Brexit -am I stupid or what

The thing that a lot of folk don't twig with HS2 is that it is not just about getting from London to Birmingham 20 minutes faster, but it is actually more about capacity - stands to reason when you think about it, if the trains are going faster, they are clearing sections of track faster and you can get more trips in whilst maintaining the same headway between the trains. With the latest computer control technology, they could in theory shorten the headways increasing capacity even further. That of course means you are more likely to get a seat, as well as getting there sooner.

The cost has spiralled stupidly however, and for the monies now being quoted, we could have shoved it mostly underground I would have thought.

 

Happy Independence Day to one and all!

 

Nah, I'm not racist @Sheal (despite the best efforts of remainers suggesting us leave voters to be so)

 

Well, I think this is the end of the road for this particular Titled Thread since it was first started by @PeterS on 16 December 2017 because when I post this one onto the GC Forum we will have formally left the EU.
I don't think Peter, or any of us, thought the Thread would last as long as it has with literally thousands of posts and millions of words and it's a Diary of everyone's (Remainers and Leavers) opinions, thoughts, anger, disappointment, frustrations, highs and lows, agreements and disagreement, our realisation of just how disfunctional the House of Parliament had got, the introduction of almost American style Politics had become prevalent, and just how our Media in print, online and on Television and the Wireless had become biased and abandoned facts. After the result of the General Election the whole Parliamentary and Political scenarior had been turned upside down with most of the long established Political figures disappearing, a new Speaker of the House, the Labour Party devastated by it's extremist Leader and policies....and all of this is recorded in this Thread so while this thread is now brought to an end it will be made into a Sticky Thread in the Off Topic Forum so that members can refer to it over time.
But I think all of us will acknowledge that leaving the EU formally is just the start and with signs that the EU is going back to it's old tactics of stalling, conjuring up reasons why negotiations cannot be agreed in the year timetable that Boris as specified. One Leader of an EU member has already said openly "Well, there's only one UK but there's 27 of us, so who do you think is in the stronger position?"

So, there is still a need for a BREXIT orientated Thread so, hopefully, with PeterS's permission, I will create another Sticky Thread entitled "After Brexit - am I stupid or what?" as the UK is, no doubt, sailing in new waters that might have old "friends" turning into foes and old foes turning into friends. So I hope that the "After Brexit - am I stupid or what?" Thread will continue as we go into the next 12 months because we all know that Brexit ain't over yet and that the EU will continue to stall, build barriers, try to bully during these next trading negotiations as they have over the last 4 years.


I WILL LOCK THIS THREAD NOW.......HAPPY BREXIT EVERYONE!!