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I have been trying to follow this in the news, realizing there are two sides in the British press that are so contradicting that you wonder if they're reporting on the same subject.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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TBH that's pretty much the whole problem in the UK right now. The press very polarised and mostly spouting the political opinion of whoever owns it, or a least as much of the owner's opinion as they know they can get away with. We may rank OK in terms of "press freedom", but that's not the same thing as press balance.
You can sort today's papers fairly accurately with the following test:
Pro Brexit: Main headlines about the cap of the number of people who can meet indoors
Anti-Brexit: Main headline is about the UK's threat to break the law.
More likely to report Soap-Opera Story lines as real news than actual real news: Anything with a pun in the headline. The "i" might be an outlier, I don't think I've ever read it. The Independent (it's sister paper) seems to be the least nuts
Bonkers: Main headline is about Jammie Dodgers.
If you want something more considered you might want to try "Private Eye"- it's 50% satirical (but those parts are normally very funny) and only comes out once a fortnight.
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It seems everything onschedule. But as ordinary people who stoped traveling because of covid you may see no changes...
Brexit: What happens now? - BBC News[^]
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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My impression is that there are louder competing political voices(more like screaming really) at the moment to be able to hear anything about Brexit.
It's strange that something as important as Brexit really has taken a backseat to a number of other issues in the mainstream media at the moment - not going to mention what those issues are as they are deeply political and divisive.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Yes, hence my question. All we hear about is the other stuff, but absolutely zilch anymore about brexit. I assumed it still going full steam ahead
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong
A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
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There is some reporting on the BBC but I am in the process of giving up on reading or listening to the BBC.
I think the general gist is that there may be a no-deal Brexit, there's some also sort of a spat going on regarding sprats.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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You can be sure the negotiators, being paid as executive bureaucrats are always paid, are making sure they've plenty of time to take their ill-gotten gains to the bank.
The long it runs the longer they're paid - along with various travel perks.
The only downside might be to have to be in the same room as one another - and that might all be a trumped up fantasy for the media to help justify their sloth.
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Thought it might be useful for someone living in the UK to comment! 
Right now, nothing has changed. The transition period maintains the status quo whilst we get our sh!t together. Are we going to do that? Who knows! Does anyone care right now? Probably not! There's a virus out there that kills people; a Government that (not surprisingly) veers from trying to save lives to trying to save the economy every couple of weeks; and the press jumping on every 'tack and jibe' as a U-turn, because that's the sort of headline that sells.
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We are still waiting to find out. Until the end of the trade negotiations nothing has actually changed.
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Brexit? No-one cares about that. When they realised the scaremongering wasn't going to come true they found some other way to destroy the economy.
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Some time back I was wondering what to do with my surprisingly abundant chili harvest (of exceptionally hot chilies).[^] Well (and this doesn't change anything) I now have about a quart of bright red habanero puree and half as much deeply yellow Trinidad Scorpion puree. Both ground with vinegar to preserver.
An interesting testimony for something to do came from my brother (I donated many pepper seedlings to him): peach-habanero sauce. Given to him by someone to whom he gave many habaneros. He says it's mighty fine. I have an interesting use for my pepper trimmings: I use them to discourage dogs whose owners take them to "exercise" on my lawn (has fire hydrant: uh oh!). I don't want to use chili powder as this would hurt the dog (it's the owner that's the problem). I figure the robust aroma of chili will keep them at a distance. Also, I rinsed the blender and poured the juice on the fire hydrant. Ideally, the beasts will be conditioned to keep away even when I run out of trimmings.
The idea of a sweet sauce, like Asian style hot-and-sweet sauce, has now opened up. One last crop seems due. A few will be allowed to go to seed (scorpion seeds are costly). Now I need to consider some fruit options (apple, a trace of lemon or Vitamin C to preserve the color, and honey? Blueberries? Maybe one donated to making a dilute soup for dosing on canine attractions.)
The pre-made purees can still be used elsewhere, as well - they're's an awful lot of it.
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Ever thought of using as paint stripper?
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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Blueberry sounds like it could be pretty good. I've had mango hot sauces that were very good too. Something a little different might be a fig hot sauce. My wife and I have used a fig balsamic marinade that we just love on chicken, pork or steak. I think a fig hot sauce could make a really good marinade.
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Fig sound nice. Not quite the same, but you can take credit for it: I like making date-based spreads. Typically with walnuts and enough wine to make it a smooth paste. I've eaten this with horseradish and that works amazingly well.
Sounds like winners - now to shop for some grind-worthy dates (i.e., pitted and not too dry).
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Is a cat's favourite Shakespearean play Ro-meow and Mew-liet?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Garfield will disagree
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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Meow-chant of Venice? Meow-sure for Meow-sure?
(for a creature so expert at sleeping, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a long time favorite)
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: Meow-sure for fur Meow-sure?
FTFY
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I guess so. I was thinking about Poe's work, the Purr-loined Litter.
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Poe! You must be raven mad!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Not so much - but I was just ordered to leave the lounge because of a "The Smell-Real Phart" wasn't considered SFW.
. . . I'll race you to the coat rack . . .
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The meow-chant of Venice
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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No, it's King Leo!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Could also be The Winters Tail or The Merry Wives of with Whiskers.
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A Midsummer Night's Cream
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