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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 08:21 AM
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brexit to push uk debt to 50 year uk high ......lovely


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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 08:25 AM
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project fear ,mate. Everything will be fine, Boris is gonna sort them EUs out
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 08:35 AM
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Maybe im a sucker but i believe what Paul Johnson says
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Maybe im a sucker but i believe what Paul Johnson says
Boris Johnson not Paul, he is gonna rebuild the Empire.

These guys
knows whats up

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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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Ah those sunlit uplands, bless em..

He wasn't actually even alive when the British Empire ended ,

But what's that got anything to do with it!
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 11:20 AM
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tbf it might have been his father that had a hand in actually doing, the work , to maintain the empire down the barrel of a gun

But presumably hes put total trust in lafarge playing the churchill figure

naive just doesnt do it justice
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 12:41 PM
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This is another reason the general public can't be trusted with important decisions.
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Ah those sunlit uplands, bless em..

He wasn't actually even alive when the British Empire ended ,

But what's that got anything to do with it!
What do you mean the British Empire ended! We still have 14 overseas territories and technically, the sun still never sets on our glorious empire!

In order of area, we still have...
British Antarctic Territory,
Falkland Islands,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,
Turks and Caicos Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,
Cayman Islands,
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (two military bases on Cyprus)
British Virgin Islands,
Montserrat,
Anguilla,
Bermuda,
British Indian Ocean Territory,
Pitcairn, Henderson, Bucie and Oeno Islands,
Gibraltar.

OK, so they're mostly pretty small islands with little significance and certainly not in a position to help us out post Brexit, but you can't say we don't have an empire!

As for Farage being a Churchill figure, well, Churchill brought the country together in desperate times, Farage is dividing the country creating this whole mess and it was Churchill who had the idea of a United States of Europe! Farage may have bravado, but Churchillian he is not! I'd say he's more akin to Oswald Mosley myself!
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BMWhere?
As for Farage being a Churchill figure, well, Churchill brought the country together in desperate times, Farage is dividing the country creating this whole mess and it was Churchill who had the idea of a United States of Europe! Farage may have bravado, but Churchillian he is not! I'd say he's more akin to Oswald Mosley myself!
Both have terrible dress sense too
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 01:27 PM
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The good news just keeps on coming:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices...-a9145701.html
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 01:36 PM
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Project Fear again clearly. What does the BoE know anyway.

Take back control.
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by BMWhere?
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (two military bases on Cyprus)
Not wanting to be picky but a slight correction Mr Brady.

I think you are refering to the two Sovereign Base Areas of:

Western Sovereign Base Area consisting of Episkopi Garrison, RAF Akrotiri and Berengaria in Limassol.
Eastern Sovereign Base Area consisting of Dhekelia Garrison and Aya Napa.

Not to mention RAF Troodos and RAF Olympus tucked away on top of the Troodos mountains, and the Paphos live fire ranges.

Aswell as the UN base in Nicosia.

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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
Not wanting to be picky but a slight correction Mr Brady.

I think you are refering to the two Sovereign Base Areas of:

Western Sovereign Base Area consisting of Episkopi Garrison, RAF Akrotiri and Berengaria in Limassol.
Eastern Sovereign Base Area consisting of Dhekelia Garrison and Aya Napa.

Not to mention RAF Troodos and RAF Olympus tucked away on top of the Troodos mountains, and the Paphos live fire ranges.

Aswell as the UN base in Nicosia.
Correct!
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 05:01 PM
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But can we subjugate the locals / make them work for peanuts, is there gold/oil /slaves to be pillaged

Any riches at all to prop up good ole blighty
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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
But can we subjugate the locals / make them work for peanuts, is there gold/oil /slaves to be pillaged

Any riches at all to prop up good ole blighty
There are lots of penguins on South Georgia, I'm sure we could monetize them somehow
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 09:37 AM
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Had to LOL at this when I heard it on the news this morning.... whoever thought they would get away with this one is


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Originally Posted by Dr Hu
Had to LOL at this when I heard it on the news this morning.... whoever thought they would get away with this one is :Screwy:


an insight into the 'genius' behind that campaign
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 12:28 PM
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Number 10 totally lost it, as far as anyone can tell

meantime ( probably) far right attacking German Muslims again
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Old Oct 10, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Number 10 totally lost it, as far as anyone can tell

meantime ( probably) far right attacking German Muslims again
... and Jews, plus anyone else "who looks or talks funny".

So predictable you could just about write the script.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 07:51 AM
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So what now

Some appalling deal like blocking abortion in NI forever and lorry loads more cash for DUP ?
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
So what now

Some appalling deal like blocking abortion in NI forever and lorry loads more cash for DUP ?
Doubt it will get through...**** knows.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 10:59 AM
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New deal agreed apparently, but it still needs to be agreed by DUP and parliament so still highly unlikely.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50079385
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 11:47 AM
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It'll not get through, the DUP & Labour are planning on rejecting it.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by urban
It'll not get through, the DUP & Labour are planning on rejecting it.
This is the most likely outcome apparently.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 12:54 PM
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We're fcuked and never getting out of the EU
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by urban
We're fcuked and never getting out of the EU
It will force no deal i expect.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 01:09 PM
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What on earth was Teresa May thinking of when she called that general election

Stiil, all come good for Peoples vote
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
It will force no deal i expect.
I honestly don't believe it will get to that...more likely to be another vote with Boris blaming everyone for not supporting him...probably. maybe?!
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
It will force no deal i expect.
Quite possibly as Juncker has just ruled out any extension ...
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonnys3
Quite possibly as Juncker has just ruled out any extension ...
Or Brexit is cancelled in favour of another vote...Boris can blame the HoC for not supporting him...with a GE thrown in to spice things up as a free bonus.

Potentialy months more of this...
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