The UK divorce papers have been signed as Article 50 is triggered

[Miri]

Britain's departure from the EU is "an historic moment from
which there can be no turning back", Theresa May has said.
She was speaking after Britain's EU ambassador formally triggered the
two year exit process by handing a letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk.


'No turning back' on Brexit as Article 50 triggered - BBC News

 

[Depleted]

So which way are you going -- big celebration or solemn occasion?

 

[PeterJens]

Britain's departure from the EU is "an historic moment from
which there can be no turning back", Theresa May has said.
She was speaking after Britain's EU ambassador formally triggered the
two year exit process by handing a letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk.


'No turning back' on Brexit as Article 50 triggered - BBC News

I have to laugh. A year or so ago there was no way we were leaving the EU.
In a years time it will probably be the eu is now reshaped and there is nothing
that will stop us forming business relationships with ce or continental europe with
all the same rules we had with the eu, because it is just too much faf to rewrite
them and end up in the same place.

So in reality we are really talking racism, nationalism and the old retired folk out
of touch with modern life, and the rest will find some way to repackage it with a
new label, lol

 

[Miri]

I'm glad we are getting out. As a civil servant I've seen how EU legislation
has wrapped itself around the UK way of life. Worse still that legislation
has been written into British law by unelected EU politicians, with very little
control over it by our own politicians.

I don't think the average person on the street has a clue about just how controlled
their lives have become by Brussels. From the shape of bananas which can be sold in
shops, to the value of our own transport operations as defined by the Euro - we don't even
have the Euro!

We had some information around just after the Brexit vote from central Government,
which said around 60% of the legislation that my department works to, is EU law.
I knew it was a lot but even I was shocked.

Its going to take a long time to extracts ourselves from all that at every level of
law making. Whatever happens I'm glad, I believe each country is accountable to God and
the leadership of each country will one day give an account of their actions. Only what
happens if those leaders relinquish control to the EU. It's like giving away control and
soverenty to a foreign power.

For better or worse we will be accoutable for our own actions and our own elected
politicians will actually get to say how to run the country.

I know people had many reasons for voting out, but the above was mine.

 

[PeterJens]

We had some information around just after the Brexit vote from central Government,
which said around 60% of the legislation that my department works to, is EU law.
I knew it was a lot but even I was shocked.

Its going to take a long time to extracts ourselves from all that at every level of
law making.

This is where people have to get real. The law is just going to switch to parliament
as the reference point, because what took 40 years of setting up cannot get unset.

And a lot of trade with europe, 50%+ of all our business will still need to conform
to the standards. This is why it is a farce.

And why remove what is probably ok rules, that work. I do not agree with the
centralisation, but then the detail is so intricate, no individual will ever really know.

And there has always been an illusion. The civil service is the machine the politicians
aim and direct, and this takes 10 or 20 years to change direction.

 

[Miri]

This is where people have to get real. The law is just going to switch to parliament
as the reference point, because what took 40 years of setting up cannot get unset.

And a lot of trade with europe, 50%+ of all our business will still need to conform
to the standards. This is why it is a farce.

And why remove what is probably ok rules, that work. I do not agree with the
centralisation, but then the detail is so intricate, no individual will ever really know.

And there has always been an illusion. The civil service is the machine the politicians
aim and direct, and this takes 10 or 20 years to change direction.

You would be surprised, I've been in my current job 20 years. Most of the EU legislation
has crept in over the last 10 years and made it very difficult, especially for small
to medium businesses. Sure it will take a while to extricate ourselves from it, but if you are
in a cage, one bar being busted at a time, is better than staying there forever.

As this has played out, I've been shocked at the comments coming from the EU, how they
will changed the UK billions in penalty fees, how they will make it as hard as possible,
how they will punish the UK for daring to exit the EU. I for one don't want to be tied up
with an international version of the mafia who just happen to be based in Brussels.

I thought only the mob demanded protection money and loyalty to that extent and tried to kill
you if you wanted out. Its criminal the games they are playing at.

What right has the EU to hold countries to random like that, in my books the true colour of
the beast is being revealed. (Hold your horses all you pre trib people it was just a turn
of phrase. Lol).

 

[tanakh]

The major hurdle has been overcome. Its going to be a bumpy ride for the next couple of years but now there is no going back.

 

[tanakh]

You would be surprised, I've been in my current job 20 years. Most of the EU legislation
has crept in over the last 10 years and made it very difficult, especially for small
to medium businesses. Sure it will take a while to extricate ourselves from it, but if you are
in a cage, one bar being busted at a time, is better than staying there forever.

As this has played out, I've been shocked at the comments coming from the EU, how they
will changed the UK billions in penalty fees, how they will make it as hard as possible,
how they will punish the UK for daring to exit the EU. I for one don't want to be tied up
with an international version of the mafia who just happen to be based in Brussels.

I thought only the mob demanded protection money and loyalty to that extent and tried to kill
you if you wanted out. Its criminal the games they are playing at.

What right has the EU to hold countries to random like that, in my books the true colour of
the beast is being revealed. (Hold your horses all you pre trib people it was just a turn
of phrase. Lol).

The EUs reaction to our decision to leave just confirms what the majority in Britain thought about it all along.

 

[wisebeardman]

if the EU don't want to trade with the UK, I am sure the USA,Canada,NZ, and Australia will

 

[Miri]

With a bit of luck, we will be able to start buying boomang
shaped bananas again, wonky potatoes, curved cucumbers, and a dozen eggs!

I miss the days when we could actually eat untampered natural food!

These are just some of the mad laws the EU forced upon its member states!

REVEALED: The EU's top ten pointless decisions the UK can now get rid of | World | News | Express.co.uk


Dont even get me going about the ban on our old light bulbs, just before the ban came in, I
bought a whole load of them just for the stairs. The old style light bulbs come on instantly,
whereas the new ones take a while to warm up and reach their full brightness. Something
which is utterly useless for a 2 second trip up the stairs!

We still have our little stock, they last ages!

 

[Miri]

Luxury perfume brands warn £20bn industry faces ruin as EU proposes ban on natural ingredients which might cause allergies | Daily Mail Online

EU tried to ban natural ingredients from perfumes, because everyone knows they are
far more dangerous than chemicals! Fortunately it didn't get through.

 

[Miri]

3,600 new laws in 3 years as EU strangles UK firms | Daily Mail Online


3,600 new laws in three years as EU strangles UK firms: Brussels's 'addiction' to red
tape laid bare as it's revealed it would take 92 DAYS to read all the regulations.

 

[Depleted]

You would be surprised, I've been in my current job 20 years. Most of the EU legislation
has crept in over the last 10 years and made it very difficult, especially for small
to medium businesses. Sure it will take a while to extricate ourselves from it, but if you are
in a cage, one bar being busted at a time, is better than staying there forever.

As this has played out, I've been shocked at the comments coming from the EU, how they
will changed the UK billions in penalty fees, how they will make it as hard as possible,
how they will punish the UK for daring to exit the EU. I for one don't want to be tied up
with an international version of the mafia who just happen to be based in Brussels.

I thought only the mob demanded protection money and loyalty to that extent and tried to kill
you if you wanted out. Its criminal the games they are playing at.

What right has the EU to hold countries to random like that, in my books the true colour of
the beast is being revealed. (Hold your horses all you pre trib people it was just a turn
of phrase. Lol).

I have health insurance, but the company I have it from only accepts bills for lab work from one of two lab-work companies. I reminded the woman who took my sample of this, so they would send it to the right company. She was offended when she said, "I know."

They sent it to the wrong company. A pee test cost $444. I know this because the lab that did the work sent the bill to me knowing my insurance company wouldn't pay it. I called them and told them that's a problem between them and the doctor's office -- their customer. They disagree.

I hang up on the collection companies that call now.

The EU can whine and moan over the money they pretend the UK owes them all they want. All you guys have to do is go about your lives and not pay it. That's their problem, not yours.

 

[Depleted]

if the EU don't want to trade with the UK, I am sure the USA,Canada,NZ, and Australia will

Meh. I'm sure Germans, Italians, the French, and everyone else will still be happy to buy a Wilkerson razor and blades without ever worrying about how their government feels about where Wilkerson is located. The world is already trading with the UK.

 

[Miri]

I have health insurance, but the company I have it from only accepts bills for lab work from one of two lab-work companies. I reminded the woman who took my sample of this, so they would send it to the right company. She was offended when she said, "I know."

They sent it to the wrong company. A pee test cost $444. I know this because the lab that did the work sent the bill to me knowing my insurance company wouldn't pay it. I called them and told them that's a problem between them and the doctor's office -- their customer. They disagree.

I hang up on the collection companies that call now.

The EU can whine and moan over the money they pretend the UK owes them all they want. All you guys have to do is go about your lives and not pay it. That's their problem, not yours.

Wow a pee test is that much, have you ever thought of bottling it!!!

 

[Oncefallen]

Wow a pee test is that much, have you ever thought of bottling it!!!

There has long been a black market "industry" here that provides "clean" urine samples for things such as pre-employment drug screens.

 

[Miri]

There has long been a black market "industry" here that provides "clean" urine samples for things such as pre-employment drug screens.

Ee-yu no kidding

 

[Amazing-Grace]

Now they are all going to club together and do their worst, the Germans run the show and always have and they think of us with contempt as do most of the other large member states. Bring it on I say and lets get the heck out!

 

[Miri]

Now they are all going to club together and do their worst, the Germans run the show and always have and they think of us with contempt as do most of the other large member states. Bring it on I say and lets get the heck out!

Its the way I feel, no country or group of countries has the right to hold another to ransom.
At least when they declared war we knew where we stood. This is a kind of internal war, where
one country wants to break away from the rest.


Historically it would have resulted in a war of weapons, now its a war of solicitors!

 

[Amazing-Grace]

Its the way I feel, no country or group of countries has the right to hold another to ransom.
At least when they declared war we knew where we stood. This is a kind of internal war, where
one country wants to break away from the rest.


Historically it would have resulted in a war of weapons, now its a war of solicitors!

Now we will find out who our REAL friends are.