New EU Treaty - a good deal or not?

I don’t hate anyone Galaxy. Truly not.
When have I ever intimated so? To anyone?
Hate is a horrible word.

No, tonight might seem silly or simplistic to many who didn’t vote the way some of us did.

But I would just like to encourage a little joy and exultation on what is, for many a new beginning! For those who are feeling as I am tonight. It’s been a long time coming!
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Only 17% think Johnson's deal is good for our country

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-brexit-deal-public-approval-b1780300.html

"I take it you’re with us Bodach?
Good woman!"

I certainly am, Urmstongran - on the matter of Brexit. It's a pleasure and an honour to join you in celebrating today's events. Your unalloyed happiness and optimism shine out amongst a 'muttering' of miserable remainist/rejoinist commentators on GN this evening.

On the matter of my being a "Good Woman", however, may I refer you to my (Gaelic) username?

Not muttering at all.

Will celebrate very happily when the Irish passports arrive for the offspring.

17% of 8000 people

Good news from Aldi though.

uk.reuters.com/article/uk-aldi-uk-suppliers/aldi-to-spend-additional-3-5-billion-pounds-on-food-and-drink-from-british-suppliers-idUKKBN29428R

It s great to see joy and happiness in removing freedoms from your fellow citizens on a day when 1000 have died of C19.

You said stop the hating. Holding a different opinion to you isnt hating.

I think that the word hating has taken on a new meaning

Haters gonna hate etc etc

Not to be taken literally.

I apologise unreservedly Galaxy it was a bad choice of word there. I can understand you calling me out on it.

But it was more how Lucretzia explained it. Brexit WAS so divisive.

It just feels F A N T A S T I C to have moved on ‼️

Thats ok, but dont you think dividing into teams is divisive. And also I know it wasnt you but could people get some new jokes. Surely there must be an alternative to remoaner by now

"It s great to see joy and happiness in removing freedoms from your fellow citizens on a day when 1000 have died of C19".
Dear vegansrock: What has Brexit got to do with Covid mortality figures? Do I detect a touch of glass-half-empty in your irony? Go on: give us a break, and allow us to bask in seeing Brexit finally over the line. Channelling my inner Sir Toby Belch, I put it to you, "Dust thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

There are not teams as such because we are all going forward together. We may disagree on some things but the arguments of the last four and a half years are finally over.
Onwards and upwards ??

I would be most interested to hear the views of those who are joyfully celebrating on the following. In 2019, the service industries accounted for 80% of total UK economic output. Services accounted for 82% of employment in July-September 2020.
We do NOT have a deal covering these areas.

I agree with you there Galaxy I can honestly say, hand on heart that I have never called anyone a Remoaner. I think it is an awful slur.

Changing tack
Well said Bodach. Hear, hear.
varian please stop this. Brexit & Covid are apples and pears.

Oops.
vegansrock
Not varian
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Apologies!

Of course the covid deaths are a tragedy, but being the first to roll out the vaccines is surely a triumph? Well it is for some of us.

I am another one who is in your happy band Urmstongran !

I voted to leave and I haven’t wavered from that for a minute, and in fact the longer this tortuous business has dragged on, thwarted at every turn by those here and in the EU, the stronger has been my conviction that we are doing the right thing.

Right from the start I had a feeling we would be in for a tough time extricating ourselves from the EU’s tentacles, but here we are, poised ready to leave and I couldn’t be more delighted ?!

JenniferEccles Let's hope that you don't fall flat on your face.

Great to have you join us JenniferEccles!
Lovely to have you join the band of merry makers tonight.
Take a recommend yourself for holding the faith in democracy - even in the darkest days!
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Just think ...
Bye bye to:

Gina Millar
Alistair Campbell
John Major
Bob Geldof
Anna Soubry
Lord Adonis
David Gauke
Chukka Umunna (?sp)
Jo Swinson (such an own goal there! Arrogant nonsense)
Tony Blair
Dianne Abbott
Jeremy Corbyn
Hugh Grant
Gary Lineker
Ian Blackford
Yvette Cooper

to name a few we won’t have to listen to anymore.
Now that alone is worth a round of drinks.!
Cheers!
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What on earth are you talking about. Those people will still have opinions and you didnt have to listen to them anyway. A lot of them have made considerable contributions certainly more so than farage, tedious Wetherspoons bloke etc.

Oh I know some won’t be going away Galaxy and of course they’re entitled to their opinions. But I shall be able to ignore them now - because we are OUT! With a deal too.
Yay!
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You could always ignore them. The deal makes no difference to that.

Lord Adonis was on TV a few hours ago saying a lot of sensible things.

And we can listen to Mark Francoise, Peter Bone, Cash Redwood, Rees Mogg et al instead, Oh joy.....