Incidentally, this is a rather fine and shocking piece by Toby Young (an old acquaintance of mine).
I was aware that he was forced to step down from the QAUNGO role, because of the monstering he got on Twitter and elsewhere.
I was unaware that as a consequence he lost ALL his positions, and his entire career was ruined, overnight. Just astonishing. And sobering. Whether you are on the left OR the right, these lynchings are horrible. They need to STOP.
That’s a very sad, but wonderfully well written and eloquent piece.
Hopefully the febrile online lynch mob will be tamed eventually, but it’s hard to see how it doesn’t get worse before it gets better. The question is what will it take for them to deflect their attention towards actual abusers, and away from satirical and self-deprecating writers?
It is a lynch mob, but looking at that DM front page and some of the tweets, and as Young himself accepts, I am not 100% sure I would want someone who is capable of making some of those comments in a position of influence in education.
I would repeat some of those tweets by way of illustration but I simply cannot as they are too offensive even to repeat to make a point.
A few dodgy Tweets from years ago is insignificant, when compared to his more recent several years’ experience running schools and an educational charity.
He spends a lot of time in that article defending himself against charges of his choosing. He was considered unsuitable principally because of his crude sexist and racist comments, to which his only defence appears to be that he was drunk. Drink loosens inhibitions and may have prompted him to reveal his real attitudes, which isn't much of a defence.
So, a few silly online comments after a few drinks, as opposed to the best part of a decade working his arse off to get poor kids into top universities to give them opportunities they would otherwise not have had in life?
I am shocked that Corbyn wants to undo one of Mrs Thatcher’s finest achievements.
I am sure it is nothing to do with the single market rules would stop some of Corbyn’s hard left economic policies.
The fact the ERG and other Tories are cheering him along should give all Tory leavers pause for thought, alas their Europhobia is just too strong.
Oddly enough, as others have said, Corbyn's vision of a "Workers' Brexit" will have plenty of followers and sounds superficially attractive. It speaks directly to a constituency which May has tried to charm since 2016 - the "working man".
If you voted LEAVE to try to slow or halt globalisation, Corbyn is talking to you.
I wouldn't think it a particularly effective solution to globalisation, but for long enough it would be a popular and populist one.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Incidentally, this is a rather fine and shocking piece by Toby Young (an old acquaintance of mine).
I was aware that he was forced to step down from the QAUNGO role, because of the monstering he got on Twitter and elsewhere.
I was unaware that as a consequence he lost ALL his positions, and his entire career was ruined, overnight. Just astonishing. And sobering. Whether you are on the left OR the right, these lynchings are horrible. They need to STOP.
That’s a very sad, but wonderfully well written and eloquent piece.
Hopefully the febrile online lynch mob will be tamed eventually, but it’s hard to see how it doesn’t get worse before it gets better. The question is what will it take for them to deflect their attention towards actual abusers, and away from satirical and self-deprecating writers?
It is a lynch mob, but looking at that DM front page and some of the tweets, and as Young himself accepts, I am not 100% sure I would want someone who is capable of making some of those comments in a position of influence in education.
I would repeat some of those tweets by way of illustration but I simply cannot as they are too offensive even to repeat to make a point.
A few dodgy Tweets from years ago is insignificant, when compared to his more recent several years’ experience running schools and an educational charity.
He spends a lot of time in that article defending himself against charges of his choosing. He was considered unsuitable principally because of his crude sexist and racist comments, to which his only defence appears to be that he was drunk. Drink loosens inhibitions and may have prompted him to reveal his real attitudes, which isn't much of a defence.
So, a few silly online comments after a few drinks, as opposed to the best part of a decade working his arse off to get poor kids into top universities to give them opportunities they would otherwise not have had in life?
A bit more contrition rather than feeling sorry for himself wouldn't harm him
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
It does seem like it - I am really having doubts over this. TM needs a deal quickly or the HOC must set aside party politics and ensure this is stopped and either A50 is delayed or a second referendum takes place
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
Incidentally, this is a rather fine and shocking piece by Toby Young (an old acquaintance of mine).
I was aware that he was forced to step down from the QAUNGO role, because of the monstering he got on Twitter and elsewhere.
I was unaware that as a consequence he lost ALL his positions, and his entire career was ruined, overnight. Just astonishing. And sobering. Whether you are on the left OR the right, these lynchings are horrible. They need to STOP.
That’s a very sad, but wonderfully well written and eloquent piece.
Hopefully the febrile online lynch mob will be tamed eventually, but it’s hard to see how it doesn’t get worse before it gets better. The question is what will it take for them to deflect their attention towards actual abusers, and away from satirical and self-deprecating writers?
It is a lynch mob, but looking at that DM front page and some of the tweets, and as Young himself accepts, I am not 100% sure I would want someone who is capable of making some of those comments in a position of influence in education.
I would repeat some of those tweets by way of illustration but I simply cannot as they are too offensive even to repeat to make a point.
Quite. Young called people "functionally illiterate troglodytes with a mental age of six", "small, vaguely deformed undergraduates replete with acne and anoraks", "a bunch of lesbians [who] looked like German shot-putters", etc. etc.ñ
This wasn't a one-off like Justine Sacco tweeting and then getting in a plane to South Africa, which I fully agree was a lynch-mob mentality. This is a guy whose shtick for many years has been "professional contrarian", like a slightly more eloquent Brendan O'Neill. Unfortunately for him, those who live by the sword die by the sword.
He deserves every bit he has got.
Hes right about this being mccarthyism. People should be able to say what they want. They should be able to apologise for things they said in the past. The alt liberal/left tyranny is worse than the right wing tyranny, which is pretty benign by comparison.
Surely Young's piece starts off by talking about James Gunn who was brought down by right wingers.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
Do you think that's the plan ?
The ultra nutjobs don't have the votes to force a VNOC. Time she faced them down.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
Do you think that's the plan ?
I hope someone is going to put a stop to this national humiliation
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
You'd better get some chickens.
Our neighbour has some, we can trade courgettes for eggs if needs be.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
It does seem like it - I am really having doubts over this. TM needs a deal quickly or the HOC must set aside party politics and ensure this is stopped and either A50 is delayed or a second referendum takes place
Need both to be honest as the timing for a 2nd vote is really really tight, even if the process starts tomorrow.
Getting A50 extension is a nightmare iirc. All 27 countries must agree.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
You'd better get some chickens.
Can't keep them. There is some old covenant on the land my house is built on.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
You'd better get some chickens.
Can't keep them. There is some old covenant on the land my house is built on.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
48% of us didn't. There is hope for this once great nation
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
Do you think that's the plan ?
I hope someone is going to put a stop to this national humiliation
One day we will wake from this collective madness and ask what the hell happened...
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
I’m going to urge JohnO to start deselection proceedings against Raab.
He’s making David Davis look good.
He has just lost any chance of leadership. I am astonished how hopeless he looks
Alternatively the honesty is aimed at encouraging the less stupid and reprehensible of the Conservative and Labour parties to think about how the electorate will view them. There are a number who are hopeless causes of course.
Incidentally, this is a rather fine and shocking piece by Toby Young (an old acquaintance of mine).
I was aware that he was forced to step down from the QAUNGO role, because of the monstering he got on Twitter and elsewhere.
I was unaware that as a consequence he lost ALL his positions, and his entire career was ruined, overnight. Just astonishing. And sobering. Whether you are on the left OR the right, these lynchings are horrible. They need to STOP.
That’s a very sad, but wonderfully well written and eloquent piece.
Hopefully the febrile online lynch mob will be tamed eventually, but it’s hard to see how it doesn’t get worse before it gets better. The question is what will it take for them to deflect their attention towards actual abusers, and away from satirical and self-deprecating writers?
It is a lynch mob, but looking at that DM front page and some of the tweets, and as Young himself accepts, I am not 100% sure I would want someone who is capable of making some of those comments in a position of influence in education.
I would repeat some of those tweets by way of illustration but I simply cannot as they are too offensive even to repeat to make a point.
A few dodgy Tweets from years ago is insignificant, when compared to his more recent several years’ experience running schools and an educational charity.
He spends a lot of time in that article defending himself against charges of his choosing. He was considered unsuitable principally because of his crude sexist and racist comments, to which his only defence appears to be that he was drunk. Drink loosens inhibitions and may have prompted him to reveal his real attitudes, which isn't much of a defence.
I was impressed by how many examples of his being offensive he was able to include.
Given the 'lynch-mob' included the Mail, it was clearly a left-wing plot haha.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
I think this thread is going to give us a few chuckles, 12 months from now.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
As an ardent Remainer, even I can't see why cheddar would be in short supply lol!
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
Today is the day leave lost and the Nation will turn against it (unless TM gets a quick deal)
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
As an ardent Remainer, even I can't see why cheddar would be in short supply lol!
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
As an ardent Remainer, even I can't see why cheddar would be in short supply lol!
I know some of the Remainers have snowflake tendencies, but some of you could sink the Titanic. If there's so many land jobs going vacant, get yourselves over to Lincolnshire and volunteer. All the tates you can eat, and they're a complete food.
Look on the bright side, it should solve the obesity crisis..
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Can you explain what is just in time about Banana's, the most popular fruit in the UK taking 6 weeks on a boat to get here.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
Keep Calm and Carry On.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
As an ardent Remainer, even I can't see why cheddar would be in short supply lol!
A lot of cheddar is imported, surprisingly.
Let them eat brioche.
The one thing that does worry me is how the public would react if expensive pates ran short at Waitrose.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
They'll adjust. They get stuff just in time from outside the EU already.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Can you explain what is just in time about Banana's, the most popular fruit in the UK taking 6 weeks on a boat to get here.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
As I’ve said before, I’m more worried about empty shelves at Waitrose in Dubai than in the UK. If food imports suffer temporary disruption, then food scheduled for export will be diverted to domestic demand.
I’ll have to go without bacon for a few weeks. Ho hum, first world problems.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
Today is the day leave lost and the Nation will turn against it (unless TM gets a quick deal)
I can see the Mail and Express headlines; 'EU tries to starve us into surrender!'
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
I think that the public in general are a bit more relaxed than we are.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
What the public is watching is how crap the govt and politicians are. The public is polarised, 20% think the politicians are stupid for not cancelling brexit, 20% think it is easy the politicians are useless and the rest think the politicians are making a pigs ear of it.
If there are not serious people in the political parties having a very deep think about this then they need to start pronto.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
I think that the public in general are a bit more relaxed than we are.
I’d call them the naughty c word but they have neither the depth nor the warmth.
It's actually sensible politics from Raab. If Brexit does lead to food shortages, then it's better for us to be queuing up to collect our tins from the town hall than actually starving. The latter would see rioting, looting, burglary and all sorts.
I think that what will happen is that Conservative Party members, UKIP members, anti-EU Labour party members like Jeremy Corbyn, members of various anti-EU organisations will all have special lavishly-stocked shops, which are reserved for them. People who can prove they voted Leave will be given ration books, whereas Remain voters will have to fend for themselves.
Beyond belief. We are seriously contemplating forcing food shortages on ourselves and nobody in government or politics seems to have the statesmanship to say 'enough of this'. Time to own up to the public honestly and ask them to think again.
Have we all lost our minds?
You'd better get some chickens.
Can't keep them. There is some old covenant on the land my house is built on.
Not sure about pigs though.
But anyway I am veggie.
I'm a veggie too. Looks like I'm going to have to dig up the dahlias and plant my own. Wonder, with climate change, if bananas will grow in Pembrokeshire?
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
I think that the public in general are a bit more relaxed than we are.
On food shortages and rationing - I doubt it
If we really did have rationing, I'm sure the public would be pissed, but short of the EU declaring war on us, I'm not expecting rationing.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
I think that the public in general are a bit more relaxed than we are.
On food shortages and rationing - I doubt it
If we really did have rationing, I'm sure the public would be pissed, but short of the EU declaring war on us, I'm not expecting rationing.
As long as the Ration book has a blue cover there will be nothing to complain about.
The heat must be affecting people on here. For months remainers have complained about lack of adequate fall-back preparations for a hard Brexit then go all queer when someone actually announces he's doing just that.
The heat must be affecting people on here. For months remainers have complained about lack of adequate fall-back preparations for a hard Brexit then go all queer when someone actually announces he's doing just that.
I think that some people need a holiday.
In the past few days, Brexit has been compared to the Spanish civil war, Pearl Harbour, or a mental illness, May has been compared to General Franco, and Brexiteers have bee threatened with the same fate as Mussolini and Clara Petacci.
TM move to take over does imply that she will now only deal with heads of state and is going to the heart of the Council.
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
I have watched the video and I can see where this talk of stockpiling food come from.
Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food." Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
Even talking like that is a sure fire winner for the remainers
How is he going to ensure adequate food supplies? I bet he has no f***ing idea.
He does not have to. The supermarkets will ensure it, they already have supply chains all over the world, they will know who can sell them more.
You are in la la land. have you ever heard of "just-in-time"?
Yep. Vast quantities of fresh food from Spain and Netherlands etc etc.
Why do I see Egyptian Tom's in the supermarket? Then heaven forbid there are English Tomatoes as well.
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost
I think that the public in general are a bit more relaxed than we are.
On food shortages and rationing - I doubt it
True they got upset about a sugar shortage in the ,70s.
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Appoints a Brexit minister then tells him to get to Falkirk within what, 48 hours?
I believe she is throwing the dice with a last ditch attempt to stop the disaster of a no deal.
At the same time Raab actively talking of food rationing and other serious problems including travel and health restrictions within the EU is going to spook the population and I would expect a substantial move for a second referendum.
Of course this could all go pear shaped with the 48 letters going in and a VNOC
Have we all lost our minds?
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Benn "Is the Govt going to stockpile food."
Raab "The Govt will ensure adequate food supplies."
What a political epitaph.
DO NOT PANIC, child. The government isn't stockpiling food, it's merely ensuring that food gets piled in stocks.
Getting A50 extension is a nightmare iirc. All 27 countries must agree.
He’s making David Davis look good.
Not sure about pigs though.
But anyway I am veggie.
Maybe not quite as bad as only having "adequate" food supplies. But still.
Time for the Big Pause Button to be pressed. No-one voted for rationing from stockpiled food supplies.
One day we will wake from this collective madness and ask what the hell happened...
Let Her Majesty just try to stop me.
Unbloody believable.
The EU aren't [able] about to deploy the submarine fleet and attempt to starve us out. There will be some disruption to supply. Quite possibly a lot of fresh vegetables from Spain will rot in queues at Calais. Some people will lose a lot of money. Other people will make lots of money. Established supply chains could be disrupted, but new supply chains will be established to take their place.
However, if we expect to be gnawing each other's bones by Easter then we'll be pleasantly surprised when the disruption amounts to temporary shortages of fresh vegetables, cheddar and a few other items.
Given the 'lynch-mob' included the Mail, it was clearly a left-wing plot haha.
The Minister for Adequate Food.
http://thepipeguys.com/wp-content/uploads/swan-vestas-smokers-matches-866x1300.jpg
I know some of the Remainers have snowflake tendencies, but some of you could sink the Titanic. If there's so many land jobs going vacant, get yourselves over to Lincolnshire and volunteer. All the tates you can eat, and they're a complete food.
Look on the bright side, it should solve the obesity crisis..
Don't give them ideas, Dr P.
Satisfactory?
Average?
So-so?
OK?
Alright?
Normal?
Sufficient?
Not bad?
To all you the supermarket will be empty, look at what happened in Russia when Putin stopped food imports, it is well documented.
I’ll have to go without bacon for a few weeks. Ho hum, first world problems.
If you want an armed uprising, depriving the nation of bacon would be a good way to start.
"To be serious - you are missing the point on just how badly this will go down with the public. Today is the day hard Brexit was lost."
You mean you might end up as Liitle _G?
The public is polarised, 20% think the politicians are stupid for not cancelling brexit, 20% think it is easy the politicians are useless and the rest think the politicians are making a pigs ear of it.
If there are not serious people in the political parties having a very deep think about this then they need to start pronto.
Good grief.
Top tip: Don't get mixed up between your Molotov Cocktail and your Fairtrade organic skinny latte.
Actually - there's quite a lot wrong with turkey bacon.
I can't be bothered to resurrect the clip from 'Zulu' where Jack Hawkins proclaims. "You're all going to die.".
Wonder, with climate change, if bananas will grow in Pembrokeshire?
(I thank you!)
https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/status/1021780850470469632
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1021785373800886272
God knows what would happen now , if there was a real shortage .
In the past few days, Brexit has been compared to the Spanish civil war, Pearl Harbour, or a mental illness, May has been compared to General Franco, and Brexiteers have bee threatened with the same fate as Mussolini and Clara Petacci.