No Unicorns in Norn Iron, then...or should that be Irony ?
I should think not. Unicorns are a Scottish animal.
I'd forgotten that...
So why have the Brexiteers promised us an animal that is NOT a Sovrin English Animal?
They've long coveted the wild ox (let the reader understand). That's why they invaded Scotland so often. Plus, do you really think all those Hooray Henrys in plus fours and shiny range rovers are really hunting deer?
Eh, in other news, the Proddy terrorists have withdrawn their support for the Good Friday Agreement.
Nothing predictable about this scenario at all.
Yes. Echoes of the 'Dido Harding School of Nobody could have foreseen this' approach to a virus that produces variants.
What a shame none of these North/South Irish problems were ever flagged up before the 2016 Referendum. If only Remain campaigners had said something about the vulnerability of the peace agreement should Leave campaign promises be reneged on, or a perceived border of any kind established between NI and the UK, for customs purposes; or simply as a result which the uncertainty of a land-border with an EU nation would almost certainly produce on a still volatile Ulster situation. Oh wait...
Mind you, this particular group of Loyalist extremists need to be kept in perspective. They will be the same people who will kindly - and without even being asked - decorate the gable wall of your house with an uplifting cheery reaffirmation of your British citizenship. And they won't even charge you for it!
It is arguable how far any kind of reasonable negotiation could ever be gained with such hardliners. But it is an alarming symptom, nevertheless, and a precedent for others to follow.
That's a good question. At the moment, I doubt if Starmer can shift Tory voters. Whether this will change, who knows. Brexit has cast a pall of invulnerability over Boris, fuelled by strong feelings of victimhood and anger. Of course, nothing lasts forever, maybe some unforseen disaster will strike.
From what is said on these boards, I'd say that your second sentence is correct. Starmer's job will be to get all those who did not vote at the last election to vote, and to vote for Labour. A hard double-ask.
That's a good question. At the moment, I doubt if Starmer can shift Tory voters. Whether this will change, who knows. Brexit has cast a pall of invulnerability over Boris, fuelled by strong feelings of victimhood and anger. Of course, nothing lasts forever, maybe some unforseen disaster will strike.
From what is said on these boards, I'd say that your second sentence is correct. Starmer's job will be to get all those who did not vote at the last election to vote, and to vote for Labour. A hard double-ask.
It will suffice if he take votes from the lib dems, in all likelihood, as the SNP show no sign of losing their grip on Scotland and a Labour-SNP government is plausible in a way that SNP-con is not. The Scottish Labour reaction will be unprintable, as the leadership up here have bet the croft on unionism.
Yes, Scottish Labour are caught between the push for independence, and their innate conservatism. Technically known as a clusterfuck.
Meanwhile English Labour are tied up in knots. Oh happy day.
Yes, Scottish Labour are caught between the push for independence, and their innate conservatism. Technically known as a clusterfuck.
Meanwhile English Labour are tied up in knots. Oh happy day.
And we've gone and elected Anas Sarwar as leader. It's getting hard to see any point to giving either of my votes to Labour in May. I might well just split my vote SNP-Green like half the country.
No Unicorns in Norn Iron, then...or should that be Irony ?
I should think not. Unicorns are a Scottish animal.
I'd forgotten that...
So why have the Brexiteers promised us an animal that is NOT a Sovrin English Animal?
They've long coveted the wild ox (let the reader understand). That's why they invaded Scotland so often. Plus, do you really think all those Hooray Henrys in plus fours and shiny range rovers are really hunting deer?
Yep. Hugely wealthy, part owner of a family firm paying poverty wages.
Red Tory. Apparently the idea would be to recover lost votes by abandoning traditional voters and become Tories ... because why would you vote for a Tory with a red rosette when there's a load of the real one's standing with the blue rosettes as well?
According to today's Times, ministers are considering banning the importing of mineral water in retaliation for the EU ban on certain types of UK shellfish. Is nothing sacred?
No Unicorns in Norn Iron, then...or should that be Irony ?
I should think not. Unicorns are a Scottish animal.
I'd forgotten that...
So why have the Brexiteers promised us an animal that is NOT a Sovrin English Animal?
They've long coveted the wild ox (let the reader understand). That's why they invaded Scotland so often. Plus, do you really think all those Hooray Henrys in plus fours and shiny range rovers are really hunting deer?
Any sign that this situation might ever improve? Unlikely, it seems...
Funny how all the people who this time last year were saying fishers were a tiny and unimportant part of our economy now seem to think they’re very important indeed, isn’t it.
Funny how the people who insisted we had to leave the EU in order to "take back control" of our fisheries are now blithely asserting that the collapse of the fishing industry is absolutely nothing to worry about.
Any sign that this situation might ever improve? Unlikely, it seems...
Funny how all the people who this time last year were saying fishers were a tiny and unimportant part of our economy now seem to think they’re very important indeed, isn’t it.
No, they still don't think their industry is very important to Britain's economy. They do, though, have some degree of empathy for the fishermen who've been lied to - something, it appears, that's sadly lacking from erstwhile Vote Leave campaigners.
Leaving the EU was more important than any consequence to them. I fear that if we have to wait for Covid to be over for people to see what is happening, it will be too late
Funny how all the people who this time last year were saying fishers were a tiny and unimportant part of our economy now seem to think they’re very important indeed, isn’t it.
Funny how the people who made fishermen the poster boys for Brexit are suddenly very quiet when the fishermen find out they've been screwed. I'd like to see Farage turn up on a Peterhead trawler now.
What else are they keeping quiet about? We can't tell in our industry how much of the ongoing disruption in supplies is due to Covid and how much to Brexit. Luckily we aren't doing anything important, just developing the next generation of cancer drugs.
Lord Frost's efforts to sort out our relationship with the EU seem to have been misunderstood on the other side of the channel. This proves they are not to be trusted, doesnt it?
Funny how all the people who this time last year were saying fishers were a tiny and unimportant part of our economy now seem to think they’re very important indeed, isn’t it.
Funny how the people who made fishermen the poster boys for Brexit are suddenly very quiet when the fishermen find out they've been screwed. I'd like to see Farage turn up on a Peterhead trawler now.
What else are they keeping quiet about? We can't tell in our industry how much of the ongoing disruption in supplies is due to Covid and how much to Brexit. Luckily we aren't doing anything important, just developing the next generation of cancer drugs.
Yes, when Farage announced he was retiring from politics, I expected a triumphant tour of fishing ports, and other Brexit hubs. This is sarcasm.
Lord Frost's efforts to sort out our relationship with the EU seem to have been misunderstood on the other side of the channel. This proves they are not to be trusted, doesnt it?
See, I'm imagining them finding him useful work and attempting to turn him into a productive member of society (Simpsons clip): https://youtu.be/cIosb69x9iI
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Do you have a linky?
https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/04/brexit-northern-ireland-loyalist-armies-renounce-good-friday-agreement
I should think not. Unicorns are a Scottish animal.
I'd forgotten that...
So why have the Brexiteers promised us an animal that is NOT a Sovrin English Animal?
They've long coveted the wild ox (let the reader understand). That's why they invaded Scotland so often. Plus, do you really think all those Hooray Henrys in plus fours and shiny range rovers are really hunting deer?
Yes. Echoes of the 'Dido Harding School of Nobody could have foreseen this' approach to a virus that produces variants.
What a shame none of these North/South Irish problems were ever flagged up before the 2016 Referendum. If only Remain campaigners had said something about the vulnerability of the peace agreement should Leave campaign promises be reneged on, or a perceived border of any kind established between NI and the UK, for customs purposes; or simply as a result which the uncertainty of a land-border with an EU nation would almost certainly produce on a still volatile Ulster situation. Oh wait...
Mind you, this particular group of Loyalist extremists need to be kept in perspective. They will be the same people who will kindly - and without even being asked - decorate the gable wall of your house with an uplifting cheery reaffirmation of your British citizenship. And they won't even charge you for it!
It is arguable how far any kind of reasonable negotiation could ever be gained with such hardliners. But it is an alarming symptom, nevertheless, and a precedent for others to follow.
From what is said on these boards, I'd say that your second sentence is correct. Starmer's job will be to get all those who did not vote at the last election to vote, and to vote for Labour. A hard double-ask.
It will suffice if he take votes from the lib dems, in all likelihood, as the SNP show no sign of losing their grip on Scotland and a Labour-SNP government is plausible in a way that SNP-con is not. The Scottish Labour reaction will be unprintable, as the leadership up here have bet the croft on unionism.
Meanwhile English Labour are tied up in knots. Oh happy day.
And we've gone and elected Anas Sarwar as leader. It's getting hard to see any point to giving either of my votes to Labour in May. I might well just split my vote SNP-Green like half the country.
Yep. Hugely wealthy, part owner of a family firm paying poverty wages.
Makes me check that I am properly awake, not caught in a nightmare
Yes, but then you find that you're awake - and that the nightmare is actually happening.
It's bound to be world-beating, and far, far better than any of that furrin stuff.
[Tangent] Thanks, I've bookmarked that as Dragonlet 2 is into unicorns.[/tangent]
Either Buxton or Malvern is owned by Nestle. In fact I believe most of our mineral waters were sold to companies from the EU
Fresh from the Ochill hills, which are not quite highland, but not too far off.
Funny how all the people who this time last year were saying fishers were a tiny and unimportant part of our economy now seem to think they’re very important indeed, isn’t it.
No, they still don't think their industry is very important to Britain's economy. They do, though, have some degree of empathy for the fishermen who've been lied to - something, it appears, that's sadly lacking from erstwhile Vote Leave campaigners.
Funny how the people who made fishermen the poster boys for Brexit are suddenly very quiet when the fishermen find out they've been screwed. I'd like to see Farage turn up on a Peterhead trawler now.
What else are they keeping quiet about? We can't tell in our industry how much of the ongoing disruption in supplies is due to Covid and how much to Brexit. Luckily we aren't doing anything important, just developing the next generation of cancer drugs.
https://theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/11/trade-survey-finds-74-of-british-firms-hit-by-delays-with-eu-markets
Yes, when Farage announced he was retiring from politics, I expected a triumphant tour of fishing ports, and other Brexit hubs. This is sarcasm.
No, you had it right first time...
Perhaps they'd throw him overboard ...
Well, it would be, were it not for the fact that he is akin to Herpes - always lurking, and breaking out without warning...
I hope he wouldn't be that lucky.
https://youtu.be/cIosb69x9iI