Only as a EU-Japan deal.Interesting. Would this deal still be possible, without exiting the EU?
Only as a EU-Japan deal.Interesting. Would this deal still be possible, without exiting the EU?
In a way, there was (a vote, that is) : Johnson got voted in as prime Minister. At the very least, it counts as a sign that brexit should continue. Sure, the opposition wasn't up to snuff (what was it? Corbyn arguing he could get a better leave deal than May? ) but it's not our job to push a popular bremain minister.Well, considering there wasn't another vote, we don't know what the majority thinks after all this mess.
Interesting. Would this deal still be possible, without exiting the EU?
If there wasn't an anime and manga trade deal out of this, well, that would have been a missed opportunity. /jk
In a way, there was (a vote, that is) : Johnson got voted in as prime Minister. At the very least, it counts as a sign that brexit should continue. Sure, the opposition wasn't up to snuff (what was it? Corbyn arguing he could get a better leave deal than May? ) but it's not our job to push a popular bremain minister.
I wonder how many people will change their minds either way, when Brexit finally happens.
So after 4 years of procrastinating and general time wasting the UK has officially left the EU. No planes have fell from the sky yet, I've got a keen eye on the sky.
Erm... Are there any planes flying in the first place? With that covid stain you've got, most of Europe has banned flying from the UK in the first place.So after 4 years of procrastinating and general time wasting the UK has officially left the EU. No planes have fell from the sky yet, I've got a keen eye on the sky.
It's frankly slightly hilarious that Boris Johnson appears to be the only one in the Johnson family to actually have wanted a Brexit. Then again, I saw a documentary on the guy once. Seems he has his entire anti-EU sentiment purely from his own father because his father supported the EU pretty heavily, and he just wanted to mark himself as different. Interesting situaiton.What? Oh, so Boris Johnson' s father is nationalizing into a Frenchman? Oh...well...it's not like he was very brexit-minded to begin with.
Erm... Are there any planes flying in the first place? With that covid stain you've got, most of Europe has banned flying from the UK in the first place.
But ey... Seems everything's great so far. It's not like the traffic jams in and out of the country exceeded expectations (though that is probably best evaluated in a couple days and not exactly one day after the loooooong negotiated deal), nobody 's bailing out or,...
What? Oh, so Boris Johnson' s father is nationalizing into a Frenchman? Oh...well...it's not like he was very brexit-minded to begin with.
Sorry...got distracted a bit. But to get back to your message: yeah. No planes falling from the sky. I...guess that's awesome if you're insecure of those sorts of things?
Well...they're independent, so at least on the liberty front that's a straight up 'no' to anyone but to themselves.So is the UK part of America now or how does that work?
I say we tax 'em without representin' 'em!
Jeez, dude. Calm the fuck down. I said most countries banned UK flights, that's all. It's not an apocalypse, and it's not even brexit related. Let it go already.https://www.flightradar24.com/50.18,2.89/6
Seems like theres some planes in the air according to this, sorry to burst your bubble, the sky hasn't fallen in quite yet.
One man gets a passport, BREAKING NEWS. You realise his mother was French right, so he's entitled to a french passport. Or do the rules change now because you're butthurt about brexit. "Soz Stanley, we know your mother was french but brexit or something so nahhhh."
to add to what you said about Erasmus, the Republic of Ireland has agreed to pay for Northern Ireland citizens to continue the program. So even in that regard Erasmus has not stopped in the UK (as a whole).Well...they're independent, so at least on the liberty front that's a straight up 'no' to anyone but to themselves.
But as to where relationships with other countries are concerned...errrrrmmm....lemme just put down a few factoids I've picked up listening to the news:
* standards for importing goods to Northern Ireland have to adhere to EU standards as to not breach the good friday agreement
* goods that are exported to the EU have to meet EU's standards as well
* Gibraltar is now part of the Schengen zone
* EU members living in the UK have more travel rights in the EU than UK citizens (meaning: they have a huge advantage over UK citizens for jobs that require travel abroad)
* fishing quotas is a win for the UK. Whoop di doo: you'll gain up to 4% extra quotas in the next five years. For a sector that's about 0.1% total of the UK's GDP. And because custom checks take longer, the only real benefit is when caught fish is sold within the UK to begin with
About the only somewhat physical disadvantage for the EU in this deal is the cancelation of Erasmus (an exchange program for students), but to me that's hardly relevant. And that might be negated with whatever the UK government comes up with later.
So...I've honestly no idea why Johnson sells this as a win for the UK. The more I read about it, the more I'm like "ey...that's actually a benefit for the EU". But really: it's not like this deal should be a zero sum game. Perhaps it truly is a benefit for the UK, which would be awesome. But it's not like I'm complaining about anything.
*checks Shamzie's latest post*
*sigh* Well...almost. For some reason, people like Shamzie want to pretend they've "won" and (therefore) we've "lost". And therefore anything guys like me say must be because of spite or something.
Jeez, dude. Calm the fuck down. I said most countries banned UK flights, that's all. It's not an apocalypse, and it's not even brexit related. Let it go already.
I also anticipated your reaction to Stanley Johnson's move, but I'll be honest: I'll let others decide whether or not they consider it a sign or not. I do. You don't. That's fine with me.
I said it long before Brexit and I'll say it again now: ultimately all that changes is the price of things went up a bit in the UK, and they get to keep more immigrants out of the country. Returning to isolationism in the 21st century is not really an option; everything, including much of the world's economy, is online.To put it simply: I think the UK (and every over sovereign state) ought to govern themselves, and make laws pertaining to their people and their territories. This is why I fundamentally support Brexit.
If we are being honest with ourselves the reason that northern ireland is not part of the republic proper has nothing to do with the wishes of England (Scotland and Wales are minor players), but everything to do with the wishes of northern ireland itself.If only Northern Ireland would be merged with Ireland now although that won't happen even if it's the right thing to do.
Ireland uses the Euro currency, hm. A country where English is spoken and the EU currency is used, that's something somewhat interesting.
"Oi, mate, that's 50 Euros."
Btw, GameStop has branches in Ireland, but it used to be available in U.K. too. For some reason they closed down their U.K. stores (there's only two game retailers they'd rival: CeX and GAME, GAME is probably going out of business in the near future due to their ridiculous prices and £5 shipping when it should be like £1.26 or £1.50).