[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

[Bodian]

Although they’ve finally admitted defeat in their attempt to bring in legislation to appease the pound & ounces (life used to be so much better) extremists.

“The government has confirmed it is not planning to change the rules on selling in imperial measures after Brexit.
Ministers looked at changing laws inherited from the EU that mean traders can use Britain's traditional weighing system only alongside the metric one.
But they have now decided not to, after nearly 99% of respondents to an official consultation said they were happy with kilos and litres.” BBC

I assume that they’ve concluded the 1% will probably be dead by the next election.

But hang on - there was an 'overwhelming majority' in favour of Brexit. So surely a large number of those Brexit voters wanted such a change. Not just 1% of the population.......

 

[Bodian]

IF they can find a bottle manufacturer willing to make the right size bottles and corks.

From the Guardian

 

[Acker79]

I don't ever remember Wine being sold in pints. Were people really calling for this?

 

[Pevenseagull]

From the Guardian

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'It's a silly measure' .... Well done.

 

[dazzer6666]

I don't ever remember Wine being sold in pints. Were people really calling for this?

Only one trendsetter…..

People are utterly fixated by Sam Allardyce and his pint of wine | JOE.ie

People are utterly fixated by Sam Allardyce and his pint of wine

www.joe.ie

 

[Guinness Boy]

Wonderful, nearly back to 1972 everyone! Then we’ll only have the blacks and Irish to worry about….

 

[A mex eyecan]

Wonderful, nearly back to 1972 everyone! Then we’ll only have the blacks and Irish to worry about….

were there not lots of power cuts around that time as well? Let’s have some of those as well please.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Early budget being called for 6 March. Looks like pre financial year headlines etc to boost the nasty party. Also leans in to spring election possibility.

 

[Bodian]

Early budget being called for 6 March. Looks like pre financial year headlines etc to boost the nasty party. Also leans in to spring election possibility.

Can't come soon enough.

 

[Eeyore]

If that doesn’t work it’ll be to overturn the hunting ban

You know when they are in trouble when they look at abolishing inheritance tax, the Conservative emergency button.

Both the above policies would be primarily benefiting their own supporters. But the Tories often confuse the country at large with their own supporters.

 

[Pavilionaire]

This wine story is SO Brexit.

Let's change the industry standard, cause problems where none previously existed, get less of something whilst paying the same price and label it as 'Chateau Du Brexit Benefitte'.

 

[TomandJerry]

This wine story is SO Brexit.

Let's change the industry standard, cause problems where none previously existed, get less of something whilst paying the same price and label it as 'Chateau Du Brexit Benefitte'.

It was one of Churchill's favorite, didn't you know?

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Der Der Der Der

FVCK the tories

 

[TomandJerry]

"A 28-year-old British-born man who has never left the country has spoken of his devastation after being told he will be deported to Portugal, from where his parents arrived more than 30 years ago, under a post-Brexit policy towards EU nationals convicted of crimes."

Another Brexit bonus...

 

[jcdenton08]

"A 28-year-old British-born man who has never left the country has spoken of his devastation after being told he will be deported to Portugal, from where his parents arrived more than 30 years ago, under a post-Brexit policy towards EU nationals convicted of crimes."

Another Brexit bonus...

What were the crimes? Needs context

 

[Bodian]

What were the crimes? Needs context

Drugs offences and carrying a taser.

Not too sure if the offences are that relevant to be honest. He was born in Britain and has never been out of the country - and is being deported to somewhere where he doesn't speak the language. And also, there is a pending change in the law - which when enacted would mean he would be treated as British - so it's not even as though the Government even think deporting him is a right thing to do.

 

[BLOCK F]

I don't ever remember Wine being sold in pints. Were people really calling for this?

Now, if they had said, ‘Pints of Whisky’, that would have made a certain ex manager of ours happy!

 

[Machiavelli]

RE the pint of wine proposal, on PM today, they referenced a survey on public attitudes to measurements. Remember the Brexit bonus of indulging the 'metric martyrs'? Well, 97.8% of the UK population favour the metric over the imperial system.

 

[sparkie]

Rishi Sunak’s government has spied a “Brexit opportunity” to legalise the sale of wine by the pint once more – if it can persuade anyone to make the bottles.

Still and sparkling wine will be sold in 200ml, 500ml and 568ml (pint) sizes in 2024, alongside existing measures, under new rules, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) announced on Wednesday. It said the change was made possible by Brexit.

I'd rather buy a standard 750ml bottle of wine than a lightweight's 568ml small bottle.

 

[Bob!]

Rishi Sunak’s government has spied a “Brexit opportunity” to legalise the sale of wine by the pint once more – if it can persuade anyone to make the bottles.

Still and sparkling wine will be sold in 200ml, 500ml and 568ml (pint) sizes in 2024, alongside existing measures, under new rules, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) announced on Wednesday. It said the change was made possible by Brexit.

They really should go the whole hog, and only allow wine to be sold in pint bottles.