UK Politics Thread - Page 907

Moonlight · 02-28-21, 12:25 PM

Yep, even this weak kneed useless government of ours will eventually say "Enough is Enough" and then the blame game is probably going to create a backlash from both sides which will affect businesses on each side of the channel even more.

Catfish · 02-28-21, 01:53 PM

Brexit promise: Frictionless trade.
Brexit reality: Tradeless friction.

The employers managed to convince the employees to vote against their own interests. A tale as old as time.

Skybird · 03-01-21, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

Brexit promise: Frictionless trade.
Brexit reality: Tradeless friction.

Jimbuna · 03-01-21, 07:23 AM

Catfish · 03-02-21, 05:11 AM

^ I understand the brexiters have not found a new scapegoat yet, but it is not necessary to phone up the EU every day to tell them it's over. Move on.

Rockstar · 03-02-21, 11:44 AM

Moonlight · 03-02-21, 12:37 PM

So you've taken to Brit bashing now have you,

no mention of the EU or any other country so its all down to the brits fault, have you got a bee in your bonnet over something a brit did to you once or is it something you dreamt up on the spur of the moment.

McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG is a German international discount supermarket chain that operates over 12,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, the company belongs to the Schwarz Group, which also operates the hypermarket chain Kaufland.

Nando's is a South African restaurant chain that specialises in Portuguese-African food, including its signature flame-grilled peri-peri style chicken. Founded in Johannesburg in 1987, Nando's operates over 1,000 outlets in 35 countries. Their logo is the famous Portuguese symbol, the Rooster of Barcelos.

A bit forgetful of you to miss out the other foreign countries involved in this deforestation and fires caused by the world food chain.
I would say that the McDonald's Corporation is the biggest culprit in the world given the number of excessive outlets that they have all over the world, and that goes for every other junkfood outlet that originates from the USA as well, how say you?.

Jimbuna · 03-02-21, 02:11 PM

Catfish · 03-02-21, 03:30 PM

@Moonlight Don't be so hard on him, in the US cheap food (also called junk food, how racist - indeed most chinese food with a lot of vegetables is much halthier than anything you can get at MacDonald's, but i digress) is one of the major money-making industries, because of.. diabetes!

https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/1829395...n-so-expensive

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47491964

"In 1923, the discoverers of insulin sold its patent for $1, hoping the low price would keep the essential treatment available to everyone who needed it.
Now, retail prices in the US are around the $300 range for all insulins from the three major brands that control the market.
Even accounting for inflation, that's a price increase of over 1,000%."

10 percent of the population have this meanwhile, and since they have no real health service system (that would be communism!) everyone has to privately buy insuline, accounting to about 1300 dollars per month. Because in the US the price is about 10x as high than in the rest of the world. Excellent report at arte TV right now

Moonlight · 03-02-21, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

@Moonlight Don't be so hard on him, in the US cheap food (also called junk food, how racist - indeed most chinese food with a lot of vegetables is much halthier than anything you can get at MacDonald's, but i digress) is one of the major money-making industries, because of.. diabetes!

Yeah, you're right of course, it gets my hackles up when someone posts a video just blaming one country instead of posting two or three to show that its a world wide problem.
I hope that brit nanny who took his dummy off him gave him a bleeding good slap as well.

Rockstar · 03-02-21, 08:40 PM

Cant help it if you got your panties in a bunch. When I saw the video I wasn't thinking about how British chicken sandwiches was the cause of deforestation and homeless parrots. Honestly my immediate reaction was to chuckle at the thought how similar it was to the BREXIT videos posted here. Its like they were made by the same people.

Catfish · 03-03-21, 03:46 AM

^ i'd say those vids are not at the same level by far

You have to admit some things are indeed intertwined in the global economy? Not only chicken food, much more deforestation in central America to create grazing ground for cattle, and beef.

2017, don't know whether this helped, but seems companies are aware:

"When a large, global food company commits to deforestation-free commodities, its entire supply chain listens. And when McDonald’s does so, other global food companies follow suit. That’s why the company’s commitment to source only deforestation-free beef by 2020 in regions with identified risks relating to the preservation of forests holds such promise to protect critical habitats, including Latin America’s most valuable ecosystems."

https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/...restation-free

Jimbuna · 03-03-21, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

@Moonlight Don't be so hard on him, in the US cheap food (also called junk food, how racist - indeed most chinese food with a lot of vegetables is much halthier than anything you can get at MacDonald's, but i digress) is one of the major money-making industries, because of.. diabetes!

https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/1829395...n-so-expensive

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47491964

"In 1923, the discoverers of insulin sold its patent for $1, hoping the low price would keep the essential treatment available to everyone who needed it.
Now, retail prices in the US are around the $300 range for all insulins from the three major brands that control the market.
Even accounting for inflation, that's a price increase of over 1,000%."

10 percent of the population have this meanwhile, and since they have no real health service system (communism!) everyone has to privately buy insuline, accounting to about 1300 dollars per month. Because in the US the price is about 10x as high than in the rest of the world. Excellent report at arte TV right now

WOW!! I had absolutely no idea about those prices

I'm a type 2 diabetic (tablet controlled) and here in the UK insulin for type 1 diabetics is free of charge via a prescription.

I'm surprised Steve has never alluded to this over the years during our regular conversations.

Jimbuna · 03-03-21, 07:00 AM

Catfish · 03-03-21, 07:35 AM

02-28-21, 12:25 PM	#13591
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,132 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Yep, even this weak kneed useless government of ours will eventually say "Enough is Enough" and then the blame game is probably going to create a backlash from both sides which will affect businesses on each side of the channel even more. __________________

02-28-21, 01:53 PM	#13592
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,893 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Brexit promise: Frictionless trade. Brexit reality: Tradeless friction. The employers managed to convince the employees to vote against their own interests. A tale as old as time. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-01-21, 07:23 AM	#13594
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03-02-21, 05:11 AM	#13595
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,893 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ I understand the brexiters have not found a new scapegoat yet, but it is not necessary to phone up the EU every day to tell them it's over. Move on. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-02-21, 11:44 AM	#13596
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03-02-21, 12:37 PM	#13597
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,132 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	So you've taken to Brit bashing now have you, no mention of the EU or any other country so its all down to the brits fault, have you got a bee in your bonnet over something a brit did to you once or is it something you dreamt up on the spur of the moment. McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG is a German international discount supermarket chain that operates over 12,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, the company belongs to the Schwarz Group, which also operates the hypermarket chain Kaufland. Nando's is a South African restaurant chain that specialises in Portuguese-African food, including its signature flame-grilled peri-peri style chicken. Founded in Johannesburg in 1987, Nando's operates over 1,000 outlets in 35 countries. Their logo is the famous Portuguese symbol, the Rooster of Barcelos. A bit forgetful of you to miss out the other foreign countries involved in this deforestation and fires caused by the world food chain. I would say that the McDonald's Corporation is the biggest culprit in the world given the number of excessive outlets that they have all over the world, and that goes for every other junkfood outlet that originates from the USA as well, how say you?. __________________

03-02-21, 02:11 PM	#13598
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03-02-21, 03:30 PM	#13599
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,893 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	@Moonlight Don't be so hard on him, in the US cheap food (also called junk food, how racist - indeed most chinese food with a lot of vegetables is much halthier than anything you can get at MacDonald's, but i digress) is one of the major money-making industries, because of.. diabetes! https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/1829395...n-so-expensive https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47491964 "In 1923, the discoverers of insulin sold its patent for $1, hoping the low price would keep the essential treatment available to everyone who needed it. Now, retail prices in the US are around the $300 range for all insulins from the three major brands that control the market. Even accounting for inflation, that's a price increase of over 1,000%." 10 percent of the population have this meanwhile, and since they have no real health service system (that would be communism!) everyone has to privately buy insuline, accounting to about 1300 dollars per month. Because in the US the price is about 10x as high than in the rest of the world. Excellent report at arte TV right now __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 03-03-21 at 07:27 AM.*

03-02-21, 08:40 PM	#13601
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,824 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Cant help it if you got your panties in a bunch. When I saw the video I wasn't thinking about how British chicken sandwiches was the cause of deforestation and homeless parrots. Honestly my immediate reaction was to chuckle at the thought how similar it was to the BREXIT videos posted here. Its like they were made by the same people. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

03-03-21, 03:46 AM	#13602
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,893 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ i'd say those vids are not at the same level by far You have to admit some things are indeed intertwined in the global economy? Not only chicken food, much more deforestation in central America to create grazing ground for cattle, and beef. 2017, don't know whether this helped, but seems companies are aware: "When a large, global food company commits to deforestation-free commodities, its entire supply chain listens. And when McDonald’s does so, other global food companies follow suit. That’s why the company’s commitment to source only deforestation-free beef by 2020 in regions with identified risks relating to the preservation of forests holds such promise to protect critical habitats, including Latin America’s most valuable ecosystems." https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/...restation-free __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 03-03-21 at 04:27 AM.*

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