Brexit - UK negotiates a deal

[Glen-i]

12 hours ago, Rummy said:

yeah but we're getting our NetScape back 🤦🏾‍♂️

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnsons-brexit-deal-refers-23236197

[sumo73]

Never put your unwavering faith in politicians (regardless of their side); they will always let you down. Not sure what the media is going to talk about in 2021 when Trump, Brexit and Covid 19 (eventually) disappear.  I must admit 'they' have done their best to divide us but unlike politicians no one has ever voted for them.

The Game Was Rigged From The Start - YouTube

Edited December 31, 2020 by sumo73

[Dog-amoto]

So…this is all going terribly well, isn’t it?

Massive HGV driver shortage caused by Brexit, admittedly exacerbated by Covid, and yet the media still don’t admit what is to blame and hold this god awful government to account. And now we are issuing “temporary visas” to fix the problem that we created for ourselves in the first place, which will not work as, if you were an EU driver, would you want to come to a place where you are not welcome, and face crap conditions and red tape for your efforts? And Tory MPs are claiming that we are now able to issue as many visas as we like as we have “taken back control” What utter bollocks. What EU law states that a country could not issue as many visas as it needs?

Brexit was never about taking back control - it was always about avoiding impending EU legislation regarding tax so that the billionaires could hide their schemes away from the scrutiny of the EU, Rees Mogg is a prime example. We have been well and truly fucked over by the idiocy of the British public and it will only get worse.

And the amazing thing is, the Tories are still well ahead in the opinion polls. It beggars belief. 

[Glen-i]

1 hour ago, Dog-amoto said:

So…this is all going terribly well, isn’t it?

Massive HGV driver shortage caused by Brexit, admittedly exacerbated by Covid, and yet the media still don’t admit what is to blame and hold this god awful government to account. And now we are issuing “temporary visas” to fix the problem that we created for ourselves in the first place, which will not work as, if you were an EU driver, would you want to come to a place where you are not welcome, and face crap conditions and red tape for your efforts? And Tory MPs are claiming that we are now able to issue as many visas as we like as we have “taken back control” What utter bollocks. What EU law states that a country could not issue as many visas as it needs?

Brexit was never about taking back control - it was always about avoiding impending EU legislation regarding tax so that the billionaires could hide their schemes away from the scrutiny of the EU, Rees Mogg is a prime example. We have been well and truly fucked over by the idiocy of the British public and it will only get worse.

And the amazing thing is, the Tories are still well ahead in the opinion polls. It beggars belief. 

Unfortunately, and somewhat ironically, the bit I bolded is the Tories greatest weapon right now as far as public opinion on Brexit goes.
As long as this pandemic is in effect, complications can be blamed on the virus, effectively making Covid a fantastic scapegoat. Couple that with the usual human reaction of doubling down instead of showing that you might have made the wrong decision, and it all gets depressingly predictable.