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Westministenders: Festive Edition

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RedToothBrush · 22/12/2020 21:00

Good King BBBBaBoris looked out,
on the Port of Dover,
There the shit lay round about,
Deep around the stopover;
Brightly shone the moon that night,
Tho’ the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight,
Delivering stuff for Yule.

“Bugger SAGE and stand by me,
We've all stuff that needs selling,
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?”
“Sire, he lives a good league hence,
The other side the EU;
Though relations maybe tense,
He's trying to get goods through.”

“Oh god I need another wine,
I have many crisis to consider:
We must tell them its all fine,
I must not be seen to dither.”
SAGE and monarch, forth they went,
forth they went together;
Through the nation's sad lament
and really crappy weather.

“Sire, our plight is darker now,
And the covid transmission stronger;
Fails my heart, I know not how;
To keep Tier 2 much longer.”
“Soon we can drop their wage.
And treat them all more coldly
In Britain's new chrony age
A time to rob more boldly.”

In their master’s steps they trod,
On the quest to get minted;
Each and every last sod
Needs to be fingerprinted.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
DWP claimants are processing,
Ye who now will bless the poor,
God its all so depressing.

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TurquoiseBaubles · 23/12/2020 11:06

Surely the only way to go in Dover is to simply go along a line of 100 trucks, test each driver, take a photo of driver + ID, then go back to the beginning, by which time the result will be through, and direct them either onto a ship or into a holding bay, depending on result?

You can't expect someone who has been queueing for four days to leave the queue to get a test 100 miles away, then rejoin the end of the queue. Quite apart from getting thousands of trucks to drive all over the south of England looking for a place to get tested.

It's obvious to even the stupidest of idiots that testing will have to be done in the trucks.

TurquoiseBaubles · 23/12/2020 11:07

Matt Hancock is a fucking idiot. Using the words "out of control" ffs.

He might as well have stood up and said "we have the bubonic plague".

OhLittleBoreOfWhabylon · 23/12/2020 11:12

@TurquoiseBaubles

Matt Hancock is a fucking idiot. Using the words "out of control" ffs.

He might as well have stood up and said "we have the bubonic plague".

Exactly.

What did they think the result would be of the announcement
MUTANT VIRUS OUT OF CONTROL IN UK

Just about every country slams its doors shut, of course. Not just France, although its being framed that way

TheABC · 23/12/2020 11:14

Everyone around me expects T4 to start shortly; the only question is the date and if the schools will be open.

RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 11:16

Truck drivers now being arrested...

Ooooo does that mean we can officially say 'civil unrest'?

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ZaZathecat · 23/12/2020 11:18

That's exactly what I've been think Baubles. It's madness sending the lorries off all over the place for the drivers to get tested. Test them in the queue!!

NoSuchThingAsCheese · 23/12/2020 11:19

@RedToothBrush

Truck drivers now being arrested...

Ooooo does that mean we can officially say 'civil unrest'?

I hope someone has thought about moving their trucks, especially if they are in the queue and not parked up.
RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 11:19

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates between 8,000 and 10,000 delayed lorries are now in Kent and its surrounding areas - in lorry stops and at depots waiting for borders to reopen and to cross the Channel.

3000 at Manston. 800 in a traffic jam. Rest waiting further out.

Operation Brock = complete resounding success (laughs manically).

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TonMoulin · 23/12/2020 11:22

PMK

TonMoulin · 23/12/2020 11:23

@RedToothBrush

Truck drivers now being arrested...

Ooooo does that mean we can officially say 'civil unrest'?

Arrested for what?
RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 11:24

theres scuffles between police and lorry drivers.

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pollyannaperspective · 23/12/2020 11:28

Mostly lurk, but have followed the threads since the beginning. Thanks to the thoughtful discussions and humour.
On lorries - there are more than usual (non UK license plates) parked up in the local lay-bys on main A road here - NE Hampshire.

TonMoulin · 23/12/2020 11:28

What is the plan with all the drivers that will test positive?

These are people with no houses here that should be isolating for 10 days. Whee are they going to stay? How are they going to eat? (Not even asking how this will fare for them income wise)

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OhLittleBoreOfWhabylon · 23/12/2020 11:28

Poor buggers - police and drivers.

TonMoulin · 23/12/2020 11:28

Thanks red

RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 11:30

@TonMoulin

What is the plan with all the drivers that will test positive?

These are people with no houses here that should be isolating for 10 days. Whee are they going to stay? How are they going to eat? (Not even asking how this will fare for them income wise)

Been promised a space in a covid secure hotel.

At this rate there will be a shortage of these judging by the crowds and sanitary conditions...

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TonMoulin · 23/12/2020 11:30

I’m surprised tbh. Giving the message that the birder is open when it’s not because THEY haven’t been able to organise the testing yet was going to create issues.

I’m wondering where Servo and the likes are. You know the people we’ve paid millions to set up the test system. Surely they should be able to step up to that, redeploy testing centres etc...?

RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 11:45

It's Brexit time
There's no need to be afraid
At Christmas time
We let in covid and we give lorry drivers aid

And in our world of plenty
We can spread a smile of joy
At least we've got a stockpile
At Christmas time

But say a prayer
Pray for the lonely ones
At Christmas time it's hard
When everyone else is having fun

There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear

Where theres no traffic flowing
And the bitter threat of tiers

And the Big Ben bells that ring here
Are the clanging chimes of doom

Well tonight thank God it's them
Instead of you

And there won't be lettuce in Scotland this Christmas time
The greatest gift they'll get this year is an Amazon Gift Card
Where Royal Mail deliveries are just far to slow
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Here's to you

Raise a glass for everyone

Here's to them

Gosh isn't Brexit fun?
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Feed the UK
Feed the UK
Feed the UK
Let them know it's Christmas time again

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OhLittleBoreOfWhabylon · 23/12/2020 11:49

m.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt3u2Ev1cI

RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 11:58

OhLittleBoreOfWhabylon isn't it more Road to Hell than Driving Home from Christmas??

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RedToothBrush · 23/12/2020 12:07

BBC:

Testing is due to start at Manston soon. Its been delayed as.... get this... the tests are stuck in traffic.

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Ellie56 · 23/12/2020 12:13

the tests are stuck in traffic Hmm

Why am I not surprised?

Those poor lorry drivers.

HappyWinter · 23/12/2020 12:21

There's a surprise. The government need to put in more amenities for them, they've been stuck here for days. Even without the possible post-Brexit delays, do you think they will come back to the UK or do you think they will take other jobs within continental Europe? Things will get tricky with the food supply if they won't come back. I've seen Brexiteers say to buy British, which we can for some things but we only have a week to completely change and expand our farming systems. Something which would take years and the will to plan and then do it.

Peregrina · 23/12/2020 12:28

Reading the comments on the Kentonline site though, it's still all Macron's fault - not the stupid Government that we have,

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