Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I was also thinking of the lands we plundered.
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[Politics] Brexit
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GrizzlingGammon
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- Dec 15, 2018
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This won't happen until Brexit is implemented as negotiated. All border checks put in place and people reap the benefits of higher food etc.
Even then, I expect the gammons to blame the government in place rather than blame Brexit.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Two things:
1. You've said 'English'. Can I assume you mean 'British'? England did not have a seat at Yalta, but the Prime Minister of Great Britain did. And the other home nations did so much to help win that war, so it is disrespectful to leave them out when referring to Yalta and the postwar period.
2. The country was on its knees at the end of WW2 and in hock to the Yanks for millions in war aid repayments. So to still be the 6th largest economy in the world 79 years later, behind only countries with much larger populations than our own, is proof that much has gone right in that time.
3. I would argue that the crossroads for the UK was the 1978-79 winter of discontent, but that we chose the right path with Thatcher (despite her many faults) steering the country towards a service-based economy that embraced new technology such as computers and factory robots.
Then in the mid-90s with the dawn of the internet and World Wide Web we chose a leader in Blair who helped us exploit the opportunities afforded by the internet.
Now we have a third key development, in AI and - I feel - we have again elected a leader who will ensure Britain reaps the benefit of this huge technological development.
Society has changed and Brexit showed how people could be misled, but I still believe there are enough grown-ups in the room for the country to bounce back from a rough decade.
nicko31
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On o2 and its still free, back home though not great coverage at times
Thunder Bolt
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Switch to a Smarty sim. Roaming included free.
I said English deliberately. It was the English who ruled the roost in the UK till the 70s and the rise of regionalism.
And it is the English who have the greatest sense of entitlement in the UK (the proddies in ulster are a special additional case) and it was England where most of the recent 'rioting' took place.
And yes, we are still 'big'. There is life in the old dog.
I hope you are right and the grown ups (perhaps we have some in power, now) catch the ball before it bounces into the hedge.
Nobby
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Nobby
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- Jul 10, 2003
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Cheers Thunder Bolt.. Wow these providers are really cashing in!!
Somebody benefiting from Brexit
Is it PotG?
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Whenever I see you've added to your 85,000 posts on this thread, it always reminds me of this advert.Somebody benefiting from Brexit
- Jul 10, 2003
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Even when you have absolutely nothing to contribute to a thread whatsoever, other than derailing and trolling, your wonderfully acerbic wit seems to win people round. You should post more
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andyrevell
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- Nov 16, 2009
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Yes, we need an Inquiry......
Two and a half hours sitting in a queue to get through UK passport control at the tunnel crossing in Calais. 50% of the UK side passport kiosks are shut. Oven ready.