25-12-2020, 02:56 PM
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Re: Is this a coincidence with Brexit?
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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I predict that a deal will be announced as part of all this chaos and it will be portrayed as a success!
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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A few days ago I said :Next I will be predicting the winning lottery numbers....
The power of prayer!
26-12-2020, 10:30 AM
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Re: Is this a coincidence with Brexit?
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Nonsense! That doesn't explain the success of countries like Japan, Thailand and Taiwan. Australia and NZ may have low populations in comparison with their total area but it can only be your lack of understanding of population distribution that make you say such rubbish. Australia is among the most urbanised populations on the planet.for example - NSW has a population of 8 million, 5 million of whom live in Sydney the rest live in Newcastle and Wollongong (didn't you realise that NSW stands for Newcastle Sydney Wollongong?)
The real difference is governments that took scientific advice to protect the health of its citizens. They acted quickly to completely shut International borders, locked down and contained the virus. This has lead to a fast economic recovery. It is by no means even close to perfect, there have been hiccups with the second wave lockdown of Melbourne (Victoria population = 6 million, Melbourne = 4.5 Million) and the Avalon Cluster still active in Sydney but it has been effective.
NZ shutdown even harder and faster because they went for elimination of the virus rather than Australia's containment strategy, their economic recovery is even better than ours.
On the other hand Boris and his croneys said bugger the health of citizens, bugger scientific advice, the economy is far more important, keep operating as near normal as possible. Result - a bigger lockdown, deaths on an industrial scale threatening to overwhelm the health system and an economy in a tailspin.
If you think the UK government's performance has been any thing other than incompetent then you are either blinded by patriotism, have very low expectations based on past experience or Boris is a mate.
Anyway, all the best for 2021. Now wait for the possible response to this by some on here who don’t represent the “outward” looking English folks I know.
26-12-2020, 04:54 PM
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Re: Is this a coincidence with Brexit?
Originally Posted by weedeek
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For what it’s worth, I agree with you. We have friends in Aus. ( Queensland) and we envy the approach to Covid over there. I hasten to add that Jacinda Ardern is a bit of a heroine in Scotland unlike Boris, Gove, Rees-Mogg, Farage etc, who are toxic here.Anyway, all the best for 2021. Now wait for the possible response to this by some on here who don’t represent the “outward” looking English folks I know.
So don't feel that you have to stay part of a union you hate when your country's majority would rather stay; I'm sure your Oz pals would be pleased to have you join them there.
Or is there a chance that the reality is that you may not be elligible to be allowed to?
27-12-2020, 01:00 PM
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Re: Is this a coincidence with Brexit?
For what it's worth weedeek, when this is all over, I think Boris will probably go down as one of the best Prime Ministers since the war.Dealing with four of the worst things that has tried to enter or annoy this country since Hitler.
(1) Covid19!
(2) Brussels!
(3) Keir Starmer! (tosser) and the Labour party.
(4) Nicola Sturgeon and some angry Scotsmen! Or are we on the forum just harassed by the Angry Scotsmen?
27-12-2020, 04:52 PM
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Re: Is this a coincidence with Brexit?
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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For what it's worth weedeek, when this is all over, I think Boris will probably go down as one of the best Prime Ministers since the war.Dealing with four of the worst things that has tried to enter or annoy this country since Hitler.
(1) Covid19!
(2) Brussels!
(3) Keir Starmer! (tosser) and the Labour party.
(4) Nicola Sturgeon and some angry Scotsmen! Or are we on the forum just harassed by the Angry Scotsmen?
I'm not angry - and I'm not pro-SNP either, and there's lots of us here too.
Rational, sensible Scots.
It's just that the noisiest ones are always the angry pro-SNP mob that prefer "interference" as a strategy, just like you see elsewhere.
I wholeheartedly agree with the rest.
If he (Boris) reforms the House of Lords, the Civil Service AND gets us buying British-made in preference to outside sources for our military, infrastructure etc. too then it will be a certainty that he will be revered.
The best bit is that he's already started!
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