Farage.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 30th, 2020, 12:23 am

Scottish MEPs in tears! https://twitter.com/GlennBBC/status/1222580862836989952

Robert the Bruce and William Wallace will be spinning in their graves. Four graves for Wallace, I suppose.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 30th, 2020, 9:35 am

Image

Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye
Cheerio, here I go, on my way
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye
Not a tear, but a cheer, make it gay
Give me a smile I can keep all the while
In my heart while I'm away
'Till we meet once again, you and I
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye

Whither next?
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 30th, 2020, 3:32 pm

Somewhat tasteless choice of song. Why do Remoaners go on about wars so much? If it’s not WWI and WWII it’s how the EU has prevented WWIII(!!!) or how Brexit will result in another one.

Happy Brexmas Eve to one and all!
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 30th, 2020, 3:48 pm

I thought it was a good juxtaposition ..waving ,.. goodbye..away , first thing that came into my head. An overture for BREXIT, the Opera?
Besides we always get reminded of the wars.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 30th, 2020, 3:52 pm

Even Death Breath said something in his speech about the Brits saving the Europeans from killing each other. I really hope we don't have to save you all yet again.
 
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Re: Time for BREXIT FAQ

January 30th, 2020, 3:55 pm

Even Death Breath said something in his speech about the Brits saving the Europeans from killing each other. I really hope we don't have to save you all yet again.
LOL
I pray it is never needed.