Deanburn Dave Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just caught a Brexiteer MP speaking in the commons there, and declaring that she wants the UK out striking trade deals and “spreading the rule of law” in Africa. They really do see Empire 2.0.The Chinese have already secured a lot of assets and trade deals in Africa. They announced a further 60 billion US dollars of investment only a few months ago. The UK cannot compete with that level of investment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, Deanburn Dave said: 37 minutes ago, Antlion said: Just caught a Brexiteer MP speaking in the commons there, and declaring that she wants the UK out striking trade deals and “spreading the rule of law” in Africa. They really do see Empire 2.0. The Chinese have already secured a lot of assets and trade deals in Africa. They announced a further 60 billion US dollars of investment only a few months ago. The UK cannot compete with that level of investment. I don’t think you understand - she pointed out that “we” are *THE UK*. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 "I don't know why they can't just crack on and get on with it," says student on the news. Voxpops should only be allowed if they have experts on hand to explain to people how f*cking ignorant they are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jedi Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 So after her deal is finally booted out tomorrow...Corbyn presumably calls for a VONC to trigger a GE, which the Tories will vote down. Next up is Plan B which can only be an extension of Article 50 surely? That will probably be voted through in the Commons but leave us yet again in no man's land, as all 27 EU countries would have to agree..could take us well into February. What if they then decide to not extend it? Only other two options which other MP's will try to get a vote on must be: Norway/Canada style 2nd Ref Way things are going now, can see both of these motions being defeated as well, so... We still crash out at the end of March with no deal? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Just heard BBC Reporting Scotland quoting May as saying that a No Deal would increase demands from Scotland for independence thus threatening the union. I would have thought that she was stating the "bleedin' obvious" but, according to the BBC, the SNP claim she is living in fantasy land. For once I thought that May had come out with a reasonable and sensible comment. Can someone explain why (allegedly) the SNP have ridiculed her claim? Edited January 14, 2019 by ICTJohnboy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 The BBC website coverage is nothing more than a mouthpiece for May. Absolutely fucking disgusting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Hilariously the Portmeirion pottery factory in Stoke-on-Trent where May gave her Brexit speech received a £400,000 EU grant. Blue passports though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 49 minutes ago, Carl Cort's Hamstring said: "I don't know why they can't just crack on and get on with it," says student on the news. Voxpops should only be allowed if they have experts on hand to explain to people how f*cking ignorant they are. Voxpops reduce quality journalism to below tabloid levels. One or two ignorant twats are quoted as if they are speaking for the nation; they aren’t. It is very, very lazy journalism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: 8 hours ago, Detournement said: I don't think it's beyond the state's capabilities to fast track medicine deliveries or fly them in. And what, you're just taking the drivers word that it's just medicine that's there? What about other stuff? Which stuff gets priority? Is there going to be a government panel deciding which meds get the priority service and which ones have to sit in a lorry for how ever long? If you're flying them in, where to? They'll have to be checked at the airport by customs there anyway. It's almost like you've not thought this through... Do you think everything gets checked in and out the country just now? It would get exactly the same checks as now. It's not guys in white vans bringing this stuff in it's some of the biggest companies in the world who have been supplying the NHS for a long time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Voxpops reduce quality journalism to below tabloid levels. One or two ignorant twats are quoted as if they are speaking for the nation; they aren’t. It is very, very lazy journalism. Indeed, and every time I hear a thicko saying we've had the vote and now we need OUT I have a mental image of same thicko walking across any major bridge in the UK and aggressively encouraging an obviously distressed person who is stood on a parapet to jump, and do it NOW ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Voxpops reduce quality journalism to below tabloid levels. One or two ignorant twats are quoted as if they are speaking for the nation; they aren’t. It is very, very lazy journalism. My favourite one recently was the 60-something woman who said "Well, I didn't really know what it was all about, so I voted Leave. They should have given us more information."Aye cheers doll ffs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hilariously the Portmeirion pottery factory in Stoke-on-Trent where May gave her Brexit speech received a £400,000 EU grant. Blue passports though.That 400k grant cost the UK 800k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: 8 hours ago, Cerberus said: Hilariously the Portmeirion pottery factory in Stoke-on-Trent where May gave her Brexit speech received a £400,000 EU grant. Blue passports though. That 400k grant cost the UK 800k. How do you come to that conclusion? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just now, Tibbermoresaint said: How do you come to that conclusion? It was probably on the side of a bus 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just now, jupe1407 said: It was probably on the side of a bus Ah. Of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I don't think it's beyond the state's capabilities to fast track medicine deliveries or fly them in. You clearly have never been involved in importation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 How do you come to that conclusion?Sorry got it wrong.It should have been much more as for the 13 billion we put in we got 4 billion back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: It should have been much more as for the 13 billion we put in we got 4 billion back. You’re going to need a bigger bus to fit that on. May I suggest a double decker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Deanburn Dave said: 10 hours ago, Antlion said: Just caught a Brexiteer MP speaking in the commons there, and declaring that she wants the UK out striking trade deals and “spreading the rule of law” in Africa. They really do see Empire 2.0. The Chinese have already secured a lot of assets and trade deals in Africa. They announced a further 60 billion US dollars of investment only a few months ago. The UK cannot compete with that level of investment. Also, China is popular with a lot of African dictatorships because they are not going to "spread the rule of law" or criticise human rights or tell them how to run their country. They are simply there to do business. I can't imagine there are many countries that want the UK to show them how to do things right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) It is true that we put more in than we get out so the logic is sound. Except that you have to factor in the possibility that the factory might not have received the grant from the UK government unless it was a Tory marginal seat. Edit: re the potteries grant Edited January 15, 2019 by Suspect Device 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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