EU leaders remind Britain: No membership, no benefits

[Laughing Gravy]

6 hours ago, TheDark said:

I don't know why England would cancel Brexit. It's simply still possible to do so. 

 

I understood that there were less than required 100.000 pounds donated by the exited brexit supporters to make the necessary preparations to make the Big Ben Bong. 

 

I'm sure Small John will make a noise of his own, once the time come.

No matter how much was raised they wouldn't have allowed it and they stopped fund raising when that was realised, Your figures are wrong but that seems to be a remainers mantra for the last 4 years.

 

It stopped at 150,000 pound as it was pointless because of the remainer establishment.

 

https://www.cityam.com/brexiters-raise-150000-for-big-ben-brexit-bongs-but-it-could-all-be-for-nothing/

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/big-ben-fundraiser-still-receiving-donations-after-pm-admits-defeat-a4336726.html

[bkkcanuck8]

12 hours ago, damascase said:

Any zero traffic deal will - in the framework of a WTO-compatible Free Trade Agreement - cover only products ‘originating’ in the UK/EU, which entails origin certification/verification. Not quite the same as the free circulation of goods within the Customs Union.

Not to mention the WTO is primarily a trade in goods agreement and the UK economy is driven by I believe 80% services... so WTO only covers (not well) 20%.    One of the selling points was that after leaving they would be able to do there own agreements... but the fact is that 50% of the trade... is with Europe.   They UK starts with a lack of experience negotiating international trade agreements, they start with zero agreements... your average trade agreement takes 7+ years to negotiate and all those EU based trade arrangements will cease to be.   Leaving because you want to be an island unto yourself is one thing... but I would ask that people not be delusional about how rosy things will suddenly be. 

[alant]

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

The Brexiters will use that to blame the EU. ???? 

 

We have left, it is remain that is stirring the blame culture.

[OneMoreFarang]

20 minutes ago, alant said:

We have left, it is remain that is stirring the blame culture.

Let's look who you will blame when the unicorns don't come out of the woods laden with cake with lots of cherries.

[melvinmelvin]

1 hour ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

Not to mention the WTO is primarily a trade in goods agreement and the UK economy is driven by I believe 80% services... so WTO only covers (not well) 20%.    One of the selling points was that after leaving they would be able to do there own agreements... but the fact is that 50% of the trade... is with Europe.   They UK starts with a lack of experience negotiating international trade agreements, they start with zero agreements... your average trade agreement takes 7+ years to negotiate and all those EU based trade arrangements will cease to be.   Leaving because you want to be an island unto yourself is one thing... but I would ask that people not be delusional about how rosy things will suddenly be. 

 

OMC covers services

 

[sirineou]

13 hours ago, Forethat said:

So, all the nastiness kicks in Dec 31?

 

And when we get to Dec 31 we'll have another discussion so you can move the goalpost again. Ok. 

How is it possible that you cant understand this simple proposition, Nothing has changed until Dec31 other than the fact that the UK no longer has a seat on the table.

[Tchooptip]

14 hours ago, Forethat said:

Well, I guess we've finally arrived at B-Day. If remainers are to be believed, beginning at midnight, we can expect the following:

 

1. No international flights will be able to land in the UK

2. Immediate shortage of medicines

3. Immediate food shortage resulting in mass starvation

4. Riots, looting and political turmoil

5. Financial collapse and stock market crash

6. All European citizens kicked out of the country, effective immediately (especially the non-white ones)

7. Chaos at our borders

8. Streets of London will be deserted

9. Super gonorrhea outbreaks in UK

 

And Brexiteers are the ones being compared to "The People's Front of Judea"...? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not a problem the remainders are only 48% of the British population, a trifle!  

[IAMHERE]

OMG, those Brits don't get unlimited peoples from the former Communist Block. They hat your guts and are still determined to follow old USSR teachings. Send them home, Britiain isn't their home. 

[Tchooptip]

Personally I do not feel very concerned by this brexit ???? The only thing that I hope and that will make me happy is to recover a blue British passport ????

Edited February 1, 2020 by Tchooptip

[Chomper Higgot]

10 hours ago, CG1 Blue said:

So, the fiercely pro-EU and anti-Trump Kim Darroch speaks about Trump making Brexit difficult? What a surprise... ????

He didn’t speak about making Brexit ‘difficult’, he outlined inevitable consequences of the UK going looking for a trade deal cap-in-hand to Trump’s America .

 

Or have you not yet figured out what Trump meant when he said ‘America First’?!

[david555]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He didn’t speak about making Brexit ‘difficult’, he outlined inevitable consequences of the UK going looking for a trade deal cap-in-hand to Trump’s America .

 

Or have you not yet figured out what Trump meant when he said ‘America First’?!

Maybe this make him understanding your reply better....

 

[Xaos]

Will there be visas for EU nationals and vice versa? 

[david555]

2 minutes ago, Xaos said:

Will there be visas for EU nationals and vice versa? 

All stay same as before until Dec.2020 when the independence kick's in... in real time, then changes starting ,now all as usual , but with the benefit we got rid of Farage in the E.U assembly 

[GeorgeCross]

Britain reminds EU leaders.. no deal, no army, SAS, intelligence, offshore banking or fishing rights.

 

good night.

[transam]

15 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He’s got the chance, he won an election with easy promises.

 

Forgive me if I keep these in mind during the rest of this government’s term.

And your Corbyn never fibs eh............????

[Mavideol]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Without being a member, you cannot retain the benefits of membership,”

should we understand the UK was expecting same benefits as before... what kind of brain these people have. I am not a member of the golf club, don't pay membership fees,  but when I visit the club house I expect the same services as the paying members have (dreaming) 555

[tomacht8]

No membership, no Benefits.
Status similar the EU has with the Ukraine.

Means translated:
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier told envoys of the remaining 27 members earlier on Wednesday that a loose association agreement like the EU has with Ukraine should serve as the basis for new relations, diplomatic sources said.

[mickyr55]

13 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Well done. You won. Now deliver on all the promises that you guys made to get that win.

See this is where the real work begins. You will no longer be able to blame anyone but yourselves when the realities of what you have won start to emerge.

In 5 years time I suspect many of you are going to be wondering just what the hell you actually did.

And on what evidence do you base your very suspect supposition ????

[Mavideol]

1 minute ago, tomacht8 said:

No membership, no Benefits.
Status similar the EU has with the Ukraine.

Means translated:
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier told envoys of the remaining 27 members earlier on Wednesday that a loose association agreement like the EU has with Ukraine should serve as the basis for new relations, diplomatic sources said.

BJ has different ideas and that would create a clash with EU

[vogie]

25 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

should we understand the UK was expecting same benefits as before... what kind of brain these people have. I am not a member of the golf club, don't pay membership fees,  but when I visit the club house I expect the same services as the paying members have (dreaming) 555

Try to think of it as two golf clubs, if you let us play on your course, you can play on ours too. The only difference is our golf club subscriptions are not £14 billion a month.

[evadgib]

2 minutes ago, vogie said:

Try to think of it as two golf clubs, if you let us play on your course, you can play on ours too. The only difference is our golf club subscriptions are not £14 billion a month.

...& our golf balls are luminous and fitted with GPS ????

[tomacht8]

2 minutes ago, vogie said:

Try to think of it as two golf clubs, if you let us play on your course, you can play on ours too. The only difference is our golf club subscriptions are not £14 billion a month.

WOW £14 billion a month.
How do you get this number?
From a new red bus?

[bannork]

3 minutes ago, evadgib said:

...& our golf balls are luminous and fitted with GPS ????

And they're made in France 

[vogie]

2 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

WOW £14 billion a month.
How do you get this number?
From a new red bus?

Somebody has to pay for the new pay rises the EU has just awarded themselves, remaining member subs will have to rise?

Edited February 1, 2020 by vogie

[baansgr]

Just spoke to a friend of mine in UK, he isn't well, had to drink brown beer rather than French wine to celebrate, couldn't get a pizza for love nor money so had to make do will oily fish n chips, just went to the pharmacy to get some asprin for his indigestion and they are out of stock.....what have we done...please take us back brussels

[david555]

15 minutes ago, vogie said:

Try to think of it as two golf clubs, if you let us play on your course, you can play on ours too. The only difference is our golf club subscriptions are not £14 billion a month.

Your golf club  bring in how many "fields" ….? (read : trade deals with other country's ….are you really still thinking to fool us …. get awake! LOL)

Edited February 1, 2020 by david555

[david555]

3 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Just spoke to a friend of mine in UK, he isn't well, had to drink brown beer rather than French wine to celebrate, couldn't get a pizza for love nor money so had to make do will oily fish n chips, just went to the pharmacy to get some asprin for his indigestion and they are out of stock.....what have we done...please take us back brussels

Now already ….. !! ? all is up to schedule then 

[baansgr]

11 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

WOW £14 billion a month.
How do you get this number?
From a new red bus?

That comment reminds me about the English going on about winning the world cup, 40 years after the event...move on, the bus discussion has been done to death and widely known that the so called educated remainders can't even comprehend their own language.

[vogie]

8 minutes ago, david555 said:

Your golf club  bring in how many "fields" ….? (read : trade deals with other country's ….are you really still thinking to fool us …. get awake! LOL)

But we are talking about first rate courses, not like most of your municipal funded run down slag heaps.????

Edited February 1, 2020 by vogie

[david555]

1 minute ago, vogie said:

But we are talking about first rate courses, not most of your municipal funded run down slag heaps.????

A joke is always a nice reply when no other answer is at hand for  not to loose face ….lol