UK Politics Thread

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

Allegedly a diezel generator powering the camp of eco-radical protestors in London, UK.

I take it you'd prefer a small reactor..

[STEED]

Nothing going on in the world of brexit I see today. I can not be bothered with the usual BS lies and half baked truth's in the media.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by STEED

Nothing going on in the world of brexit I see today. I can not be bothered with the usual BS lies and half baked truth's in the media.

Indeed nothing new, although these are facts. Less money.

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...-hoc-stats.pdf

EU migrants give more than take
Since the reasons for brexit are obviously not of the economical kind, there is not much left. Apart from some unsympathetic notions.

[Jimbuna]

^ It is really quite surprising how many people are unaware of the disparity between what is paid in and what is given back but there should be opportunities to improve on those figures if and when immigration control is implemented ie: having the ability to choose which skills are needed and whom has them before entry is allowed.

[Jimbuna]

European Council President Donald Tusk has said he received "promising signals" from Irish PM Leo Varadkar that a Brexit deal is still possible.

His comments came as Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier resumed talks in Brussels, after a meeting between Mr Varadkar and Boris Johnson on Thursday.

Both sides called the Johnson-Varadkar discussion "very positive".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50007206

Fingers crossed.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Indeed nothing new, although these are facts. Less money.

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...-hoc-stats.pdf

EU migrants give more than take
Since the reasons for brexit are obviously not of the economical kind, there is not much left. Apart from some unsympathetic notions.

Never bought the BS about foreigners outright being a load of lazy sods. Yes there are some but not all, same with the Brits there are some who rather sponge off the state. The fault in most part is the media blowing up these story's.

[STEED]

Sick of politicians here and the EU one day they say brexkt is dead the next day brexit is alive back dead then some hope and so on. Just shows we should all stop voting for these over paid fat heads.

[Jimbuna]

Yet so many continue to thrive on it.

[STEED]

Lets stuff them for a change.

How is everyone today, well I hope.?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Fingers crossed.

EU countries have given the go-ahead for more "intensified" Brexit talks to take place, the BBC has been told.

This comes after a meeting between Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, described by both sides as "constructive".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50016853

I could be right and something is afoot.

[STEED]

Humbug, same old guff like a smelly fart.

[Jimbuna]

[Jimbuna]

Sterling surged on Friday to a three-month high amid investor optimism about a last-minute Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union.

Against the dollar the pound rose 2% to $1.2685, and against the euro was up 1.4% at 87.2p. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50011444

Just what my investment doctor prescribed

[ikalugin]

Originally Posted by Catfish

I take it you'd prefer a small reactor..

I am pointint out the hypocrisy - they protest against the use of fossil fuels (and nuclear power) but when they need those - they use them, instead of say solar panels they advocate for.


As to the broader debate on the reduction in carbon emitions - I think that nuclear is the way to go, sure.

[Skybird]

Realistically, nuclear energy cannot be avoided if the eneergy needs (growing!!) of the global population are to be matched with supply safety no matter wheather, climate, time of year. Only few countries have the natural means to live by renewable energy exclusively. Sweden can afford so, Austria, Brazil, some others. A country like Germany? No. I once was pretty much convicned that nuclear energy should be slwoly phased out, but thagt is long time ago, and I needed to chnage my view there, also my view on the contemporary technology there. I today advocate nuclear energy. But not from the old reactors of which there still are quite some around.


And this is where this option, though needed imo, nevertheless becomes quite expensive. The old plants must be dismantled. Extremely costly. New ones must be build, again very costly. When I am in favour of nucleart energy, i am talking about the latest techhnology generaiton and fueling options.



Instead, Germany has said farewell to its technological competence in that field. Another - of by now quite many - industrial competence given up headlessly by the Germans. Them are so clever, these Germans!