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[cheshire pete] 01/2/2020 11:43

Agree psychochopper and k38, just as Labour can't be trusted with the economy, the BBC can't be trusted with the news, especially anything remotely political. Backfires in the end as the people won't wear it.

[stonedyou] 01/2/2020 10:49

Sovereignty


Is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any

interference from outside sources or bodies. In political theory, sovereignty is a

substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 01/2/2020 10:05

Some pertinent questions re Coronavirus.



“Official” figures are just below 10,000. This Lancet article suggests 76000 infections. The death toll is reported at around 200 but if that is the case why are crematoria running 24/7?

The biggest challenge the Chinese administration has is their claims
of full disclosure are being met with doubt because they have such a poor record of reporting accurate facts about any part of the economy. Little wonder that other countries are taking more forceful measures to isolate the country until the infection rate peaks and begins to decline.


"Yes, crematoria are running 24/7 - yet only 257 deaths at the most recent count.
Something doesnt add up"




Are You Prepared For The Wuhan Virus?




"China Quarantines a whole city, disproportionate to 257 deaths surely!
Something doesnt add up."

[jordaggy] 01/2/2020 10:03

You really are a prize plonker careful. Move on or die a sad git.

[gbh2] 01/2/2020 09:46

Lots of new banking jobs ahead as EU banks and Financial institutions reopen office in London and surrounding areas.

[gotnorolex] 01/2/2020 09:36

Perfect morning in the Capital!

[careful] 01/2/2020 09:19

Elvis has left the building.
Never seen such optimism and rejoicing.

Let us hope Brexit turns out ok.
I hope so, it would be great if we could pull it off.

I start with the assumption, by any realistic economic measure, that the EU. has been good for the UK.

[maxk] 01/2/2020 08:50

Johnson's Brexit Day address to the nation



Tonight we are leaving the European Union.

For many people this is an astonishing moment of hope, a moment they thought would never come.

And there are many of course who feel a sense of anxiety and loss.

And then of course there is a third group - perhaps the biggest - who had started to worry that the whole political wrangle would never come to an end.

I understand all those feelings and our job as the Government - my job - is to bring this country together now and take us forward.

And the most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning.

This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act in our great national drama.

And yes it is partly about using these new powers - this recaptured sovereignty - to deliver the changes people voted for, whether that is by controlling immigration or creating freeports or liberating our fishing industry or doing free trade deals or simply making our laws and rules for the benefit of the people of this country.

And of course I think that is the right and healthy and democratic thing to do.

Because for all its strengths and for all its admirable qualities, the EU has evolved over 50 years in a direction that no longer suits this country.

And that is a judgment that you, the people, have now confirmed at the polls.

Not once but twice. And yet this moment is far bigger than that. It is not just about some legal extrication.

It is potentially a moment of real national renewal and change.

This is the dawn of a new era in which we no longer accept that your life chances - your family’s life chances - should depend on which part of the country you grow up in.

This is the moment when we really begin to unite and level up, defeating crime, transforming our NHS and with better education, with superb technology.

And with the biggest revival of our infrastructure since the Victorians. We will spread hope and opportunity to every part of the UK.

And if we can get this right I believe that with every month that goes by we will grow in confidence not just at home but abroad.

And in our diplomacy, in our fight against climate change, in our campaigns for human rights or female education or free trade we will rediscover muscles that we have not used for decades. The power of independent thought and action.

Not because we want to detract from anything done by our EU friends - of course not.

We want this to be the beginning of a new era of friendly cooperation between the EU and an energetic Britain, a Britain that is simultaneously a great European power and truly global in our range and ambitions.

And when I look at this country’s incredible assets, our scientists, our engineers, our world-leading universities, our armed forces, when I look at the potential of this country waiting to be unleashed I know that we can turn this opportunity into a stunning success.

And whatever the bumps in the road ahead I know that we will succeed.

We have obeyed the people. We have taken back the tools of self-government.

Now is the time to use those tools to unleash the full potential of this brilliant country and to make better the lives of everyone in every corner of our United Kingdom.

[maxk] 01/2/2020 08:39

Britain handed £1 billion bill by European Commission on Brexit Day
The demand for payment was sent to the UK embassy to the EU and has been notified to the British government

By
James Crisp,
BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT
31 January 2020 • 10:00pm




The European Commission has issued Britain with a bill for £1.09  billion on the very evening that it finally left the EU.

Every year Brussels recalculates the contributions member states make to the EU Budget. This year, due to an increase in Gross National Income and VAT contributions, EU officials believe Britain owes an extra €1.09  billion.

The demand for payment was sent to the UK embassy to the EU and has been notified to the British government.

EU sources said the bill was for the period of 2019-20. Britain’s payment to Brussels for 2019 was nearly £9 billion pounds. If the figure is similar in 2020, it could mean Britain pays up to £10 billion in what could be its penultimate payment to the EU....



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[utrickytrees] 01/2/2020 08:13

Good old Wetherspoon's first to stick the boot in lol

He switched Jägermeister for an English herbal liqueur called Strika, replaced French Champagne with British and Aussie sparkling wine and French brandies Aussie brand Black Bottle or US best-seller E&J Brandy

[xxxxxy] 01/2/2020 07:47

Brexit flop? More like Brexit cop! IMF puts UK ahead of Eurozone as fear mongers shamedDaily Express

[xxxxxy] 01/2/2020 07:46

Bore da UK