Off Topic How Are You Celebrating Brexit Day ?

First positive news for years for Labour- only 27% of Momentum members want R L-B as leader.

 

I hear Putin is doing his President / Prime Minister / President switching act again.

A word of caution to those who think this country would be better as a Republic.
What Putin is doing in Russia could never be done here in the UK.
The Office of President is infinitely corruptible.

 

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Lardi, you asked why Labour lost the elections. the reasons are many - Corbyn was an arrogant aun very unpopular leader of the opposition. But the drip drip effect of 'news items' like this over decades was hugely effective. And note the size of the appology. Correspondingly small to go with the Sun's editorial standards. In Liverpool, they tend to boycott the Sun, and when it came to Brexit, they bucked the trend for that part of the UK and voted against. Coincidence?

 

The Sun is influential. It is a cynical publication, written by very intelligent people for readers who have 10 minutes to spare at tea-break.

 

The collective IQ of the Sun readership hovers around the 30 mark. Wouldn’t even wrap my chips with it.

 

Unlike the other papers the Sun doesn't have allegiance to a particular political party, and so gives the impression of starting from a neutral position. It's actual position is whatever the Dirty Digger says it is.

 

Did Tony Blair win the general election in 1997 only because The Sun backed him?
Perhaps he did.

The Sun didn't invent the migrant camps in Calais either. Or the people who target every lorry coming across to the UK, trying to hitch an illegal lift.

Let's not pretend we don't have a problem with economic migrants and benefits tourists because they tell lies at The Sun.

 

No, he didn't. New Labour was miles ahead in the opinion polls, backed up by sweeping gains in Euro and council elections, long before Messrs Brown and Blair flew down to Oz to grovel to the Dirty Digger for his support. Black Friday was wot won it for Labour, not the Sun. It was a crafty move by the DD to grant his support, perpetuating the myth that the Sun always backs the winner.

 

Only a fortnight to go now until we celebrate our liberty

How are you celebrating the happiest event of our lifetimes ?

Naturally I am starting off with a couple of drinks at the Palace, before attending one of the many official Brexit drink ups in SW1.

Raise a glass to my own modest role, as we look forward to proper controls being applied to our borders for the first time since Ted Heath weighed less than 25 stone.

There is added enjoyment witnessing the bile of those hideous Remoaners, from life’s success stories such as Lineker and Hugh Grant, to the other end of life’s foodchain and Dave Lockwood

We have Barnsley at home the day after Brexit Day...and I fully expect to be as rough as fvck

@Ponders Revisited - we did it

 

Not like you to be so understated Sheriff

I know you put a lot of work into this, so fair play to you.
I'll be having a Full English on Saturday morning (Feb 1st) and will enjoy it just that little bit more

But I'm not going overboard. A lot of the folk who didn't want this were against it for genuine heartfelt reasons.
I don't see a need to rub their noses in it when there is still a long way to go. And this new UK must be for all of its people.

But party away fellow Brexiteers, if that's what you want to do

 

That full English will taste extra delicious @lardiman

(just don’t have it in the Valley cafe )

 

@AllHellLetLoose

I hear that from 1st Feb, Scots lucky enough to be living in England will have to swear allegiance to St George.

 

Turkish, wasn't he?

 

I'm one of those hideous remoaners who hopes that I got it wrong,that British people benefit from Brexit, as we were told we would. However it plays out we won't see the effect in 2020, things will carry on as before. Since about 75% of immigration now comes from outside the EU we will need new windmills to tilt at.

 

If I manage to stay awake it's an age thing thought about a cheeky glass of wine but will settle for the traditional cup of tea at 11pm 31/1/2020

 

Nothing to celebrate.

 

I wonder, if Article 50 had somehow been revoked, whether there would have been celebrations up and down the country.

Personally, as I've mentioned before, I don't see the need to celebrate overtly. The issue is still so divisive it will only cause at least as much unhappiness as it does pleasure.
I think this whole 'Chimes of Big Ben' story is unseemly jingoism now that the issue is resolved.
And half a million pounds is an obscene amount of money to waste on a pugnacious gesture.

No punches or low blows should be barred during the struggle (and indeed neither side held back) but that's done now.
Any celebrating or rejoicing should be done with the feelings of other people in mind.

 

What are these Scots?

 

As Shakespeare said
"For England. Harry and Meghan and St George"

 

The Chancellor has euphemistically warned that "Some businesses may not benefit" from B****t. Project bloody fear again.