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- Nairn4
So apparently my partner needs to login to a government website and generate a code that proves she has a right to work here, to give to employers. The code lasts for 30 days and has to be done every time she starts a new contract, which given the nature of her work means she'll have to do this quite a few times a year.
What a way to make 'em feel welcomed.
- there was no need to actually treat people like shit, even if they insisted on pretending they were going to appease whoever the fuck they it isFax_Benson
- they think they're impressingFax_Benson
- pointless bureaucracy is pointlesshans_glib
- Is that with or without 'settled status'?Bluejam
- same goes for childcare benefits - you have to login ALL THE EFFING TIMEtrooperbill
- That's with Settled Status, Blue.Nairn
- English people keep voting Tory for some mad reason. It's like some weird BDSM fetish.PhanLo
- @nairn un-fucking-believabl...Bluejam
- Yup. I was pretty fucking angry when she told me.Nairn
- Crikey, first world problemBrabo_Brabo
- (is UK still in first world?)Brabo_Brabo
- ^^^ next tues and we are out at this ratenecromation
- What is mental is that the UK went out to Eastern European countries and asked people to come to Britain. So people came and did the jobs they asked them to do.PhanLo
- And prior to that, the UK explicitly pushed for enlargement of the EU eastwards.Nairn
- necromation1
I can't even get petrol for even ONE of my bikes... Country is falling apart faster than Primark T-Shirt in a Hardcore mosh pit.
- don't be feeble, only one in five petrol stations is without fuel they say.hans_glib
- nevermind that of the three local to me only one has any fuel and even then no petrol.hans_glib
- I rode to 5 local petrol stations and only one had even diesel... Unleaded was a fucking myth.necromation
- PhanLo-3
- yumm, minus the buttered carbs.PioneerDJ303
- Looks like some Spanish meals.Chimp
- looks the same in as out.shapesalad
- So what is it?sarahfailin
- Mince'n'tatties/tato... Plain boiled potatoes with beef mince in a a likely-shit gravy with some over-cooked carrots in as a vague waft towards veg consumptionNairn
- @chimp - I know what you mean, but no. Plain folksy Spanish food doesn't need fucking HP to make it taste of something.Nairn
- Spanish equivalent might be something like this.. https://lacocinadema… .. which'd taste fucking great.Nairn
- This is the recipe we follow at home for the above.. https://www.youtube.…Nairn
- Planet X definitely eats wellautoflavour
- hans_glib1
can anyone give me one good thing that's come out of brexit? i can't think of anything
ok so we have annoyed the french fisherman which i suppose will give some ukippers a hard on, but really is that it?
i guess the paperpushing jobsworth bureaucrats will be really happy as they can now disallow goods in to or out of the country because some form or other is incorrectly filled out.
but otherwise
travel to europe is more difficult / expensive
trade with europe is more difficult /expensive
in fact most stuff is now more expensive or not available at all
pesky immigrants coming over the channel in 3x the number
etc etcwhere's the upside to all this?
- zilchfadein11
- the fishing thing was always weaponised (sovereign waters etc.) but it's such a miniscule part of the puzzle lol, apart from the fishermen who voted for Brexitfadein11
- and now regret their decision. Should've done their own research. 90% ish of our fishing is sold to EU lol, just absurd.fadein11
- Wasn’t Brexit originally devised as sort of a political trick but then it backfired? I mean, was there ever a real expectation that it would be good?nb
- obviously, it was mainly an attempt at appeasing a huge part of the conservative party, was never expected to backfire and it did terribly. Unfortunately wefadein11
- had a Brexiteer in opposition at the time also.fadein11
- i have no idea, that's why i'm asking. i see no upside at all, just worse.hans_glib
- i'm trying to understand what sort of utopia brexiteers thought they were getting. i mean we can easily take the piss about blue passports and the glorious £hans_glib
- but i don't believe that even the most stupid ukipper thought that was the end game. there must have been something elsehans_glib
- relentless anti EU media and fake promises were strong, those people are dying out now, there may be hope in the future. But surely remain and reform was alwaysfadein11
- the best option. Everyone knows the EU has problems, even the most staunch remainers.fadein11
- The flood of turkish immigrants was a huge driver as well... utter nonsense, still makes me angry a bit lolfadein11
- Depends how you define success. Out and free to act the cunt without the ECJ, ditching Human Rights Act, first tangible step in collapse of the EU is jackpotFax_Benson
- for the brexit ultras.Fax_Benson
- They were never bothered about trade deals or fishermen or the life chances of young people. More Fish! was easier to sell.Fax_Benson
- yupfadein11
- come on, look how fixed our cuntry is. We have control of borders as Priti Patel can now sink migrant boats. Also, Wetherspoon's is better nowIanbolton
- A lot of people have shut up... as they have egg on face.shapesalad
- I still find it absurd that our miniscule fishing industry is such a driver of political opinion when our main contribution to GDP is financial service andfadein11
- money laundering.fadein11
- and vape shops, why aren't people getting worked up over the now struggling vape shop sector. Bizarre.fadein11
- Brexit folk when told that their lives would become worse after leaving the EU said they'd be fine with it. Because eventually, Britain would be ledge againPhanLo
- Tax avoidance for the 1% now seems to be easier without those pesky EU rules.Chimp
- palimpsest-3
"Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to charge their smartphones and other devices.
European Union officials said they inked a provisional agreement Tuesday that will require a uniform charging cord in the 27-nation bloc. It’s part of a wider effort to make products sold in the EU more sustainable and cut down on electronic waste.
The new rules, which will take effect by fall 2024, mean EU consumers will only need to use a common USB Type-C cable for small and medium-sized rechargeable, portable electronic devices."
- PhanLo1
Weird, we've now had the Brexit and the workers are still fucked.
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- PhanLo2
Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving...
-- 5:48!
fucking arsehole brexiters.Nairn - I like that people saw the country falling apart and doubled down on making it even worse. Hopefully we can get to madmax levels by 2025PhanLo
- what was the joke... it's like shitting your hotel bed, to complain about bad service, and then realise you still have to sleep in it.Ianbolton
- ^ hehePhanLo
- 5:48!
- autoflavour2
Hands down the biggest own goal in history .. Brexiteers are bunch of spanners
- PhanLo0
The party never ends
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