Politics POLL: Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
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The only thing I could even think about between the BLM marches and Brexit is the irony that a minority mob pulling down statues got more support from certain MPs than the majority who voted in a democratic referendum to leave the EU, other than that all dickheads are equal on the hard right and left and trying to again tribute such things to brexit via immigration headlines is just more of the same narrative why you'll be generally ignored.
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Despite a growing body of evidence that genetically modified crops have lasting ecological impacts, including (but not limited to) diseases mutating to more agressive strains to adapt to resistance and uncontrollable spread of genes to non-genetically modified crops, coupled with the evidence that by far and away the most productive agricultural systems, both in terms of amounts of food produced per hectare and their biodiversity are small-scale mixed-production organic farms (rather than large scale mechanised monocultures) - the lords is prepping post-Brexit legislation to allow direct gene editing of crops (whilst pretending it's not genetic modification).
That's wholescale abandonment of the EU's Precautionary Principle in pursuit of profits for large manufacturers and producers, at the expense of nature - in the face of a potential food production revolution which, whilst requiring more human input, has the potential to feed all of us us with good wholesome locally-grown food, with none of the known (and unknown) ecological downsides, whilst at the same time democratising land ownership across the worlds most centrally owned countryside.
In the meantime, does anyone know where I can get hold of some liquid parrafin? We need to pour it into an ill pregnant cow to make it throw up.
That's wholescale abandonment of the EU's Precautionary Principle in pursuit of profits for large manufacturers and producers, at the expense of nature - in the face of a potential food production revolution which, whilst requiring more human input, has the potential to feed all of us us with good wholesome locally-grown food, with none of the known (and unknown) ecological downsides, whilst at the same time democratising land ownership across the worlds most centrally owned countryside.
In the meantime, does anyone know where I can get hold of some liquid parrafin? We need to pour it into an ill pregnant cow to make it throw up.
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I've actually finally decided to cast my vote in this thread.
Against. Because it's now clear and obvious that, across the whole gamut of issues, farming, food production, risk-taking with unknowns (whilst locking-in further centralisation of ownership) it's now clear and uncontovertable that the UK is abandoning actual environmental standards that mean and achieve something when it comes to protection of the natural world (and human health) - and the tories are using their majority to produce a window-dressing review that they'll be able to show the public is "amazing" for the environment whilst the day-to-day reality will be the abandonment of higher standards.
More rigid enforcement of lower standards < slightly more lax enforcement of higher principles.
But it's an easy sell to the dumb British public, who can't see further than chlorinated chicken and keep voting for a party that has spent the past decade killing them through ideolocically driven underinvestment (resulting in a structural inability to manage a clearly-foretold modern-day pandemic correctly - resulting in ~25-30,000 more deaths and a more prolonged shutdown than was necessary).
But fuck the peons eh?
Against. Because it's now clear and obvious that, across the whole gamut of issues, farming, food production, risk-taking with unknowns (whilst locking-in further centralisation of ownership) it's now clear and uncontovertable that the UK is abandoning actual environmental standards that mean and achieve something when it comes to protection of the natural world (and human health) - and the tories are using their majority to produce a window-dressing review that they'll be able to show the public is "amazing" for the environment whilst the day-to-day reality will be the abandonment of higher standards.
More rigid enforcement of lower standards < slightly more lax enforcement of higher principles.
But it's an easy sell to the dumb British public, who can't see further than chlorinated chicken and keep voting for a party that has spent the past decade killing them through ideolocically driven underinvestment (resulting in a structural inability to manage a clearly-foretold modern-day pandemic correctly - resulting in ~25-30,000 more deaths and a more prolonged shutdown than was necessary).
But fuck the peons eh?
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It was interesting to watch the farmer put his arm (up to the elbow) up the cows vagina this morning.Knocking up cows again Scouse
Just before breakfast
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Steak later?Cow didn't make it
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Actually, Vietnamese-style lettuce cups.
Benefits of an o/h who has cooking as a hobby
Was a dairy cow (and not mine - if I knew more about animal husbandry, butchery and actually owned the thing then maybe - but I don't know what the form is for tucking into animals that just pop it before their time, rather than get taken to slaughter. It'd feel like eating a rabbit you've found with myxi).
Plenty of time to learn that shit in the future. Spent yesterday sticking up a fence so we can cordon off a patch of japanese knotweed I'm going to spray in August.
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Although we've been avoiding supermarkets and buying locally produced and sold food in general - when we do have to make a trip it looks like Waitrose will have to be our future destination.
Annoying (to me) for the middle class aspirational thing but now an utterly practical consideration.
Edit: All the other supermarkets are window-dressing.
Annoying (to me) for the middle class aspirational thing but now an utterly practical consideration.
Edit: All the other supermarkets are window-dressing.
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Brexit talks hit by row over EU subsidies for farmers
Exclusive: Brussels accused of trying to stop UK government from defending British farmers
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Support for Brexit is collapsing as poll finds big majority of British people want to be in the EU
A newly released survey found that 57% of British people wanted to rejoin the European Union, with support for Brexit collapsing.
www.businessinsider.com
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Support for Brexit is collapsing as poll finds big majority of British people want to be in the EU
A newly released survey found that 57% of British people wanted to rejoin the European Union, with support for Brexit collapsing.
Too fucking late now, and there's no route back, ever, that would give the UK the carve outs and privileges it had.
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It's not surprising if people are reading these kinds of stories:
www.theguardian.com
'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Bid for 20% of OneWeb to replace Galileo after Brexit ‘looks like nationalism trumping industrial policy’
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Our gentleman amateurs believed the pre-sales team?It's not surprising if people are reading these kinds of stories:
'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Bid for 20% of OneWeb to replace Galileo after Brexit ‘looks like nationalism trumping industrial policy’
Job
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The divorce is complete.
www.theguardian.com
UK buys £400m stake in bankrupt satellite rival to EU Galileo system
Investment with India made in US firm OneWeb after Brexit locks UK out of Europe’s satellite navigation system
'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Bid for 20% of OneWeb to replace Galileo after Brexit ‘looks like nationalism trumping industrial policy’
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'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Bid for 20% of OneWeb to replace Galileo after Brexit ‘looks like nationalism trumping industrial policy’
You know that looks like a post by:
It's not surprising if people are reading these kinds of stories:
'We've bought the wrong satellites': UK tech gamble baffles experts
Bid for 20% of OneWeb to replace Galileo after Brexit ‘looks like nationalism trumping industrial policy’
But here is an updated bit on the purchase:
UK buys £400m stake in bankrupt satellite rival to EU Galileo system
Investment with India made in US firm OneWeb after Brexit locks UK out of Europe’s satellite navigation system
But here is an updated bit on the purchase:
UK buys £400m stake in bankrupt satellite rival to EU Galileo system
Investment with India made in US firm OneWeb after Brexit locks UK out of Europe’s satellite navigation system
...The divorce is complete.
UK buys £400m stake in bankrupt satellite rival to EU Galileo system
Investment with India made in US firm OneWeb after Brexit locks UK out of Europe’s satellite navigation system
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Even the UK governmrnt describe the country as a medium sized power ..... @Job delusions of grandeur shattered yet ?
Boris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’: Inspired Vision or Wishful Thinking?
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