Brexit is Official

Samm · 2020-02-04T18:31:05.350Z

Yep … wallowing in your beer.

TommyLucchese · 2020-02-04T20:01:23.478Z

Samm:

They have gone a full generation without violence, I would rather expect that they would have gotten used to it.

Yeah they only had a level of terrorism equivalent to Israel during the Intifada for thirty plus years and a history of hundreds of years of rebellion. The IRA almost assassinated the Queen and blew up the literal entire Conservative Party. What could go wrong?

TommyLucchese · 2020-02-04T20:03:48.126Z

Jezcoe:

Well… let’s put back into place what exacerbated the violence for decades and see.

Oops… violence…

Now what?

The Republican and Orangemen militias have already said they’ll start demolishing and blowing up any border checkpoints the second they start trying to build them. And the border is one of the goofiest borders in the world, crossing through people’s houses and ■■■■■

Samson_Corwell · 2020-02-05T02:50:41.193Z

gooddad409:

Back to the subject of Brexit i am proud that the UK has regained their freedom and no longer have to bow a knee to unelected yahoos in the EU.

Kudos to the UK!

Uh, the European Parliament is elected.

Tommy-Englander · 2020-02-05T03:32:25.759Z

A lot of the Protestant loyalists in N.I would like a hard border because it would mean less likelihood of a united Ireland,unfortunately if the dissident republicans attack the border and border guards the loyalist paramilitaries will start the tit for tat killings like they did in the past.

Although people say there has been peace for a generation it isn’t quite true.There are still riots during the walking season,there is still a huge barrier dividing parts of Belfast along religious lines.It won’t take much to set it all off again

Tommy-Englander · 2020-02-06T15:52:46.924Z

Interestingly enough an attempted terrorist attack failed when police managed to locate and defuse the bomb.I didn’t expect anything to happen so soon

BBC News

Police believe CIRA planted bomb intended for 'Brexit day' attack

The PSNI initially received a report about an explosive device at Belfast docks on 31 January.

westaussie · 2020-02-09T09:18:55.425Z

@MoleUK @Tommy-Englander what will the impact of the Irish election result, and particularly the resurgence of Sinn Fein, have in complicating the Ireland-Northern Ireland border negotiation and resolution in the wake of Brexit?

Tommy-Englander · 2020-02-09T12:22:50.985Z

It’s looking like a tie between the 3 main parties but I don’t think any parties in the South would be seen to back a hard border.I honestly don’t see a viable solution to this problem that will be accepted on both sides of the border and the EU itself.This is why I believe we should’ve sorted out things like this before leaving but Boris knew better.

Eagle-Keeper · 2020-02-09T12:27:02.989Z

SixFoot:

Why? lol

eh…typical responses to more freedom and autonomy

I thought libs liked Freedom though?

Not the modern “liberal”, which is why that name really no longer applies.

westaussie · 2020-02-09T16:37:32.036Z

Looks like Sinn Fein might have a significant role to play in the negotiations of the Ireland/Northern Ireland border based on the current projections of seats won.

TommyLucchese · 2020-02-09T17:52:25.950Z

How in the world did Sinn Fein get so many seats in the Dail? They’ve always been kinda an afterthought in the Republic, right?

JayJay · 2020-02-09T17:53:49.803Z

Samson_Corwell:

gooddad409:

Back to the subject of Brexit i am proud that the UK has regained their freedom and no longer have to bow a knee to unelected yahoos in the EU.

Kudos to the UK!

Uh, the European Parliament is elected.

When has not knowing the actual details of what’s actually being debated ever stopped some people from having strong opinions before?

Tommy-Englander · 2020-02-10T03:30:16.211Z

Since Gerry Adams stepped down as leader,there support in the South has really grown.The present leader Mary Lou McDonald represents Dublin and hasn’t got the paramilitary baggage Adams had which would preclude a lot of people supporting them and has made a real effort in the Republic to win votes,it seems to have paid off.

westaussie · 2020-02-10T07:00:21.930Z

With almost half (77 of 160) seats won Sinn Fein has won 29 seats, 13 more than the next party. It seems to me that this will complicate a resolution of bojo’s irrational Northern Ireland border plans.

The Irish Times

Election 2020 Results | The Irish Times

Election 2020 results. All the counts all the constituencies as they happen from The Irish Times.

westaussie · 2020-02-20T16:08:49.436Z

@Tommy-Englander @MoleUK How is Boris Johnson going? Has a missing person’s report been lodged with the police as he seems to be missing?

Tommy-Englander · 2020-02-21T03:19:54.625Z

Well we have been hit by some a lot of rain over the last few weeks and there has been extensive flooding in some parts which is the second and third time for some of these areas.Boris is avoiding visiting these areas because he knows he will get a slagging off over the governments handling of it and is keeping a low profile.

It’s a shame we can’t export this rain to your country as you need it a lot more than we do!

westaussie · 2020-02-21T04:39:04.700Z

Thanks @Tommy-Englander. From what I have read and heard about Johnson it shouldn’t be a surprise that he has done nothing. Our PM, Scott Morrison, at the height of our bushfire crisis thought it would be a good idea to go to Hawaii for a holiday. When questioned about that one of his responses was “well I don’t hold a hose, do I”.

With respect to rain, fortunately the eastern states of Australia have had extensive rain in the past couple of weeks which has extinguished many of our fires. It will take many years to recover in particular with respect to the animals we have lost and in some cases they may never recover. It has been wonderful the support we have received from all over the world. There was a concert last week end to raise funds (around $10 million) that include Queen and Adam Lambert who reprised their entire 1985 Live Aid set. In my state of Western Australia we have another 4-6 weeks of our bushfire season in the south-west before we can expect any meaningful rain.

Tommy-Englander · 2020-02-21T12:14:33.990Z

I think everybody was shocked at the extent of the devastation you have suffered I hope you don’t go through a similar disaster again.I remember Morrison going on holiday,it just shows how in touch he is with the people to pull a stunt like that.

westaussie · 2020-04-16T14:48:15.476Z

Is there an irony that as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic the UK is importing European farm workers?

BBC News

Coronavirus: Foreign workers fly in 'to train UK farm pickers'

G's Growers says the 180 Romanian workers will train its mainly UK-based workforce.

Axxowiz · 2020-04-16T18:24:33.729Z

I don’t think we have seen the end of eu exit from other countries. For the record I don’t care, but I do read up on it and if anything euro skeptics is rising after this. Unless Germany comes to the rescue of Italy I think there’s a chance they could leave next. And after the Greece bailout a lot of Germans aren’t interested.

They did an internal poll their just recently and it was literally 50/50 on voters wanting to stay and leave.