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Brexit slowly becoming a Farce.


John Lambies Doos

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21 minutes ago, Suspect Device said:

Not sure about Paypal being the same as the roaming cartel. There are many other ways of paying for shit than Paypal so if you don't like the charges, then use another method. 

 

The mobile companies are all acting in concert which to me looks like a cartel. Unless one of them isn't raising roaming charges.

With regards to Paypal I agree, but in that article it mentions that both Visa and Mastercard are raising their fees five fold, so given that they control most of the credit cards, it's hard to escape an increase in fees. Well maybe as a buyer you might not notice, but sellers will feel it and probably respond by increasing prices.

As for roaming, the mobile networks were all just waiting for one of the others to re-introduce charges, so they could then follow. And why wouldn't they. No one is going to stop them from doing it, and they know that people have no choice but to still use them. They will all be seeing it as a return to the good old days of fleecing their customers.

 

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1 hour ago, Suspect Device said:

Not sure about Paypal being the same as the roaming cartel. There are many other ways of paying for shit than Paypal so if you don't like the charges, then use another method. 

 

The mobile companies are all acting in concert which to me looks like a cartel. Unless one of them isn't raising roaming charges.

They've all had roaming charges for non-EU countries without any regulatory trouble. Hard to see how a regulator could argue that they are doing anything new, though I suppose there are plenty of other examples of regulators doing nothing about rip-offs for years and then finally acting.

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New York extends post-Brexit gains in euro swaps trading

New York has increased its market share in trading euro interest rate swaps at London’s expense

https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-09-09/New-York-extends-post-Brexit-gains-in-euro-swaps-trading.html

Amazing that Brexiteers are willing to plough on with Brexit even at the expense of the City.

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So far we have evidence that exports from the UK to Europe have bombed, we are literally throwing shite into the sea and we know that the NHS is unable to provide medication or perform simple tasks like blood tests.
We know that food is rotting in fields, prices are up in supermarkets (and generally) and the lack of staff is harming business generally. We see that supermarkets are running out of basic items. We know that incremental expense such as roaming is/will be coming.
Any fucking benefits yet?
 
You've totally ignored the £350m a week windfall to the NHS....oh wait NI was raised just this week for that !
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2 hours ago, Baxter Parp said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58519997.amp

Food shortages could be permanent, warns industry body

Brexit fuckuppery confirmed.

"the UK shopper and consumer could have previously expected just about any product they want to be on the [supermarket] shelf or in the restaurant all the time."

When was this?

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1 hour ago, bendan said:

"the UK shopper and consumer could have previously expected just about any product they want to be on the [supermarket] shelf or in the restaurant all the time."

When was this?

"Just two Ugandan shillings a month can keep Abigail with a supply of asparagus tips......without them she faces ridicule and loss of social status at dinner parties held with the local ERG set. 

Do you remember your family going without? We can stop this pain for just two Ugandan shillings a month. 

Thank you!"

 

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Cornwall to get just £3m replacement funding after leaving EU

Cornwall may only get a maximum of £3million of cash from the Government to directly replace the £100m it could have been eligible for if the UK had remained in the EU, it has been claimed.

https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19571108.cornwall-get-just-3m-replacement-funding-leaving-eu/

 

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6 hours ago, Baxter Parp said:

Cornwall to get just £3m replacement funding after leaving EU

Cornwall may only get a maximum of £3million of cash from the Government to directly replace the £100m it could have been eligible for if the UK had remained in the EU, it has been claimed.

https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19571108.cornwall-get-just-3m-replacement-funding-leaving-eu/

 

Good for them 

They voted for Brexit, I hope they enjoy the rewards 

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11 hours ago, Baxter Parp said:

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Brexit bonus finally found.

I'm always amazed by the stupidity of brexiteers. Last time they ran this story, it was pointed out to them that the pictured glass was manufactured in France by a French company and that the person that applied the stamp was probably French too.

The only UK involvement was that the Office of Product Safety & Standards issued stamp number 2043 to Verrerie Cristallerie D'Arques JG Durand & CIE.

As stamp number 2043 has subsequently been withdrawn, it would be illegal to use it until it is reissued anyway!

There are some other issues with the story. I'm not aware of any current UK manufacturers of pint measures, so glasses of this type will continue to be manufactured abroad. It's easier to apply the stamp as part of the manufacturing process than to apply it retrospectively, so it is likely that our Great British Pint Crown Stamps will continue to be applied by foreigners.

Obviously, they will cost more, as small runs with different markings will cost more than using the same CE marking for all glasses.

So, the net result will be slightly more expensive beer, served in a foreign glass with a crown marked on it by a non-UK company. Some bonus!

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