“The wine bottling industry is unlikely to stop in its oeno-tracks and start a new production line for the two people in the UK who give a mouse-sized shit about this new “freedom” and indulge Mr and Mrs Gammon in their imperial dreams. It means nothing. It means less than nothing. It means so much less than nothing that you can feel your eyes collapse as you read about it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/29/digested-week-taking-it-in-turns-weve-taught-mum-how-to-whatsapp

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“From the right to live and work freely in or retire to any one of 29 nations, sharing of intelligence, medical research data and a seat at the geopolitical table to trumpeting the theoretical ability to quaff liquid in slightly different increments from Johnny Foreigner. From a promised extra £350m a week to play with after leaving the European Union to this. Well done, England, my – alas – England.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/29/digested-week-taking-it-in-turns-weve-taught-mum-how-to-whatsapp

#Brexit #PintOfWine

Digested week: Taking it in turns, we’ve taught Mum how to WhatsApp

This Christmas week, a sobering realisation, realistic resolutions and the Gammons’ imperial dreams

The Guardian