JohnL

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > alex_b Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just one concrete example of the effect of no > > deal. I know a financial services firm who run > all > > of their customer service and data processing > for > > Europe from the UK. In the event of no deal > their > > legal advice is that they will be unable to > > process any EU customer data in the UK due to > > GDPR. This will lead immediately to the > redundancy > > of approximately 6000 staff. Many other firms > are > > in a similar position and of course losing 6000 > > jobs from a locality will have a huge knock on > > effect for other local businesses. > > I think most firms - who are able to - have > already made contingency arrangements for a > no-deal brexit. The company I work for have opened > offices in Amsterdam and Paris, just to ensure > continuity of business in case we don't get a > suitable deal. This pretty much ensures we'll make > a loss for several years in a row, and will of > course have to be offset by redundancies in > London. But it's either that, or risk going out of > business altogether. > > I do really wonder what possible upsides there are > to this whole exercise. Even the gammon-minded > leavers aren't going to achieve their aim of > keeping out foreigners, as the govt prepare to > ramp up non-EU immigration to meet the > shortfall... Ours was all mixed up in a large downsizing anyway, but gainers seem to be Czech Republic and Malaysia.

Anyway Three Cheers for the Speaker in his wife's car with the "b&llocks to Brexit" sticker :)

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The author is also a former Australian opposition > leader, and former Australian foreign secretary. > He doesn't really have any 'skin' in this game, so > i'd argue it's probably unfair to characterise him > as a brextremist. Even if he is, let's argue > against what's being said, not who's saying it.... I've been told by an Aussie there's a group of Australians involved with the Tufton Street mob (invested in no deal) and they only just saw them off down there. Chloe Westley is Australian - moved to UK to take up the TPA role. edit: you have to bring up who's sayng it as they've all gambled on a crash IMHO.

natty01295 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I hope we will Not be worst off, > > But i hope we are better off cheaper everything Can't believe much will be cheaper even if wages are driven down and standards broken (chlorinated chicken). I expect food to increase by a bit.

343 bus yesterday went down under the bridge east of Rye Lane and then right into Heaton Road

Steve Bray has a new boat outside the commons - He's called it SS Disaster and you could see it bobbling around behind the presenters this morning on Sky - They actually mentioned it too.

These are the guys that do Sainsburys anyway (for you all to ignore if you want LOL) https://horizonparking.co.uk/

Sometimes people do dummy attacks where they don't really hit you hard or just everyone falls on the floor in a heap (sounds really stupid - but has happened to me - it's like baiting to see how you react)

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bass not base (whoops). > > Just knock on the door of the house party and say > John invited you. Haven't done that for some time > and I don't think it was successful. I also > remember seeing some students in a pub and > clocking their invite. I was a lot younger then > and would be arrested if I tried this today. > > Young and not so young people seem to have this > pocket computer device which says where their > mates and anyone they have ever met are. Oh good god - reminds me of "are you on the bride or grooms side" when I used to get into any party going.

sweetgirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Went to house of tippler earlier > > ?5 entry > > Good music > > Waste of time > > Never again! > > This is me going out after a good few years.... > Thought it'd be a good night out..... Hell no It's always a good idea to keep a list of the free entry pubs on NYE just in case it doesn't work out for one reason or another. ?5 is actually just the price of a pint - but that's not my issue with tickets.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Further you always quote figures to support your > arguments that purport to show a majority in > favour. Yet one of the main things the Brexit > referendum showed is just under half the > population do not understand, or refuse to accept, > what a majority vote means in a democracy. That's why I want to wait until the guilt for corruption of the 2016 vote is proved beyond reasonable doubt. I think it'll move fast now - rumours something big is about to happen over the Atlantic too.

My parcel deliverer called me by name last week :) I have a reputation. I'm still charming as anything in person to them but I will fire off emails - I heard that if for any reason at all Amazon orders keep being returned you will eventually be blackballed (maybe wrong).

I tried the Nuns Head and it was fine even though I didn't normally like NYE much - helps that you could drink outside - didn't go out until 10:30 PM and still seem hung over.

Daily Mail blames Sadiq Khan as you would expect :) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6544145/Remainer-Sadiq-Khan-slammed-politicising-Londons-New-Years-Eve-fireworks.html And the Standard # As the song There For You, by drum and bass artist Culture Shock was played, the London Eye was lit up to resemble an EU flag. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/mayor-sadiq-khan-accused-of-politicising-london-new-years-fireworks-display-a4027921.html

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Probably cheaper to get a new one? I repair so little these days (other than fixtures like doors, basins and toilets and even them seem to have screws in inaccessible places to deter the DIY person)

'Can't Deliver, Won't Deliver' - My Trustpilot rating of Parcelforce LOL

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That sounds like the community exercise group that > meets on Peckham Rye at 10am on Saturdays (assume > it's still going). I thought this was mixed (a few years ago anyway)

Passiflora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've always had a great service from the Royal > Mail and find it quite astonishing that you are > blaming a member of their staff for faking a > signature! I had a 'fake mailman' turn up and actually come in and comment on my house - think he'd pulled the mail back from the letter box and rung the doorbell and tried to claim I needed to sign for things that did not require signing. There are people around who will try it on if they can

"This is the kind of life that Donald Trump wishes he was living. Everything in his house is gold and yet he literally could never make this piano work. It's not about the gold; it's about the swagger. Queen Elizabeth has that Gold Piano Energy. Donald Trump has that Rusty Harmonica at a Yard Sale Energy." https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a25684406/queen-elizabeth-gold-piano-christmas/

That troubles me - she believes she's guided by God then ? I'm sure Blair went through a similar phase. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/5373525/Tony-Blair-believed-God-wanted-him-to-go-to-war-to-fight-evil-claims-his-mentor.html

ooh missed Cherry Tree ticketed (RTT over 30s event) sorry

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have no idea, But the thought of that pub being > able to charge people to get in would be a shock > to me. No Way is it charging (although no proof) Great Exhibition is sold out (as last year) - It's fancy Dress though and some people love that :) Bishop ticketed EDT - Free Entry

Pretty sure as it's only scheduled to 1:00 AM it won't be tickets Others I see with no tickets (there will be more) Old Nunshead Cherry tree Actress Plough

Peace this Christmas LOL :) But when Theresa May says remain and leave should give up their names and agree. Does she mean agree on her plan :)