Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "A Different Bias" channel.

  1. ​ @custos9209  It isn't about the money. It is about the influence and the help Putin gave the Tories in elections and the Brexit referendum. Putin has pulled UK society in a direction away from the EU, and the Tories have followed that lead. And in typical Boris fashion, he has jumped ahead of that lead and pretended he led it.
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  2. The UK is collapsing. There is no way England can survive the cutting off of financial services like transaction clearing in a few years. Hopefully, Scotland and NI will have left the Union before that.
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  3. As the economy of the UK has started a death spiral which will end in destruction, chaos and most likely deaths, my strongest advice to the Scottish is to leave at your earliest convenience.
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  4. And they still get angry with us for calling them Brexitards.
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  5. "If it was all so easy, then why has nothing of it happened" Excellent point. Bozo is king of promising the world, delivering nothing and blaming others for it. At some point, you'd think people would catch on.
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  6. The Tories are beyond shame. Rules don't apply to them.
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  7. Depending on Food imports is also a HUGE economic risk. If, for some reason, the pound devalues, they will still need to import that food, at even greater cost. This can (and likely will) trigger hyper-inflation. The UK government is being extremely reckless, and its citizens will pay the price.
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  8. It ain't the speaker's fault. It is that of the back benchers. Each and everyone of them is personally responsible to scrutinize government.
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  9. Curious to see if Johnson will announce a GE to get a new mandate, just like May did. I doubt he can count on the UDP this time to form a coalition, but if he can, that will be a disaster for the UK.
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  10. I can just shake my head at the sorry state the UK is in. What a bunch of clowns.
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  11. "other nations have voter identification" I don't know about other nations, but mine (Netherlands) has. But we also have a law that says that every adult must at all times be able to legally identify him/herself outside of private property. Thus, voter identification does not pose any restriction on voting, as in order to walk to the polling station (or the grocery store, or your workplace) you need the same identification.
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  12. Forman: "I believe in free movement and free trade". So does the EU. Why did you leave it then?
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  13. As you say, this is quite a mild transgression. Imagine he had actually broken the Law!
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  14. Brexit will cause the English to grow up. Which is a tremendous benefit, as they have been unwilling to grow up these last 75 years.
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  15. Thought the same. JRM is a sorry excuse for a human.
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  16. The EU is aware of this, and is regulating to keep UK-based businesses from operating inside the EU.
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  17. ​ @johnrussell3961  I don't think the UK will return, period. It has frustrated the aspirations of both Germany and France a LOT during their membership, and both will enjoy the new balance of power. After the (now inevitable) break-up of the UK, Scotland will be allowed to join quickly without much problems. N.I. will join with the RoI to form Ireland. England and Wales will perhaps be admitted after a lengthy convergence period, with a modernized political system that ensures the Tories will never get a majority again, and far less influence than they used to have before Brexit. Instead of one of three leading nations, it will be more like Spain. But with a less viable economy.
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  18. In the Netherlands farmers have blocked highways nation-wide when there was talk of them needing to reduce livestock. Imagine what would have happened if their whole business model was upended overnight. UK farmers are happy to let their crops rot in the fields. Sane people would have covered the streets in Westminster a foot deep in rotting produce. Against the law? What? Are you really going to shoot me, copper? You have any idea what my tractor can do to your patrol car, copper? Or the ones of my mates here? No, copper, just move along and all will be fine.
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  19. The EU has already shot across the bow of London, warning them not to do that or else they will be blacklisted as a black money paradise, meaning that every transaction to and from London will be marked as suspect and investigated. That is even worse than the situation they are in now, so I think they need ensure their dealings are (relatively) clean and co-operate with international investigations.
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  20. I disagree with using the term "Sleaze". This government has moved into Kleptocracy territory.
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  21. "Dancing makes on the table waving..." No, NO, I can't unsee that!
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  22. We can no longer ascribe the actions of this government to mere incompetence. It is malice.
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  23. The great "Blame The EU" game has started for real. Be careful that the Tories do not whip the UK up to a war-frenzy: that is where this path will end if they are not stopped.
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  24. ... possibly their only customers. All other serious customers will move with the banking services, to the EU.
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  25. Yes, you are in trouble. I am afraid that the only thing that can beat some sense into your fellow countrymen is some good old economic hardship. At some point, the house of lies will collapse under that pressure.
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  26. As Brexit means Brexit, this is exactly the Brexit they voted for.
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  27. Or this shows how few people actually do A-levels...
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  28. What worries me more is how the interests & actions of Murdoch seem to align with Putin. Murdoch (and some other right-wing publishers) controls public opinion, which is what controls the Tory party, the US Republican party and the idiots in Australia that e.g. sent volunteers to fight for Putin. The traitors in Murdoch's Faux Spews do all they can to protect Putin. There must be some link between them. Some plan. It must be exposed.
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  29. The UK government reminds me of when I walked away from home when I was about 10. Suddenly all these little practical questions bombarded me like what will I eat, where will I sleep, boy it is cold out in the rain. I didn't stay away long, my parents hadn't even missed me. But then, I am smart.
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  30. The N.I. conflict was hopeless when I grew up. I was amazed when the EU gave it a peaceful solution. Brexit has made the situation hopeless again. Bozo thinks he doesn't care now, but wait till we have a repeat of Brighton...
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  31. Spot on Phil. Politics is not about what you want, but about what you can reasonably hope to achieve. The Art of Compromise. If the UK wants proportional representation (and it should) they had better get used to it.
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  32. And a merry Christmas to you, Phil! May we shortly see a return to sanity in the UK.
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  33. "Perhaps The Sun got to him" Yes, indeed. Your scripts are really getting good! I Love these snarky puns sprinkled into your text.
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  34. This was obvious from the start. It is what you get when you let idiots get away with phrases like "Britain has had enough of experts".
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  35. There is no way that the Tories will go through with this. They will leave it for Labour to deal with.
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  36. Rees-Smug is an absolute waste of space. In fact, Tory leaders are so useless that it were better for the country if they were replaced by a group of baboons.
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  37. If Sunak hopes to become PM, he is a momentous fool. This train-wreck will only become worse, and he will not be able to stop its momentum. The next PM will be required to U-turn Brexit and beg for aid from the IMF and the EU.
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  38. Money can always be recovered. If the will to recover it exists...
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  39. @Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines That doesn't need to be set in stone. Ever laid the Copenhagen Criteria next to the current status of the UK? It will take major reform to meet the criteria for joining the EU. And that is without taken into account how the Brits have pissed-off the French, especially, but also the rest of the EU27. De Gaulle didn't want them to join in days past, and he was right. His successor will be harder to convince to let you in. The EU will need to be convinced that the UK is absolutely dedicated to the EU ideal. And that will take more than a Johnson waffling a bit. During the Brexit negotiations, we were extremely patient with Bozo, because of what he represented. For rejoining, we will very patiently tell you NO, until the UK has fundamentally changed.
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  40. All the better to move British assets out of the UK.
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  41. Also it means that more assets will flow out of the UK, as the profits generated by these offices will move to the EU.
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  42. We need to tell them "I told you so", loudly and often, in the hope they will learn to reject promises by people who "have had enough of experts".
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  43. British voters are angry anyway. The Tories are only directing that anger away from themselves.
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  44. Having competent MP's is always a problem. Once they see how little actual work the PM does, they will quickly realise: "That could be me sitting there!"
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  45.  @WerkstukViva  That is not true. There were very specific promises not to leave the Single Market.
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  46. Speak softly, but carry a big stick. That is how you get things done. Bozo is doing the exact opposite: Loud bluff and bluster, carrying a tiny twig.
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  47.  @edmundbell-king4538  Your comment shows gross ignorance of how international finance operates. Arrogance is no substitute for intelligence, knowledge or wisdom.
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  48. More Braying for the UK press by Frosty. Anyone thinks the EU takes notice? At most, he will get a polite warning not to unilaterally violate the Protocol. But the international community does take note of the unreliability of the UK government.
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  49. True. And none of the Brexitards ever considered that trade adjusts itself to make optimum use of the rules. Change the rules, and trade needs to adjust the way it operates. EU-UK trade was optimized for highly reliable just-in-time delivery of small consignments. That can no longer be done, requiring massive changes in the logistics of many companies. The whole just-in-time model of production has been made obsolete at a stroke, setting UK industry back 30 years.
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  50. Cost of living is a LOT lower in Europe than in the USA. So, in spite of earning less & paying more in taxes, the vast majority of people will live better in Europe than in the USA.
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