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[davek]

Sounds like Johnson has caved in on the NI border issue.

We'll now have two distinct islands in the British Isles. Border in the Irish Sea.

 

[davek]

lol

 

[roydo]

Sounds like Johnson has caved in on the NI border issue.

We'll now have two distinct islands in the British Isles. Border in the Irish Sea.

Well, at least my question I asked 4 years ago has been answered.

"How do you reconcile ending FOM with the Irish border?"

"You cant".

 

[davek]

Well, at least my question I asked 4 years ago has been answered.

"How do you reconcile ending FOM with the Irish border?"

"You cant".

The technological 'solution' was never a runner.

They may get something in return on fisheries. Probably the reason for breaking the agreement in the first place.

I think the UK will have to come into line with EU demands for a level playing field though.

 

[ste d' indica]

The technological 'solution' was never a runner.

They may get something in return on fisheries. Probably the reason for breaking the agreement in the first place.

I think the UK will have to come into line with EU demands for a level playing field though.

The amount of trouser dropping, lube and bending over & thinking of England that UK negotiators will endure in our forthcoming international trade agreements will make these seem like small fry.
Sovereignty though innit.

 

[zzr45]

Ireland is problematic as ever. Time to reduce it to a radioactive crater.

Cant be in breach of Good Friday accords if there’s no Ireland.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Ireland is problematic as ever. Time to reduce it to a radioactive crater.

Cant be in breach of Good Friday accords if there’s no Ireland.

Pete likes this.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

This would be one slippery toad I would not be sorry to see the back of one bit.

 

[zzr45]

Pete likes this.

I did almost refer to it as ‘Pete’s Tehran Treatment’

 

[davek]

The amount of trouser dropping, lube and bending over & thinking of England that UK negotiators will endure in our forthcoming international trade agreements will make these seem like small fry.
Sovereignty though innit.

Victory over fascism in our times...

...and Britain only needed to lose part of *its* own territory and 6% of its GDP in one fell swoop.

 

[Prevenger17]

I did almost refer to it as ‘Pete’s Tehran Treatment’

If it's anywhere he hates more than Tehran, it's Ireland. I tremble at the thought of him becoming PM tbh, and it's v possible when you look at the sort of standard they have at the moment

 

[Bruce Wayne]

On the subject of immigration

Why Trump’s Visa Ban Cost Fortune 500 Firms $100 Billion

Eroded stock valuations reflect investor concerns that talent shortages hurt productivity and innovation, says Wharton’s Britta Glennon, who has co-authored a new research paper on the topic.…Read More

knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

 

[Ruairi77]

On the subject of immigration

Why Trump’s Visa Ban Cost Fortune 500 Firms $100 Billion

Eroded stock valuations reflect investor concerns that talent shortages hurt productivity and innovation, says Wharton’s Britta Glennon, who has co-authored a new research paper on the topic.…Read More

knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

Wharton, eh, turning out the finest students!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Wharton, eh, turning out the finest students!

Yeah, Oxford produced Johnson so their vaccine is probably crap.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

If it's anywhere he hates more than Tehran, it's Ireland. I tremble at the thought of him becoming PM tbh, and it's v possible when you look at the sort of standard they have at the moment

Scotland and Germany as well in that league table.
I’d say it goes:
5)Scotland
4)Germany
3) Ireland
2) Tehran
1) The city of London.