Larbre34 wrote: » James Dyson is moving the Dyson Corporation Head Office and its tax residency to Singapore. The company is quoted as saying its "nothing to do with Brexit" The absolute shtate of that hypocritical, morally bankrupt, self-serving, hungry weasel piece of shyte.
Sir James Dyson, the British billionaire inventor and outspoken Brexiter, is moving the headquarters of his vacuum cleaner and hair dryer technology company to Singapore. The company’s chief executive, Jim Rowan, said the move from Wiltshire to Singapore had “nothing to do with Brexit” but was about “future-proofing” the business. The move of Dyson’s legal entity from the UK to Singapore “will happen over the coming months”, meaning it could happen before Brexit.
Russman wrote: » I think it might have been mentioned earlier (waaay earlier !!) in this thread by someone, but if its a no-deal crash out and we need to put up a border, would it be feasible for our planning process, tender & design processes and overall bureaucracy to be slow enough that by the time we got to actually build and open border posts, the UK would be on its knees and looking for a deal ? First item on the agenda obviously would be the border issue.
This morning we finally got a clear look at the battlefield. MPs have marched for two and a half years, climbed the hill of defeating Theresa May's deal, and finally they can see it there in front of them. The amendments that have been put down on the prime minister's Brexit statement reveal how MPs are going to try and wrestle control from the government. They have two aims. The first is to prevent no-deal. The second is to provide a forum, outside of No.10's interference, in which they can figure out what the hell to do next. Before the armies could make their way down to the battlefield, however, the government was up to a bit of slippery business. It's a weird move that makes no sense to anyone. May made no mention of it in the Commons yesterday - not in her statement or during hours of questioning from MPs. But then, later on, the written statement was published. And that had a caveat in it.
Akrasia wrote: » Will be great craic in Northern Ireland if no deal goes through. Not enough fuel to get to work, not enough electricity to power the factories, not enough food to eat, not enough police or security services to keep the sectarian violence under control. And Arlene Foster will still get re-elected in the next general election.
Akrasia wrote: » What will happen on the 30th of March? The UK mainland ports will grind to a halt and there will be tens of thousands of trucks trying to get to the UK from the Continent. The border would have to close almost straight away given a total crash out scenario because there will be such chaos at Dover that the 'canny' UK haulage firms will quickly start trying to using Ireland as a back door to the UK, which would in turn, jam up Irish ports and roads and ferry services forcing us to erect customs checks at the border to close off that route.
robinph wrote: » It's probably a self selecting group of similarly minded people that you are mixing with then, and possibly also a slightly more knowledgeable bunch regarding "these islands" than other parts of the UK due to the obvious differences regarding football teams and who supports which one. The rest of the UK are mostly ignorant/ don't care/ confused by the whole thing, but there are plenty of people from NI in my circles that would be identifying as all variations of NI/ British/ Irish and multiple of at the same time in no particular order.
The following Tuesdays – February 12 and 26, as well as March 5, 12, 19 and 26 – are being lined up for Brexit debates by Dominic Grieve, the Tory former attorney general. This amendment, which has been coordinated with Cooper, is even more important (see amendment f) on item 112). The idea is that each Tuesday the government will lose the right to determine what is discussed. There will instead be up to six and a half hours of debate, during which MPs will be able to propose any amendments. At the end of the day, the Speaker will choose which amendments to vote on.
At end, add “and orders that on 12 and 26 February and 5, 12, 19 and 26 March 2019— (a) Standing Order No. 14(1) which provides that government business shall have precedence at every sitting save as provided in that order) shall not apply; (b) a Motion in the name of the Chairman of Ways and Means “That this House has considered the United Kingdom’s departure from, and future relationship with, the European Union” shall stand as the first item of business; (c) Standing Order No. 24B (Amendments to motions to consider specified matters) shall not apply to such motions; (d) Proceedings on the motion may continue for up to six and a half hours after its commencement, though opposed, and shall not be interrupted at the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply; and 52 Tuesday 22 January 2019 OP No.236: Part 2 B. Remaining Orders and Notices (e) at the conclusion of those proceedings, the Speaker shall put the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion, which shall include the questions on any amendments selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved
Quin_Dub wrote: » ##Mod Note## Borderhopper - You're going to have to make some reference to a news report or something around these updates.. (potentially) Random hearsay is not really up to standard for this forum.. Thanks
trellheim wrote: » Some mad odds on Food rationing
This is an initiative from the Department of Transport to help ensure critical goods are still able to be transported safely and swiftly in the event of a no-deal Brexit. We were approached by the Department for Transport as a trusted and reliable ferry operator to see if we could assist with this initiative and have since agreed to play our part. The contract guarantees space on some of our ships and Channel routes for the delivery of critical goods post-Brexit, like medicines. It has been described as a kind of insurance, or safety net, to help ensure the smooth transit of these critical goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit after the 29th March.
Larbre34 wrote: » James Dyson is moving the Dyson Corporation Head Office and its tax residency to Singapore. The company is quoted as saying its "nothing to do with Brexit"
Hurrache wrote: » Passenger ferry trips are being cancelled because of it. Following on from P&O moving their fleet to a Cypriot flag, this was announcedhttps://twitter.com/cliodiaspora/status/1087756976891875328
Amprodude wrote: » What is this I see in the news with the European commissioner saying that if there is no deal its obvious there will have to be hard border. The Irish government won't agree to this. what happens then after this? Will there be a reunification vote? In North and South of Ireland?
Captain Obvious wrote: » Irish government won't have a choice. I would have thought everyone understood this was inevitable with no deal.
Nody wrote: » Amprodude wrote: » What is this I see in the news with the European commissioner saying that if there is no deal its obvious there will have to be hard border. The Irish government won't agree to this. what happens then after this? Will there be a reunification vote? In North and South of Ireland? The Irish government has know this would always be the case if there is no deal and they will implement it accordingly and it has been a well known fact since day 1 for people who bothered to check the basic understanding of how EU operates. There's a reason why Ireland pushed so hard for the backstop to be in the requirements because if not it would be a hard border by default in the agreement.
abff wrote: » Sir John Redwood, a Conservative MP, was being interviewed alongside a Labour MP, Chuka Umanna, who pointed out the misinformation that was trotted out about NHS funding, etc. in the run up to the Brexit vote. The parting shot from Sir John was that "what solves it is parliament growing up, accepting the verdict of the British people and just doing it."
