Political relations between UK-EU

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As Ireland supply chains N/S strengthen, measures continue to lessen dependence on the UK landbridge.

Irrespective of the amount of trade involved, it is a signal that Ireland no longer considers the UK as a dependable and trustworthy State going forward ie building up direct routes is a safeguard against hostile UK actions (Brexit) in the future.

‘Ireland's Europe Minister is inaugurating a new Irish terminal. Since Jan 1 there have been 50,000 freight units moving from here to Rosslare, sidestepping the UK landbridge.

“We only had 12 direct routes to France before Brexit, now it’s 44. We're looking as well next summer towards tourism to get Irish tourists into this region, but also tourists from Northern France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. They have more direct routes into Ireland.” @RTE

Also, has a pop at Frost.
 
bluethrunthru said:
any roaring you hear is the sound of the EU roaring with laughter at us and the mess we so quickly got ourselves into

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Free Trade! The Conservative Party has never resolved that issue since the 19th Century- wars and Europe got in the way, so the old wounds will be reopened in the coming years.
 
Hmmm..................how would immigrants prove how long they had been living there? Maybe producing their tax records would help? You what...................you mean they were tax dodging? How very dare you.

www.express.co.uk

Expats: Spain rejects 2,000 residency applications after Brexit

SPAIN has rejected an important number of residency applications from Britons who were planning to move there. But why are applications being denied?
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Beardman says we are the laughing stock of the world but stands by his decision to impose that on himself

 
Buy bog rolls and candles. The former because paper requires a lot of gas to produce and the latter because they will be handy in the up coming power cuts ( and it deprives dippers of their supplies )
 
bluethrunthru said:
Buy bog rolls and candles. The former because paper requires a lot of gas to produce and the latter because they will be handy in the up coming power cuts ( and it deprives dippers of their supplies )
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Install a bidet. Save on toilet paper use and benefit from increased rectal hygiene.
 
Supply chains back under control? Will be alright by Christmas?
Hmmmmmm.

https://www.ft.com/content/6eccab48-eaf2-4f67-ac0e-0005e7e21ef6

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, is diverting big vessels away from the UK because the nation’s main port is rammed full of containers.
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Congestion at ports has been widespread across the world since the end of last year when the pandemic wreaked havoc on supply chains by triggering volatile demand for goods, factory closures and restricted operations at ports. As a result, shipping a container between China and Europe costs more than six times as much as a year ago.
However, the situation at ports in the UK has been particularly severe because of its acute lorry driver shortage. Felixstowe port said a shortage of drivers meant that it was taking about 10 days before cargo could be taken inland to be unloaded, up from the usual four-and-a-half days.
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Alex Veitch, deputy director of public policy at Logistics UK, which represents the freight industry, warned that the congested ports could become a “serious issue for UK supply chains”. “Businesses are working tirelessly, around the clock to find alternative routes to bring goods to the UK while the situation at Felixstowe eases.”
 
west didsblue said:
Supply chains back under control? Will be alright by Christmas?
Hmmmmmm.

https://www.ft.com/content/6eccab48-eaf2-4f67-ac0e-0005e7e21ef6

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, is diverting big vessels away from the UK because the nation’s main port is rammed full of containers.
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Congestion at ports has been widespread across the world since the end of last year when the pandemic wreaked havoc on supply chains by triggering volatile demand for goods, factory closures and restricted operations at ports. As a result, shipping a container between China and Europe costs more than six times as much as a year ago.
However, the situation at ports in the UK has been particularly severe because of its acute lorry driver shortage. Felixstowe port said a shortage of drivers meant that it was taking about 10 days before cargo could be taken inland to be unloaded, up from the usual four-and-a-half days.
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Alex Veitch, deputy director of public policy at Logistics UK, which represents the freight industry, warned that the congested ports could become a “serious issue for UK supply chains”. “Businesses are working tirelessly, around the clock to find alternative routes to bring goods to the UK while the situation at Felixstowe eases.”
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Me, old brexit thread, August 2019:

"A bloke I know works for a firm that imports white goods. They've stockpiled, because they anticipate a five mile queue of ships waiting to enter Felixstowe."
 
Vic said:
Me, old brexit thread, August 2019:

"A bloke I know works for a firm that imports white goods. They've stockpiled, because they anticipate a five mile queue of ships waiting to enter Felixstowe."
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Interestingly the discussion about delays back then were in relation to a potential No Deal and the Brexit fanboys were claiming Project Fear. Now two years on it’s become clear that far from Project Fear, remainers were actually underplaying the future problems because we’ve still got the delays even with an “oven ready” deal.
 
west didsblue said:
Interestingly the discussion about delays back then were in relation to a potential No Deal and the Brexit fanboys were claiming Project Fear. Now two years on it’s become clear that far from Project Fear, remainers were actually underplaying the future problems because we’ve still got the delays even with an “oven ready” deal.
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I think we were going on the assumption that no government would be fucking stupid enough to put through a deal that torpedoed our country quite as much as this set of clowns have managed to put together.
 
bluejon said:
I think we were going on the assumption that no government would be fucking stupid enough to put through a deal that torpedoed our country quite as much as this set of clowns have managed to put together.
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Which is why the Article 16 threat is either empty or they don't see what a massive disaster it will be not only for the UK but for them personally. Imagine - they launch A16 - what do the EU do? Selective sanctions. Quite easy really - we are on country with one lot of Brexit MP's - find out what their constituency exports - Bridgen? Lincolnshire - carrots - 200% tariff on UK carrots. Baker? Johnson and Johnson are there - find out their biggest export - 300% tariff - and so on. Its not going to be hard to make life very uncomfortable for these Ultra's but very hard to retaliate across 27 member countries. Tory MP's many in the new blue wall seats but some better established ones ( Baker being an example ) are sitting on thin majorities.
 
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