Astronomy / Space New UK space race
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The powers that be didn't anticipate "well no leaving the EU means not having access to EU stuff" so the satellite thing took them totally by surprise, now they want to build their own but with blackjack and hookers.
A few months ago they claimed the UK would lead the world at developing AI and ensure the UK's economy was just super going forward into the post brexit mad max style wasteland.
They are panicking (with good reason) and will say anything.
A few months ago they claimed the UK would lead the world at developing AI and ensure the UK's economy was just super going forward into the post brexit mad max style wasteland.
They are panicking (with good reason) and will say anything.
The sacrifice of the people allows exceptional conquests !
More seriously, the UK is concerned about the health of its population.
It stores several months of medicines in reserve and negotiates agreements with the EU for the good availability of medicines in the future
Ian Phillips
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I hope they have a good stock of anti-depressives!
Ian Phillips
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I thought with Brexit there would 367 million GBP per week extra for the health system?
To be honest though, the UK has put a lot of money into Galileo and contributed a fair amount to its construction (iirc), and so its a bit underhanded for the EU to lock them out of it after the referendum
Edit: this feels just like what happened in the wipEout universe with Feisar and Icaras... Im waaaaay to obsessed with wipEout atm
Edit: this feels just like what happened in the wipEout universe with Feisar and Icaras... Im waaaaay to obsessed with wipEout atm
But they expect he UK army to help out
The U.K. will still be paying the bill until at least 2030. They have contributed time, money and manpower to said projects, they can't be 'just shut out'. This is all just talk, threats and a lot of propaganda from both sides.
The U.K. tried the space race thing before and realised they don't have the money. Branson's project, seems to have gone quite, so who knows. They do have a major stake in the technology, the U.K. builds satellite all of the time. A U.K. space port was mentioned a couple of weeks ago, but again; I feel it is just another pipe dream, to keep the masses happily paying their taxes.
Don't worry the UK Government can use 'the magic money tree' that only exists to fund wars, bribe political parties, and other such things. I'm sure if they shake it enough they can pull a couple of billion to fund it.
They have to keep their word on payments they've already promised to make and have been accounted for. They also can't expect to reap the benefits of shared intelligence if they are walking away from all the information sharing agreements.
We've had two years of Tory infighting (which is what triggered brexit in the first place) and no plan in place, it's certainly going to be a no deal.
So the opportunity to negotiate a new agreement has already/will be lost. Money down the drain.
Yep it's just flim flam, they'd promise the second coming if they thought it would help right now.
It's panic stations, even labour are starting to get frightened in case they are in power when Brexit happens as whoever is holding the tiller will be blamed even if we've already sailed over the edge of the world when the election happens.
That's the thing with democracy, never any long term thinking.
Edit : I just remembered the no politics rule, sorry mods.
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Don't worry, normal rules don't appear to apply on this thread.
>implying both parties didnt already promise the second coming before the referendum
>implying both parties didnt already promise the second coming before the referendum
The UK paid for, developed, and constructed ~1/3 of the Galileo system. God forbid we don't just give up on the idea and not have a GPS system unless we undo the Brexit process. Never mind that we have the technical capability to make our own version if the EU wants to be that petty.
Yeah because Labour are totally anti-Brexit and unified on all levels. Give me a break. 24 hour ban for me please Brett C.
You can't information share with countries after walking away from all the information sharing agreements and squandering the time that could have gone on renegotiation on pointless infighting.
Labour should be totally anti-brexit it's their supposed duty as the opposition to oppose terrible ideas.
Nothing brexiteers were promised will happen, the hard border, immigration controls or reversal of immigration simply isn't going to happen. In order to trade with the EU we have to comply with all their regulatory systems so we even keep their laws.
We are effectively staying in we just threw away our vote in the council.
Edit # we get the blue passport back though so that's one in the eye for Johnny foreigner. Well it would be if an English firm had got the contract to make them.
A thread on the Brexit ?
Pleasant
Definitely a lot to say on the subject by many Cmdrs.
Pleasant
Definitely a lot to say on the subject by many Cmdrs.
Before the thread gets (deservedly) locked...
There was / is nothing to stop UK passports being blue even whilst a member of the EU.
Oh yes - please stop using "English" when you should be using "British". Thanks.
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