Get Brexit Done

[JoeP]

misinformed Facebookers

A tautology.

[JoeP]

Britain is Suffering From 'Long Johnson'

[erimir]

Personally, I wouldn't say that I'm suffering from Long Johnson...

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Dominic Cummings asked if his description of senior government figures as "useless fuck pigs, morons and cunts" undermined the government.

Cummings says his comments were "understatements" and "reflect a widespread view amongst competent people at the centre of power". pic.twitter.com/E1cfAOsLIe

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) October 31, 2023

From covid inquiries but had a more general interest.

[JoeP]

What competent people at the centre of power?

[JoeP]

That old Brexit dividend just keeps paying out

Joe Biden signals he has no interest in signing US-UK trade agreement | Trade policy | The Guardian

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I remember all the USA warhawks in 2003 saying they’ll remember Britain’s loyalty for quietly disposing of the Downing Street Memo.

[Crumb]

@tiffanycli.bsky.social on Bluesky

[seebs]

ahh, yes, the Daily Express being furious that the EU transit network plan does not include plans for rail lines inside the UK, which is not part of the EU.

[ChuckF]

Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons - poll | Brexit | The Guardian

Some great details in here (I'm sure the 9% who think Brexit has been good for the NHS have some interesting things to say) but this is just amazing to me:

More than half (53%) of leave voters now think that Brexit has been bad for the UK’s ability to control immigration

Things were better when UK immigration was managed by foreigners, I guess.

Is it possible that a huge number of leavers have simply died since 2016?

[ceptimus]

Originally Posted by seebs

ahh, yes, the Daily Express being furious that the EU transit network plan does not include plans for rail lines inside the UK, which is not part of the EU.

They do show a couple of routes through Switzerland - also not part of the EU.

[JoeP]

Originally Posted by ChuckF

Is it possible that a huge number of leavers have simply died since 2016?

Well, yes.

The Venn diagrams for Brexiteers and anti-vaxxers, and older people, and people who blame their health problems on other people, are not insignificant.

[seebs]

Originally Posted by ceptimus

They do show a couple of routes through Switzerland - also not part of the EU.

Yeah, and a couple that go into the UK. But Switzerland is between parts of the EU, so it makes sense for the lines to cut through it. The UK is not really a practical way to run rail from one part of the EU to another, for the most part?

[ceptimus]

The route from Ireland through Wales and England to France is the preferred one for most road freight and passengers: it swaps a long sea crossing for two short sea crossings - one of which can be done via a tunnel (trucks carried by train).

I don't know how the economics work out for freight carried by rail: presumably, if the single, longer, sea crossings are more economic, then those routes would already have been generally used before Brexit.

[erimir]

Originally Posted by seebs

Yeah, and a couple that go into the UK. But Switzerland is between parts of the EU, so it makes sense for the lines to cut through it. The UK is not really a practical way to run rail from one part of the EU to another, for the most part?

It doesn't show any stops in Switzerland, but it's also relevant to note that Switzerland is part of the Schengen area, and thus does not require passport control to enter, while the UK is not.

You might also think that a line through the non-EU former Yugoslav countries would make sense (connecting, e.g. Greece and Croatia) for the same reason as cutting through Switzerland, but those countries are not part of the Schengen area either.

So my guess is that's the main reason.

[JoeP]

How Belgian MP turned sleuth to solve London Ulez fine mystery | Low emission zones | The Guardian

EU drivers visiting London with cars compliant with ULEZ fined thousands of pounds ... via illegal personal data collection.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

One more step turning the UK into The Crimson Permanent Assurance.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The Liverpool end at Wembley strikes up a chant of "fuck the Tories" and the Chelsea end fights back with a chant of, er, "fuck the Tories". Look away now prime minister

— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) February 25, 2024

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Portsmouth's new Brexit border post could be demolished | Business News | Sky News

It is designed to carry out checks on up to 80 truck loads of produce a day. The port now expects to process only four or five daily