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[medieval blacksmith] 07/7/2022 18:02

Talking about stale farts… hello Cheshire.

[cheshire pete] 07/7/2022 18:00

History will look kindly on Boris as the PM who delivered Brexit following the referendum after 2 years wasted by his predecessor trying to thwart it. The trivia of what went on in Downing St. will soon be forgotten.

[xxxxxy] 07/7/2022 18:00

Benefits in leaving....Democracy, Freedom and Liberty. ........Happy 2nd Brexit Birthday! What are the benefits?To celebrate two years since leaving the EU the UK Government sets out how far we've come?Montage © Facts4EU.Org 2022On this day two years ago Britain had just officially left the European Union. To mark the occasion, yesterday the UK ed, and the third section provides vision statements achievements that would not or could not have happened were it not for Britain leaving the EU.Nevertheless, the 46 achievements that it does provide are a timely antidote to the incessant claims from opponents that Brexit has provided no benefits at all. Such claims are very far from the truth – as readers will see.?The full Government document "The Benefits of Brexit" can be read here – and our opinions on the list and the document's claims are given in the Observations section following our Facts4EU.Org summary.BREXIT FACTS4EU.ORG SUMMARY46 results from Brexit:Please note: This summary comes from the Government's paper - these are not our own conclusions.1. Ended free movement and taken back control of our borders.2. Restored democratic control over our lawmaking.3. Restored the UK Supreme Court as the final arbiter of the law that applies in the UK.4. Made it tougher for EU criminals to enter the UK.5. Ended the acceptance of ID cards for most EU nationals travelling to the UK.6. Taken back control of our waters.7. Restored fair access to our welfare system.8. Set our own tariff regime via the UK Global Tariff.9. Committed £180 million to modernise and streamline our import and export controls by creating the Single Trade Window.10. Given UK regulators the ability and the resources to make sovereign decisions about globally significant mergers.11. Launched and are undertaking reviews of the status and substance of retained EU law.12. Reintroduced our iconic blue passports.13. Reviewing the EU ban on imperial markings and sales.14. Enabling businesses to use a crown stamp symbol on pint for policy areas where Britain is now able to change its approach owing to Brexit.The introduction to "The Benefits of Brexit" admits it is not an exhaustive list – and we would say amen to that, for we have noticed the absence of a number of post-Brexit for policy areas where Britain is now able to change its approach owing to Brexit.The introduction to "The Benefits of Brexit" admits it is not an exhaustive list – and we would say amen to that, for we have noticed the absence of a number of post-Brexit .15. No longer paying EU Budget contributions.16. £57 billion more for our NHS.17. Establishing our own subsidy regime to support British businesses and innovation.18. Reforming and simplifying our public procurement rules so that the public sector can buy more local goods and services.19. Delivering eight Freeports in England and at least one Freeport in each of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.20. Back in control of our own VAT rates.21. Reforming our alcohol duties.22. Reducing domestic air passenger duty."The United Kingdom's uncoupling from the rules, regulations and institutions of Brussels was never simply about the moment of our departure; the act of Brexit was not an end in itself but the means by which our country will achieve great things."And so that historic night two years ago marked not the final page of the story, but the start of a whole new chapter for our country, our economy and our people."The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, 31 Jan 2022?23. Rewriting the rules on support for places and regions to deliver on levelling up.24. Establishing new Trade and Investment Hubs in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and a second Department for International Trade headquarters in Darlington.25. Raising the contactless purchase limit to £100 – higher than EU would allow.26. Removing the EU's 'Vnuk' motor insurance law to prevent increased premiums (of £50 a year) for GB motorists.27. Reducing the cost of holidays in Europe by introducing a zero rate of VAT.28. Providing life-changing experiences and opportunities in education and training across the world through the Turing Scheme.29. Saving UK consumers money by allowing them to do more of their shopping duty free.30. . Transforming the UK's approach to clinical trials research and providing the British public with faster access to new, innovative medical treatments.31. Reforming the damaging, bureaucratic Common Agricultural Policy to properly reward farmers for their role as environmental stewards.32. Banning the export of live animals for fattening and slaughter.33. Ending the abhorrent, cruel practice of puppy smuggling and low-welfare pet imports.34. Legislating for animal sentience to ensure all government policies take account of animal welfare.35. Building animal welfare into our independent trade policy.36. Using our new, independent voice in international fora to improve animal welfare.37. Agreed trade deals with 70 countries plus the EU.38. Became a dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – it's first in 25 years.39. Retaken our seat at the World Trade Organization as an independent trading nation.40. Established a more agile independent sanctions policy.41. Established a strategic partnership with Australia and the USA (AUKUS).42. Began accession negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.43. Launched trade deal negotiations with India.44. Agreed more ambitious provisions for digital trade.45. Launched our ambitious Export Strategy to support British businesses exporting globally.46. Defending UK economic interests from unfair trading practices.

[xxxxxy] 07/7/2022 17:56

SIR – Any government's fundamental role is to cater for the basic needs of its citizens, one of which is a secure and reliable energy supply.People will die this winter because they can't afford to stay warm, and businesses will disappear, along with the jobs they offer. The environment will not be affected in the slightest.This was wholly avoidable, yet Boris Johnson's administration persists with the fantasy of net zero.I don't care about parties at Downing Street. I do care about a government killing its own people.Hamish HossickDundeeSIR – Lord Deben, the chairman of the Climate Change Committee, wants to dictate how I eat, travel, go on holiday and heat my home (report, June 29).By 2030 I must shift 20 per cent away from meat and dairy products. Over this same period China intends to build 300 power stations burning brown coal – something to consider as we munch our muesli and shiver next to our radiators giving out heat from air-source heat pumps at 40 degrees.Ian GoddardWickham, Hampshire... Daily Telegraph

[hardup1] 07/7/2022 17:54

After 90 trading days, buyback complete to date:
Total shares cancelled to date..................3,048,827,459
Total Cost to date.............................£1,366,024,220.97
Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed.....68.3%
Average price paid per share to date is........44.805p

[xxxxxy] 07/7/2022 17:54

Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as Prime Minister, triggering the Conservative Party's second leadership contest in three years.A new leader is expected to be in place by the party conference in October, with Mr Johnson possibly continuing as a caretaker until that time.Ben Wallace has emerged as the front-runner to become the next prime minister, according to a YouGov poll of Tory members. The survey found that he is the favourite in head-to-head match-ups against other leadership rivals.Conservative Party members are polled when Tory MPs whittle down the long list of candidates to two people, meaning the Defence Secretary looks to be in pole position if he makes it to the final two candidates.He is on 13 per cent, just ahead of Penny Mordaunt on 12 per cent. Rishi Sunak takes 10 per cent and Liz Truss scores eight per cent.... Daily Telegraph

[drew lonmenob] 07/7/2022 17:46

There is no reasoning with idiots

[geckotheglorious] 07/7/2022 17:38

jordaggy
Post 20682
"The single market was a good idea and I was happy for Britain (on the whole) to be a part of it"

Seconded. When it went Political, a United States of Europe, that was it for me...

[jl5006] 07/7/2022 17:06

Y is there no entrance exam for prospctive MPs?
Surely read and write as a basic - plus having had a job of some standing?

[smurfy2001] 07/7/2022 16:44

Demand for debt services by Lloyds customers jumps 30%

[k38] 07/7/2022 16:27

arja how many rooms do you have in your one bedroom accommodation?

[car1pet] 07/7/2022 16:25

Lots of support for Penny Maudant. I know nothing about her but apparently she is very good on her feet staunch brexiteer. Ben Wallace is bookies favourite nice guy but lacks pzazzz

[medieval blacksmith] 07/7/2022 16:24

Completely agree. Selfish beyond the extreme and a deluded sense of self-entitlement.

[hardup1] 07/7/2022 16:23

diku.......maybe Sunak and Javid conspired all along a plot to overthrow Boris after getting the nod that others would follow if they resigned to bring Boris down? Seems to be too coincidental that their resignations started a tsunami of Ministers resigning almost immediately. Seems orchestrated and carefully planned out to me.

[k38] 07/7/2022 16:15

US eyes direct war with Russia – BelarusPublished: 7 Jul 2022 | 14:53 GMT.The US wants to launch attacks from Poland and the Baltic states, military intelligence chief claimed..The US is making plans for a direct war against Russia and its ally Belarus, the head of Belarusian military intelligence warned on Thursday. .The scenario is becoming more likely as the proxy war in Ukraine and other ways to hurt the two nations are failing, he claimed.."The territory of Poland as well as the Baltic states is being turned into a staging ground, from which the US plans to unleash a new bloody conflict in Europe, targeting the Russian Federation and its allies," Major General Ruslan Kosygin said..He cited NATO training troops for rapid deployment in Eastern Europe and the development of anti-ballistic missile systems in the region as evidence of the looming crisis. .Further proof, he claimed, is the "dangerous attempts by some Polish politicians to initiate a return of so-called historically Polish regions" in western Ukraine and Belarus..The general said his agency believed that Western nations were preparing for an attack against Belarus and Russia under the guise of deterring Russia from launching an invasion, which is how NATO justifies its military build up in Eastern Europe.. Belarus "does not favor" the scenario of a war, but will act decisively, if it comes true, Kosygin said..He said an escalation was becoming increasingly possible because "the West is coming to the realization that traditional methods of hybrid aggression against Russia and Belarus are not producing the results it wants.".Direct confrontation with Poland and Baltic nations, if it starts, would be similar to the hostilities in Ukraine in terms of principal origin, Kosygin said. Ukraine "was deliberately pumped with weapons since 2014.. It was trained to fight, and fight particularly against the Russians," he said.."Unfortunately, similar anti-Russian, and lately anti-Belarussian sentiments have been injected in the same way into the minds of people of Poland and the Baltic states," he added..Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, citing Kiev's failure to implement the Minsk agreements, designed to give the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk special status within the Ukrainian state. .The protocols, brokered by Germany and France, were first signed in 2014. .Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has since admitted that Kiev's main goal was to use the ceasefire to buy time and "create powerful armed forces."

[drew lonmenob] 07/7/2022 16:13

how many are you housing arja

answer the question dipstick

[arja] 07/7/2022 16:12

Peter Bonehead was there to cheer on Johnson and claims that brexit was an achievement - he is having a laugh ! :)