The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in CH

[John William]

Star Wars comes to Brexit - Jo Swinson leader of the LibDems looking like Princess Leia with her hair
let down, as she leads the Rebel Alliance in Parliament.

[marton]

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	Irish backstop is solved - Boris is going to build a bridge between Scotland and N Ireland... However, a retired engineer wasted no time pissing on Boris' chips.

So many similarities to Trump; daft ideas like nuking hurricanes, building walls or bridges...

[John William]

	Quote:	marton
	So many similarities to Trump; daft ideas like nuking hurricanes, building walls or bridges...

And buying 'off the shelf countries' like Denmark's overseas territories like Greenland.

[Dinivan]

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	Irish backstop is solved - Boris is going to build a bridge between Scotland and N Ireland... However, a retired engineer wasted no time pissing on Boris' chips.

With someone like Boris it's hard to differentiate truth from lie and joke, but please tell me that this is a real joke.

[John William]

British Government response to request for Operation Yellowhammer report - Worst case planning in the
event of a No Deal Brexit.
UK.Gov site includes the Operation Yellowhammer report to government ministers in PDF format with the
most sensitive part redacted, ( blanked out of course )

Gov.uk - Government response to Hilary Benn MP

	Quote:	John William
	And buying 'off the shelf countries' like Denmark's overseas territories like Greenland.

Actually, Danmark has some history of selling island to the US.

Sankt Jan, Sankt Thomas, Virgin Islands.

So it was worth the attempt

Makes me feel ill.. while the country burns.

Brexit Diaster Capitalism - £8 Billion Bet on No Deal Crash-Out by Boris Johnson's Leave Backers

More on Carole C. twitter page. The corruption is staggering. Why isn't this front page news? Oh, wait..

https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/s...38817470431234

[Blueangel]

	Quote:	Swisstree
	The corruption is staggering. Why isn't this front page news? Oh, wait..

For the same reason that this story wasn't plastered all over the tabloids...

https://www.ft.com/content/6f65e1ec-...0-530adfa879c2

Even with the publication of a version of the Operation Yellowhammer document, it appears the public are still being seriously misled. This from a senior reporter at the Sunday Times...


https://twitter.com/RosamundUrwin/st...64228879372289

There's a whole world of difference between the terms 'Baseline Scenario' and 'Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions'.

A crossword with real meaning.

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Maguire/st...90034364829698

[Blueangel]

'Brexitcast' begins on BBC1 tonight at 11.35pm. If it's good enough for Michel Barnier...

https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/stat...35980146548736

[Jim2007]

	Quote:	Blueangel
	There's a whole world of difference between the terms 'Baseline Scenario' and 'Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions'.

Heaven help who ever wrote ‘Baseline Scenario’, if Cummings finds out - another sacking on the way....

The thinking behind Brexit continues to bewilder and shock.

https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/statu...36812032200709

[greenmount]

At least some people still have humour

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	I’m old enough to remember Priti Patel threatening Ireland with food shortages. 2 replies 3 retweets 69 likes Reply 2 Retweet 3 Like 69 Michael Gelose ‏ @MichaelGelose 16h16 hours ago More There are a whole lot of Irish Americans who’s ancestors came here in the 1840’s due to “Irish food shortages” and are still none to thrilled with the British government. The Brixers are playing with fire. 1 reply 1 retweet 22 likes Reply 1 Retweet 1 Like 22 Adam Silk ‏ @TheRandomROFL 12h12 hours ago More Could they do that from inside the fire please 0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes Reply Retweet Like 4 End of conversation New conversation James Morris ‏ @jcdmor 19h19 hours ago More Replying to @JimMFelton @TheBrexitPartly Has no one pointed out that the medicines could still go straight to Ireland because, you know, Europe? 5 replies 3 retweets 66 likes Reply 5 Retweet 3 Like 66 Allcalledmurphy ‏ @allcalledmurphy 15h15 hours ago More Boats and planes who knew�� 0 replies 0 retweets 22 likes Reply Retweet Like 22 End of conversation Sam Mitsy2k White ‏ @Mitsy2k 19h19 hours ago More Replying to @JimMFelton Welcome to the cult of Brexit I turned off this morning when some old biddy told me that its okay that children will starve because it happened in her day and there is nothing wrong with her....clearly �� I'm going back to my gin

[Castro]

This is perhaps the most shameful and sinister performance from the government I have seen to date. Rather than be man in enough to say that Scottish judges are biased, he uses subliminal messaging to whip up the Brexiteer base.

How does this work?

This has Cummings written all over it, and it looks like Kwarteng drew the short straw when he went out to bat for the government

	Quote:	Castro
	This is perhaps the most shameful and sinister performance from the government I have seen to date. Rather than be man in enough to say that Scottish judges are biased, he uses subliminal messaging to whip up the Brexiteer base.

Isn't what he's doing a form of gaslighting? Tell the people what you think they are really thinking enough times and perhaps they'll believe it!

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	Isn't what he's doing a form of gaslighting? Tell the people what you think they are really thinking enough times and perhaps they'll believe it!

Ha! A team effort from No. 10 and the right wing press: propaganda and BS.

If, instead, they had put the same amount of effort into a pragmatic brexit and prepared for it correctly, the country would now be less terrified.

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	Isn't what he's doing a form of gaslighting? Tell the people what you think they are really thinking enough times and perhaps they'll believe it!

As the clip makes clear, exactly the approach Trump takes.

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	As the clip makes clear, exactly the approach Trump takes.

The last nano-second of the clip...

[Blueangel]

	Quote:	Castro
	This has Cummings written all over it, and it looks like Kwarteng drew the short straw when he went out to bat for the government

I watched that live and the same as many times in recent months, found myself snarling at the tv saying "Don't you dare tell me what I'm thinking".

Just for the record, Kwarteng used to be in a relationship with Amber Rudd. I wonder how acrimonious that friendship is now.

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	MASSIVE cannon to launch goods from Bangor, into a humongous net in Stranraer. Pigeon carriers for small stuff.

I used to live in Bangor, there'd be no shortage of volunteers for the launching of stuff.