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  • MikM Away
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    Where is Nigel these days? he' seems out of the news.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      Where is Nigel these days? he' seems out of the news.

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      @Mik said in Another Brexit triumph:

      Where is Nigel these days? he' seems out of the news.

      Not at all - there was the huge banking scandal last month, where Coutts Bank tried to cancel his account, almost certainly for political reasons. It ended up with the head of the NatWest bank, a one of the major UK banks, having to resign for disclosing information about his account.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66309080

      I was only joking

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        @Mik said in Another Brexit triumph:

        Where is Nigel these days? he' seems out of the news.

        Not at all - there was the huge banking scandal last month, where Coutts Bank tried to cancel his account, almost certainly for political reasons. It ended up with the head of the NatWest bank, a one of the major UK banks, having to resign for disclosing information about his account.

        https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66309080

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        @Doctor-Phibes said in Another Brexit triumph:

        @Mik said in Another Brexit triumph:

        Where is Nigel these days? he' seems out of the news.

        Not at all - there was the huge banking scandal last month

        https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/25432/no-banking-for-you/4?_=1691670016762

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Doctor Phibes
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          Anyway, getting back to the OP.

          A lot of time and money has been spent on implementing the UKCA certification mark. Now, the UK government is basically just walking away from it, and essentially allowing Brussels dictate what can and cannot be sold in the UK.

          It's unbelievable.

          I was only joking

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            Anyway, getting back to the OP.

            A lot of time and money has been spent on implementing the UKCA certification mark. Now, the UK government is basically just walking away from it, and essentially allowing Brussels dictate what can and cannot be sold in the UK.

            It's unbelievable.

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            @Doctor-Phibes How big a difference is there (was there) between the two.

            I would think that UK biggest trade partner is Europe and the Europe would want any imports to meet their regualations.

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            • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

              @Doctor-Phibes How big a difference is there (was there) between the two.

              I would think that UK biggest trade partner is Europe and the Europe would want any imports to meet their regualations.

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              @taiwan_girl said in Another Brexit triumph:

              @Doctor-Phibes How big a difference is there (was there) between the two.

              I would think that UK biggest trade partner is Europe and the Europe would want any imports to meet their regualations.

              There was absolutely no difference between the UKCA regulations and EU regulations. At least for the work I do. What there was was a completely new government bureaucracy which forced manufacturers to get UKCA approval on top of what they already had for EU approval. In addition, certification bodies needed to seek accreditation to be able to provide the UK certification.

              Removing the UKCA certification isn't a bad idea. It was a stupid idea. Beyond stupid.

              The point is, the UK isn't operating independently of the EU, as was claimed during Brexit. They still have to follow all of the EU laws. Except now, they have no influence.

              I was only joking

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              • MikM Away
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                Regulation without representation.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • AxtremusA Away
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                  What does UKCA stand for?
                  I keep thinking it may be a curse word.

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    What does UKCA stand for?
                    I keep thinking it may be a curse word.

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                    @Axtremus said in Another Brexit triumph:

                    What does UKCA stand for?
                    I keep thinking it may be a curse word.

                    It should be, but it means UK Conformity Assessed.

                    Unlike CE, which means Chinese Export.

                    I was only joking

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                      You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • HoraceH Horace

                        You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

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                        @Horace said in Another Brexit triumph:

                        You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

                        In England we famously had King Cnut failing to overturn the inevitable , and you in turn had something remarkably similar

                        I was only joking

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                        • HoraceH Horace

                          You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

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                          @Horace said in Another Brexit triumph:

                          You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

                          Never heard of a Trump motorcycle. Must be a cheap foreign built knock off.

                          Elbows up!

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                          • RenaudaR Renauda

                            @Horace said in Another Brexit triumph:

                            You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

                            Never heard of a Trump motorcycle. Must be a cheap foreign built knock off.

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                            @Renauda said in Another Brexit triumph:

                            @Horace said in Another Brexit triumph:

                            You can't spell Triumph without Trump.

                            Never heard of a Trump motorcycle. Must be a cheap foreign built knock off.

                            They're the kind that make a lot of noise but can't really take you anywhere you want to go.

                            Please love yourself.

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                              image.png

                              I was only joking

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                                image.png

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                                @Doctor-Phibes obviously a photoshop.

                                If it had been a real photo, he would have been wearing a helmet and riding a trike.

                                You know, something like this.

                                image.jpeg

                                Or this...

                                Screenshot 2023-08-11 at 11.23.29 AM.png

                                Or this...

                                Screenshot 2023-08-11 at 11.23.38 AM.png

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Phibes, you were always willing to explain the issues during brexit. But isn't at least some of the blame for the issues you now present due to a weak House? They seem so namby-pamby compared to the good old days.
                                  Unfortunately, like everybody else, I haven't been paying attention to brexit-related issues as much as I should have, haven't watched Prime Minister's Questions in a long time, other than brief glimpses.

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                                    Phibes, you were always willing to explain the issues during brexit. But isn't at least some of the blame for the issues you now present due to a weak House? They seem so namby-pamby compared to the good old days.
                                    Unfortunately, like everybody else, I haven't been paying attention to brexit-related issues as much as I should have, haven't watched Prime Minister's Questions in a long time, other than brief glimpses.

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                                    @Rainman said in Another Brexit triumph:

                                    Phibes, you were always willing to explain the issues during brexit. But isn't at least some of the blame for the issues you now present due to a weak House? They seem so namby-pamby compared to the good old days.
                                    Unfortunately, like everybody else, I haven't been paying attention to brexit-related issues as much as I should have, haven't watched Prime Minister's Questions in a long time, other than brief glimpses.

                                    The real issue for Brexit is that Britain being independent of Europe is a fantasy.

                                    Britain's mostly moved on, which explains why this latest debacle isn't even being reported. Most people in the UK don't understand what CE Marking even means, but as long as they keep the pound and buy beer in pints, they think they're living free and independent of Brussels.

                                    Politically, the Conservatives have reached the end of the line. It would take a miracle for them to win the next election. The real question is whether there'll need to be a coalition or not, since Labour can't really hope for a majority in Scotland.

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • George KG George K

                                      @Doctor-Phibes obviously a photoshop.

                                      If it had been a real photo, he would have been wearing a helmet and riding a trike.

                                      You know, something like this.

                                      image.jpeg

                                      Or this...

                                      Screenshot 2023-08-11 at 11.23.29 AM.png

                                      Or this...

                                      Screenshot 2023-08-11 at 11.23.38 AM.png

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                                      @George-K My attempt

                                      446849_President Trump wearing a helmet, riding a trike. _xl-1024-v1-0.png

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                                      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                        @George-K My attempt

                                        446849_President Trump wearing a helmet, riding a trike. _xl-1024-v1-0.png

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                                        @taiwan_girl said in Another Brexit triumph:

                                        @George-K My attempt

                                        Wonderful!

                                        How did you do that?

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • George KG George K

                                          @taiwan_girl said in Another Brexit triumph:

                                          @George-K My attempt

                                          Wonderful!

                                          How did you do that?

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                                          @George-K I wish I could say that I was somehow smart with this, but that would not be true.

                                          Just using a software called "Dream Studio", and you enter a photo suggestion. For this one it was "President Trump riding a trike. Realistic and highly detailed"

                                          For the below one, it was asking to make him look tougher.

                                          569060_President Trump dressed like e a Hells Angel, ridi_xl-1024-v1-0.png

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