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I'm pretty sure we didn't vote for less queueing, FFS Keith!

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[–] Piatro 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This is so British politics. Don't solve all of the fundamental problems of Brexit, just fix the minor one that people will have a direct experience of.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are you aware that there's been a tonne of negotiation going on between the UK and EU and there's a big summit tomorrow to announce a comprehensive reset of the relationship and that this is just one aspect of it that has leaked?

If not you could read the article which talks about that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

you could read the article

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Downing Street said on Saturday that it was poised to strike a deal with the EU that would improve things for Britons facing “queues on holiday”.

Given that leak is actually the govs official statement.

It is reasonable to assume the gov has little else to sell this deal as a positive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

As long as I have my Brie and fois gras prosecco parties then I'm happy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Wont somebody think of the bendy bananas!?111

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Weren't the tories getting off on the fact that we wouldn't be able to use these back in the day

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably. Likely to cater to the older generation of technophobes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I assumed it was just to show how not european we are