Brexit - or Article 50: the Phoenix!

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1. That comes across like the old British colonial attitude, kind of arrogant, just saying. Whatever suits us and to heck with Ireland.

2. How can it be 'no different', they are in the EU, we're soon not to be?

3. Didn't Eire invest in some super ferries recently so they could, if needed, try and bypass the UK in terms of trading goods to and from the continent? They were clearly looking at that scenario and they know they are going to be dragged into and negatively affected with BJs Brexit. They will do what they can to reduce the reliance on the UK for goods to and from Eire but that can only go so far.
4. People will dig their heels in though, it will all be dressed up in diplomacy but they are and will not be looking to give UK any favours in this self-harming identity crisis the UK is going through. What lovely neighbours we are, drag others down with us and no doubt then try and turn the blame on them.:sick:

To reply to the points you raised....

1. That wasn't how it was meant. I was simply looking for a solution that might help Ireland as well as resolve the issue of a hard border in Ireland. They are going to be seriously screwed in the event of No Deal. We keep getting told of the long queues that will be forming at ports, with goods from Ireland going to the EU stuck in those queues as well as UK goods. According to this article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44657460) about 85% of Ireland's total EU freight goes via British ports. 60% of that is destined for the UK market with the other 40% destined for the EU. So that 40% would find itself stuck in any queues that had formed. I was thinking that if their goods could be checked at UK ports as they arrived and then be given free passage from there to Ireland it would help the flow of goods and avoid the need for checks within Ireland.

2. Northern Ireland is (for now) in the UK. Why is putting a border between Ireland and the EU different to a border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK? The NI/UK relationship is far longer established than the EU/Ireland one.

3. I didn't know about that but in the article I quoted above it mentions that they have two new freight ferries for trips between Dublin and Rotterdam.

4. Which is why I can't understand why the Irish PM has been so bullish and confrontational. He must understand how badly Ireland will be affected by a no deal Brexit especially in areas such as farming where tariffs could be applied to Irish beef exports to the UK. It's not about giving favours to the UK it's about protecting his own country.
 
4. Which is why I can't understand why the Irish PM has been so bullish and confrontational. He must understand how badly Ireland will be affected by a no deal Brexit especially in areas such as farming where tariffs could be applied to Irish beef exports to the UK. It's not about giving favours to the UK it's about protecting his own country.

The Irish PM has 26 other countries behind him as well as the Commissions top brass.
 
As I've said previously, Switzerland isn't in the EU, has 5 land borders, not one is a hard border. Why is it only an issue for us?
 
Is any part of this comment actually true... 🤔

A senior government official ( civil servant) either has broken a lot of rules to give you this info therefore should be sacked or its being more than a little embilshed for the forum.

Also these supermarkets in the SE are you sure theyre not the local cost cutter or nisa. I spend a hell of a lot of time there as I'm from there and family all still there and every supermarket I've been in recently has had no issues, or have any family or friends had issue and you're aware that supermarket generally use the same suppliers throughout the country so it's likely if there's a shortage it's affected everyone or are we to assume anyone below the M25 can't get what they need though the many ports there but somehow they made their way north 🤔

I'm intrigued as to where in the SE these people are..

Yep something from the whole post really doesn't make sense.

Don't be so dramatic, I am not telling you anything you did not already read from Government sources via Yellowhammer.

Essex was where the unsolicited info came from, two separate sources. One bread shelves completely empty, two hardly any green vegs on shelves.
I have noticed in both Tesco and Asda in Ayrshire they seem to be having stocking problems with bread and veg. Lots of empty shelves. Never seen that before. They could be just shortening their product range which in itself is not a healthy sign.
Either that or they do not have any shelf stocking staff and there is a warehouse jam packed with stuff.:unsure:
 
The Irish PM has 26 other countries behind him as well as the Commissions top brass.

He does, but a no deal Brexit basically throws the Irish economy under a bus. The EU will be forced to bend/break some of their rules to support or rescue Irish businesses. And yet we get interviews from the top brass saying the rules are the rules and can't be changed. Except where it suits them.
 
DfT, I fear your contact may have less knowledge of international logistics than he/she thinks.

There are more ports than Dover around the UK for bulk goods: Felixstowe, Bristol
, Liverpool, Hull etc, etc. There are numerous air freighters for time sensitive items. You may not know but lots of Airfreight goes by truck, and lots truckloads by sea and air as logisticians balance routes and capacity utilisation.

A shorterm issue as flows reset and adjust.

Living near Cairnryan I am well aware of the emergency planning for the ferries A77 stacking etc, it does not sound very encouraging to be honest. They cannot magic up extra ferries as this useless Tory government found out last year.
It is the time that it will take for document checking etc that worries folk, that is going to be a permanent reset.
 
Don't be so dramatic, I am not telling you anything you did not already read from Government sources via Yellowhammer.

Essex was where the unsolicited info came from, two separate sources. One bread shelves completely empty, two hardly any green vegs on shelves.
I have noticed in both Tesco and Asda in Ayrshire they seem to be having stocking problems with bread and veg. Lots of empty shelves. Never seen that before. They could be just shortening their product range which in itself is not a healthy sign.
Either that or they do not have any shelf stocking staff and there is a warehouse jam packed with stuff.:unsure:

As we keep getting told by ardent Remainers every time there is any good news...."We haven't left yet". So why is it that empty shelves now are due to Brexit? We haven't left yet.

Yes, occasionally, there are some empty bread shelves in my local Tesco in Suffolk, but this is normally due to the fact that they have sold out of bread and are baking more to put on the shelves. Perhaps this is something that the politicians aren't telling us. After Brexit it will take longer to bake bread to replenish the shelves.
 
I have noticed in both Tesco and Asda in Ayrshire they seem to be having stocking problems with bread and veg. Lots of empty shelves. Never seen that before. They could be just shortening their product range which in itself is not a healthy sign.
Either that or they do not have any shelf stocking staff and there is a warehouse jam packed with stuff.:unsure:

Hmmm Might be that the "just in time" ordering person has got it wrong and needs to be replaced by someone who can get it right!. My niece has, amongst other jobs at Waitrose, that duty and doesn't seem to have a problem with empty shelves.
 
Don't be so dramatic, I am not telling you anything you did not already read from Government sources via Yellowhammer.

Essex was where the unsolicited info came from, two separate sources. One bread shelves completely empty, two hardly any green vegs on shelves.
I have noticed in both Tesco and Asda in Ayrshire they seem to be having stocking problems with bread and veg. Lots of empty shelves. Never seen that before. They could be just shortening their product range which in itself is not a healthy sign.
Either that or they do not have any shelf stocking staff and there is a warehouse jam packed with stuff.:unsure:
Complete Balderdash and Twaddle of the first order. Oh my what a Twazzock.
 
Striking that Merkel has pulled rug from under ⁦@PhilipHammondUK⁩, the Gaukeward Squad and much of anti-no-deal posse by saying there is negotiation to be had in next 30 days on how to eliminate backstop. No wonder ⁦@BorisJohnson⁩ looks happy .
 
Don't be so dramatic, I am not telling you anything you did not already read from Government sources via Yellowhammer.

Essex was where the unsolicited info came from, two separate sources. One bread shelves completely empty, two hardly any green vegs on shelves.
I have noticed in both Tesco and Asda in Ayrshire they seem to be having stocking problems with bread and veg. Lots of empty shelves. Never seen that before. They could be just shortening their product range which in itself is not a healthy sign.
Either that or they do not have any shelf stocking staff and there is a warehouse jam packed with stuff.:unsure:

As bread and veg have a shelf life why would those shelves be completely empty now, 70 days away from Brexit? Why shorten stock lines with 70 days to go? Why would there be a warehouse jam on perishables?
 
Don't be so dramatic, I am not telling you anything you did not already read from Government sources via Yellowhammer.

Essex was where the unsolicited info came from, two separate sources. One bread shelves completely empty, two hardly any green vegs on shelves.
I have noticed in both Tesco and Asda in Ayrshire they seem to be having stocking problems with bread and veg. Lots of empty shelves. Never seen that before. They could be just shortening their product range which in itself is not a healthy sign.
Either that or they do not have any shelf stocking staff and there is a warehouse jam packed with stuff.:unsure:

You'll need to get in earlier for the whoopsie priced deals mate.
 
Today sees figures for foreign investment in tech companies at a record high.

It does make you wonder why company directors would look at long term investment into a failing country? What on earth are company boards doing approving investment into a country that will be locked into a restricted trading regime with diminished market access?

Yet another hysterical, dire prediction blown out of the water?
 
Today sees figures for foreign investment in tech companies at a record high.

It does make you wonder why company directors would look at long term investment into a failing country? What on earth are company boards doing approving investment into a country that will be locked into a restricted trading regime with diminished market access?

Yet another hysterical, dire prediction blown out of the water?

You should know by now that any good news has to have “despite Brexit” in it somewhere!
 
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