The Brexit Arms. Is this Ben Elton? Is it free mulled wine and mince pies for everyone or a Corb-free Christmas 🎄?

[SingingLily]

Welcome to the Brexit Arms!

The temporary Landlady is back but worry not, all is festive good cheer with just another three days to go until we reach the Only Poll That Really Matters. Till then, the gloves are still on!

A quick recap of the events of the last week or so:

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Anyone of any political persuasion who is prepared to join in, eschew goadery, and enjoy a laugh, welcome. First drinks are on the house.

Very public-spirited Lily; lady member... not SMurray? In which case, we're neighbours!

here's a nice little titbit ahead of polling day tomorrow which I think "Arms" regulars will like. Just tried it, results are startling

Search Google for the following terms
"Boris Johnson Flag"
"Jeremy Corbyn Flag"
and click on the "images" tab.

The different results are very striking IMO.

For clarity, no "" quotation marks in the searches needed.

Sadly not neighbours, Xing, or you really could have popped round to ours for a 🍷 or two.

I live in glorious Wiltshire.

It will be radio silence from me then from about 9.30 tomorrow and I don't suppose I'll be allowed to bring you Tales from the Polling Station anyway but one day perhaps...

No thanks, Louise. I'm having a day off from all that.

Complimentary Pimms 🥃 ?

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So the parties already know how well/badly they've done in the postal votes already? I assumed they were all counted together.

Whilst postal votes may be opened and verified prior to 10pm on polling day, they can only be counted after 10pm. Candidates/agents may be present at postal vote openings and can scrutinise the verification process, but ballot papers must be handled face down to preserve the secrecy of the vote.

So Ashworth shouldn’t have any idea of how postal voting is going -unless AROs or their staff are deliberately breaking Electoral Commission rules - which is an offence.

Love Wiltshire, especially the northern parts and the downs ... it's on our list of possible retirement locations.

I did some angry hoovering earlier. That helped. 😂

They NEVER come here to goad. NEVER happens.

“Love Wiltshire, especially the northern parts and the downs ... it's on our list of possible retirement locations.”

Wiltshire has largely escaped me on my travels, I must add it to the list!

If that “goad” post is directed at me epic then all I’m doing is correcting misinformation

Fair enough Lily. Yep a Pimms would go down a treat, thanks.

Relying on WTO rules after Brexit just got a bit trickier
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/uk-post-brexit-trade-at-risk-as-wto-top-court-shuts-down

It’s our anniversary today, and as stuff has been so crappy for us recently, we haven’t really had time to organise anything.

Tonight, we have had a McDonald’s and are going to drink some Friexnet rose’ that Tesco delivered by mistake and let us keep! 🙌

Dinner. Of. Champions. 😂

Anyone else having as exciting an evening as my DH and I? 😂

I’m off to a Thing, the sort of Thing where polite conversation must be had .

I’m trying not to eat all the tree chocolate 🍫 currently... imagine! 😬🎄

It’s not fair though, the kids get bloody advent calendars AND the tree chocs, surely there should be some left for me right? I shouldn’t feel too guilty should I? 🤔🤭🤫

“I’m off to a Thing, the sort of Thing where polite conversation must be had .”

Lucky you! Enjoy! 😉

Evening, can I have a large glass of something to warm my toes up please while I ask if anyone else has seen the furore about Laura Kussenberg tweeting that she has seen / heard that the postal vote is awful for Labour?

I hate pointless small talk with people I’m not keen on, is it like that? 😬

Happy anniversary Epic, and have a great evening at home with your DH. Watch Masterchef, drink fizzy pink cava and chill. My evening involves liver and bacon, mash, peas and a standard glass of the vino tinto do casa.

“Evening, can I have a large glass of something to warm my toes up please while I ask if anyone else has seen the furore about Laura Kussenberg tweeting that she has seen / heard that the postal vote is awful for Labour?”

She’s a naughty girl, I like the cut of her jib though, cheers for the heads up Laura K! 😂 🥀

...and admiring the new curtains which the shop measured wrong, so are four inches too short. I was so relieved it wasn't my measurements; DH would not have been impressed.

Thanks Xing, ‘Free’ fizzy pink cava, the best kind of all! 😉😉🙌🙌

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