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(DIR) Post #A5AeRcY7yVIIX0qai8 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T15:04:42Z
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British exports to the EU countries fell by 40% in January (compared to the previous year).Who'd have thunk it? 🙄 #politics #Brexit
(DIR) Post #A5AeppmuPFzAXWJ5do by TruculentSheep@mastodon.social
2021-03-13T15:09:03Z
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@fitheach The worst of it is that voters will probably pretend nothing's happening, or just blame it on Covid-19.
(DIR) Post #A5Afr3XsqDA7S5QRSC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T15:20:29Z
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That 40% figure, in combination with the effects of covid, is a portent of a coming catastrophe. The EU was the UK's largest export market. The Lockdown is probably just masking a terrible economic collapse.#politics #Brexit
(DIR) Post #A5Ag9APY3OlHxRA8sC by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2021-03-13T15:23:45Z
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@fitheach I saw that too https://lite.poandpo.com/economy/uk-exports-to-eu-plummet-by-41-percent-in-january/ Also an overall shrinking of the economy.
(DIR) Post #A5AgOIwcboYoldqneS by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T15:26:30Z
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However, it gets worse, a lot worse.Scotland is a small country which has to exist economically by having strong exports (and we have always *had* strong exports).Here are the figures for some of Scotland's strongest food export sectors:fish & shellfish down 83%meat down 59%dairy down 50%EU exports in general down 63%#politics #Brexit #Scotland
(DIR) Post #A5AhpYJze5rqEOL5km by tsturm@toot.site
2021-03-13T15:42:34Z
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@fitheach I saw those numbers in the news... and I figured the same thing - the Brexiters are hiding their disastrous results behind Covid.
(DIR) Post #A5AiLTzZHI0i4Q0joG by SuperDicq@cdrom.tokyo
2021-03-13T15:48:25.897868Z
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@fitheach with stats like these isn't it just a matter of time before Scotland leaves the UK and joins the EU on its own?
(DIR) Post #A5AkkfsePifK5bupFY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T16:15:20Z
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Let's do it.#politics #Brexit #Scotland #Yes
(DIR) Post #A5AksEnuy0YEQkJAUC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T16:16:44Z
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@SuperDicq Yes, I hope so.
(DIR) Post #A5AkxKBYO3coZGmzYm by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T16:17:40Z
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@tsturm To be fair, even the Brexiters can't be blamed for covid.
(DIR) Post #A5AlGG3JycbtFhxzii by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T16:21:05Z
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@gemlog The economy was bound to shrink due to covid, but the disastrous Brexit agreement will result in far longer damage.
(DIR) Post #A5Albi1BCH9y4DC424 by batcatdad@noagendasocial.com
2021-03-13T16:24:53Z
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@fitheach 😺👍
(DIR) Post #A5AmEywmBnTJrgrQjQ by tsturm@toot.site
2021-03-13T16:32:01Z
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@fitheach True, but a minor argument against leaving was that if something bad happens, Britain would be alone.We all probably thought of climate change impacting the food supply while making that argument, not realizing that Covid would lap climate change.
(DIR) Post #A5AmIzMuZ1jcKYznto by tsturm@toot.site
2021-03-13T16:32:45Z
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@fitheach That sounds like a wise choice.
(DIR) Post #A5AneZ651NKDAyyX6e by collappsar@kiwifarms.cc
2021-03-13T16:47:55.322869Z
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@fitheach @tsturm No, those KKK alt right Nazis can be blamed for everything. I stubbed my toe on a table this morning, I looked at the country of origin, and sure enough, "UK." If we just adopted the Euro, none of this would have happened.
(DIR) Post #A5AqnVRwFe6EKg9e8O by 52fighters@rcsocial.net
2021-03-13T17:23:04Z
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@fitheach I do not believe Spain will let you in?
(DIR) Post #A5AsTraqPbaH7u57HE by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T17:41:58Z
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@tsturm Right up until the last minute of negotiations, the UK could have secured a deal, with the EU, which wouldn't (much) change the economic situation. A wave of xenophobia and (English) exceptionalism scuppered any chance of that happening.
(DIR) Post #A5At4CArN0UZNkFg4O by tsturm@toot.site
2021-03-13T17:48:31Z
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@fitheach Maybe even hurting more deeply in the long run is the amount of goodwill on the EU side that was destroyed with the UK attitude towards the end of the negotiations. From everything I've been hearing from my friends in Germany, they were done talking about Brexit in a very teutonic/stoic/pissed-off kinda way. German politicians will follow the mood of the people if they value re-election.
(DIR) Post #A5AwwgpptCWvyW5vxw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T18:32:00Z
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@collappsar We didn't even need to adopt the Euro, but, yeah.@tsturm
(DIR) Post #A5Ax0HpWnbmpa8fKwi by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-13T17:06:12Z
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@tsturm @fitheach Sadly, we can't rely on the people of the UK to make wise choices.
(DIR) Post #A5Ax0IDHNImklnmIy0 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T18:32:38Z
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@wim_v12e Democracy, huh?@tsturm
(DIR) Post #A5B05CwYh7kTjjzanA by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-13T19:07:08Z
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@fitheach @tsturm I personally don't think the Brexit referendum was democratic, due to the way it was set up. And while we're on the topic, I don't think FPTP is democratic either. To my mind, it is the root of all evil.
(DIR) Post #A5B0kipT37VCV8TH6G by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T19:14:40Z
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@wim_v12e That's an amazing coincidence! I'm currently watching "The Root of All Evil" (1947) starring Phyllis Calvert. Very good it is, too.@tsturm
(DIR) Post #A5B0xuWcsITKXZwmIa by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-13T19:16:53Z
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@fitheach @tsturm Thanks for the tip! I just watched The Razor's Edge, and tonight it's Gilda. I've seen them both before, but I never mind watching a good movie again.
(DIR) Post #A5B1idmOx5RCDQbmam by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T19:25:29Z
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@wim_v12e Gilda is great, one of my favourites. Glenn Ford and George Macready are both great in the movie, but the standout is Rita Hayworth, of course. Rita was also at her most gorgeous in this film.@tsturm
(DIR) Post #A5B1vOisFDc9HY2dPc by d3rfr4nk@mastodon.social
2021-03-13T19:27:31Z
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@fitheach What a visionary cartoon.
(DIR) Post #A5B236CSzli89SYVGK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T19:29:12Z
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@wim_v12e @tsturm Swoon!
(DIR) Post #A5B28Zy1kWBNv8PlxY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T19:30:11Z
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@d3rfr4nk I'm hoping it is prophetic.
(DIR) Post #A5B4xj71huboxd8n5s by zladuric@mastodon.technology
2021-03-13T20:01:49Z
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@fitheach @wim_v12e @tsturm a mite more swoon then the other topic, brexit :)
(DIR) Post #A5B6FL3TzQevW1RerI by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T20:16:11Z
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@zladuric Man cannot live by classic movies alone. 😉 @wim_v12e @tsturm
(DIR) Post #A5B6OfFWHHj0kjWQro by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T20:17:55Z
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@wim_v12e @tsturm "Men go to bed with Gilda, but wake up with me."
(DIR) Post #A5B6UsJkbSrz1LSkPg by zladuric@mastodon.technology
2021-03-13T20:19:01Z
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@fitheach @wim_v12e @tsturm well you Scottish peoplehave a reputation of stubbornly doing your thing so maybe you make it :)
(DIR) Post #A5B7H10TbI5RryP0IC by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-13T20:27:41Z
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@fitheach @tsturm Agree with that, who wouldn't.
(DIR) Post #A5BCS7rewXc65wOa6y by yngmar@social.tchncs.de
2021-03-13T21:25:45Z
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@fitheach Aye, we miss all the good British boat part suppliers, but it's now far too difficult/expensive to order anything from them anymore.The Irish seem to be picking up the slack. There's marine parts stores with .ie domains springing up everywhere - no customs hassle and we can pay in EUR. Still featuring the best thing the UK has given the EU - a common language (English) 👍
(DIR) Post #A5BLzRjoyRGKsKgzr6 by pandora@social.tchncs.de
2021-03-13T23:12:34Z
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@fitheach What Germany thinks about Johnson, #Brexit, #scotland and #indyref2https://www.thenational.scot/news/18260537.germany-thinks-johnson-brexit-scotland-indyref2/
(DIR) Post #A5BWj2hBPeHW4Nq5XU by mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
2021-03-14T01:12:49Z
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@fitheach Does the relative success of the vaccination programme in the UK in comparison with the EU affect people's perception of the EU?
(DIR) Post #A5C2HOusOq0VPZ6ii8 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-14T07:06:31Z
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@mpjgregoire I shouldn't think so. Views about the EU are very entrenched, on both sides.Is the vaccination programme relatively successful in the UK, compared to the EU? I don't know.
(DIR) Post #A5C4GiMAprMrK5fy9Q by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-14T07:28:48Z
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@pandora Was that article about this year's Rosenmontag? I can't find a date on the page.The float (linked to in the article) depicting Theresa May shooting herself in the mouth was a classic.
(DIR) Post #A5CPCIK1mtdKSPPE48 by Meandres@hackers.town
2021-03-14T11:23:14Z
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@fitheach @mpjgregoire Afaik, its slightly better than in France. But it would be very hard to do worse, so not sure how much this means.
(DIR) Post #A5CXl9qe5J3LwcnVsO by pandora@social.tchncs.de
2021-03-14T12:59:14Z
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@fitheach Due to the lockdown there were no big Rosenmontag parades this year. Both the picture and the article are from 2020. But the attitude towards Scotland and the Brexit hasn't changed 😀
(DIR) Post #A5CYea2qO4QD7SvlvU by pandora@social.tchncs.de
2021-03-14T13:09:14Z
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@fitheach You mean this one?Yes, it's great - like most of the floats designed by Jacques Tillyhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-mission-to-make-germans-funny-says-duesseldorf-carnival-designer-njzjtg608
(DIR) Post #A5D6ukorLndplXE1CK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-14T19:33:11Z
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@pandora Aye, thought so.It's nice to be wanted. 😃
(DIR) Post #A5D74G5uRMFlMyjS2y by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-14T19:34:54Z
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@pandora Yup, that's the one.I wonder if he considered her shooting her foot, instead of in her mouth?
(DIR) Post #A5D7laiPeD1hmDP7yK by mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
2021-03-14T11:46:01Z
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@Meandres @fitheach The UK has managed to vaccinate almost 40% of its population, the EU about 10%. See https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations(The US is almost as good as the UK, Canada is worse than the EU.)I'm surprised this is not well known; this is arguably the most important chart in the world at the moment.#ukpol #eupol #uspol #canpol#covid19
(DIR) Post #A5D7lb56HrAsua1FKq by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-14T19:42:43Z
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@mpjgregoire I'm not aware that this is a particular talking point in the UK (or the press), although I might not have my finger on the pulse, currently.@Meandres
(DIR) Post #A5DA7JorLZcdeauLtQ by mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
2021-03-14T20:09:02Z
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@fitheach @Meandres Interesting. Maybe the #Tory press talks about it?It's also true that the UK has had a bad pandemic overall, with high per capita fatalities in comparison with your neighbours; vaunting the vaccination rate would be short-sighted and churlish.Still there's reason to hope the pandemic will effectively come to an end in the UK in a few months.#ukpol #covid19
(DIR) Post #A5DCs4uan3omwC0vAm by pandora@social.tchncs.de
2021-03-14T20:39:37Z
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@fitheach In the German idiom you shoot yourself in the knee ("ein Schuss ins Knie") rather than in the foot. But both images wouldn't have been as drastic and wouldn't have implied the political suicide she actually did commit.
(DIR) Post #A5DQ3qkOZtu1t1BhTs by IcePee@todon.eu
2021-03-14T23:07:37Z
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@fitheach @tsturm Maybe, but the Brexit mentality can be the source of handling it much worse: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/13/uk-missed-three-chances-to-join-eu-scheme-to-bulk-buy-ppe
(DIR) Post #A5FD5r3ZUN5QKwhdAm by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-15T19:51:52Z
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@IcePee I won't disagree with that.@tsturm
(DIR) Post #A5FDExMXPfNQV5uk2S by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-15T19:53:31Z
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@pandora From an artistic (sculpture) point-of-view it is more difficult to represent someone shooting themselves in either the knee or the foot.
(DIR) Post #A5FDPSq9EcsJ1Rm54a by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-15T19:55:26Z
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@mpjgregoire By any measure 125k dead (in the UK) is a terrible statistic.@Meandres
(DIR) Post #A5FECHfVYjxEZ14pF2 by pandora@social.tchncs.de
2021-03-15T20:04:14Z
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@fitheach I had the same thought, especially with moving floats where the scultpure has to be reduced to the bare minimum so that even in a crowd the onlookers can grasp the gist instantly.
(DIR) Post #A5FEKmpfZoDVX8sskK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-15T20:05:48Z
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@pandora Exactly!
(DIR) Post #A5FG15trAr90mra2cK by mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
2021-03-15T20:24:01Z
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@fitheach @Meandres Terrible indeed. Looking at #OurWorldInData, cumulative per capita deaths, it may yet be that more countries catch up with that sad result.#covid19