Is this thread not about the consequences of Brexit?
I think it is significant enough to warrant its own thread rather than get lost in this one even though it is to do with Brexit. It wasn't a criticism and I should probably have been clearer.
Is this thread not about the consequences of Brexit?
OK you've got me on this one. Why's it funny?
And that's funny?Maybe it indicates how far behind many of the worlds countries are when compared to the hot bed of racism, misogyny and every other "ism" that is the UK?
It is of course equally crap for those who want to buy stuff from europe. A small bit of bespoke electronics I was looking at would have been a ridiculous price by the time import duty etc was added on. So I won't get it. And no, there isn't a UK made equivalent I can buy. It's in the Netherlands - maybe Malc can get it and post it to me as a 'gift'?
Any excuse is all they wanted........ perceived or real just an excuse....same as they have since the 1750`s.Written by Patrick Kielty in September 2018. Anyone who can claim, with a straight face, that the violence we've witnessed in the last week would have happened in April 2021 if Brexit hadn't have happened on 31 December 2020 is lying to themselves.
Yep, always had been. No one's arguing is hasn't. What they are saying is the GFA put a lid on it and had kept it on for 20 years and Brexit had removed the lid. As warned.Any excuse is all they wanted........ perceived or real just an excuse....same as they have since the 1750`s.
NI riots: What is behind the violence in Northern Ireland?
Brexit, paramilitaries and the fallout from an IRA man's funeral lie behind rising loyalist tension.www.bbc.co.uk
"The rioting has largely seen loyalist youths throwing bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs at lines of police officers and vehicles.
But on Wednesday night the fighting escalated into sectarian clashes over a so-called peace wall in west Belfast that divides predominantly Protestant loyalist communities from predominantly Catholic nationalist communities who want to see a united Ireland."
You keep telling yourself that it's pure coincidence that something that was predicted to happen is happening.Having read the BBC article I'm still struggling to see an established link between the recent events and brexit.
The article states:
There is increasing evidence that senior figures in organisations such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force are allowing the trouble to proceed.
Analysts suggest loyalist paramilitaries of the South East Antrim UDA may have exploited an opportunity to kick back at the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a recent clampdown on criminality in the area around Carrickfergus.
So that's what the analysts are saying. The BBC then tries to link the violence to Brexit but to me they don't do a very clear job of it. Their first link is an earlier article they wrote which coincidentally states in its opening paragraph There is "palpable anger" among unionists over the NI Protocol but loyalists are not thinking of a return to violence, the BBC has been told.
Which is odd because it serves to counter the point the BBC is making.
The second piece of evidence is a picture of some anti Brexit grafitti which was daubed on a wall months ago?
I'm inclined to take the word of the so called analysts on this one, over the pure speculation of the BBC or indeed the posters on this forum. Unless there's a smoking gun which I am missing somewhere along the line.
You keep telling yourself that it's pure coincidence that something that was predicted to happen is happening.
No I'm not saying it's pure coincidence.You keep telling yourself that it's pure coincidence that something that was predicted to happen is happening.
I suppose if I'd voted for something that have given no tangible benefits but has resulted in rioting outside other people's houses and the failure of other people's businesses I'd might be in denial about it as well.No I'm not saying it's pure coincidence.
I'm saying that the Analysts suggest loyalist paramilitaries of the South East Antrim UDA may have exploited an opportunity to kick back at the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a recent clampdown on criminality in the area around Carrickfergus.
Your argument seems to just be correlation = causation, without any evidence that you are actually correct.
If the ice cream man comes when the sun is shining, it doesn't mean he's arranged for the sun to shine.
I suppose if I'd voted for something that have given no tangible benefits but has resulted in rioting outside other people's houses and the failure of other people's businesses I'd might be in denial about it as well.
I hope for everyone affected this isn't your next 'bit of a snuffle' moment.A bunch of feral kids wanted an excuse for a tear up based on historic prejudices.
If we had remained they would have found another excuse.
If we were still in the EU how many people do you think would have been vaccinated against covid in the UK? How many more would have died?I suppose if I'd voted for something that have given no tangible benefits but has resulted in rioting outside other people's houses and the failure of other people's businesses I'd might be in denial about it as well.
If we were still in the EU how many people do you think would have been vaccinated against covid in the UK? How many more would have died?