Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[Zanza]

That's probably the Front National (I can't remember their current name) from France going by their small flags. They don't respect the EU either, but at least they are not turning their backs on some musicians playing a song. They are not as theatrical as Farage's goons.

[Duque de Bragança]

Rebranded as Rassemblement National.

[mongers]

Farage and his posse of assclowns turned their back on the musicians when the European Anthem (from Beethoven's 9th symphony) was played in the opening session of the European Parliament. Such class and tact. One comment I read was: "Brexiters looking back while the rest of Europe looks forward."

What a bunch of complete wankers.

[11B4V]

Brits and snobbery. What can you do.

[Valmy]

Does the Brexit party think that once the UK leaves the EU they will teleport across the ocean? Antagonizing your neighbor like this is fucking insane. Sort of like Canadian politicians burning the American flag or something.

[dps]

Antagonizing your neighbor like this is fucking insane.

Worked out OK for Castro.

[Valmy]

Antagonizing your neighbor like this is fucking insane.

Worked out OK for Castro.

Sure. But not for Cuba

[dps]

Antagonizing your neighbor like this is fucking insane.

Worked out OK for Castro.

Sure. But not for Cuba

Well, to be fair, nothing much has ever worked out well for Cuba.

[Tamas]

It's important to remember that the PMIs are not official government data -- they're calculated by IHS Markit based on interviews with purchasing managers.

Their view on output, activity, orders and confidence are converted into a single number -- anything over 50 shows growth.

So, according to Markit, here's what happened in June:

Services: STALLED, with the PMI falling to 50.2, a four-month low.
Manufacturing: SHRANK at the fastest pace in six years, with the PMI falling to 48
Construction: PLUNGED, with the PMI slumping to 43.1, the worst in a decade
Overall private sector: SHRANK for the first time since summer 2016, with the PMI dropping to 49.2

[The Brain]

Why is the EU throttling the UK? Is it spite?

[Tamas]

On the topic of  British edgelord parties seeking attention by crapping on the European Pairlament:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/03/magid-magid-black-mep-claims-he-was-asked-to-leave-eu-parliament-on-first-day

a Green MEP who happens to be black went in wearing a baseball cap, shorts, and a black t-shirt saying "F**ck fascism" and was initially asked to leave before it was cleared that he is actually an MEP. Which then he proceeded to try to Twitter-drama into a racist incident.

[The Brain]

a Green MEP who happens to be black

[Tamas]

a Green MEP who happens to be black

[Razgovory]

Do you remember a time when when the Greens were defined by their support of Monophysitism?  Pepperidge farm remembers.

[Josquius]

I was in Switzerland at a small party with my girlfriend's family and friends on the weekend.
Oddly the subject of brexit didn't come up.
What did come up...was the subject of John Bercow and how awesome he is. Now that's not something I saw coming