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23 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Labour are very happy for the Tories to stew in their Tory Brexit.

 

I’ve said for a long time, I want this Tory Government to go full term so that they can be seen to be responsible for their Brexit and the damage their Brexit has done to the country.

That Farage had now admitted Brexit is a failure and is pointing fingers at the Tories is a bonus.

 

Farage will of course immediately switch to blaming Labour as soon as they take office, but for now let the Tories stew in it.

Farage is just an annoying little (deleted) who has no credibility left at all.

22 hours ago, vinny41 said:

The Scots found that support for Scottish independence dramatically decreased when they were advised that keeping the pound was not an option and they would have to accept the euro

I think you will find similar outcome if the UK has to accept the Euro that and I yet to see any indication from the EU that it wants it former troublesome member back into the fold

 

Not my experience as somebody who's business is now based in The Netherlands (although my home is still in England.)  My EU friends would welcome back the UK with open arms and indeed there are negotiations going on daily exploring the best way for this to happen.  Of course there will be a price to pay but that is Britain's fault for falling for all the Brexit lies.

17 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You should send a message to Rishi Sunak :

Dear Rishi, if you would like to win the next election , you should sack all the current M.P's and re-join the E.U and you might get voted in next time  .

   Yours sincerely , a non voter living abroad .

That seems to be the message being sent everyday, one way or another.  However Sunak has little grasp on reality and is a large part of the problem.  The inevitable will happen eventually and we will rejoin the EU.  But while you have this incompetent government, who are still desperately hiding from the truth of the Brexit failure, we are blinkered by denial.

On 5/22/2023 at 9:42 AM, dunroaming said:

But nobody can point to one positive from Brexit.  The most glaring example being the vast increase in immigration, both legal and illegal.  Promises based on lies cannot possibly materialise because they were never viable in the first place.  I think it is perfectly simple

Just been announced that Demonic Raab will stand down at the next general election.  Jumping before being pushed!  I am a constituent of his and after the last election he lost most of his considerable majority due for his stance over Brexit.  About 80% of us were remainers and he just raised a middle finger to us all.  Polls, (I know they are a waste of time) have been showing for more than two years that he would finish a poor second in any election (We are in Tory heartland here) but the latest shows he would be lucky to finish third.  There are now talks of street parties but I prefer to wait until he has finally gone.

5 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

You don't hear them moaning like the Ukrainians eh?

 

Perhaps all the money they spend in Phuket can be redirected out of Thailand to damage costs they have inflicted on their neighbor and they might be more welcome.

It is not the Russian people responsible for the war in Ukraine, that lies with Putin.  Hence the amount of Russian young men trying to flee the call up.

On 5/19/2023 at 10:43 AM, youreavinalaff said:

It's not quite as simple as all that though, is it?

 

There were too many MPs not doing their job. MPs are supposed to represent their constituents. Too many voted on Brexit matters according to their own views. Hence delays in deals and decisions. That was a major issue.

But nobody can point to one positive from Brexit.  The most glaring example being the vast increase in immigration, both legal and illegal.  Promises based on lies cannot possibly materialise because they were never viable in the first place.  I think it is perfectly simple

14 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A quick investigation into passenger lists at the airport might give a clue if he used a flight out of town, otherwise on other transportation he could be anywhere.

There are many ways to leave Chiang Mai and the country including land borders.

14 hours ago, Jackbenimble said:

I'm a Brit and I am sad to say this behaviour is not unusual - young Brits these days are cowards but still like to think they can fight the world.........once they have had a drink. I hope they catch that thug in the black t-shirt and deal with him properly.

A few days in jail, a large fine as compensation for the tuk-tuk driver and then be thrown out of Thailand with no chance of return in the near future would be my take on it.  More than he would get in Britain but he is not in Britain is he.

11 hours ago, placeholder said:

Truss may be daft and clueless, but she's not an idiot.

The people who voted for her to become Prime Minister are the idiots!

Roll on the general election so that we can get rid of this showers of incompetents forever.

17 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

I agree. It was a choice he made (as far as we know). Maybe he was forced into it or threatened. We can't pass judgement on someone for a situation we will never know the entire story about. Either way he was indeed gone too soon. 

The problem is (as always), being in police custody for that amount of time and the manipulating methods of the police to extract confessions, suspects will end up saying anything to end their torture!  No good expecting true or accurate confessions from police interrogation.

Whatever the real version of the truth is, it is unlikely that any of us will find out.

8 hours ago, steven100 said:

very sad indeed,  however anyone who takes drugs unknowingly what it's made of should realize the potential risk involved,  and especially during a Thai full moon party.  How many have died there due to drug taking over the years ...  !

They are teenagers so of course they take risks, what teenager does'nt. Unfortunately people of all ages die from recreational drug use and alcohol too.

It's a sad loss of life whatever age.

9 hours ago, placeholder said:

Apart from canceling brexit or continuing in some sort of special affiliation with the EU, what could the British government have done to ease the pain of brexit?

The Brexit that people voted for was based on a series of lies.  It has been shown over and over again and yet the people responsible for those lies have never been called to account and never will be.  Consequently Brexit could never work but still many people are in denial. I understand that, nobody likes to admit that they have been conned.

So what next?  Those in the government who are still trying to claim that Brexit is a success are rapidly falling by the wayside with all the fantastic new trade deals are not worth the paper they are written on.  Illegal immigration continues to rise and we have recruitment campaigns in Africa, India and other non EU countries to try to shore up the exodus of EU workers.  The NHS is just about at breaking point thanks to many of the doctors and nurses returning to their own countries in the EU.

Brexit is not the cause of all of the UK's woes but it means that moving forward is much harder than most of our neighbours.

On 1/9/2023 at 2:31 AM, FritsSikkink said:

His story doesn't make sense at all.

Report in the Sun!   Total bull as always from that comic.  

21 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

It needs to be pointed out that the government is considering bringing back people who took early retirement , back into the workforce , those who took early retirement at 50 years old , its the people aged between 50 and 65 who are being encouraged to get back into the workforce , rather than those in retirement age , 65 years old +

And most of those people are doctors  who can take retirement from the age of 55.  So you are correct.  But it is because the NHS was devastated by the Exodus of doctors and nurses following Brexit that have never been replaced.    

22 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

In relation to this thread title , UK food banks have been gaining in popularity for the last 15 years , they have been getting more popular and usage  every year for 15 years , actually, last year was the first year that there has been a decrease in their popularity/usage .

   How does that fit in with the thread title ?

Well that is news around where I live in affluent Surrey.  The food banks have more than doubled in the last twelve months and we are being canvassed to support them.  My sister lives in Shropshire and the church there have started taking a stall on the weekly market to distribute food to the needy.