How confident are you in a good deal for the UK?

Has the Erasmus scheme remaining open to U.K. students been agreed yet? Guy Verhofstadt gave a very impassioned speech the other day saying that the EU should not punish the young of the U.K. who in the main do not want Brexit and will eventually be the way for the U.K. to rejoin. I did not hear him mention that it would need to be reciprocated although that may well be the case.
Since the U.K. referendum there is far greater support for the EU - no one wants to have all the customs etc back again. Hungary is causing upset because of the regime and may well be expelled because of its govt but the EU is also very aware of the position of the population.
As to where much of the money will be coming from to pay for the pandemic etc - could be that the new law coming in Jan2021 making those who hide assets in offshore pay tax - (pity that will not be happening in U.K.) will assist with the bill.

As to where much of the money will be coming from to pay for the pandemic etc - could be that the new law coming in Jan2021 making those who hide assets in offshore pay tax - (pity that will not be happening in U.K.) will assist with the bill.

Could this be why so many rich ppl in Government (and elesewhere) support Brexit? Perish the thought!

“As to where much of the money will be coming from to pay for the pandemic etc - could be that the new law coming in Jan2021 making those who hide assets in offshore pay tax - (pity that will not be happening in U.K.) will assist with the bill.”

Actually that is one of the prime reasons why the ERG are so tenacious in their support of Brexit, it would remove their ability avoid taxation.

David0205

Whitewavemark2

Callistemon

They have been building new homes on flood risk areas all over the country for years and 36% of new homes in Kent are, I believe, built on flood plains.

You'd think planners would have learnt something by now.

The EA has no power to prevent this, but is charged to mitigate the damage on a very stretched budget when disaster happens.

The EA also have to satisfy environmentalists, so they didn’t maintain the waterways in Somerset a few years ago causing massive floods.

Yes DS works very closely with environmentalists, climatologists, LAs, archaeologists, Natural England, etc, etc,. There is always a lot of negotiating!!

20-mile truck queue on M20 towards Dover port this morning. This is a major crisis in the making as those vehicles will have return loads of food and other freight waiting to be collected on the other side of the channel.

Many European hauliers are now not undertaking journey work to Britain due to the delays and ongoing uncertainty

For YouTube video on the M20 situation today follow below link.
youtu.be/8gSnY4HPWJg

Apparently the software is nowhere near ready and customs are trying to rely on a totally inadequate software package used for when we belonged to the EU.

No toilet facilities are being provided for those drivers caught up in those jams on the M20 so they are being forced to urinate in Bottles or anything else they can find and then throw it out on the side of the motorway.

So, this is "taking back control". I hope all who voted leave are proud of themselves on seeing this.

Retiredwell

No toilet facilities are being provided for those drivers caught up in those jams on the M20 so they are being forced to urinate in Bottles or anything else they can find and then throw it out on the side of the motorway.

So, this is "taking back control". I hope all who voted leave are proud of themselves on seeing this.

Sunlit uplands

urine is the least of your worries ;)

Oh dear

“Had a chat with an American colleague in a meeting earlier this week.

Britain’s international reputation can basically be summed up as: “a mad little island of money launderers.””

biba70

urine is the least of your worries ;)

That was my thought

This government have been so desperate to “get Brexit done”, or pretend to, to keep the Kippers happy, that they are happy to destroy large swathes of the country and economy. Leave supporters on here have said they are happy with the lorry queues, shortages and job losses as long as Brexit happens, so whilst you have people of that mindset, this self harm will continue and sod the rest of us.

they are being forced to urinate in Bottles or anything else they can find and then throw it out on the side of the motorway.

If they're in a stationary queue why don't they nip out and take a leak on the verge (as many men do, anyway...) ? Not pleasant but rather more environmentally sound...

If the software is nowhere ready and not even tested mystic maizie foresees many months of chaos...

biba70

urine is the least of your worries ;)

Very much so biba70. I was trying to keep my post on the subject at least half decent as "the other stuff" is being thrown out onto the side of the M20 in plastic bags.

I do not remember any leavers warning us all that this would be what we all should expect as part of Brexit.

MaizieD

^they are being forced to urinate in Bottles or anything else they can find and then throw it out on the side of the motorway.^

If they're in a stationary queue why don't they nip out and take a leak on the verge (as many men do, anyway...) ? Not pleasant but rather more environmentally sound...

If the software is nowhere ready and not even tested mystic maizie foresees many months of chaos...

Those drivers should not be placed in those circumstances. This situation has been brought about by this government's total incompetence in the handling of Brexit.

Remember the European Union were going to fall over backwards to sign a trade deal with "GREAT Britain".

What a sick joke that has turned out to be.

It certainly adds a new dimension to sh*t show.

I read today that people won't be able to take certain foods into the EU (I forgot that it used to be like that), so drivers could always use their empty lunch boxes.

In the decade before the referendum fewer than 10% of the population had any interest in the UK. Yet we now have Leavers posting on here (and on all other social media) utterly hysterical at the thought of being involved in any way at all with the EU (apart from taking lovely holidays in Europe). I actually have some admiration for the concerted Leave campaigners who have managed to whip up such a frenzy. To the extent that not only are some Leavers refighting WW1 & WW2, but also the Napoleonic Wars with xenophobic comments about the French. [grin

But I am still utterly baffled by how people have let themselves be manipulated and by how they seem to be happy with destroying peoples livelihoods, creating hardship and destroying the dignity and reputation of the UK.

Then having the cheek to tell Remainers not to get angry...

Those drivers should not be placed in those circumstances. This situation has been brought about by this government's total incompetence in the handling of Brexit.

Well, of course they shouldn't, Retiredwell. I was being a bit frivolous...

MaizieD

^Those drivers should not be placed in those circumstances. This situation has been brought about by this government's total incompetence in the handling of Brexit.^

Well, of course they shouldn't, Retiredwell. I was being a bit frivolous...

Oh, apologies then MazieD. This matter is a bit of a sore subject with me. I find it incredible that working people can find themselves in a situation such as this through nothing else but crass stupidity. ?

MaizieD

^Those drivers should not be placed in those circumstances. This situation has been brought about by this government's total incompetence in the handling of Brexit.^

Well, of course they shouldn't, Retiredwell. I was being a bit frivolous...

Isn’t it actually illegal to urinate in public?

MayBee70

MaizieD

Those drivers should not be placed in those circumstances. This situation has been brought about by this government's total incompetence in the handling of Brexit.

Well, of course they shouldn't, Retiredwell. I was being a bit frivolous...

Isn’t it actually illegal to urinate in public?

It must be illegal to throw it around

We are not just talking about urine here but other human waste also.

Whitewavemark2

The deal will be finalised this weekend.

Not long to go now. 9hrs 12 mins.

If Johnson had an ounce of decency he would get down on his knees, apologise to our fellow Europeans for the collossal waste of time money and effort wasted on this brexit nonsense and beg them to extend the transition period for at least ten years

Agree with Varian - Brexit has been an expensive ill conceived folly from the start even without Covid. I would like to see the transition period extended until Covid has been sorted as Nicola Sturgeon wants. Brexit only benefits a tiny number of right wing leeches and crucifies the rest of us. Based on lies on lies and misinformation from day one.

The country deserves a second referendum now we so much more. Polticians who knowlingly lie held to account, cronyism in politics made a criminal offence.

The system is rotten and needs updating across the board starting with a fair voting system. As regards the EU we should be part of it but look after our own interests more effectively. Balance the economy away from serives towards better mix of services and manufacturing.