The Brexit Thread

[Uncle Ethan]

I presume all the meat is lean.

[Sam]

I believe the government is making sure that musicians trying come in from certain countries for our festivals aren't finding things easy either.

More Brexity in the spiritual sense than the literal, given the musicians affected weren't European, but I seem to remember reading in about 2018 or 2019 that even at the pre-grace period expiring stage it wrought absolute havoc with the organisation of WOMAD.

[hobbes]

I presume all the meat is lean.

<applause>

It's gone from topside to side-side.

[Furtho]

https://twitter.com/vivamjm/status/1574440019787501578

[Antepli Ejderha]

Wetherspoons in real trouble, 32 pubs up for a sale and a debt of around a billion.

[Snake Plissken]

Oh no!

Anyway…

[Guy Profumo]

Oh no!

Anyway…

Won't hurt Martin though

His staff, while their workplaces are sold off for flats on the other hand

[Patrick Thistle]

[Duncan Gardner]

I stopped going to Spoons when a staffer thought I was Tim M

[Guy Profumo]

So.

Brexit then


How could you NOT know about changes to passport regulations post-Brexit?


Do these people walk around with their head in a bucket?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68677938

"Treated like criminals and frog marched through customs"

[ad hoc]

I reckon loads of people don't know. And I don't necessarily think it's (mostly) their fault. I don't think it has been widely publicised.

Though not sure how they expect to be dealt with on arriving at the gate with an invalid passport.

[Discordant Resonance]

Even without the rule change, though, would have thought travellers are generally advised to renew their passports six months before they run out, no matter where in the world they are going?

[Tony C]

Brexit provides an endless stream of hard learned lessons.

[George C.]

I stopped going to Spoons when a staffer thought I was Tim M

Heh, hope you advised them of a local opticians...

[Sean of the Shed]

Just like many aspects of Brexit, people are blissfully ignorant of any consequences until they bite them in the arse, then get all indignant when those filthy Europeans treat them like they are no longer a member of the club that they voted to no longer be a member of.
Perhaps they should have listened to more people than Farage before casting that vote.

[George C.]

So.

Brexit then


How could you NOT know about changes to passport regulations post-Brexit?


Do these people walk around with their head in a bucket?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68677938

"Treated like criminals and frog marched through customs"

All based on the usual though.

Exceptionalism, ignorance and xenophobia...

Things the Brex-Eejits excel at.

[Lang Spoon]

Even without the rule change, though, would have thought travellers are generally advised to renew their passports six months before they run out, no matter where in the world they are going?

Eu citizens arent advised to do so when travelling within the EU, at least not by the Irish govt. If you are British and havent gone anywhere since Brexit, you could get caught out.

[Lang Spoon]

All based on the usual though.

Exceptionalism, ignorance and xenophobia...

Things the Brex-Eejits excel at.

Fuck the fuck off with your shitty patter.

[Patrick Thistle]

Um, what year are we in? (From the BBC article)

[George C.]

You're assuming the Brex-Eejits can read though...

[elguapo4]

So.

Brexit then


How could you NOT know about changes to passport regulations post-Brexit?


Do these people walk around with their head in a bucket?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68677938

"Treated like criminals and frog marched through customs"

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! These cunts still haven't got it. You can't treat your neighbours like shit and then think you can just carry on regardless

[San Bernardhinault]

I don't think it's unreasonable for someone to look at their passport - which was issued on 30 March 2014 - before travelling and see that it expires on, say, 30 September 2024 and assume that their passport is valid until 30 September 2024 and still has 6 months of validity from the date of travel (which is the usual standard I've come across) and would be OK to travel on.

I was unaware of the 10 year rule until reading articles about it.

[Hot Orange]

Just like many aspects of Brexit, people are blissfully ignorant of any consequences until they bite them in the arse, then get all indignant when those filthy Europeans treat them like they are no longer a member of the club that they voted to no longer be a member of.

While certainly there are many people like this - let me introduce you to my father-in-law - and these moaners may well be amongst them, but no-one is explicitly blaming Europeans in that article. The criticism seems to be aimed at the airlines, cruise companies and travel agents. Not themselves, obviously.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

I was unaware of the 10 year rule until reading articles about it.

If you book a plane ticket to the EU on pretty much every website it does say in big capital letters* "please enter the date of issue of your passport ... this now needs to be within 9 years and 3 months of your intended return date of travel to the UK".

People still complaining to the newspapers about this are morons.

*Except on Ryanair but they're already running a farcically corrupt business model anyway for ensuring they can fleece you for almost every add-on possible at check in.

[Lang Spoon]

If you book a plane ticket to the EU on pretty much every website it does say in big capital letters* "please enter the date of issue of your passport ... this now needs to be within 9 years and 3 months of your intended return date of travel to the UK".

People still complaining to the newspapers about this are morons.

*Except on Ryanair but they're already running a farcically corrupt business model anyway for ensuring they can fleece you for almost every add-on possible at check in.

Ryanair do the same. Why make things up?