Cont: Brexit: Now What? The Perfect 10.

[P.J. Denyer]

No.
There were plenty of loud voices opposing this.
That they chose to go with the ones that confirmed their exceptionalist outlook is all down on them.

All it would have taken is a few moments of thought about the whole thing to realise leaving the EU meant leaving the ******* EU.

You might have heard plenty of loud voices, but I look at people like my In-Laws, they won't have watched, listened or read anything online, their view of the 'debate' will have come from The Telegraph (which has fed them thirty years of insidious poison pen stories about the EU) and, as a secondary source, the BBC which gave equal airtime to both sides and did very little on air fact checking. Yes they went with the exceptionalist outlook, but they didn't invent that outlook for themselves, there was decades of groundwork before the leave vote.

 

[The Don]

One of the primary drivers for Brexit was to "gain control of our borders" and stopping the UK being swamped by Turks and others of a darkish hue.

We're ruining our economy and international reputation to achieve this and then suddenly, we're going to give 3 million people from Hong Kong British passports:

Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship, Boris Johnson has said.

The PM said Hong Kong's freedoms were being violated by a new security law and those affected would be offered a "route" out of the former UK colony.

About 350,000 UK passport holders, and 2.6 million others eligible, will be able to come to the UK for five years.

And after a further year, they will be able to apply for citizenship.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53246899

Makes you wonder about how the UK would cope with such an influx......

 

[Andy_Ross]

It's OK we are apparently going to build 'Hong Kong Mk2' to stick them all in either on the Humber, Clyde or top of Scotland.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Jacob Rees-Mogg Tweets

It is really happening, we are taking back control.
Quote Tweet

Priti Patel
@pritipatel
Historic moment just now in House of Commons.
@Conservatives voted to end free movement, take back control and introduce a points-based immigration system.
@UKLabour did not. Their leadership may have changed, but their determination to deny the will of the people hasn't.

 

[Darat]

One of the primary drivers for Brexit was to "gain control of our borders" and stopping the UK being swamped by Turks and others of a darkish hue.

We're ruining our economy and international reputation to achieve this and then suddenly, we're going to give 3 million people from Hong Kong British passports:



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53246899

Makes you wonder about how the UK would cope with such an influx......

Heard a Chinese spokesperson who was quite clear in saying we wouldn't actually do this. Seems sad when it is a spokesperson for a brutal regime that speaks truth about your country!

Mind you this is government back to business as usual the problem has been solved - they've made an announcement and that is as ever all they think they need to do to "fix" anything.

 

[Andy_Ross]

First details emerge of system for checks on goods crossing Irish Sea
HMRC document shows firms in Great Britain will be obliged to complete three types of electronic paperwork

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...system-for-checks-on-goods-crossing-irish-sea


2016, Vote Leave to get rid of red tape

2019, There will be no forms to fill in between NI and GB

2020, Don’t forget to fill in your customs code form and the security declaration form and the Transit Accompanying Form, etc etc

 

[The Don]

First details emerge of system for checks on goods crossing Irish Sea
HMRC document shows firms in Great Britain will be obliged to complete three types of electronic paperwork

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...system-for-checks-on-goods-crossing-irish-sea


2016, Vote Leave to get rid of red tape

2019, There will be no forms to fill in between NI and GB

2020, Don’t forget to fill in your customs code form and the security declaration form and the Transit Accompanying Form, etc etc

Apparently it's all Brussels' fault

If only they had agreed to all of the UK's perfectly reasonable requests for continued access to the EEA without having to adhere to any of the rules then all of this could have been avoided.

 

[Lothian]

First details emerge of system for checks on goods crossing Irish Sea
HMRC document shows firms in Great Britain will be obliged to complete three types of electronic paperwork

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...system-for-checks-on-goods-crossing-irish-sea


2016, Vote Leave to get rid of red tape

2019, There will be no forms to fill in between NI and GB

2020, Don’t forget to fill in your customs code form and the security declaration form and the Transit Accompanying Form, etc etc

There will also be tax* to pay on goods going from rUk to NI.

* Reclaimable on receipt of evidence the goods did not leave NI.

 

[zooterkin]

Couple living in France shocked they can't just stay there after brexit.

Decide a 'deal' with the local mayor is the best option...

https://threader.app/thread/1277505330885386240

It's descending into farce; almost too perfect to be real.

His Eurostar train was cancelled but he never checked so when he turned up at St Pancras there was a row and he's now been thrown out of the station. He said "them in Brussels" cancelled the train on purpose to stop him coming over.

He's also lost his shoes.

He has a new ticket for a later train.

He's been bitten by a dog - I'm not sure what's happening

OK somewhat confusing for a while as our connection was bad and there was a lot of shouts but it seems the dog was owned by a tramp, he got into a fight with the tramp, the dog bit him and now the Police are there

He's asking if I can speak to the police to "explain everything"

OK just spoke with the police, they seemed friendly enough if a little bewildered. He had told them I was his "special legal adviser in France". They basically told the tramp to sod off and our friend to be on his way.

The police wished me "good luck" for when he arrives.

ETA: And now the account seems to have been removed. One of the last things he posted was that someone was trying to crack his password.

 

[Lothian]

It's descending into farce; almost too perfect to be real.



ETA: And now the account seems to have been removed. One of the last things he posted was that someone was trying to crack his password.

Still works for me. I think.

I take it back. I didn't realise it was a Twitter feed

 

[zooterkin]

The account is back now, but no tweets are loading.

 

[Ulf Nereng]

The last entry:

There was a co-ordinated attack on my Twitter password and now my DM's are filling up with loads of attack posts by Brexit supporters including threats to me and my wife.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Boris in LBC radio interview says he is confident of a 'very good deal' but if there isn't one we still have the "very good option" of "an Australian style arrangement"

 

[The Don]

Rebranding no-deal...

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Boris in LBC radio interview says he is confident of a 'very good deal' but if there isn't one we still have the "very good option" of "an Australian style arrangement"

"Outer Mongolia Deal"

 

[Mongrel]

The last entry:

Looks like the account was deleted as it was all fake;
https://twitter.com/katebevan/status/1278647105180119049

 

[Ulf Nereng]

Looks like the account was deleted as it was all fake;
https://twitter.com/katebevan/status/1278647105180119049

It was a funny story, though. Might make for an okay novel.

 

[Mongrel]

It was a funny story, though. Might make for an okay novel.

I too fell for the "It's believeable enough and funny"

 

[P.J. Denyer]

I too fell for the "It's believeable enough and funny"

The slightly odd thing about it is the idea that people believing, based on the last few years, that (some) Brexiters can be that that daft and unrealistic is a slur on the people who believed it rather than an indication of how low our expectations have become due to what we've seen said and done.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Leave Alliance tweeted

The Leave Alliance
@LeaveHQ
These days I'm heavily sceptical of #Brexit and the mess it will surely be, but we are where we are primarily because we had to fight for it three times. Voting in good faith in a referendum wasn't enough. Remainers own this mess as much as the Tories.