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[Leysboy]

How do



How do you manage to win squirrel of the week EVERY BLOODY WEEK??!

The UK's problems are the self inflicted consequence of a Brexit that only has downsides and no upsides.

And the week's winning false equivalent is, drum roll. ......

The EU is introducing changes to try to help stem the tide of climate change. Enjoy the fine weather over the next few days.

I thought you was a brexiteer?

Or was it the select few.. Nope 52% voted for it. Largest political exercise, we have to move on from that now, just like if we remained at 52%.

 

[SteMerritt]

Nope 52% voted for it.

52% of those who voted voted for it. 14M of 70M is quite a small percentage.

 

[QR]

I thought you was a brexiteer?

And I thought I was doing OK at being unequivocally on this one.

 

[Jerome'SAle]

@QR.................... awkward...............

Exclusive: Starmer says UK can be better off outside EU than inside

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told City A.M. that the UK can have a better economic future outside the EU than inside the trading bloc.

www.cityam.com

Labour admitting they will have to make the best of the Tories self-serving clusterfuck that the electorate were duped into voting for = the self serving clusterfuck was a good idea. You dont buy that any more than i do fella, at least make the trolling credible

Never mind the Boris reptile, I dont know how Cameron sleeps at night, he knowingly sold the country up the river and couldnt f**k off quickly enough one he'd done it. Why has this been forgiven and forgotten?

 

[bazzer9461]

Labour admitting they will have to make the best of the Tories self-serving clusterfuck that the electorate were duped into voting for = the self serving clusterfuck was a good idea. You dont buy that any more than i do fella, at least make the trolling credible

Never mind the Boris reptile, I dont know how Cameron sleeps at night, he knowingly sold the country up the river and couldnt f**k off quickly enough one he'd done it. Why has this been forgiven and forgotten?

Starmer is probably thinking stick with Brexit and I might win back the red wall seats

 

[Jerome'SAle]

No - read the article - he knows there's no turning back so he knows any government is going to have to polish the turd they have been gifted.

a/ Logical and positive position, and any attempt to argue otherwise only demonstrates how awful an idea brexit was
b/ Does not mean the turd was a good idea

 

[Oslernorth]

Could be worse..........

EU countries "shutting down" 30% of farms....

Police fire on Dutch farmers protesting environmental rules

Farmers have blocked supermarkets, distributions centers and roads in response to government plans to cut nitrogen emissions.

www.politico.eu

And Poland/Italy............

WATCH: Farmers in Poland and Italy join Netherlands in mass European protests

The farmers protests seen in Poland and Italy, come after strikes in the Netherlands have led to many supermarkets running out of food, as the anti-government movement continues.

euroweeklynews.com

All rosey in the EU garden...

The basic problem is we (the consumer) have got used to cheap food for too long.
That price reduction gets passed back down the line to the producer and that is wrong and is as much caused by globalisation/"big corps" as anything else.

EDIT: Add Spain to the list...........

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547891790019117059

Even if EU food is getting more expensive, it’s still cheaper than the self imposed tariffs we voted in 6 years ago!

 

[Oslernorth]

Starmer is probably thinking stick with Brexit and I might win back the red wall seats

TBF to Starmer, we’re probably stuck with Brexit until the the majority can move on from the con. We got ourselves into this mess via a democratic means. We’ll probably have to do the same to get us out of it.

 

[Essexyellows]

How do



How do you manage to win squirrel of the week EVERY BLOODY WEEK??!

The UK's problems are the self inflicted consequence of a Brexit that only has downsides and no upsides.

And the week's winning false equivalent is, drum roll. ......

The EU is introducing changes to try to help stem the tide of climate change. Enjoy the fine weather over the next few days.

Yep, this will really help.

Germany...

Germany reactivates coal power plants amid Russian gas supply threats

As Germany closes its last nuclear reactors, it is also reactivating old coal power plants to ensure electricity supply security amid Russian threats to turn off the gas tap.

www.euractiv.com

Austria....

Austria to reopen closed coal power station despite climate goals

The Mellach power plant is based in the south of the country. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

Romania, Italy & Western Balkans....

Europe switching on coal plants amid energy crisis

The European Union is pushing to eliminate domestic demand for Russian fossil fuels, but it implies a reversal in coal plant shutdown plans

balkangreenenergynews.com

Whereas in the UK...... 43% is via Gas and 0% from coal.

National Grid: Live

Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network

grid.iamkate.com

 

[SteMerritt]

Yep, this will really help.

Germany...

Germany reactivates coal power plants amid Russian gas supply threats

As Germany closes its last nuclear reactors, it is also reactivating old coal power plants to ensure electricity supply security amid Russian threats to turn off the gas tap.

www.euractiv.com

Austria....

Austria to reopen closed coal power station despite climate goals

The Mellach power plant is based in the south of the country. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

Romania, Italy & Western Balkans....

Europe switching on coal plants amid energy crisis

The European Union is pushing to eliminate domestic demand for Russian fossil fuels, but it implies a reversal in coal plant shutdown plans

balkangreenenergynews.com

Whereas in the UK...... 43% is via Gas and 0% from coal.

National Grid: Live

Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network

grid.iamkate.com

Not sure Brexit had any influence on any of this.

 

[QR]

Not sure Brexit had any influence on any of this.

He's lost it.

 

[LowerSouth]

Yep, this will really help.

Germany...

Germany reactivates coal power plants amid Russian gas supply threats

As Germany closes its last nuclear reactors, it is also reactivating old coal power plants to ensure electricity supply security amid Russian threats to turn off the gas tap.

www.euractiv.com

Austria....

Austria to reopen closed coal power station despite climate goals

The Mellach power plant is based in the south of the country. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

Romania, Italy & Western Balkans....

Europe switching on coal plants amid energy crisis

The European Union is pushing to eliminate domestic demand for Russian fossil fuels, but it implies a reversal in coal plant shutdown plans

balkangreenenergynews.com

Whereas in the UK...... 43% is via Gas and 0% from coal.

National Grid: Live

Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network

grid.iamkate.com

We sold the coal powered generators/ transformers at Didcot to Germany

 

[Oxymoron]

Labour admitting they will have to make the best of the Tories self-serving clusterfuck that the electorate were duped into voting for

If more people that are in a position to actually do something to make the best of the decision to leave the EU - and I mean politicians, business leaders, financiers etc on both sides of the channel - actually did something instead of wringing their hands and whining "We didn't vote for this", then the sooner we might all actually be able to move forward.

As MApp was oft heard to say about football management "It's not about making the right decisions, it's about making the decisions you make right"

 

[Essexyellows]

Not sure Brexit had any influence on any of this.

Just responding to @QR and his "green"/global warming worries.

 

[QR]

Just responding to @QR and his "green"/global warming worries.

And what's your point?

 

[bazzer9461]

TBF to Starmer, we’re probably stuck with Brexit until the the majority can move on from the con. We got ourselves into this mess via a democratic means. We’ll probably have to do the same to get us out of it.

But we’ll if he says we are going to ask to rejoin after Labour win back the red wall seats Labour voters, those staunch supporters of Labour will never trust them again.

 

[Essexyellows]

And what's your point?

You suggest that the old Club is all sweetness and light with no "problems".

They have plenty, that you seem to ignore, some of which are reflected or influencing events here - irrespective of Brexit (this thread).

 

[QR]

You suggest that the old Club is all sweetness and light with no "problems".

They have plenty, that you seem to ignore, some of which are reflected or influencing events here - irrespective of Brexit (this thread).

OK then, would you evidence that. And I mean not to the level of proof needed by a court of law just something the reasonable person on this forum could 'live with'.

 

[Essexyellows]

OK then, would you evidence that. And I mean not to the level of proof needed by a court of law just something the reasonable person on this forum could 'live with'.

For all you Europhiles.....

Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years

The European Central Bank has raised rates as it tries to tackle soaring eurozone inflation.

www.bbc.co.uk

From the article....
"Consumer prices rose at a record 8.6% in the 12 months to June as food, fuel and energy costs soared."

 

[Sheik djibouti]

For all you Europhiles.....

Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years

The European Central Bank has raised rates as it tries to tackle soaring eurozone inflation.

www.bbc.co.uk

From the article....
"Consumer prices rose at a record 8.6% in the 12 months to June as food, fuel and energy costs soared."

Good to know we're "world beating" with a CPI inflation rate of 9.4% and BOE interest rate of 1.25%

Compared to European rates of 8.6% and 0.5%.

Bloody amateurs those johnny foreigners across the channel!