It's "Australia Minus".

I sometimes wonder if the government have yet to realise...

So “New Zealand”?

Shots fired

I’m allowed to make jokes about a small country that is internationally overshadowed by its larger neighbour.

I’m allowed to make jokes about a small country that is internationally overshadowed by its larger neighbour.

Tbh I see NZ as Australia+ what with no bushfires or massively right-wing govt.

Yeah but those kiwis say 'fish and chips' and 'six' kinda funny so I believe they are fully deserving of this.

One of my colleagues used to like to ask staff at our Liverpool office to say, 'Purple worms.'

This only amused her if they were Liverpudlians, if course.

That's racist. Curly Wurly is pretty funny from a Scouser also

...it is a reasonable expectation that the panic buying occasioned by coronavirus fears is only a small taste of what is likely to occur next January, because some and perhaps many businesses will not be able prepare in that timescale. In due course, that will settle down as businesses adapt to the new situation, but in doing so the costs which frictionless trade and international JIT production and distribution had stripped out will be re-instated, meaning either that businesses will cease to be viable or that prices will increase, or both. Other things being equal, those costs will be permanently locked in to the British economy

Flick Drummond (Meon Valley), Con:

At present, the UK is offering EU citizens visa-free travel for six months out of 12. The EU is only offering 90 days in 180, which is the same as the standard Schengen agreement. That would be an unwelcome restriction to sailors, travellers and those who have homes in EU countries. Will my right hon. Friend update us on the negotiations in that area?

Michael Gove:
Yes. My hon. Friend makes a good point. We want to make sure that we have reciprocity in the way in which UK and EU citizens can enjoy sport, leisure and other activities, including business activities, in the future

Tory MP Bob Stewart made a plea for an extension of the arrangements as he explained that his two dogs make several trips across the Channel each year.

Japan has given the UK just six weeks to strike a post-Brexit deal, putting Boris Johnson’s government under pressure to agree one of the fastest trade negotiations in history — and Britain’s first in more than 40 years.

Time is so short that both sides will need to “limit their ambitions”, warned Hiroshi Matsuura, Tokyo’s chief negotiator, in comments that dash UK hopes of winning deep trade liberalisation from Japan.

Yeah there's no alternative now as I see it, the electorate won't forgive the Tory party for a disastrous No Deal Brexit off the back of Covid.

Oh, you sweet Summer child. They'll just blame the EU for literally everything, which people will accept unquestioningly because it plays to the opinions they already have of foreigners being evil (see: Brexit itself). Throw in some 'blitz spirit' chat and something about bulldogs and all will be forgiven. The Tories have done nothing but fuck up one thing after another for what feels like a lifetime now and the votes keep on rolling in, that won't change now. People are gullible easily-manipulated fucking morons.

This Twitter thread is a good example of the above.

Well yeah I imagine the son has said "phone this guy, he'll confirm it's urgent".

I find it entirely believable
Steve's grandfather was outraged he couldn't pay with pound coins on a dutch bus
steves parents, perfectly reasonable people who voted remain but are of the "it will all be fine don't worry" type, didn't understand why we were so worried about Steves position here
PIL: oh but surely they will let him stay
us: but it requires a change in dutch law
PIL: nonsense
us: what do you mean nonsense, there is now Dutch, EU, Other
if the UK is no longer in EU, Steve is in OTHER meaning he would have to jump through a load of time and money costing houpla to get a residency permit, which he can't start while he is still EU, but will have to be sorted on the day he no longer is EU, unless the Dutch government makes laws for ppl like him which they technically don't have to
PIL: what?
etc

I am so grateful we have it all sorted