Good Post-Brexit news!!!

^ I did think the other day how much better the NHS will be doing this January what with all the extra money promised to them whilst people went out to vote for Brexit and the NHS.^

Michael Rosen is backing a campaign for more money for the NHS:

He writes: “If we’ve learned anything from the last year, it’s that the government has levers which can literally ‘create money’.”

Rosen, who said the NHS saved his life many times over, added: “We’re entitled to say, ‘If you can raise cash like that for an emergency, why not raise it for the service that looks after us from cradle to the grave. We are the country. Without us, there is no country. What could be more important?’”

The New Deal for the NHS, organised by the patient-led pressure group Just Treatment, says the pandemic has exposed the need for “transformative investment” of £33bn a year in the NHS or 1.5% of GDP.

(The campaign) concedes that the £33bn sounds like a lot, “but when £22bn has been wasted on a completely ineffective Covid test and trace programme it makes the cost of a health system that can properly care for us when we need it seem reasonable.”

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/michael-rosen-backs-campaign-for-big-funding-rise-for-nhs/ar-BB1d3tB7

biba ??? pot kettle black?

then time for pots and kettles to stop I'd say.

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great start

its good news that the EU is reportedly trying to find a way back for Scotland and Wales into the Erasmus programme...not England because thye decided they didn't want it .You reap what you sow !

The Turing scheme is much more comprehensive than the EU one.

Jane10 the £100 million only covers outward movement of students/staff. It does not cover inward movement with all the soft power and influence it brings.
Also, although the £100 million is pledged I'm not aware that a statement has been made yet as to over what time span this will be used.

Some countries have Erasmus and other schemes to improve reach.
Turing is not a replacement for Erasmus. Although I welcome it, it does a different job.

Cadbury’s are moving their Dairy Milk plant out of Germany and back into Bournville to a new 15 million plant ???

I'm happy to hear that , GG1.

They must think that the UK is a very good market for them to make it worth their while to move here... and be a large enough concern to absorb the cost and red tape involved in exporting to the EU.

I wish they'd rethink their Milk Tray, though. It's got really horrible over the past few years and it used to be my favourite...

Correct MaizieD - and it’s not the same without that young man in black delivering either......?

Do you think the young man in black might be coming too Pantglas? Even without him it's very good news.

Cadbury’s horrible full of palm oil , sugar and hardly any chocolate. Just what the Brits like though.

Surely as it is mainly Brits who eat it then it just makes more economic sense now to manufacture and distribute it in the UK? Not for me though, I prefer dark chocolate.

More GOOD NEWS!

“Spain and the United Kingdom are negotiating a security and defense agreement meant to serve as a key element of the new cooperation sought by both sides following the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1.

According to Spanish diplomatic sources, the deal will cover issues such as the fight against Jihadism, cyber-defense and joint military missions; it will also contain “measures of trust” regarding the base in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula that is a source of continuous friction between both countries.”

- Source: El Pais in English (2 days ago).
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Every day some govt minister or other announces that they are pledging millions to some project or other. These vast sums spew out of their mouths ad infinitum. Has anybody added up the costs of these various promises?

Here is the reason that a long established British company is moving to the EU

www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/14/as-half-its-sales-are-wiped-out-silk-firm-joins-exodus-to-europe

It's sad when a long established company that would provide interesting work has to move abroad. No doubt many of the garment makers will follow. France is very good at lace, some of which was used on Kate Middleton's wedding dress.

I have used Bennetts for silk in the past including some fabulous silk jerseys.
They also have beautiful lace.
I don't buy silk now, but such a pity.

Good news for Milk Chocolate lovers regarding Cadbury though.

Meanwhile Northern Ireland buyers have had to cancel orders for 100,000 trees which were destined for many community projects as they aren’t allowed to import plants from the mainland. Plus The National Theatre has halted any future European tours of its productions.

Not importing trees is really good news vegan. Imported trees, especially ones from the EU, have brought in too many diseases and pests to the UK.

But N.I. can more easily import trees from the EU - they can’t import from the mainland U.KThats how nuts the situation is.
www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/17/brexit-forces-northern-ireland-buyers-to-cancel-orders-for-100000-trees?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

If it weren’t for the news being dominated by the health crisis, much more would be made of the many disastrous aspects of the treaty Johnson pushed through at the last minute. Terrible for artists and musicians, not to mention the fishing industry which has been sold down the river despite all the fanfare of “control of our waters”. The betrayal of N.I which will get worse after April unless they backtrack.

One snippet of good news Sterling is gaining steadily at €1.15 yesterday, it’s got a long way to go to get back to the €1.40 before the Brexit vote, at least it is moving.

£600 million sustainable aviation fuel plant set to be built in Ellesmere Port. Essar Oil, Stanlow Terminals and Californian based Fulcrom BioEnergy expect the huge development, Fulcrom's first plant in Europe to create hundreds of jobs.
bit.ly/2Zm20wB #ukmfg