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[editor]

You asked whether he was “self identifying as a flag waver” - you know full well TC isn’t.

Yet his angry, personalised response was directly in answer to my comment that was specifically referring to them. I made no mention of him at all.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Yet his angry, personalised response was directly in answer to my comment that was specifically referring to them. I made no mention of him at all.

But, you know full well he’s not a “flag waver”.

 

[teuchter]

Starving the middle classes would be a spontaneous revolt. Anger is spontaneous. Anyway, that Indy article is click bait “brace yourself” crap. Back to the brexit weather.

Is the revolution going to be led by the middle classes?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Is the revolution going to be led by the middle classes?

A lack of avocado & veal, & who knows

 

[ohmyliver]

Johnson fizzing with ideas is it? 10 different ways to slip out of the office early to shag a Ukrainian violinist perhaps?

I suspect all the ideas are like
we'regonnabuildabridgetoicelandandsellthemourfish
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weregoingtobuildsuperduperinternetwizthings
sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif
crikeyCrispinwhodidyougetthisfromcan'twemakehimatrademinister?

 

[teuchter]

A lack of avocado & veal, & who knows

I hadn't appreciated that this was the strategy.

 

[gosub]

A lack of avocado & veal, & who knows

Had no trouble getting hold of veal so far this year

 

[two sheds]

I have three avocado plants growing from stones I feel I'll be self sufficient in avocados in about 20 years

 

[Artaxerxes]

Is the revolution going to be led by the middle classes?

They often are. The elite rely on the middle stamping down on those below to keep order, when the middle starts grabbing those above is when it all starts to wobble for them.

 

[Crispy]

They often are. The elite rely on the middle stamping down on those below to keep order, when the middle starts grabbing those above is when it all starts to wobble for them.

Or rather, when those at the bottom get restless and start sloshing around, those in the middle ride the resulting waves waves

 

[TopCat]

I don't actually, but don't let that dislodge that hefty chip from your shoulder.

But fuck Brexit. It's fuelled xenophobia and division, given toxic arsedribbles like Farage an elevated platform and it's going to truly fuck over a shitload of people who deserve better.

If your post wasn't aimed at smearing all leave voters as flag waving brexiteers, then who were you aiming at?
Are there flag waving brexiteers on urban?

 

[editor]

If your post wasn't aimed at smearing all leave voters as flag waving brexiteers, then who were you aiming at?
Are there flag waving brexiteers on urban?

Touchy.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Brexit: Johnson and Von der Leyen to take over with direct talks

UK PM and European commission president to speak on Saturday after negotiators fail to reach agreement

www.theguardian.com

The Irish wont be happy now.

You forget the withdrawal agreement that’s already been signed.

 

[Raheem]

Back to the brexit weather.

The weather forecast has just been on the telly. "France is experiencing low pressure" apparently.

 

[ska invita]

If this is now a clash of UK v France, could it be that its the Yellow Vest pressure on Macron at work here - yellow vests in a way a mirror of Brexit forces in the UK. Poetic if so

 

[gosub]

The weather forecast has just been on the telly. "France is experiencing low pressure" apparently.

Reminding me of Pressure which I got to see in Edinburgh, really good play something David Haig should be proud of. and James Stagg himself offcourse

 

[TopCat]

Well it's not looking good for a deal now is it?

 

[TopCat]

Even I stuttered reading the EU were insisting all EU funding be exempt from state aid rules.

 

[ska invita]

Well it's not looking good for a deal now is it?

Send in Boris lol!

 

[Artaxerxes]

Oven ready

 

[Flavour]

Even I stuttered reading the EU were insisting all EU funding be exempt from state aid rules.

They ain't blinking. Boris may cave and agree to stuff like this but I wouldn't bet on it. The smart money has, for some time, been on No Deal. Though the WA is already apparently agreed to, and remains to be seen what impact there will be if UK government start fucking with it unilaterally, as they already have done to try and save face with Ulster

 

[ska invita]

Oven ready

Simply prick the skin of Boris with a fork 100 times and microwave for an hour
#ovenready

 

[brogdale]

Simply prick the skin of Boris with a fork 100 times and microwave for an hour
#ovenready

self-basting roaster

 

[two sheds]

Of all the people in the country to negotiate with the EU and we now have Johnson. It's almost as big an insult as sending Farage. Will at least make sure we get no bendy banana imports, though.

 

[TopCat]

Farage is a busted flush.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Simply prick the skin of Boris with a fork 100 times and microwave for an hour
#ovenready

Why don't we just prick the prick's prick with a fork 100 times, and forget about the microwave? (Allegedly)

 

[Pickman's model]

Of all the people in the country to negotiate with the EU and we now have Johnson. It's almost as big an insult as sending Farage. Will at least make sure we get no bendy banana imports, though.

It will make sure we get nothing

 

[Favelado]

Was just told by an Italian friend who is sorting out their status in the UK that if you are a British citizen living in the EU, if you don't come back to the UK by Spring 2022 after that date you will have to do so through the regular points-based, proven-income system. Doesn't sound right to me, would like to know for certain. Anyone know? Favelado?

Hi there. Sorry for getting back to you so late. I hadn't heard this and it looks like you've got some answers to it confirming it not to be the case. In my case, the issue is whether to switch nationality or not one day. Spain doesn't allow dual nationality for Brits.

 

[editor]

 

[Flavour]

I don't believe that's real