UK Politics Thread XIII: The Brexit Ship Departs

[Kowani]

You mean so the pound goes to shit?

The current inflation rate is well below the BoE target. Printing more money would probably help the economy.

That moment when you think quantitative easing causes inflation-

It doesn't, but because your unemployment rate is very low, you should probably watch your fiscal space anyway.


So spend, but be careful.

[The Blaatschapen]

A wild People's Republic of Kent appeared!

Ooh, is it outside Nato?

Can we invade?

[Philjia]

Well...printing more money worked in 2008. But yeah,printing to excessive amounts is dumb.

*Looks at the Federal Reserve and sweats nervously*

[Salandriagado]

Hundreds of major and minor roads cross the Kent border. Doesn't seem practically possible for trucks to be stopped and their papers scrutinised at every one of them.

Hey, that's just like that other border!

It's hard to tell from google maps, but I make the number for Kent to be about 173.

Not including Thames Road Waste Reception Centre, the internal one-way system of which crosses the border three time, or Easy Load Limited, whose carpark seems to be bisected by the border (and does, in fact, have space for lorries).

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

You mean so the pound goes to shit?

The current inflation rate is well below the BoE target. Printing more money would probably help the economy.

Wasn't the current low inflation rate essentially paid for by the government with the Eat out to help out scheme.

[Souseiseki]

No government wants to lose votes by being the ones who ruined Christmas. It's not about religion, or discrimination, it is about votes, the retail economy, and public morale.

it's me

i'll do it

i will be the grinch that ruined english christmas

put me in coach

[Dumb Ideologies]

Anti-Christmas coup for the public health. Let's make Britain CromWELL again.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

Priti Patel could organise some community wardens to fine people for wearing Christmas jumpers and reindeer antlers. Hard Brexmas.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Male domestic abuse victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'

Charities dealing with men who suffer domestic abuse have seen pleas for help jump by up to 60% during the lockdown.

The Respect Men's Advice Line said some victims had told them they had sought refuge by sleeping in cars or in tents in the gardens of friends or relatives.

The charity said it had received 13,812 calls and emails between April and July in lockdown compared to 8,648 in the same period in 2019.

Respect's Ippo Panteloudakis said the pandemic had made the problem worse.

He said: "It was absolutely clear the lockdown period exacerbated everyone's domestic abuse experiences.

"They were talking about increases in violence, increases in psychological abuse and becoming homeless as a result of the domestic abuse and not having anywhere to go.

"We had reports from men sleeping in their cars overnight or sleeping in their friends' or parents' gardens in tents."

The advice line said the biggest increase in contact with abuse victims came through emails and the service saw the volume increase by 96% from 372 emails in June 2019 to 728 in June 2020.

On average it received 22 emails a day and 92 phone calls as the lockdown took hold from April to June.

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[The Huskar Social Union]

NEW Gove confirms a de facto internal border in Kent - rephrasing previous tweet (this is something transport industry been v worried about)

Truckers will have to have a "Kent Access Permit" to get into the county says Gove. It will use police and ANPR to enforce - Lisa O'Carroll

Brexit is great innit

[Dumb Ideologies]

Male domestic abuse victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'
...

Awful that resources are so limited but pleasantly surprised that the BBC is covering the issue.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Male domestic abuse victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'
...

Awful that resources are so limited but pleasantly surprised that the BBC is covering the issue.

Shelters and resources for men need to be expanded massively. But it is good that at least it is being covered a bit more.

[Fartsniffage]

NEW Gove confirms a de facto internal border in Kent - rephrasing previous tweet (this is something transport industry been v worried about)

Truckers will have to have a "Kent Access Permit" to get into the county says Gove. It will use police and ANPR to enforce - Lisa O'Carroll

Brexit is great innit

So does that mean if I move to Kent I'll still be in the EU?

[Nimzonia]

I need clarification on some of the disputed territories. Will I need a passport to go to Sidcup?

[Dumb Ideologies]

NEW Gove confirms a de facto internal border in Kent - rephrasing previous tweet (this is something transport industry been v worried about)

Truckers will have to have a "Kent Access Permit" to get into the county says Gove. It will use police and ANPR to enforce - Lisa O'Carroll

Brexit is great innit

So does that mean if I move to Kent I'll still be in the EU?

Keep making fun about the People's Republic of Kent and Kim Jong-Widdecombe will launch the nukes.

[Vassenor]

NEW Gove confirms a de facto internal border in Kent - rephrasing previous tweet (this is something transport industry been v worried about)

Truckers will have to have a "Kent Access Permit" to get into the county says Gove. It will use police and ANPR to enforce - Lisa O'Carroll

Brexit is great innit

But we have blue passports now and that's all that matters.

[Philjia]

The chancellor will unveil new emergency plans to prevent unemployment later, which will replace the furlough scheme which will expire next month. The government subsidising people's salaries is allegedly one option that has been considered.

[Shamhnan Insir]

I need clarification on some of the disputed territories. Will I need a passport to go to Sidcup?

Well that remains to be seen.
For the moment kindly read through the paperwork you have been given well in advance of this eventuality that we totally knew was coming and haven't stumbled into through what can only be described as a catastrophic level of incompetence perpetuated by a group of money hungry twats. I'm sure you will find all of the information you need in there. Or perhaps none of it. Or maybe exactly the wrong information as this situation could likely change very suddenly and that information won't be up to date...

[Fartsniffage]

So does that mean if I move to Kent I'll still be in the EU?

Keep making fun about the People's Republic of Kent and Kim Jong-Widdecombe will launch the nukes.

Not a concern. Police armed with ANPR cameras will just stop the nukes at the British border with Kent.

[Hirota]

Covid-19 apps are out, which is just in time for the likely second wave.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... production

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1520427663

[Ostroeuropa]

Male domestic abuse victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'

Charities dealing with men who suffer domestic abuse have seen pleas for help jump by up to 60% during the lockdown.

The Respect Men's Advice Line said some victims had told them they had sought refuge by sleeping in cars or in tents in the gardens of friends or relatives.

The charity said it had received 13,812 calls and emails between April and July in lockdown compared to 8,648 in the same period in 2019.

Respect's Ippo Panteloudakis said the pandemic had made the problem worse.

He said: "It was absolutely clear the lockdown period exacerbated everyone's domestic abuse experiences.

"They were talking about increases in violence, increases in psychological abuse and becoming homeless as a result of the domestic abuse and not having anywhere to go.

"We had reports from men sleeping in their cars overnight or sleeping in their friends' or parents' gardens in tents."

The advice line said the biggest increase in contact with abuse victims came through emails and the service saw the volume increase by 96% from 372 emails in June 2019 to 728 in June 2020.

On average it received 22 emails a day and 92 phone calls as the lockdown took hold from April to June.

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I guess you all know my opinions on this stuff by now, and normally i'd take the opportunity to peddle them again, but for now i'll just note that the woman raising the alarm about this is;

A. A woman
B. A muslim
C. Wearing a hijab

So, you know. That's actually pretty great.

[The Blaatschapen]

So does that mean if I move to Kent I'll still be in the EU?

Keep making fun about the People's Republic of Kent and Kim Jong-Widdecombe will launch the nukes.

You mean the Dutch overseas territory of Kant.

[Dumb Ideologies]

Keep making fun about the People's Republic of Kent and Kim Jong-Widdecombe will launch the nukes.

Not a concern. Police armed with ANPR cameras will just stop the nukes at the British border with Kent.

Curses! Every single ICBM hit by a stinger then TPACed. Blows your mind that there were all those expensive Cold War missile defence systems when all we needed was the team from Traffic Cops.

[The New California Republic]

Keep making fun about the People's Republic of Kent and Kim Jong-Widdecombe will launch the nukes.

To reiterate: it's The People's Garden of Kent.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Alliance Councillor Sorcha Eastwood speaks up about the rape threat she was sent in 2017 when she stood for election.

This same councillor was accused of being an IRA mouthpiece by a member of the DUP in 2018 which she successfully sued him over earlier this year.