psn Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Exactly - "No Deal Brexit" wasn't part of the referendum. On the contrary, the Tories promised THE BEST DEALS EVER. This discrepancy is the heart of the matter when it comes to the cynicism/incompetence of Boris Johnson and his unabashedly anti social/anti human party. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 13 hours ago, dingformung said: The reason isn't the pettiness of EU officials. You can't simply import stuff from third countries just like that, it's the outer border of the largest economic area of the planet and protects 27 countries and the standards of procedure that the EU members agreed to have to apply here. Of course there is a procedure for treating goods from third countries and of course these procedures are applied to all third countries, including the UK. The laws wouldn't make sense if you could just arbitrarily make exceptions, it's not how a state of law works. I'm sure with a sensible Brexit deal lorry drivers could take sandwiches across the border. A lot of time had been spent to make such a deal but the British government didn't accept it. The pettiness really isn't on the EU side here The pettiness is in making it the next day, so that trucks in the queue will have to bin food. What are they going to do about sandwiches that had been brought over on the 30th and are already in the EU? Send the EU sandwich police after them? It's the exact same product that was able to cross the border freely beforehand. Listen, I agree that the vast majority of the blame falls on the English government in pfaffing about, but EU diplomats are determined to make an example of the UK. Exceptions in trade deals are made all the time, they do not have to be arbitrary. These include phased-in approaches to tariffs and goods classification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, chenGOD said: Exceptions in trade deals are made all the time, they do not have to be arbitrary. But there is no deal and that is the problem and my entire point. If you have no agreement you can't make exceptions, exceptions have to be part of a legal document (and then they aren't arbitrary). That the UK has no deal with the EU is only their own fault. They consciously decided to be treated like the Congo or other third countries with no particular unilateral trade deal. 2 hours ago, chenGOD said: EU diplomats are determined to make an example of the UK Both sides came to a fair agreement but the UK preferred to have no agreement at all (which has nothing to do with a decision the EU made). I don't see why the UK should keep all privileges of being a member without being a member. Edited December 21, 2020 by dingformung 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, chenGOD said: What are they going to do about sandwiches that had been brought over on the 30th and are already in the EU? Send the EU sandwich police after them? It's the exact same product that was able to cross the border freely beforehand. Sandwiches. The hill the UK chooses to die on. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Lol you know you can even make exceptions in cases when no arrangements are in place? Like yes, the English government is a bunch of fucking tits, but this is where you (not you directly ding) play the magnanimous role and say, “ok we’ll let you take your shitty Asda sandwiches” over the border for the next 30 days as before. The comparison to the Congo (Democratic Republic or Republic? Both?) is not a good one, as the UK is still a member of the EU and the food products in question are exactly the same. It’s not like you’re taking a risk with American “cheese-like product” or something. Who said anything about “all the privileges of being a member”? And what “hill to die on?” Brexit with a deal is already dead, let the lorry drivers eat their sandwiches lol. They’re already probably drinking their own piss in Kent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Warrior Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 You're trying to sniff out nuanced argument there chengod, but there isnt one. De pfeffel and his gang of stupid clueless wanks have fucked it. Not the EUs fault. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I hope there are no people in the backs of those trucks trying to flee the UK / Brexit / Covid-mutant-plague They all be did by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, Soloman Tump said: I hope there are no people in the backs of those trucks trying to flee the UK / Brexit / Covid-mutant-plague They all be did by now Nah, they have ASDA sandwiches to survive on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthusiast Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 hours ago, chenGOD said: as the UK is still a member of the EU The UK left in Jan 2020. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Warrior Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Enthusiast said: The UK left in Jan 2020. Yea but we're still in the transition period to sort everything out, which was completely arbitrarily set at 1 year. 6 working days left to sort out every single aspect of our relationship with the EU, I'm sure it will be fine though and de pfeffel knows what he's doing, despite all the evidence and his track record of being a dim posho cunt with 0 qualities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 No need to worry about the lorry drivers' sandwiches anymore since the traffic is completely halted at Dover https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55389505 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 hours ago, zkom said: No need to worry about the lorry drivers' sandwiches anymore since the traffic is completely halted at Dover https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55389505 Good job they had lunch packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, chenGOD said: Good job they had lunch packed. the piss bottles will pile up on the road though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 52 minutes ago, ignatius said: the piss bottles will pile up on the road though. Can they bring their piss to the EU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Warrior Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I imagine all the motorway verges in Kent will soon be barren, all grass and vegetation burned away by rancid lorry driver piss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Will prices of UK’s merchandise go up for us in the EU after the New Years? I was in a hurry to buy a pair of speakers made in the UK before the end of this year bc of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, xox said: Will prices of UK’s merchandise go up for us in the EU after the New Years? Yes. All of the features artists’ albums will triple in price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Brexmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The beet Christ mass wish any won cood ever wish fore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3115313/britain-and-eu-strike-post-brexit-trade-deal Looks like the lorry drivers get to eat their sandwiches after all, like god intended! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthusiast Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Fishmas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Brexit is just a load of old pollacks Edited December 24, 2020 by beerwolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosebrian Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 heartfelt congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 So will this deal allow me to keep ordering records from the UK without paying customs whatever other fees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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