The big Brexit thread - news, updates and discussion

[littlebabyjesus]

The Yorkshire tea mines are one of our darkest secrets

They're hidden underneath the spaghetti trees.

 

[philosophical]

It might mean a border in the Irish sea.
Which if it does, it means it won't be the brexit as voted for.

 

[Artaxerxes]

It might mean a border in the Irish sea.
Which if it does, it means it won't be the brexit as voted for.

We voted for A Brexit but no specifics were specified as to which we would get.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

We voted for A Brexit but no specifics were specified as to which we would get.

We're definitely not getting A Brexit. F Brexit at best.

 

[brogdale]

Er...all you remainical grump-pusses...

 

[cloudyday]

The idea that everyone can grow their own food is privileged middle class hippy nonsense.

It’s this sort of bollocks that leads to councils selling off allotments unchallenged, depriving many working class areas with an easy way to subsidise their diets with fresh locally grown veg.

 

[bimble]

If they have agreed terms will we get a special press conference with absolutely no detail and loads of triumphalism and metaphors ? Can’t wait.

Brexit trade and security deal with EU within 'touching distance', says No 10

Boris Johnson briefs cabinet on breakthrough and is expected to address nation early on Christmas Eve

www.theguardian.com

 

[Pickman's model]

If they have agreed terms will we get a special press conference with absolutely no detail and loads of triumphalism and metaphors ? Can’t wait.

Brexit trade and security deal with EU within 'touching distance', says No 10

Boris Johnson briefs cabinet on breakthrough and is expected to address nation early on Christmas Eve

www.theguardian.com

We will have a world beating press conference

 

[Pickman's model]

We're definitely not getting A Brexit. F Brexit at best.

Many people have been saying f brexit for years

 

[brogdale]

We will have a world beating press conference

Live from Heston aerodrome.

 

[Pickman's model]

Live from Heston aerodrome.

Live from ascension island where Boris Johnson is boarding a ship to south georgia

 

[grit]

It might mean a border in the Irish sea.

it will

 

[Pickman's model]

It might mean a border in the Irish sea.
Which if it does, it means it won't be the brexit as voted for.

 

[tommers]

It might mean a border in the Irish sea.
Which if it does, it means it won't be the brexit as voted for.

What? Why haven't you mentioned this before?

 

[Pickman's model]

What? Why haven't you mentioned this before?

Fucking four years he's had to point this out and only now, a matter of hours before everything goes tits up, does he mention it

 

[Flavour]

You fucking what? a border in the Irish sea? Has the world gone completely mad!?

 

[Pickman's model]

Apparently the stars are right

Brexit trade and security deal with EU within 'touching distance', says No 10

Boris Johnson briefs cabinet on breakthrough and is expected to address nation early on Christmas Eve

www.theguardian.com

Which means great cthulhu will awake from his sleep at r'lyeh

 

[bimble]

Brilliant, one soldier for each of the lorries we were told about.

 

[Badgers]

It might mean a border in the Irish sea.
Which if it does, it means it won't be the brexit as voted for.

Won't happen

 

[MrCurry]

Rumours of progress



..and the pound has taken a little jump against the Euro during the course of the afternoon. Something is going on.

 

[Roadkill]

Conveniently just before Christmas, which will damp down the inevitable howls of betrayal from the Tory right and wails of distress from industries that have been thrown under a bus.

 

[MrCurry]

Reading that twitter thread, the suggestion is that the fish impasse will be solved by the EU fishermen promising to pay 25% of the value of their catch to the U.K. fishermen. Nothing that can go wrong with a scheme like that I’m sure. I mean they can all count without making mistakes, no doubt....!

 

[brogdale]

They've taken pity on the plague boat.

 

[bimble]

Reading that twitter thread, the suggestion is that the fish impasse will be solved by the EU fishermen promising to pay 25% of the value of their catch to the U.K. fishermen. Nothing that can go wrong with a scheme like that I’m sure. I mean they can all count without making mistakes, no doubt....!

No way! Did Boris give in and accept just 25% on fish? Traitorous. Etc.

 

[philosophical]

We voted for A Brexit but no specifics were specified as to which we would get.

I understand what you're saying, but the ballot paper indicated that whatever 'brexit' we would get would be for the whole of the UK.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I understand what you're saying, but the ballot paper indicated that whatever 'brexit' we would get would be for the whole of the UK.

Norn leaving the UK sounds pretty definitive even if thats not what NI voted for.

 

[Pickman's model]

Rumours of progress



..and the pound has taken a little jump against the Euro during the course of the afternoon. Something is going on.

Yeh I linked to the guardian report upthread

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I understand what you're saying, but the ballot paper indicated that whatever 'brexit' we would get would be for the whole of the UK.

No it didn't. It gave no indication at all as to what any aspect of brexit would look like.

 

[quiet guy]

Live from Heston aerodrome.

Don't you mean Heston Services?

 

[Pickman's model]

I understand what you're saying

That's a good starting point