ManxTaxPayer Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Very funny Brexit thread here. But also a bit exasperating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusManx Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, ManxTaxPayer said: Very funny Brexit thread here. But also a bit exasperating. Comments following the cited FT article also quite good. So obvious they made up their minds first and have since been making up the rationale to justify it ever since. Thus all the logical incoherence and everyone rarely on the same page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: That’s just a picture of lorries... ... as far as the eye can see, no less! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusManx Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Someone saw "just a picture of lorries". Someone, more reflective, wisely noted the lineups go on "as far as the eye can see..." Consider the associated caption "Dover Customs at capacity", if a photo of lot full of cued lorries is too non-specific to make a point. "At capacity"...as in "at maximal limits and unable to accept more". Thus, all others and the goods they carry unable to proceed. Leading to increased costs and delays, not to mention distress to drivers and business owners/customers. Get it? Edited February 23, 2022 by opusManx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 14 hours ago, opusManx said: Someone saw "just a picture of lorries". Someone, more reflective, wisely noted the lineups go on "as far as the eye can see..." Consider the associated caption "Dover Customs at capacity", if a photo of lot full of cued lorries is too non-specific to make a point. "At capacity"...as in "at maximal limits and unable to accept more". Thus, all others and the goods they carry unable to proceed. Leading to increased costs and delays, not to mention distress to drivers and business owners/customers. Get it? And if the caption read “lorry drivers park up to take their lunch break and eat their sandwiches and Yorkie Bars in their cabs” ? You may be aware of the photo (an advert for the Guardian if I remember) which appeared to show a yob attacking someone but he was really pushing them out of the way of falling masonry or scaffolding. Things are not always as they seem. Do you get that? Anyway, that apart I’m sure Dover Customs has been at full capacity on many occasions pre Brexit so the implication behind the caption is somewhat disingenuous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, ManxTaxPayer said: Are we supposed to infer something from these two unconnected appointments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusManx Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, ManxTaxPayer said: The replies after the tweet are quite interesting. Pity there is insufficient formal investigation and consequences (if merited) for unethical behaviour (such as the electoral subversion and conflicts of interest suggested). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Another gem from Dan "Absolutely nobody is talking about threatening our place in the Single Market" Hannan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Sausages Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Brexiteer Tory MP says it is ‘monstrous’ that British businesses now have to fill in forms to trade with EU… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-bureacracy-tory-mp-desmond-swayne-b2027780.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 51 minutes ago, Mr. Sausages said: Brexiteer Tory MP says it is ‘monstrous’ that British businesses now have to fill in forms to trade with EU… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-bureacracy-tory-mp-desmond-swayne-b2027780.html If only someone could have told him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) . Edited March 5, 2022 by ManxTaxPayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombay Bad Boy Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/customs-ukraine-aid-border-poland-brexit#:~:text="The UK has committed a,supplies%2C" the spokesperson continued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Wow, this from Ben Habib has to be the most absurd comparison yet made from the pro-Brexit side. What an absolute whopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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