[News] Johnson to bring back Imperial units to honour the queen

[rogersix]

On the contrary, I have a very positive vision of Brexit. It will take time though - always was going to be a bit of a financial hiccough, but nothing compared to the effect of Covid, or the invasion of Ukraine - but hey, there's some who will never recognise those factors while in their minds they can still pile it all on Brexit. Still, it is sneerers like you that make me glad to have voted for Brexit (and voted against joining in the first place), and even more glad that we won. In fact, it is probably due to sneerers that 52% voted for Brexit - the chattering classes weren't listening.
You reap what you sow.

you're not sneering, are you?

have you got an idea about who will benefit from brexit and how?

or still completely baffled?

 

[rogersix]

Of all the petty-fogging nit-picking I've ever seen, this reply takes the biscuit - no, more than that, it takes a f****n' giant Hob Nob with chocolate and sprinkles! The vote then was a straight 'in'or 'out' choice (technically a 'yes' to approve the decision to join and 'no' to oppose it) and everybody except the thickest of thick s**ts understood that. There was a very dirty campaign by the establishment for a yes vote - sadly, it worked.

I voted no - I didn't want to join, I didn't support the government's actions in joining, I didn't want to be in/stay in it, I didn't think it was a good idea - and as far as I'm concerned, I was dead right. Now, nit-pick what you like out of that. Geez.......

from what you've posted i don't think you really understand what you voted for.

ever feel like you'ved been had?

 

[drew]

from what you've posted i don't think you really understand what you voted for.

ever feel like you'ved been had?

He won't. If you've read all his posts you'll see that he was anti EU/Common Market right from the very start. Like most leavers, he won't be able to be specific about any tangible benefits for what's happened other that somewhere over the rainbow in the distant future that he and probably most of us won't reach.

 

[rogersix]

He won't. If you've read all his posts you'll see that he was anti EU/Common Market right from the very start. Like most leavers, he won't be able to be specific about any tangible benefits for what's happened other that somewhere over the rainbow in the distant future that he and probably most of us won't reach.

that "somewhere over the rainbow in the distant future", is still better than nothing,

but, how many years has it been? so far, nowt

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

On the contrary, I have a very positive vision of Brexit. It will take time though - always was going to be a bit of a financial hiccough, but nothing compared to the effect of Covid, or the invasion of Ukraine - but hey, there's some who will never recognise those factors while in their minds they can still pile it all on Brexit. Still, it is sneerers like you that make me glad to have voted for Brexit (and voted against joining in the first place), and even more glad that we won. In fact, it is probably due to sneerers that 52% voted for Brexit - the chattering classes weren't listening.
You reap what you sow.

Using Covid and the war in Ukraine as a baseline for your argument really does say everything you need to know about the benefits of Brexit.

Brexit does not really affect you though does it? You dont work, you live off a state pension, you dont run a business, you dont travel.....you dont seem do anything except exist in the place where you live. In fact Brexit is all you have, it's all that defines you, it's the only thing which gives you a voice.

From confessions you have made in other threads (never having been on a plane, cannot afford a taxi to the next village) your view of England, let alone the world, is quite possibly the most limited there is....so you will be the last person I listen to on this......that's is of course, if you had something meaningful to actually say.

You are one sad person.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Using Covid and the war in Ukraine as a baseline for your argument really does say everything you need to know about the benefits of Brexit.

Brexit does not really affect you though does it? You dont work, you live off a state pension, you dont run a business, you dont travel.....you dont seem do anything except exist in the place where you live. In fact Brexit is all you have, it's all that defines you, it's the only thing which gives you a voice.

From confessions you have made in other threads (never having been on a plane, cannot afford a taxi to the next village) your view of England, let alone the world, is quite possibly the most limited there is....so you will be the last person I listen to on this......that's is of course, if you had something meaningful to actually say.

You are one sad person.

Excellent post. Agree 100%.

 

[darkwolf666]

Using Covid and the war in Ukraine as a baseline for your argument really does say everything you need to know about the benefits of Brexit.

Brexit does not really affect you though does it? You dont work, you live off a state pension, you dont run a business, you dont travel.....you dont seem do anything except exist in the place where you live. In fact Brexit is all you have, it's all that defines you, it's the only thing which gives you a voice.

From confessions you have made in other threads (never having been on a plane, cannot afford a taxi to the next village) your view of England, let alone the world, is quite possibly the most limited there is....so you will be the last person I listen to on this......that's is of course, if you had something meaningful to actually say.

You are one sad person.

That is unnecessarily cruel and unkind.

Whatever one's views are on politics I don't think such a personal attack was merited.

 

[drew]

That is unnecessarily cruel and unkind.

Whatever one's views are on politics I don't think such a personal attack was merited.

I'm a staunch remainer and pretty much disagree with everything that GT49 posts but I agree HT's post was a bit over the top.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

That is unnecessarily cruel and unkind.

Whatever one's views are on politics I don't think such a personal attack was merited.

I think a lot of his posts are unnecessary , snide and unkind. For example, how do you think the poster who lost his export business to Brexit feels reading his gloating posts? If one wants to post gloating and snide posts, one has to expect there might be a reaction to them.

I’ve made my point; I’ll leave it here.

 

[Guinness Boy]

That is unnecessarily cruel and unkind.

Whatever one's views are on politics I don't think such a personal attack was merited.

I think it helps define a sub-section of society who voted Leave. People who don't travel, work or have much money could well have voted that way to stick two fingers up to those who do, defining it, as much as anything, as a vote of jealousy. It is, however, important to remember that people did vote Leave for other reasons too. Same with an out and out racist like Das, It's certainly true that not all Leavers are racists but you won't have found any of Das's type voting Remain.

This does, on the whole, however, feel like old ground and I see this thread trundling into the pit unless we can keep it civil.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

This does, on the whole, however, feel like old ground and I see this thread trundling into the pit unless we can keep it civil.

Noted.

 

[WATFORD zero]

That is unnecessarily cruel and unkind.

Whatever one's views are on politics I don't think such a personal attack was merited.

I think the response was completely honest and factual if a little harshly worded but in response to

On the contrary, I have a very positive vision of Brexit. It will take time though - always was going to be a bit of a financial hiccough, but nothing compared to the effect of Covid, or the invasion of Ukraine - but hey, there's some who will never recognise those factors while in their minds they can still pile it all on Brexit. Still, it is sneerers like you that make me glad to have voted for Brexit (and voted against joining in the first place), and even more glad that we won. In fact, it is probably due to sneerers that 52% voted for Brexit - the chattering classes weren't listening.

as a wise person once said and has been repeated many times since, if you are incapable of making a factual post without insulting people

You reap what you sow.

*edit* and noting recent posts

 

[darkwolf666]

That is unnecessarily cruel and unkind.

Whatever one's views are on politics I don't think such a personal attack was merited.

OK, by the responses to this, I was clearly in the wrong, so will keep my nose out in future - crack on!

 

[darkwolf666]

Getting the thread back on track, it appears the Government’s big imperial idea isn’t going down so well with some Tory peers, like Lord Rose, Chairman of Asda.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61683111

“It’s complete and utter nonsense and it will add cost to those people who have to put it into place," Lord Rose said.

He added: We have got serious problems in the world and we're now saying let's go backwards. Does anybody in this country below the age of about 40 know how many ounces there are in a pound?"

 

[zefarelly]

 

[Eeyore]

On the contrary, I have a very positive vision of Brexit. It will take time though - always was going to be a bit of a financial hiccough, but nothing compared to the effect of Covid, or the invasion of Ukraine - but hey, there's some who will never recognise those factors while in their minds they can still pile it all on Brexit. Still, it is sneerers like you that make me glad to have voted for Brexit (and voted against joining in the first place), and even more glad that we won. In fact, it is probably due to sneerers that 52% voted for Brexit - the chattering classes weren't listening.
You reap what you sow.

But do you reap it kg or lbs ?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Wheeze update - apparently vendors will now be able to sell things according to Imperial units without having to display the EU units (in store or on packaging). It is this freedom that we have won, and which should be rightly celebrated.

Now, vendors will be forced to print EU pagaging displaying EU units for exports, as well as the new Freedom packaging that uses Imperial only for domestic sales, and non EU sales (New Zealand, Vanuatu and the Falklands).

Or we could save money by not exporting anything to the EU anymore. Yes, that would work.

 

[The Clamp]

I have a bag of shillings and half pennies and all sorts of pre 1960’s coinage. Can’t wait to get spending!
Best of both worlds now, isn’t it!

Brexit is like an episode of Goodnight Sweetheart.

 

[Bakero]

Getting the thread back on track, it appears the Government’s big imperial idea isn’t going down so well with some Tory peers, like Lord Rose, Chairman of Asda.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61683111

“It’s complete and utter nonsense and it will add cost to those people who have to put it into place," Lord Rose said.

He added: We have got serious problems in the world and we're now saying let's go backwards. Does anybody in this country below the age of about 40 know how many ounces there are in a pound?"

Do kids today still buy their weed in imperial measures? 3.5g sounds much more mechanical than an eighth.

 

[darkwolf666]

Do kids today still buy their weed in imperial measures? 3.5g sounds much more mechanical than an eighth.

Think drug dealers were given special dispensation to use Imperial...