UK Politics Thread XI: Boris' Big Bombastic Brexit Bash

[Ifreann]

Being financially independent when you've only got £37 million in the bank must be so hard.

I do wonder how they are going to equate their supposedly fanatical enviromentalism with flying back and forth over the atlantic.

But then i wondered how they would equate their fanatical enviromentalism with chartering private flights to hold meetings with other private flying celebs and google execs in Sicily.

Maybe I'm just too poor to understand the agonising plight of these poor unfortunate souls.

I can't claim to know what their reasoning is, nor do I really care, but them flying about in private jets doesn't really make much difference to the environment. Individual level lifestyle choices aren't behind climate change.

[The Blaatschapen]

I do wonder how they are going to equate their supposedly fanatical enviromentalism with flying back and forth over the atlantic.

But then i wondered how they would equate their fanatical enviromentalism with chartering private flights to hold meetings with other private flying celebs and google execs in Sicily.

Maybe I'm just too poor to understand the agonising plight of these poor unfortunate souls.

I can't claim to know what their reasoning is, nor do I really care, but them flying about in private jets doesn't really make much difference to the environment. Individual level lifestyle choices aren't behind climate change.

One person suddenly changing their lifestyle indeed has 0 effect.

A few million though, and it will start mattering a bit.

[Gormwood]

I do wonder how they are going to equate their supposedly fanatical enviromentalism with flying back and forth over the atlantic.

But then i wondered how they would equate their fanatical enviromentalism with chartering private flights to hold meetings with other private flying celebs and google execs in Sicily.

Maybe I'm just too poor to understand the agonising plight of these poor unfortunate souls.

I can't claim to know what their reasoning is, nor do I really care, but them flying about in private jets doesn't really make much difference to the environment. Individual level lifestyle choices aren't behind climate change.

They're not allowed to improve society because they participate in society.

[Ifreann]

I can't claim to know what their reasoning is, nor do I really care, but them flying about in private jets doesn't really make much difference to the environment. Individual level lifestyle choices aren't behind climate change.

One person suddenly changing their lifestyle indeed has 0 effect.

A few million though, and it will start mattering a bit.

A bit.

[Vassenor]

Being financially independent when you've only got £37 million in the bank must be so hard.

Would you rather they kept sponging off the taxpayer?

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

The government managed a 99 majority on the Brexit Bill, so it heads to the House of Lords.

[The Nihilistic view]

[Greater vakolicci haven]

The government managed a 99 majority on the Brexit Bill, so it heads to the House of Lords.

Brexit is being gotten done.

[Philjia]

The government managed a 99 majority on the Brexit Bill, so it heads to the House of Lords.

Brexit is being gotten done.

In much the same sense that Norwich is getting relegation from the Premier League done.

[Ifreann]

Brexit is being gotten done.

In much the same sense that Norwich is getting relegation from the Premier League done.

That's not really the same. Relegated teams can get promoted back to the Premier League.

[The Blaatschapen]

Brexit is being gotten done.

In much the same sense that Norwich is getting relegation from the Premier League done.

Relegated teams get parachute payments.

[Souseiseki]

brexit was shit in 2016, it was shit in 2017, it was shit in 2018, it was shit in 2019 and it's shit in 2020.

man looking at that makes me sad. i would have been the fuck out of here by now if i started running as soon as the referendum result came in.

[The Blaatschapen]

brexit was shit in 2016, it was shit in 2017, it was shit in 2018, it was shit in 2019 and it's shit in 2020.

man looking at that makes me sad. i would have been the fuck out of here by now if i started running as soon as the referendum result came in.

Why didn't you?

Edit: And where would you have wanted to be by now?

[Kavagrad]

In much the same sense that Norwich is getting relegation from the Premier League done.

That's not really the same. Relegated teams can get promoted back to the Premier League.

Norwich being forced to sell Emi Buendia next summer is just as bad as the NHS being sold off /s

[Souseiseki]

Why didn't you?

my risky plan failed and my safer plan takes ages to prepare and i missed out on preparing for it for a year or two, and i don't feel like i can do anymore risky plans. if managed to pull off the safe plan i'd probably be done by now, but i guess that's """life""".

Edit: And where would you have wanted to be by now?

netherlands, germany or czech republic probably. maybe japan or peru if i decide to shoot wide. but in the short term the most important thing is getting back into the EU, so i'm even considering fucking ireland of all places. basically i want to be in a position where i am desirable enough that i can move to most countries in a relatively short period of time and regain the EU citizenship which was stolen from me. that way i can feel good about being not being separated from europe and if whatever host country i am tries some UK level bullshit on me in the future i can just leave.

[Celritannia]

Still, there are no real reasons for Brexit.

[Gormwood]

Still, there are no real reasons for Brexit.

Other than an excuse to privatize everything when the car crash hits.

[East Lenzum]

Still, there are no real reasons for Brexit.

Come and live on my road for a week. You won't still think that, I promise.

[Hydesland]

Brexit is a sunk cost at this point, we just need to move on I reckon.

[Souseiseki]

Brexit is a sunk cost at this point, we just need to move on I reckon.

ngl whenever i see "sunk cost" at this point my brain automatically fills in "sunk cost fallacy"

[Gormwood]

Brexit is a sunk cost at this point, we just need to move on I reckon.

ngl whenever i see "sunk cost" at this point my brain automatically fills in "sunk cost fallacy"

Yep.

[Novus America]

Brexit is a sunk cost at this point, we just need to move on I reckon.

ngl whenever i see "sunk cost" at this point my brain automatically fills in "sunk cost fallacy"

The problem with the term “sunk cost fallacy” is it makes some people assume sunk cost is a fallacious term in general.

And taking sunk costs into about is important.

If you spent 100 million in sunk costs on something, that does not work properly, and fixing it would cost and additional 100 million (option A) while devolving a whole new system only 75 million, (option B)
saying it is better to do the fixing (option A) because otherwise you “waste” the 100 million already spent is the sunk cost fallacy.

However if building a whole new system costs 150 million it is better to go with the upgrade be a you actually save 50 million.
In that case going with 200 million dollar system is actually better than the 150 million one, because going with the 150 million plus eating the 100 million sunk cost means you are actually spending 250 million.

In that cases it is NOT a fallacy to say it is better to go with fixing the system or you waste the sunk cost.

[The New California Republic]

The British and Irish governments have published the text of a draft deal aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

It will be interesting to see how easy a ride the Brexit Bill gets in the House of Lords. The Consevative peers haven't been purged of remainers like the MPs have. I think we can expect lots of attempts to amend it in ways the government will not like.

[Albrenia]

Still, there are no real reasons for Brexit.

Come and live on my road for a week. You won't still think that, I promise.

If I may ask, why?

How will Brexit fix the problems on your road?