Another new Brexit thread

[I'm With Stupid]

I'll ignore the racism as I assume that isn't your point They can afford to buy at current prices.

I'll ignore the accusation of racism too ;) Afford to yes. But I believe there are restrictions in place that make it difficult and potentially risky. Remember that woman from Azerbaijan that had her homes seized because she couldn't account for her wealth?

 

[BobKowalski]

I'm glad @BobKowalski took it for what it was, a bit of humour and not a personal attack, cheers Bob.

No worries.

 

[BobKowalski]

We have left. Keep up, @BobKowalski will tell you that.

We have. We left on 31st Jan 2020.

Economically we are still plugged in to the EU.

 

[law74]

Newry, Crossmaglen, South

Newry, Crossmaglen, South Armagh etc say hi!

No chance of a customs crossing point in XMG, Slab would just build another bypass

 

[bluethrunthru]

If house prices crash, they can always make it easier for corrupt Russian and Chinese officials to buy them as investments and prop them up again.

to be honest the criticism of what happened in that market was based around runaway house price inflation which guaranteed a profit for outsiders coming in - often laundering money.

If you have £1m dodgy cash and buy a house for £1m thats good business when you sell next year for £1.1m. You could argue in reality if your £1m is dodgy and you can't use it buy the £1m house and sell a year later for £0.9m you have "lost money" but in reality you have gained a "clean" £0.9m so maybe Kent will still be popular

 

[Bovril]

No chance of a customs crossing point in XMG, Slab would just build

I remember being stuck in Corry Sq. for 1 Month then redeployed to XMG and the odd trip to Warrenpoint, always thought Warrenpoint was a beautiful place, as opposed to the other two LOL

 

[law74]

I remember being stuck in Corry Sq. for 1 Month then redeployed to XMG and the odd trip to Warrenpoint, always thought Warrenpoint was a beautiful place, as opposed to the other two LOL

Before the world stopped on 23rd March I would have visits in the South Down area two or three days a week, sitting in the Point having my dinner was bliss, some beautiful views on a clear day, though the road to Rostrevor could be "interesting" after a storm, especially at high tide.
Parts of Newry are quite nice now as well, certainly a lot better than the 80's and 90's

 

[JASR]

60% of Kent voted Leave in the referendum​

English villages wake up to find they're Brexit's new border

SEVINGTON, England (AP) — Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract.

apnews.com

Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete form.

Just beyond the ancient oaks and yews that surround medieval St. Mary’s Church in the village of Sevington, bulldozers, dump trucks and cement mixers swarm noisily over a field. They are chewing up land to create part of Britain’s new border with the European Union — a customs clearance depot with room for up to 2,000 trucks.

No one asked local people for permission, and even in this Brexit-backing area, the disruption is straining support for the U.K.’s rupture with the EU.

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“The first anyone knew about it was when a sign went up saying the footpaths had been closed,” said Sharon Swandale, whose home in the village of Mersham used to be a 20-minute walk from Sevington. Closure of the path for construction work means it’s now an almost 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) drive.

“That was never part of the actual selling and the marketing for Brexit,” she said.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has been reluctant to disclose details of its border plans. But last month it admitted its “reasonable worst-case scenario” involved “7,000 port-bound trucks in Kent and associated maximum delays of up to two days.”

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The Sevington site is intended for customs checks, and could also be a “temporary traffic management facility” — a parking lot — for trucks if there are border delays, the government says.

The 27-acre field is one of 10 sites around the country earmarked for potential border infrastructure, under powers the government has given itself to buy and build without consulting local authorities or residents first.

“Up to now no local resident has seen the plans,” said Rick Martin, chairman of Sevington parish council, adding that locals are worried about gridlock and the effect the site will have on property prices.

“People are quite perplexed at the moment about what it’s going to look like when there’s 1,000 lorries parked across the road,” he said.

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It’s almost like people thought it would be nirvana (no jokes) and ambrosia all the way, and are shocked that the life they picked is now going to be different.

the clock has almost ticked, it’s now less than 3 months before the new reality really hits (though covid is doing a great job and smoothing the cliff fall early)

 

[Bovril]

Before the world stopped on 23rd March I would have visits in the South Down area two or three days a week, sitting in the Point having my dinner was bliss, some beautiful views on a clear day, though the road to Rostrevor could be "interesting" after a storm, especially at high tide.
Parts of Newry are quite nice now as well, certainly a lot better than the 80's and 90's

Nice to know, I was last in Newry 1998 on the GFA tour, must say apart from the obvious most people were friendly and engaging on both sides, I think they all knew that times were changing. Anyway South Armagh was always wet, cold and dangerous however even then I could appreciate the beauty of the countryside. Newry was a blast (no pun intended), always remember patrolling out of Corry Sq. to be met by the locals mocking with a Pint in their hands knowing we were gagging for one. I intend going back when this is all over to reminisce etc. I know Corry Sq. has gone now from Google maps but see Ardmore is still there. Good times.

 

[meltonblue]

Love a good prediction, especially when it's bad.

House prices have never been higher and that's 4 years into Brexit and in the middle of a global Pandemic and the hit to the economy.

I wasn’t referring to brexit with it, it will happen when the unemployment from Covid hits properly post Christmas.