EU Politics: I miss Renaults(don't make fun of me)

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namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Junior G-man posted:

And in yet more totally unforeseeable news, the Greek economy keeps on cratering and who knows what the end will be!

A cratering economy with bad advice and a flood refugees that are being barred inside the country; what could possibly go wrong?

Well if that happens it's death to syriza but it might at least inspire other leftwing exit forces as there's literally no way to even surrender successfully if you're in that sort of bind and have to listen to the EU.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2016 20:20

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# ¿ May 3, 2024 15:18

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

What is the difference between a disaster and a tragedy?

A disaster is a serious car crash involving the NPD, a tragedy is that the NPD members survived.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2016 15:14

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

I thought most of Western Europe was on 'Serious risk of terrorism' alert stages all the time.

# ¿ May 10, 2016 18:42

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

"I'm not owned! I'm not owned!" Fillon insists as he slowly shrinks into an onion.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2017 22:00

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Fillon obviously got his impression about excess wasteful employment in the civil service by looking over the breakfast table.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2017 12:50

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

The Portuguese government might publish something on that. Here in the UK it has been calculated (estimated really) that the cost of benefit fraud and payments made in error is less than the amount that is unclaimed by genuine applicants who would qualify but don't apply.

So yeah all the stories of whoever claiming stuff might be true but it's basically irrelevant in terms of the overall welfare system.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2017 11:48

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

u brexit ukip it posted:

The real question is how fast can you crash it?

Why yes I am on the Brexit negotiation team, why do you ask?

# ¿ Nov 30, 2017 21:16

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Peace in Europe finally achieved as the entire military of every European state freezes to death in the Alps due to poor provisioning.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2018 15:03

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

LeoMarr posted:

Theres more riders per capital in europe than murica dude

But the US is over half their total sales every year:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/252220/worldwide-motorcycle-retail-sales-of-harley-davidson/

# ¿ Jun 27, 2018 20:29

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Zudgemud posted:

Something simplistic, unsatisfactory and in essence counter productive, the only trade deals that he and his administration can think of.

The UK demolished all wind farms and the USA sells us slightly cheaper oil.

Buckingham palace is covered in gold and renamed Trumpingham palace.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2018 17:40

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

So bets on what countries are going to voluntarily set up these migrant processing centres?

I genuinely think 0 is a solid choice.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2018 21:40

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Toplowtech posted:

To be honest who ever want to remember John Major?

Edwina Currie probably has a few good memories.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 21:17

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

We're at the 'talking about stockpile' phase and the change is negligible because the pretense is that a deal will happen. The final deal will fail Labours red lines so their support cant be counted on for any parliamentary vote. The only thing that's maybe getting a bit of traction is the idea of a referendum on the final deal but given the Tories situation that'll mean pisspoor campaigning for a deal which has no benefits and nobody wanted or rejecting the deal and letting the Tories determine what that means which will be no deal Brexit.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2018 08:52

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Well Barnier is blunting saying Chequer proposal is unacceptable so that's pretty much any concept of a deal dead unless the UK parliament is bypassed one way or another which might well cause a political crisis so severe that we don't have a functional legislative able to stop No Deal.

I think your attitude of 'No one could possibly do such a stupid thing while being completely incapable of dealing with the consequences!' to be a little.... optimistic?

# ¿ Jul 26, 2018 18:39

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Italy is denying more migrants permission to land, this time from an official Coast Guard vessel, unless other countries volunteer to take some of them.

This is going to keep escalating.

# ¿ Aug 24, 2018 18:05

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

There's a lot inside it too. Like CCHQ and the offices of the Mail.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2019 20:41

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

I'm still mad after Mark Blyth pointed out that gilts are governments paying the very richest in society money for the privilege of not taxing them or else they're private savings with a parasitical financial industry between the government and the saver.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2019 18:22

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Posting on the last day I can as a member rather than outside observer.

Sorry to all peoples everywhere for this shitshow and terrible governance on all sides which will only cause hardship to increase.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2020 12:50

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Dawncloack posted:

Don't be sorry bro. The bad governance was far from a British-only thing. And you guys are going to provide plenty of viewing material, so the rest of us will know exactly what's coming.

Oh yeah 'all sides' was referring to the EU as well. If the left had been comfortable to defend the EUs external border policy and economic strategies as even vaguely responsible then Remain would have won.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2020 13:04

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

V. Illych L. posted:

yeah, exactly. which, even at the height of electoral socialism, has never happened

People attacked Lexit for being too difficult when Remain and reform is Lexit but in several different countries at the same time.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2020 11:08

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

I think I even said it in this thread but the Remain and Reform strategy is the Lexit strategy in terms of difficulty but also happening simultaneously in all the core EU economies. It never had legs and was/is the hope of people who value controlled and measured change above achievable change.

# ¿ Apr 17, 2020 22:29

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Will British posters be free to ignore the EU thread Idiot Kommissioner or will they have to negotiate on a post by post basis?

# ¿ Oct 24, 2020 13:57

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Honest Thief posted:

personally cant wait for the summer where covid will run rampant again and our healthcare professionals will be at their wits end and government response will be even harsher and no money relief
some friends in the uk are planning for summer concerts lol like how??

Having let our most vulnerable die already and luck into buy enough vaccine for the NHS to use on the population the government is ploughing through with opening up everything in June and it'll take the collapse of the NHS/the government to change that so the general, unchallenged belief is that the second half of the year will be just like things were before.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2021 20:31

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# ¿ May 3, 2024 15:18

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

If you want to play alt-history then if Remain won then euroskepticism would have continued to grow in the UK and likely led to a massive UKIP vote in the general election we had last year (as Cameron and Osbourne austerity continued grinding everything down while insisting that things were pretty good actually and Corbynite Labour, stuck still trying to make its criticisms of domestic failures heard without the essential boost of the 2017 GE to fuel it, is tarred as a weak, Remainer party and ignored) or would definitely led to a massive UKIP vote this year if the pandemic had delayed the general election like we did for the locals (as the EUs vaccine failures and our press demanding our borders be closed to the EU immediately for a whole year takes its toll).

It's a sidepoint but the UK was inevitably going to leave the EU once the Tories promised a referendum on membership in its 2015 manifesto.

Anyway we're out now so it's Lexit or bust.

# ¿ Jun 19, 2021 14:21

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