Off Topic Politics Thread

Although retired I still get recruitment companies sending me relevant jobs, see below.

"My client is looking to hire an instrumentation and control systems engineer into the team in Amsterdam who has experience in Fire safety, HVAC systems and building automation & control. Experience within Oil & Gas, Energy and similar industries is required for this role.
This opportunity will offer you a 12 month renewable contract with the opportunity to become a permanent member of staff should you wish at the end of the 12 month contract. Excellent secondary employment benefits are at hand."

EU applicants only. This on the specs for an increasing number of positions from junior/graduate level through varying engineering grades to project/general management posts. Another ****ing triumph (if I may Vin, nothing I can think of more apt) for the brexiteers.
This doesn't just apply to engineering. I have family and friends in media, retail and sports fields who's experience and qualifications would suit positions throughout Europe who are no longer able to apply.

 

we're still in the EU

 

I have two friends, ex colleagues, UK based I worked with on a project in the Netherlands last year. Neither has EU residence here or elsewhere in Europe. Although in theory they can work in the EU until (if) brexit happens recruiters and their clients show little or no interest in their applications. Particularly with the current government's belligerent attitude. Surprised?

 

The UK has now opted out of the student interrail ticket scheme as from 2020. Nothing to do with Brexit they say, probably just down to profit. You can still travel across EU countries and some others (e.g. Serbia) but can only travel as far as London in the UK. Still, at least there won't be any pesky foreigners spending their holiday money outside London

 

I have literally no idea what this means. Can you explain?

Vin

 

And, just to show how joined up and well considered our thinking is in the UK, we've reversed the decision:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49281776

Vin

 

Good to see one stupid decision to leave a European community reversed. Hope we see another soon.

 

because the EU have realised that we have a Queen and we are much more successful than the European countries that don't have one, therefore if we leave the EU the EU will be poorer because they don't want Queens. So the EU want countries that have Queens to support the countries that don't have them even though they don't want them. So obviously the EU won't make a deal with a country that has a Queen because they don't want them unless the country with a Queen does a deal that the countries without a Queen is good for the countries that think a Queen is a bad idea. Therefore, the UKs falling GDP after Brexit means a deal is impossible because the EUs falling GDP is only dependent on a deal and a no deal would would lower the UKs GDP which would raise the EUs GDP except that the UK leaving the EU would lower the EUs GDP and the UKs GDP and so a deal is impossible. Clear?


as mud

 

A Cambridge University professor of law saying that should Buffoon Johnson ignore a vote of no confidence, it would be equal to a coup d’etat.
Won’t see that reported in the Mail.

 

The government seems set on causing a constitutional crisis in order to avoid our democratically elected representatives having a say on how we leave the undemocratic EU. Beyond parody.

Vin

 

It’s called “taking back control” Vin.

 

We've got loadsa Queens is there a Euro queen? We must be inclusive,

 

Do what we always do when we need royalty. Get someone else’s in.

 

The true Tory party is dead. Unfortuately, the party has been used as a Trojan horse for the ERG group to gain power.

 

Walmart, which had one of its stores attacked in the El Paso shooting, told its employees to remove any displays featuring shooting games, along with hunting videos and displays, Vice reported.

The company has not changed its policy on selling guns

 

Yeah. When people do things that are superficial but it doesn't alter their overall behaviour, we sometimes call it 'window dressing'. In this case, it literally is.

 

I am very worried. Every time I go out and about I look at my fellow Sotonians and wonder which of you stupid bastards voted leave and find myself cursing them under my breath?

I think every leave voter should have had a big D for dickhead tattooed on their forehead that way I would know who they are and could kick them or hit them with my walking stick whenever I walk passed them.

At the same time I could be really nice to those sensible people who voted remain.

Politics has never made me feel so aggressive before.