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by scrub
Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:51 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 117
Views: 266414

Re: Brexit

I had thought that Frankfurt would replace London for financial activity, I hadn’t realised that Amsterdam was so important. The Netherlands is (or was a year or two ago) the biggest tax haven in the EU, so it makes sense that Amsterdam would be attractive. London is the hub it is in part because o...
by scrub
Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:09 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 117
Views: 266414

Re: Brexit

Ajarn Philip wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:09 amMy niece, who works on the Dover ferries, informs me that duty-free Bells whisky is going for £10 a litre...
I really don't know if I'd call that a Brexit benefit :lol:
by scrub
Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 117
Views: 266414

Re: Brexit

Tax free! Yes it is true I will now be able to bring back 2 litres of spirits with me. Plus fags. But not snuff ( snus ). I remember when the personal import limits were replaced with "as much as you can carry for personal consumption", so the Dover to Calais ferry really was just an indu...
by scrub
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:41 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

I was just curious about any economic benefit i was missing. If there is an obvious massive benefit to it, I've missed it too. Does any know exactly how many more countries/trading blocs the UK has left to form trade deals with...? There's about 190 countries in the world and they've already signed...
by scrub
Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:02 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

Does anyone know what the benefits are of a trade deal with the mighty Pacific Islands? As best I can figure, the benefits are minimal in economic terms, but big in political terms, which is the entire point of it. In terms of showing that Global Britain (TM) is free to buccaneer its way across the...
by scrub
Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:27 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Britt or European
Replies: 23
Views: 6855

Re: Britt or European

Interesting topic and a question I get asked a lot, although it's "are you more Aussie or Bit?". Honestly, I'm not sure myself most days and I always find it hard to say if I'm more one than the other. My family migrated to Oz a couple of months after I left CH and so I've spent most of my...
by scrub
Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

We are cosying up to the pacific nations but we messed them about when we joined the EU. Payback time. Biden doesn't trust us. Back of a long queue I don't think it's payback so much as none of the cutting in line or preferential treatment that some people assume is the UK's natural right. When you...
by scrub
Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:53 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

Is it just me or have the Brexit enthusiasts gone very quiet of late? It'll be sporadic, but they'll pipe up every time they see a "Brexit bonus" or some other chance to say "this is why the EU is evil and must be destroyed". So while they've been quiet over the reality that &qu...
by scrub
Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:41 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

Another Brexit shambles buteven the Brexiteers surely cannot be surprised by this? Why would the EU ever cut a deal with the UK in which we were better off outside the EU? They didn't want us to leave and the sure as anything don't want anyone else to leave. The EU will do everything it can to ensu...
by scrub
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

The Vote Leave Campaign thingy can surely be wound up now? Nah, there's always more grifting to be done. It's been a success for the backers and the basic campaign principles can be re-used, even if the publicly stated goal has to change. As long as people are unhappy with the type of Brexit they g...
by scrub
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Covid 19 Hardship Fund
Replies: 44
Views: 71507

Re: Covid 19 Hardship Fund

Food and accomodation on the other hand has probably gone too far the other way.. Have heard that some staff limit themselves to one dining hall appearance per week for fear of becoming (too) overweight. Both those things had a very low starting point, at least when I was there, so even a mattress ...
by scrub
Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:42 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

Phytosanitary checks were inevitable once the decision was made to leave the CU, at least the EU doesn't use the same rules as Australia. The Dutch just took their ham sandwiches away, AQIS would dismantle everything and give you a very, very thorough search if you tried being an idiot about it. The...
by scrub
Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:17 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 117
Views: 266414

Re: Brexit

Thank you, although I don't think I have anything more than a child-like comprehension of the details that affect me, let alone the rest. I try and read as much as I can from people who seem to be experts in various areas, but it's like going deep sea fishing without a working sonar fish finder. I h...
by scrub
Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:24 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 117
Views: 266414

Re: Brexit

Well c'mon guys and gals, what do we think? As someone who understands trade legalese better than I ever will has succinctly put it "there are two winners from this deal; The EU and Boris Johnson." The EU has maintained its advantage in areas where it had a surplus with the UK (physical g...
by scrub
Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:46 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Brexit
Replies: 83
Views: 25570

Re: Brexit

First up, there is no such thing as a remainer anymore and it stopped being a viable descriptor when Article 50 was activated. We're all leavers now, regardless of our feelings towards it, and we have to deal with what is rather than what isn't. Secondly, and personally speaking, I don't think I've ...