Westminstenders: Move Your Business To The EU

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The government is advising people to move their businesses to the EU to avoid UK taxation and red tape.

Why would you do this?

For the interests of the uk?

Or is it about power WITHIN the uk?

Blackeyed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55864442
looks that way

@BlackeyedSusan

Wtf just happened? Did the news really just say imports into NI have been banned so we don't use it as a way to import vaccines?

I did mention sleeping dragons (no, not Arlene).

All of a sudden this "crisis" is starting to smell more than the unsold fish. Or am I just being a bit too cynical ?

And the irony of the EU invoking Article 16, when it was rumoured that was Boris secret weapon ...

I thought it was just in regards to vaccines? It is it not specific?
Bloody stupid move if it's everything...... it's spiralling out of control quite quickly .....

This is going to get really messy...

‘Move you business to the EU’ .......not bloody likely.
Still championing the good ship EU?
Always said we’d be on the right side of history.
I’ll carry on leaving you to continue extolling their virtues and your campaign to rejoin.

Have a good evening

I love Iceland - went there a few times on business and also on holiday. It's a fascinating place.

I can even pronounce Eyjafjallajökull passably well, (according up my Icelandic colleagues.)

I love the fact that the volcanologists in Iceland are part of their Met Office

Dh did a geography/geology degree so also loves the visible manifestation of plate tectonics.

@ListeningQuietly

Sabrina California is a transverse subduction zone. Iceland is almost unique as being a visible spreading zone (as the Atlantic is getting bigger but the Pacific is getting smaller) I just love global geomorphology

I have a degree in geology Quite enjoyed standing with one foot on the North American plate and one on the Eurasian plate.

DH and I have made a point of going to fabulous places and taking geology related photos just in case we ever need to illustrate work talks.

Well this has all turned a bit batshit. I wonder of it's just a power play by the EU 'because they can.' Or it'll develop into something more serious?

@HeyHeyImABeLeaver

‘Move you business to the EU’ .......not bloody likely. Still championing the good ship EU? Always said we’d be on the right side of history. I’ll carry on leaving you to continue extolling their virtues and your campaign to rejoin.

Have a good evening

I don’t think you read the OP properly, now, did you?

The government is advising people to move their businesses to the EU to avoid UK taxation and red tape

Please remember to drink responsibly.

Sabrina
DH and I manage to slot a cave into EVERY holiday
and yes, we use pictures in shows to justify the "planning lunch"

PS
BigChoc says Hi. She and I have been chatting about who will replace Mutti
as, despite being off the radar of the UK press, its rather important

AZ have contract lawyers - there is no way they would have signed up to a 'best endeavours' clause - thats 101. It's not as if they were desperate for the business either.

[ Ah - Iceland, happy memories - skinny dipping in sulphurous pools seems a national pastime - lounging in a crystal blue stream with hot sand stream bed, beneath obsidian lava and looking out towards Herdubried beats that as far as I'm concerned - and the waterfalls - I diverted to look at Niagra a few years after Iceland and was very disappointed. ]

Oh I read it alright, think the advice might be different now.

How are you all on the suggestion of a vaccine border in Ireland?

Actually, second thoughts forget it, I’m not really interested. First time I’ve posted on here in 3 years, not really sure why I’ve done it again really. Must be the irresponsible drinking.

Have a lovely weekend.

Ooh forgot to say went to Iceland two years ago - beautiful place and can highly recommend it.

Iceland, happy memories - skinny dipping in sulphurous pools seems a national pastime

You have to skinny dip - the sulphurous stuff eats the Lycra in your swimming cossie

Brexit was always a hostile act towards europe, it damages their trade, their fishing communities and now, indirectly, vaccine procurement to help europe's vulnerable.

Instead of helping the EU, we have, by saying little, told them to fuck off, we will vaccinate everyone in the UK, twice, before we lift a finger to assist you, so a year plus away.

I have always believed (long before CV) Brexit will end up seeing the UK and the EU as rivals, with little to no cooperation.

twitter.com/antonspisak/status/1355237957129670661?s=21

I am not sure quite why the EU has gone so far off the reservation.....(so to speak)....

....maybe Jasjas has just explained it....

Sabrina - are you Aussie (cossie...)

Well this has all turned a bit batshit. I wonder of it's just a power play by the EU 'because they can.' Or it'll develop into something more serious?

@TokyoSushi or anyone here: what more serious thing could it turn into and why?

Sorry to be so ignorant and naive.

@mrslaughan

....maybe Jasjas has just explained it....

Sabrina - are you Aussie (cossie...)

No - but DS was a competitive swimmer (he came to love his budgie smugglers - took me ages to persuade him to try racing jammers, probably fortunately as the price had halved and they lasted more than half a dozen races by then).

Cossie is also a Scottish word for "costume" #justsaying

@prettybird

Cossie is also a Scottish word for "costume" #justsaying

@BlackeyedSusan

Wtf just happened? Did the news really just say imports into NI have been banned so we don't use it as a way to import vaccines?

Seems like it. Well, tbn "controls" is the word the Beeb are using, not sure if that equals "ban" or not? So I'm confused. Driven the proverbial coach and horses through equal treatment of people across the Island of Ireland though, thanks European Union for that

I thought there had to be some proof provided of material damage for the protocol to be applied too, but seemingly thats gone out of the window as well.

Controls not ban. Article 16 hasn't been invoked. It would need to be IF there were a ban.

Main takeaway from this is that the EU no longer gives a shit about British public opinion. This is a really hard lesson for remainers: they don't want you back.

The BBC are saying Article 16 has been invoked by the EU?!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55864442

The Guardian saying the same

www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/29/eu-moves-to-stop-northern-ireland-being-used-as-a-vaccine-backdoor-to-britain