Politics

[mickbrown]

2 hours ago, Escobarp said:

Then try and deny they’ve watched it or I only flicked past it on the tele. 
 

be more and more wet nappies once it launches. Facebook groups set up and a guaranteed petition to get it removed form tv by somebody with a🌹 in their social media bio’s. 

Like those defund the BBC bellends?

[Not in Crawley]

15 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

We all have different politics, but this fucking woke stuff is beyond comprehension, cant say this, cant dress like that, you cant do that, mental health card, race card... it's becoming embarrassing. 

Then a new channel come along and its apparently Gammon because it doesn't fall in line with their woke agenda. It will be more impartial than Sky, ITV, BBC and C4.

What are you blithering about? Who on God's green earth is telling you how to dress? 

You are punching thin air with this. 

Or to put it another way, would you like to live in a fairer, more equitable society?

[Not in Crawley]

14 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

The Union Flag and the St George's cross are racist.... keep up, have you not heard 🤓

These days....

[Sweep]

1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said:

These days....

If you own a Union Flag or a St Georges Cross flag, you get arrested and thrown in jail, these days

Edited March 11, 2021 by Sweep

[Spider]

We put union jacks on our products in the factory. We also have union jacks on our marketing material and proudly tell the market that we are British owned & run.

Last time I checked, no-one had been arrested for far right hate crimes, but we're expecting a knock on the door soon...

[Youri McAnespie]

Shouldn't you put Turkey's flag on too?

In fact why not put on the flag of Hamas?

The money you hand over for your precious copper probably ends up funding this...

Edit: I reckon that ^ would be a cheap and easily sourced fancy dress outfit for a kid...

I might assemble a few and stick 'em on Ebay around Halloween.

Edited March 11, 2021 by Youri McAnespie

[Youri McAnespie]

Or Christmas.

Edited March 11, 2021 by Youri McAnespie

[Spider]

5 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Shouldn't you put Turkey's flag on too?

In fact why not put on the flag of Hamas?

The money you hand over for your precious copper probably ends up funding this...

Edit: I reckon that ^ would be a cheap and easily sourced fancy dress outfit for a kid...

I might assemble a few and stick 'em on Ebay around Halloween.

I'd buy raw materials off Isis if the price was right.

So long as they don't get carried away and start asking us to form a trading bloc with the IRA, Al-Qaeda, ETA, Shining Path, Hezbollah and the People's Front of Judea.

Though I reckon a buying group with that kind of influence and ready cash would be pretty formidable and would already have its own army to ward off any threats.

 

[Spider]

Anyway

Another victory for the EU: 

 

In essence, everything coming in from the EU is just being waved through. Those of us exporting still have to go through a mire of paperwork (I'm currently organising some exports to Poland and it's like preparing the defence for a corporate fraud trial).

This is a massive disadvantage to UK exporters.

[Dimron]

10 minutes ago, Spider said:

Anyway

Another victory for the EU: 

 

In essence, everything coming in from the EU is just being waved through. Those of us exporting still have to go through a mire of paperwork (I'm currently organising some exports to Poland and it's like preparing the defence for a corporate fraud trial).

This is a massive disadvantage to UK exporters.

Wife's little business has virtually lost all of its EU trade since January because of costs levied at the delivery point, that is one third of the total. If the US start doing the same (we don't have a trade deal yet) that will be another third and she will have to pack in, the UK market is lower margin as they only want it cheap and tend to buy Chinese crap.

US orders are going well at the moment thanks to Harry & Meghan, no such thing as bad publicity.

[Youri McAnespie]

Escobar's running a relief scheme for small businesses affected by our withdrawal from the EU.

😀

[Escobarp]

22 minutes ago, Spider said:

Anyway

Another victory for the EU: 

 

In essence, everything coming in from the EU is just being waved through. Those of us exporting still have to go through a mire of paperwork (I'm currently organising some exports to Poland and it's like preparing the defence for a corporate fraud trial).

This is a massive disadvantage to UK exporters.

I thought you said you couldn’t get stuff in to the uk?

 

we are actually starting to see a delay now on goods coming into the uk.

 

I’m desperate for sponges and magic trees. 
 

and a victory? If it was the other way round folk would be apoplectic about it and Boris would again be the worst kind of human. They are playing games 

Edited March 11, 2021 by Escobarp

[Spider]

4 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Wife's little business has virtually lost all of its EU trade since January because of costs levied at the delivery point, that is one third of the total. If the US start doing the same (we don't have a trade deal yet) that will be another third and she will have to pack in, the UK market is lower margin as they only want it cheap and tend to buy Chinese crap.

US orders are going well at the moment thanks to Harry & Meghan, no such thing as bad publicity.

Could she not do an apprenticeship with @Mounts Kipper or one of the many, many new industries that have popped up?

Transport costs are just an opportunity. Not sure who for, because the transport companies I've spoken to haven't got a good word to say about all this and their prices have doubled whilst margins are down.

See it as an opportunity etc,.

[Spider]

Just now, Escobarp said:

I thought you said you couldn’t get stuff in to the uk?

 

we are actually starting to see a delay now on goods coming into the uk.

 

I’m desperate for sponges and magic trees. 

We waited almost 2 months for the last lot.

You're not daft, you know what's going on.

Controlling our borders, as I understood it, wasn't just waving lorries full of smuggled people and contraband through. I assumed we wanted that to stop.

I'll wait for the spin that says this is all great though :-)

[Escobarp]

5 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Escobar's running a relief scheme for small businesses affected by our withdrawal from the EU.

😀

No I comfort the owners of small businesses (faux concern) and then look for relief in return for my good deed. 
 

some tight grips about just now. Especially haulage companies 

[Youri McAnespie]

So no bailouts for cactus sellers?

[Escobarp]

Just now, Spider said:

We waited almost 2 months for the last lot.

You're not daft, you know what's going on.

Controlling our borders, as I understood it, wasn't just waving lorries full of smuggled people and contraband through. I assumed we wanted that to stop.

I'll wait for the spin that says this is all great though 🙂

Don’t think you will ever get spin from myself tbh. 
 

im sure nothing is just getting waved through full of migrants. I suspect from what’s being said checks on actual goods and paperwork is slightly lax but we need to get the goods in. It will tighten up but doing so means we have the same problems on import and export. It’s a lose lose situation currently until it gets sorted out. 

[Escobarp]

Just now, Youri McAnespie said:

So no bailouts for cactus sellers?

They aren’t a carnivorous plant. If it’s a Venus fly trap or similar shes punting hit me up I will sort her out nae bother. 

[Traf]

I used to by kegs of ale online from Germany, but it's becoming almost impossible now.

[Dimron]

She has a workshop in the garden and works with Morano glass, mainly making the beads and findings for others to make jewellery with. She buys the raw material from a bloke in Hull but so far all good on bringing the goods into the UK.

Problem is when her packages are delivered to jewellery makers in the EU, a relatively massive surcharge is now payable by the customer (not sure whether its VAT or Duty of some sort). We're now down to one customer in Germany who is going to place fewer larger orders in the future.

[Escobarp]

1 minute ago, Dimron said:

She has a workshop in the garden and works with Morano glass, mainly making the beads and findings for others to make jewellery with. She buys the raw material from a bloke in Hull but so far all good on bringing the goods into the UK.

Problem is when her packages are delivered to jewellery makers in the EU, a relatively massive surcharge is now payable by the customer (not sure whether its VAT or Duty of some sort). We're now down to one customer in Germany who is going to place fewer larger orders in the future.

I’m supposed to be in Germany in September for 3 weeks I will take a couple suitcases over for her 👍🏼

[Rudy]

1 hour ago, Traf said:

I used to by kegs of ale online from Germany, but it's becoming almost impossible now.

Little Whitt has a German recipe for Ale, something to do with a bag of water and potatoes , then leave it behind a radiator for 8 weeks 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

2 hours ago, Spider said:

Anyway

Another victory for the EU: 

 

In essence, everything coming in from the EU is just being waved through. Those of us exporting still have to go through a mire of paperwork (I'm currently organising some exports to Poland and it's like preparing the defence for a corporate fraud trial).

This is a massive disadvantage to UK exporters.

Been like this since turn of year. 

An example of UK flexibility, until companies get used to things.

EU seem quite happy to deprive its own businesses of fresh products that they rely on.

[Spider]

4 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Been like this since turn of year. 

An example of UK flexibility, until companies get used to things.

EU seem quite happy to deprive its own businesses of fresh products that they rely on.

The EU are happy sending their goods to us with zero hassle ✅

The EU are controlling their imports which in turn is making EU members buy off each other rather than the UK ✅

The UK has had 5 years to prepare for this absolute certainty ✅

 

[Traf]

4 hours ago, Rudy said:

Little Whitt has a German recipe for Ale, something to do with a bag of water and potatoes , then leave it behind a radiator for 8 weeks 

I'd rather drink Carling.