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The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
I wonder if this is the party membership having their revenge on the MPs for having got rid of Boris. "You wanted rid of Johnson, so now you'll have to suffer Truss". -
The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62299490 "The UK is set for the slowest growth of the G7 richest economies next year, the International Monetary Fund has warned." Edit: From the Analysis section; "But the IMF is among those economists who've noted that the UK faces more fundamental issues than the current crisis, with living standards having dropped behind many competitors over the last 15 years, something many attribute to a lack of investment in skills, equipment and infrastructure." -
In the best tradition of SaintsWeb, source ?
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A poll in Austria has concluded that people who have avoided the Covid vaccine blame Ukraine, the US, or NATO for the invasion, vaccinated people blame the Russians;
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Bloody Pinko Remainer journo for the Pinko Remainer Independent doesn't understand that it's all the fault of those cheese eating surrender monkeys. They've nver forgotten Agincourt, Poitiers, and Crecy.
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Are you feeling OK ? I only ask because at face value this is a strangely sensible post for you. However, there are additional circumstances pertaining to Iceland and Norway becoming signatories to Schengen, namely their wish, along with EU members Sweden and Finland, to continue their mutual open borders under the Nordic Passport Union, which would otherwise be compromised by the Protocols of Schengen.
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Not such a productive session after lunch.
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The Russian version of GM
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The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
It was also on R4 last night that they don't actually know how many members of the party there are. -
UK drivers with disabled parking Blue Badge permits have been warned that they may no longer be valid in some EU countries.
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The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
( I know it is GBeebies, and I feel slightly soiled for quoting them, but I actually heard this on BBC radio late last night - this link is just the first thing that came up on a GOOGLE search this morning ); https://www.gbnews.uk/news/petition-calling-for-boris-johnson-to-be-added-to-tory-leadership-candidates-passes-10000/342873 -
Surprised you haven't gone back far enough to include October 21st 1805 or June 18th 1815 ?
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The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
If you bypass Parliament you can't be accused of lying to them. -
There are wild fires on moorland most years; last year there was a big one on Winter Hill near Bolton, and others around Saddleworth. This is just a normal summer occurrence.
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Which they are perfectly entitled to do, but could not have done before Brexit. The only reason the UK has continued with equivalence for imports from the EU is because the Government were scared off changing things by businesses complaining about potential additional red tape, costs, and bureaucracy.
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The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
I bet you very few, if any, swing voters voted Tory in the Red Wall because they wanted worker's rights reduced and the anti-strike legislation introducing. -
The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
And the system was as broken then as it is now. -
Out of interest, what ratio of debt to GDP do you think is acceptable, considering ours has only just dropped below 100% ?
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Worse still if you are taking a pet dog with you.
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The United Kingdom and the Death of Boris Johnson as we know it.
badgerx16 replied to CB Fry's topic in The Lounge
I wonder how many people who voted for Brexit are now going to find this legislation doesn't fit the vision of the future they voted for. -
One day after signing an agreement not to shell ports involved in grain shipments, Russia fires long range missiles at Odessa.
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The 2003 agreement was an extension of a 1991 Treaty, the Sangatte Protocol, signed by the Major Government preparing for the completion of the Channel tunnel, and permitting the p!acement of French passport controls at the Folkestone terminal.
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Head and Shoulders are thinking of marketing a new lower body wash. It will be called Knees and Toes.
