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Yes, that's right. You see there was a tiny flaw in the plan.

The non-surreal point was that brexit is a major geopolitical shift in a world getting more and more defined by military rivalries and tensions. Rise of china, global warming, EU waving in the wind and a batshit crazy usa for starters.

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09-28-2021 , 06:36 PM

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diebitter

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Edmund: You see, Baldrick, in order to prevent war in Europe, two superblocs developed: us, the French and the Russians on one side, and the Germans and Austro-Hungary on the other. The idea was to have two vast opposing armies, each acting as the other's deterrent. That way there could never be a war.
Baldrick: But this is a sort of a war, isn't it, sir?
Edmund: Yes, that's right. You see, there was a tiny flaw in the plan.
George: What was that, sir?
Edmund: It was bollocks.

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09-29-2021 , 12:09 PM

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09-29-2021 , 03:34 PM

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Hoopie1

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53% of us are treasonous scum that appear not to be believing in Brexit. String them up. Except for me, put me in the House of Lords or something.

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09-30-2021 , 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

I've noticed a shift in message recently. Apparently Brexit is indeed going badly(not project fear, mind you), but that it is down to the emerging incompetency of this particular government rather than an inevitable consequence of brexit. The realisation that no competent government would have brexited in the first place seems lost on them.

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09-30-2021 , 03:53 AM

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Barnier admitted that Farage is a right wing extremist on hard talk so he shouldn't be allowed a prime time news show every day.

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10-01-2021 , 03:31 PM

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Germans to the rescue! It's like back in the day at Waterloo!

https://www.theguardian.com/business...ur-fuel-crisis

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Thousands of Germans who live in the UK have been written to by the government asking them to drive lorries in an attempt to ease the UK fuel crisis, even though the majority have never been at the wheel of an HGV.

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The Germans were automatically included in the mailout because German driving licences issued before 1997 include an entitlement to drive small- to medium-sized trucks of up to 7.5 tonnes.

btw why do they write "trucks" instead of "lorries"?

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10-02-2021 , 02:46 AM

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LektorAJ

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Originally Posted by Used2Play

Why didn’t they put the brexit deal to referendum? The brexit vote was “leave” or “stay” there was no details (hard brexit, soft brexit, n. Ireland).

After details were worked out why didn’t they ask the public to vote on it?

The "We set up this attempt to legitimise UK membership of the EU in such a way that you don't know what you're getting ifyou vote out" argument was tried by the remain side during the referendum campaign. The "Unknown Leave" option still beat Remain.

The UK is an independent country and the EU is just one of its partners. There is no reason for a referendum on every deal the UK signs up to with foreign governments, for example the TPP.

Last edited by LektorAJ; 10-02-2021 at 03:01 AM.

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10-02-2021 , 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LektorAJ

The UK is an independent country and the EU is just one of its partners. There is no reason for a referendum on every deal the UK signs up to with foreign governments, for example the TPP.

The EU is, by an overwhelming margin, our greatest trade partner, for obvious and inevitable geographical reasons, and even in 1910, at the height of Empire, we did far more trade with Europe than with the colonies.

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10-02-2021 , 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JWalker97

Barnier admitted that Farage is a right wing extremist on hard talk so he shouldn't be allowed a prime time news show every day.

Why should anyone give a **** about what Barnier 'admitted' or said? The old fart successfully gravy-trained on the EU for over 20 years, I'm just happy we aren't committed for paying for the likes of him forever more, unlike the poor citizens of the EU states.

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10-02-2021 , 08:55 PM

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Morphismus

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...if it means I can fill up my tank...

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10-02-2021 , 09:00 PM

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SiMor29

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...if it means I can fill up my tank...

It's about time you started filling up on SOVEREIGNTY, mate. Get yer england top on and head outnow, you will surely have a full tank by monday morning, so I'm told. Or just buy a tesla.

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10-03-2021 , 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Morphismus

...if it means I can fill up my tank...

The problem is mainly in London and the South East.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/f...t-b958554.html

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10-03-2021 , 03:40 PM

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Which means it will be addressed with more urgency.

The stat I can't find being estimated is how fast fuel is beign delivered vs how fast it is being consumed (not bought). That's what would tell us if this is a real delivery problem or a panic buying problem.

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10-04-2021 , 03:03 AM

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The above article would suggest it's a panic buying problem, if deliveries have now caught up with purchases in most ofthe country.

It's also a planning problem. There was a similar run on fuel 20 years ago. If the industry is exposed to that kind of system-level industry-wide situation then perhaps it needs to be regulated with some kind of minimum stock requirements (e.g. larger chains having a requirement to keep a network-wide average of a certain number of days of stock under the pumps ready to be sold).

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10-04-2021 , 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LektorAJ

That doesn't appear to do anything in a situation like this though. You can maintain your minimum stock by closing the station, or leave it open and fall below minimum stock.

You'd be better off having a minimum competence level for those in charge.