To wonder how many of you are ready for hard Brexit now

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I took on the mantle to start another thread. If that is not allowed, Mods delete the thread, I am not sure of the protocol. But it certainly is an interesting discussion!

If allowed to stay as my OP, let's go!

@54321go

Very timely of you to spell out yet again the (possibly unplanned) consequences of a Hard Brexit. Particularly today, as it is the 64th anniversary of the end of WW2 rationing.

The impact of the war on access to food was such that it took until 1954 - 9 years after the end of the war - before rationing could be abolished. Hopefully the government will see sense and ditch Hard Brexit, but if not, it will give people something to contemplate this time next year as they queue for their weekly ration of 2 ounces of cheese and a can of snoek.

Fortunately there is no actual shortage of food so the 'only' problem is that it will be in Europe and of course everywhere else we import food from, but there will be no LEGAL transport to get it to us.
It is a political problem caused by politicians who, by most accounts are still 'dancing around' and not making achievable plans.

Again, all this uncertainty is why I prep. May never happen. May all be fine. Just in case it isn't, I prep.

I have been buying a few more tins of things , things that can be eaten cold as well , just in case there was any short term disruption to power supply, no point in having a full freezer if the power goes off.
Got some candles , mainly smelly ones that I have bought in the past , but are long burning and I have batteries for torches and the radio, again in case of power cuts.
I am not going to prep any more than that, all these things are useful in the case of a power cut, longest we had was only a couple of days though.

So. Mrs May's weekend house party. Blood on the carpet? Or gateway to our brave new world? Will she still have a job next Monday? If not what is the unthinkable alternative?

Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Lead Pipe, Rev Green in the Billiard Room with the Revolver or Mr Gove in the Conference Room with the White Paper?

Thanks buteo cheered me up a bit

I have dual nationality as do DCs so any major problems I will just move. Brexit is deluded Nationalism.

Work colleague voted Leave. 2 years down the line she's applied for an Irish passport...

@Buteo
Half the drinks have cyanide in them, but which ones are they?

Hmm. I'd be checking for novichok.

54321 they’ll be the ones in the poisoned chalices.

Just watched quite an interesting video on brexit by Jonathan Pie titled All leave viers are thick. I actually think everyone on both sides of the debate need to watch it tbh

I cannot imagine a hard Brexit happening. I don't believe that industry and business would stand for it.

Having said that, I have spent the day with a client who has planned on the basis that a hard Brexit will happen. I don't just mean as a contingency plan - I mean that is the basis of their decision making.

What do you mean by "not standing for it", Thesearepearls? Businesses are leaving the UK. That's their way of saying they won't stand for it. But the policitical decisions are being made by a small handful of people who don't appear to give a toss about businesse or anything else, other than their own immediate self-interest.

Today is going to be an interesting one, wonder who will 'leave' and who will back down ? Will we get the full details today or will they be released tomorrow during the football ?

Probably tomorrow as the meeting is meant to go till 10pm.
I think Theresa May, might have realised now after all the leave ministers met up, that she has lost control and will force them to go with it.
I was reading a BBC article and Theresa May was quoted it's important we all agree on this customs plan today.
So I think there will be an agreement today and then we pray the EU like it

Assuming the hard Brexit lot manage to strongarm Mrs M out of the door which replacement would be least worst? Johnson? Gove? Rees-Mogg? Leadsom? Oh how depressing. Tell me this cant happen.

It can't happen
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44728807 states that if any ministers resign or disagree with the policy then they will be removed from their post, have their ministerial car taken off them and have to walk or get a taxi to the train station .. would love for those prices to have to use public transport for once

Thanks train! Fingers xd.

Cholka. its not the leavers who are causing the problems. its having a remainer Prime Minister hell bent on placating the Undemocratic EU

So I think there will be an agreement today and then we pray the EU like it

Why?

People voted to leave the EU, there was no other question and though personally i want brexit reversed, its not going to happen, so give people what they still want, which is not being tied to a CU and following rules and regs we ll have no say over.

@jas.
Well like I said hopefully our politicians get an agreement and then hope the EU like it.

@Thesuzle

You are funny!
The PM wishes to stay in power and keep unity in her own Government, she has Gove etc on one side and Hammond on the other, both sides represent v strong opinions in the tory backbenches...... she is no more a remainer than i am Gareth Southgate.

She said she was a remainer

Train thanks for Jonathan Pie. Nice summary.