So much to rant about and so little time! It’s finally come to this – we’ve been well and truly, utterly and completely Brexited! Rather like a fish being filleted by a blind, deaf mute with a dull knife – it’s difficult to accurately anticipate the mess that is going to emerge but whatever it is, it will be ugly.
Part of me is waiting for the moment when the penny drops amongst the racist Brexiteers that what they are going to get is very, very different from what they were led to believe.
As the negotiations with Brussels approach, it is becoming ever more clear that net immigration is unlikely to fall very much, if at all, as a consequence of Brexit.
Die Welt, a German national paper, had an excellent “photo” on their front page on Wednesday when the UK government formally notified the EU of our intention to leave:
It’s a lovely metaphor, I think. The UK, wrapped up in a flimsy Union Jack paper boat, sets sail on a lonely and unnecessary journey into the unknown, up the proverbial creek without even a paddle.
Not surprisingly, once again, the pound plummeted which, no doubt, will bring cheer to the looney Brexiteers who will champion our cheaper exports while ignoring the effect of the higher costs of imports and raw materials, never mind the potential of 10% tariffs as a consequence of leaving the free trade zone. All because Cameron was an arrogant twat who, now that he’s thrown the country into the racist cess pit of the UKippers, has pissed off to spend more time with his money.
Still, one can take some cold comfort from the irony that the worst impact is likely to be felt in those regions which voted by the larger majorities to leave.
| irony/ˈʌɪrəni/
1. The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. 1.1 A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. |
Researchers say Wales and north-east are among areas most vulnerable to loss of funding, tariffs on exports and shortage of European workers.
And, just so that our American readers don’t feel left out, in another irony alert:
Woman voted for Trump
Trump supporter thought president would only deport ‘bad hombres.’ Instead, her husband is being deported.
Even the New Yorker had a telling article by John Cassidy about Theresa May’s delusion as she launches the process:
May’s speech was filled with so many false claims, so much cant, and so many examples of wishful thinking that it is hard to know where to begin. Her vow to represent “every person” in the U.K. is blatantly false. Last year’s referendum, in which 51.9 per cent of the people who voted signalled a preference to leave the E.U., represented a victory for the old, the less-educated, and the xenophobic. The young, the college-educated, and the outward-looking all rejected, and still reject, Brexit. Many of them regard it as a wilful act of self-destruction, and future historians will surely agree with them.
What little “good” news there is this week can be summed up in a couple of words: we had some lovely and moderately warm sunny days during the week! So nice that I was able to indulge in the first couple of cycle rides of the season. That’s it!
Finally, am I the only one who was mildly amused by the theft from a museum in Berlin of a $1 million Canadian gold coin?
It was minted in 2007, weighed 100 kg, was 53 cm diameter (1 ft 8 ins) and had a face value of $1 million Canadian dollars. However, because of the purity of the gold, its material value was estimated at £3.58 million ($4.5 million US dollars). How quickly do you think it was melted down?
Love to you all,
Greg