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As much as I don't like what Kemi Badenoch stands for her "he didn't object to it when he could" isn't wrong.

He is trying to save his seat. Let's hope those deals will go.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/16/ni-deal-will-be-sorted-by-good-friday-anniversary-sunak-promises-biden?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Oh it will definitely be sorted...by next year.

Sure what's another year as this crap had been ongoing since 2019s "oven ready deal" 🙄

I'm not granting the Tories the "bad guy redemption story arc" over this.

There are a few small pluses RE environment/animal welfare but I didn't see "we give 350 million to the EU let's ban trawlers in protected fishing instead" :)

Brexit benefits so far:

Low vat on insulation I heard but have to check
Perhaps targeted dropping of tariffs for hand caught tuna
Reform of agriculture but some EU countries also pay for rewilding on top of eu subsidies so was this really necessary?
Banning of trawlers on sea conservation areas (the EU fishing policy needs an update there!!!)
Banning of live animal exports which the EU will also go for

Nobody in the EU even thinking of an EU exit anymore ;)

I guess humans gonna human, many people won't listens to warnings but it's truly a case of the BBC not speaking truth to power with Brexit until its too late.

It makes sense to move back to the EU. Unless a fantastic India deal is struck in the meantime? The EU has no tradedeals with India, but it would really need to be something great to stop moving closed to the EU.

Going to be picky here: There is no "a" customs union. And the problem with that is the AUS/NZ deals which the UK signed up for, will they roll over? Or merge into EU deals?

And if they do...their beef etc. is not EU approved. So, this is a tricky issue to resolve, perhaps the UK can opt out of those deals, but it will cost. (these are no good anyway) If that tradedeal does not go and we are still not back in the EU regulations in 15 years, the "irish sea border" is definitely here to stay.

Switzerland is the closest to a lot of custom deals and that might work for the UK.

Maybe...it depends how much the EU wants somebody who isn't that keen on the EU project and seemed only in it for itself back.

I mean the treatment of us citizens of nowhere was really fantastic, not. And the mess in Northern Ireland, ergh.

And the UK also seems to have forgotten the EU is =also= a peace project. An attitude of "we are so special" and "it is just about the economy" with all the fire fighting the EU has to do / yet another way in Europe, no thanks if you ask me.

At the same time the UK is also historically aligned with many non EU countries (not always in a positive way heh) and in that sense can enrich the EU as well, with not just trade knowledge but also genuine understanding and cultural exchange.

With a bit of genuine understanding of the shittiness of Brexit/really wanting in and not just for the £...well, why not? :)

Also: You can join a political party and get rights to vote (fast just attend AGM and vote online is possible too) and propose motions if you have time for that.

Help canvassing, fund raising... I joined the GP NI. You also meet people, learn things.

FPTP is such a shit system though...with Stormont it's proportional voting at least.

It really leads to "if you don't vote for X then Y gets in" rather than "I vote in my order of preference according to my preference"

60%????

So the majority of votes has no effect. Be interesting to read the article and methodology.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63596773

BBC very gently mentions the B word in relation to the UK going into recession.

Thanks, she seems to be a pretty tough person with all she has gone through.

"Labour endured a catastrophic collapse in support in the last general election in 2019 in “Red Wall” seats in its former heartlands of northern England and the Midlands, driven largely by frustration that the party was blocking Brexit. "

Some research quoted in the Gruaniad showed those people just want no immigrants, so well, perhaps that also explains Labour not saying much about anything.

It is the Greens for me, which have a chance in Stormont thanks to STV. (a form of PR) But of course we have no government and new elections coming, but then what, will we even have a government?

And the GPNI does NOT accept corporate donations which means it is not rich so extra election cycles really suck that way.

And it means it is not bought :)

The swing voters surely aren't very liberal if that's what they have to do?

I mean if 70% of people in the UK is quite chill about where people are from, are they constantly playing to the 30% and those make up the swing voters?

I guess...that's what going on then? Unless people tell porkies in surveys (it happens) or the DailyMail and others can really radicalize those swing voters...

I dare not hope atm...as the GE is not upon us yet. Until I see the Cons losing the election badly, I really don't dare to have any hope as since 2016 that turned out to be just disappointing me more :)

You'd think that the Uk was a hugely intolerant place if you just look at the nonsense talked by Braverman and the rest in Westminster too cowardly to really speak up and fire her? ;)

Twitter is not a good place for research, the population on IT is not very representative, it is like walking in a Wetherspoon and asking what they think of the EU :)

Lots of BS talked in The Netherlands as well, but I don't get why Labour isn't willing to REALLY defend immigrants and refugees if the UK is so tolerant. Maybe the raging twitter voters swing the elections...

It melts my head how the UK political landscape and the attitudes are so out of step.

Labour is not really going against it either, all thanks to some newspapers?

Not sure anybody is happy!

I've seen comments online from people that are happy as they got a payrise as their employer really had no choice, but other than that...nothing got "fixed"

It is almost as if most of the things Brexit would fix are not under government control (refugees, I mean...wars all over...) / locally caused (low wages, low productivity, lack of rent control and supply) / issues in many EU countries as well, with the few things that could be used for good (prefer your local supplier instead of Big Business and skip all the EU supplier rules) are not...used.

It is not the Brexit I wanted!!!!!! Yeah join the queue, you might be seen in 2033. Fuckwits.

NEXT need to introduce mandatory drug testing for C-suit, because he's smoking crack: LOL :))))))

As for his immigration comments, another one of we are good enough to fix job shortages for his shareholders and then can f-off, I don't see him call for worker rights for all, better wages, rights for immigrants...

My husband gets pissed off with these types too, they'd strip a company to the bare bones for profit and don't necessarily care about it...

Careful now that's far too practical... :)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63573988

More of his comments...

I think he doesn't quite understand a lot of people are mad about immigration as a proxy for being mad about low wages and high rents.

Making businesses pay an immigration fee to the government won't fix that...

I've had compost out for a while in ugly bags with holes, there are critters under it:

Earwigs, woodlice, black millipedes, centipedes, springtails, mystery small critters, a huge millipede occasionally, ground beetles, a devil's coach horse beetle... and 0 worms.

Will try to get buy some tiger worms.

We have the dreaded new zealand flatworm (GROSS looking things) which may not help...but perhaps buying some worms and adding them may get things started.

Thank you!

I have no earthworms for some reason, somebody a mile away from me has the same problem.

But the council gardens DO have them, should I get some cow dung/worm eggs?

We have poor clay soil that is very damp where we live, but he has been gardening for 20 years and still has none, so not sure there is a point to try...

Are there any compost bins that are worth buying or does it not matter and will a small one from the city council do?

It looks to me that if you have a big garden/lost of compost yes you DO need to set up a "pro" system, with different areas (from new to old, then turn it over) and a lid on it.

Perhaps I am overthinking it and a £10 bin from the council will be fine, assuming I turn over the compost every so often.

Right now it's all in garden waste bags, so it is composting OK but it's a bit untidy. We have lots of coffee grounds for

On hydrangea I've cuttings growing that are of the old school colour change type, can post barerooted if anyone wants one :)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/01/the-man-is-guaranteed-to-be-punished-matt-hancock-on-im-a-celebrity-will-be-legendary-tv?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Matt Hancock is going on "I'm a celebrity...."

The weirdest timeline strikes again.

Hope your family is ok, awful news.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/29/brexit-red-tape-puts-brakes-on-uk-innovation-and-eu-sales?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Can this be renamed Red Bus tape? ;)

I think ultimately there were a lot of negative emotions which led the leave campaign. Caused by newspapers owned by non Dom's, scapegoating immigrants, decades of lies and thought terminating EU cliches...

Then when the xenophobia and hard Brexit began the remainers also felt more negative emotions (hi!) but a proper investigation and airing never happened. Can't think practically when angry or upset already...

Now that everyone calmed down and logic returns the "it's a bit shit/project fear was right" thoughts get heard. Too late now, mostly.

It's completely stupid to call a binary referendum with no plan and then turn it mandatory.

But I'm not sure a "leaver" would have done better, it might have led to more trust and therefore a better outcome.

Maybe because that person would have also come up against parliament factions, with the erg wanting to watch the world burn, the DUP refusing to compromise, etc...