FreudianSlippers wrote: » It's just confusing that you keep saying RoI if you're not talking about a soccer team is all.
lawred2 wrote: » my MIL is over from Scotland telling me how she recently listened to Farage and "how he just talks facts all the time - you know facts like the EU is corrupt" I normally try to contain myself but it was out before I could stop myself - "just how the absolute f**k is that a verifiable fact? - that's a f**ing opinion - and a moronic one at that" spare room tonight
upupup wrote: » A brexiteer on sky news today at midday talking about the backstop problem..I dont know if he was confused or just had no idea but this is what he said which left me a bit confused. here's what he said;.."The backstop may lead to a border poll which may result in Ulster joining the republic of Ireland against the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland"????
Strazdas wrote: » If your sum total knowledge of the EU is precisely zero, it's the easiest thing in the world to convince you it's a dictatorship, it's corrupt, it's trying to take over Britain etc. The big fault of successive British governments is they made absolutely no attempt to sell the EU to the public or talk up its positives, it was just this thing going on in the background that people didn't know much about. The icing on the cake was that hawkish Eurosceptic Cameron becoming PM and talking about the union purely in negative terms.
upupup wrote: » here's what he said;.."The backstop may lead to a border poll which may result in Ulster joining the republic of Ireland against the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland"????
correct horse battery staple wrote: There might be one positive to Brexit, UK will be so busy with no deal fallout and claim they won't check goods, so that means EU producers can start cutting corners for goods destined for UK market, the savings of making substandard goods might be enough to balance out tarrifs, think of Toblerone as an example
Mr.Wemmick wrote: » Cameron and Osborne loved to sing from the EU-are-evil sheet. It was convenient as they could point towards the poor Greeks and blame the EU for UK's austerity and Osborne's nasty grab the cash and run policies (which May continue when she took over). That pair have a lot to answer for in turning folks against the EU and for creating the environment that led to Farage's whipped up dramas. And now, no one seems to be talking straight or have the courage to admit to the UK public that any deal they manage to get will never match or be as good as the deal they have now.
An Ciarraioch wrote: » The BBC adds Brussels to its shortlist for a post-Brexit EU base, alongside Dublin and Amsterdam:https://www.lalibre.be/culture/medias-tele/la-bbc-songe-a-s-installer-a-bruxelles-5c4844fc7b50a60724f18610
Strazdas wrote: » According to Donald Tusk, when Cameron went to the EU summit in early 2016 demanding concessions on freedom of movement, it was just a political stunt or PR job so he could 'bring something back' in order to justify holding the referendum. But Tusk gave him short shrift : he says he asked Cameron something like "Why should we start tearing the EU apart just to help you out with your stupid referendum?". He suggests that Cameron's face dropped when it suddenly began to dawn on him what an absolute mess he had created in calling the referendum.
Hurrache wrote: » The documentary from which that came starts next week on BBC 2.
Leroy42 wrote: » A number of txts into Newstalk this morning claiming we should leave with the UK. Apart from the nonsense idea that it is is terms of trade links etc, are they proposing that we start to take up seats in the HoC as otherwise we would have no say in the rules and regulations set for us in this union.
Hurrache wrote: » So May says now during PM question time that the SNP is out of touch with the people of Scotland and therefore they shouldn't be trying to pull the union apart with suggestions of another indy ref, but rather coming together. The irony.
Water John wrote: » I hadn't realised it but it's more than ironic that Churchill, who all the Brexiteers worship, in 1952 was calling for a United States of Europe. Boris Johnson thinks he's stepping into his shoes.
J Mysterio wrote: » Frankly, who cares? For one, I'm not sure the BBC requires a foreign base. For two, they obviously have not been doing a very good job on their European coverage to this point.
mickoneill31 wrote: » I saw a post on Facebook today about Ireexit. It had 100% responses that were positive towards brexit. Stuff like, the Irish are waking up and they're not happy now that they have to pay. I posted a reply saying most people in Ireland are positive towards the EU and linked to a recent poll. I checked it back an hour later. My post is gone and I can't post anything else to the page. It's 100% Pro Brexit again. It's easy to keep people in a bubble in Facebook.
Dytalus wrote: » Wales comes out way more per head than the rest of the UK. NI is second, and still gets more than the UK average in terms of funding per head.
eggman100 wrote: » That's because you don't understand that staying in under the current 'deal' is not leaving at all, you seem to not understand the reasons why we voted to leave the corrupt EU. We also never voted for any kind of deal, we voted to leave the entire EU and this was all explained in Camerons pamphlet of doom about all the terrible things that would happen if we left the ECJ,customs union etc. It was all BS of course as has been proven because none of these terrible things have happened that we were told would do, just for voting to leave. The EU economy is going down the toilet, the UK doing well and record low unemployment - we were were told millions would loose jobs, complete BS again of course. Ireland should follow us out if you don't want to pay for Greece bailout MK2 plus Italy and Spain. How about also governing yourselves instead of Ireland being like a county council of your masters in EU government?
FrancieBrady wrote: » For what we get back in trade, investment and support I have no problem with us paying in. The bleed of investment , jobs and businesses from the UK atm (and Brexit hasn't even happened yet) will show everybody else the dividend you get from being a member.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » He also longed for a United Ireland and preferred people in the South to people in the North.
Capt'n Midnight wrote: » The port of Holyhead is the second busiest in the UK. A Hard Border might tempt Northern Ireland truckers to use Liverpool or Cairnryan instead..
J Mysterio wrote: » Do you have any sources for this? My understanding is Churchill was extremely aggressive and antagonistic to Ireland.
RobMc59 wrote: » The point about smuggling is a fair point but that's not all Spain are complaining about(they want Gibraltar) and in view of the disputed enclaves in Morocco(which I thought had been ceded!) is massive hypocrisy
Christy42 wrote: » Anyone else been getting forms mentioning insurance has changed companies due to Brexit? I got it for some jewelry and some electronics. Apparently some stores use underwriters in the UK/Gibraltar when they offer you insurance for whatever your purchase is. So letters have come in saying it has been switched to somewhere in the EU away from the previous one with Brexit as the reason given as they are unsure of how these laws about insuring across different countries will work. Presumably happening for people in the UK as well if an electronics store in England used a German underwriter they may have to switch out to a UK one. Would love to know if there is enough of these for a serious effect (especially as the underwriters seem to specialise in this sort of insurance) and which way the cash is flowing here.
