[Boiler]

Indeed - this story has made Project Fear trend on Twitter...

[spoonman]

I recall TBF that once you took out the Costa Del Sol Gammon/Kipper Anglophone contingent, the great majority of UK citizens that emigrated to the rEU were firmly for "remain" - they weren't exactly stupid in not knowing what would likely happen if "leave" won.

[oboogie]

Yup.
That'll probably cost me €100,000. A house I can't use and I can't sell.

My brother, who is in a similar position, is in the process of applying for a “carte de sejour” (residence permit). The French bureaucracy is long-winded and frustratingly slow, but my understanding is that it effectively means he'll be free to spend as much time there as he wishes.
Is that not an option for yourself?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I believe you have to spend six months of the year in France, which doesn't fit our habits (family mostly).

[oboogie]

Ah, I've not kept a log of my brother's movements, but I'm sure he spends more time in France than the UK, that may change if, and when, grandchildren appear.

[youngian]

Dover based haulage boss doesn’t take kindly to Bone suggesting its his fault he’s not Brexit ready. I don’t blame Mr Shirley for not being aware early on of the catastrophe facing him. He’s not a politician but it’s reasonable to assume your government would act in a sane manner to further the country’s self-interest

[The Red Arrow]

It's all Macron's fault, apparently. Who'da thunk brexshitters would blame someone else for their mess?

[Boiler]

Of course it is.

It's always somebody else's fault.

[Boiler]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55230463

Food and drink supplies in the UK face more disruption after the end of the Brexit transition period than they did from Covid, the industry has said.

"There are 14 [working] days to go," the Food and Drink Federation's (FDF) chief executive, Ian Wright, told MPs.

"How on earth can traders prepare in this environment?" he added.

Noting that rules for sending goods from Welsh ports to Northern Ireland had only just been published, he said: "It's too late, baby."

[Watchman]

Cue Festive panic buying!

[The Red Arrow]

Noting that rules for sending goods from Welsh ports to Northern Ireland had only just been published, he said: "It's too late, baby."

Akcherlee, the more I think about it...lyrically, it's very apt indeed. A fitting lament for the U.K from Carole King.

[Kreuzberger]

So, do this afternoon's developments mean that our Norn Irish members have just got themselves a sparky new border off their eastern shores?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I'm deffo going for the Irish passport.

[Boiler]

Noting that rules for sending goods from Welsh ports to Northern Ireland had only just been published, he said: "It's too late, baby."

Akcherlee, the more I think about it...lyrically, it's very apt indeed. A fitting lament for the U.K from Carole King.

One of the finest albums ever.

[youngian]

Carole King has got a friend. Bozo hasn’t any now Trump’s gone.