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Jan 12, 2021 17:49:18 GMT
Post by bjd on Jan 12, 2021 17:49:18 GMT
More seriously for me, I ordered a book from my usual supplier in the UK, the Book Depository, even though I know they were bought out by Amazon some years ago. I was notified on Dec 30th that the book was sent, but since it still hasn't arrived, I checked today and they have stopped taking orders from abroad for now and say to add 5 to 10 days to expected delivery dates.
Stupid Brexit.
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Jan 12, 2021 18:07:24 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 12, 2021 18:07:24 GMT
An Irish acquaintance and I both ordered the same varieties of seed potatoes from our usual supplier, D.T.Browns....she lives in Northern Ireland and has had her order cancelled but my order is still ok (I contacted them to find out). They say that it's because of Brexit.
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Jan 12, 2021 19:16:13 GMT
Post by lugg on Jan 12, 2021 19:16:13 GMT
...yes it is all going to shit now.
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Jan 12, 2021 20:26:32 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 12, 2021 20:26:32 GMT
I still order DVDs through Amazon UK, none of which are really rare so far, but I noticed that my choice of providers has shrunk, which means spending a euro or two more than usual. Today I received my first Amazon package with a customs declaration on it. Not really a problem for major professionals like Amazon whose computers do all the work, but I'm sure that little companies must find it to be a real pain.
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Jan 12, 2021 20:46:47 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Jan 12, 2021 20:46:47 GMT
...yes it is all going to shit now. Come on guys. It's been going for just 12 days. Give it 12 months then evaluate.
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Jan 12, 2021 22:15:27 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jan 12, 2021 22:15:27 GMT
Sorry, Mick. That just puts me in mind of all the people in November 2016 who said, "Well, we need to give him a chance."
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Jan 12, 2021 22:19:56 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 12, 2021 22:19:56 GMT
Yes but I’m not talking of him. I’m talking of the situation.
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Jan 13, 2021 19:45:07 GMT
Post by lugg on Jan 13, 2021 19:45:07 GMT
Come on guys. It's been going for just 12 days. Give it 12 months then evaluate. yes I get that Mick it may well look different in 12 months and I really hope it does. But for now ( for me) its a crock of shit www.bbc.co.uk/news/55633632Whilst I have no concerns about the sensationalised ham story sandwich - I do know the shortage of cannabis and impact is real and also I have a couple of friends whose small businesses are likely to fold due to the red tape of sending their products to the EU and some who are wondering if they can , or are, trying to find ways to survive. But for me the really important stuff is the negative impact on UK safety and security, education, free travel within the EU, the NHS and healthcare generally. of course healthcare concerns me most. More here about the Kings Fund view of the implications for healthcare www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/articles/brexit-end-of-transition-period-impact-health-care-system
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Jan 13, 2021 20:14:23 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 13, 2021 20:14:23 GMT
The French Brexit news was mostly about fish. The French are not complaining about the deal that was signed, since it was pretty favourable to EU fisherpeople. But it was mentioned that export procedures have become more complicated than expected, and the fish are often no longer fresh enough to sell to the EU. Therefore, a lot of British fishing boats are going to Denmark directly to have their catches processed there. This does not bode well with the British fish processing industry. It might be just a temporary problem, but there seem to be quite a few of those.
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Jan 14, 2021 8:32:03 GMT
Post by bjd on Jan 14, 2021 8:32:03 GMT
Speaking of fish, with all the kerfuffle on the British side about it, the Tory fisheries minister was "too busy" at Christmas organizing a nativity trail to read the post-Brexit trade deal. Where do they find these people?
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Jan 15, 2021 5:21:36 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Jan 15, 2021 5:21:36 GMT
I was just 'offered' by suppliers to change CPT conditions to DDP for a small fee of £. I am recommending it since at least we are more sure to get the goods, as nobody really knows how to fill in the paperwork in our plants, at keast for strategic products. Let us build experience on import procedures on toilet paper...
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Jan 24, 2021 7:46:06 GMT
Post by bjd on Jan 24, 2021 7:46:06 GMT
"British businesses that export to the continent are being encouraged by government trade advisers to set up separate companies inside the EU in order to get around extra charges, paperwork and taxes resulting from Brexit, the Observer can reveal.
In an extraordinary twist to the Brexit saga, UK small businesses are being told by advisers working for the Department for International Trade (DIT) that the best way to circumvent border issues and VAT problems that have been piling up since 1 January is to register new firms within the EU single market, from where they can distribute their goods far more freely.
The heads of two UK businesses that have been beset by Brexit-related problems have told the Observer that, following advice from experts at the Department for International Trade, they have already decided to register new companies in the EU in the next few weeks, and they knew of many others in similar positions. Other companies have also said they too were advised by government officials to register operations in the EU but had not yet made decisions."
So glad the UK has taken back control.
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Jan 24, 2021 9:31:50 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 24, 2021 9:31:50 GMT
So all of the businesses can be back in the EU, but the UK citizens get all of the inconveniences.
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Jan 24, 2021 9:58:56 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 24, 2021 9:58:56 GMT
......mutter mutter mutter....blasted Brexit..mutter mutter....
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Jan 24, 2021 10:16:06 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Jan 24, 2021 10:16:06 GMT
It's been going for 24 days..
Setting up offices in the EU seems eminently sensible.
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Jan 24, 2021 18:29:04 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jan 24, 2021 18:29:04 GMT
Sensible, yes, but oh so unnecessary if there had been no stoopid Brexit to begin with!
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Jan 24, 2021 18:30:58 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Jan 24, 2021 18:30:58 GMT
Giving work in Europe, paid for by British. I am starting to like Brexit.
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Jan 25, 2021 21:50:49 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 25, 2021 21:50:49 GMT
Problems with Italy now.
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Jan 25, 2021 22:16:17 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 25, 2021 22:16:17 GMT
Cherbourg is very happy with Brexit, because a large share of the Irish traffic is now avoiding going through England. The port business is up more than 300%. The English port of Holyhead is not happy at all.
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Jan 26, 2021 15:39:47 GMT
Post by fumobici on Jan 26, 2021 15:39:47 GMT
Can you expand on that? Conte resigned, mostly because awful ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his little vanity party from the ruling coalition, but the move was mostly a tactical one and it will be likely that he will head a new coalition soon.
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Jan 26, 2021 15:43:41 GMT
Post by fumobici on Jan 26, 2021 15:43:41 GMT
Brexit is pretty analogous to the US' MAGA thing: a vacuous slogan with no coherent policy direction posing as a movement.
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Jan 26, 2021 15:50:11 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 26, 2021 15:50:11 GMT
I read another article today about the Brexit-voting fisherpeople of Scotland sorely regretting what they did. But where on earth did they think they were going to sell their catch if it didn't go straight to the continent? China maybe?
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Jan 26, 2021 16:00:14 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Jan 26, 2021 16:00:14 GMT
That's correct about Italy. It's in BBC news now if you want to check.
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Jan 29, 2021 12:38:30 GMT
Post by mossie on Jan 29, 2021 12:38:30 GMT
It is a very good thing that we have left the EU, if we were still in I could still be waiting for my anti Covid jab while they faffed about, and Germany had priority.
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Jan 29, 2021 14:37:25 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 29, 2021 14:37:25 GMT
Yes, having the highest death toll in Europe is a wonderful accomplishment. I'm sure it freed up quite a few places in the queue.
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Jan 29, 2021 21:18:11 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 29, 2021 21:18:11 GMT
Yes, having the highest death toll in Europe is a wonderful accomplishment. I'm sure it freed up quite a few places in the queue. Not quite sure what you mean. Are you saying that if we had stayed in the EU there would be less deaths?
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Jan 29, 2021 21:59:00 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jan 29, 2021 21:59:00 GMT
No, I was just pointing out on the contrary that stating something like "a very good thing that we have left the EU, if we were still in I could still be waiting for my anti Covid jab" was a foolish assumption.
This is not a time for assuming that one place or the other has done things well. But bringing EU membership into a subject like this is totally ridiculous.
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Jan 30, 2021 7:33:52 GMT
Post by onlyMark on Jan 30, 2021 7:33:52 GMT
"a very good thing that we have left the EU, if we were still in I could still be waiting for my anti Covid jab" - unforseen result of remaining but true enough as it turns out - serendipitous.
So you are saying that the availability of vaccine in the UK and the amount of jabs done would have been the same had we still been in the EU - i.e. there is no connection between the two? How the UK has handled covid leaves a lot to be desired and there have been far too many avoidable deaths, and the situation regarding the amount of people vaccinated may well just be a by-product of leaving the EU, but I cannot understand why one can't bring in the subject of membership of the EU in relation to vaccinations in the UK when there is clearly a correlation between the two. Mick makes a good point. Of course you may mean something completely different with the foolish assumption and totally ridiculous comment but I can't quite see what it is.
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Jan 30, 2021 13:21:21 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Jan 30, 2021 13:21:21 GMT
Seems some comments are of the FB quality here.
I don't see the need to say comments are ridiculous and foolish, and see even less the need fir yhd second comment to pile on and say the same with the same words.
And i can understand that some feel that buting direct for you gives the umpression that at least what you buy is for you and won't be redirected towards others.
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Feb 4, 2021 16:36:17 GMT
Post by tod2 on Feb 4, 2021 16:36:17 GMT
While you guys are quantifying the situation our family has acquired enough Invermectin for the four of us. And what is more, the electrician coming to connect up our solar power tomorrow morning has just conquered Covid with these tablets. But who knows when the bell tolls for you - would you do it??
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