April 2021 | 126 comments (126 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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by Bernard on Sun Apr 4th, 2021 at 04:11:15 PM EST

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Meanwhile, in Brexitland: first hour Brexiters shocked to discover that getting out of the EU means... out of the EU:

Long-term UK residents in Spain suddenly discover to their surprise that they have lost legal status post-Brexit. One British deportee: "Yes I voted out [of the European Union], but I did not realize it would come to this." https://t.co/XZpYx9NE2h
— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 28, 2021

by Bernard on Sun Apr 4th, 2021 at 07:55:49 PM EST
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Gotta love the photo editor's wry humor. HSBC moves more than 1,200 UK staff to permanent home working

by Cat on Wed Apr 7th, 2021 at 03:08:53 PM EST
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Britain advises alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under-30s
"due to a 'vanishingly' rare side effect of blood clots in the brain"

by Cat on Wed Apr 7th, 2021 at 08:54:10 PM EST
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UK has no surplus vaccines to supply to India, says UK PM's spokesman https://t.co/s0y1CVNhvF pic.twitter.com/qSozSsV9Hg
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 27, 2021

by Cat on Tue Apr 27th, 2021 at 07:21:36 PM EST
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Bus torched in Belfast on sixth night of unrest in Northern Ireland

The loyalist gathering at Lanark Way was organised via social media, with Facebook posts shared on other platforms.
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Since last Friday there has been nightly violence in parts of Northern Ireland, including in Belfast, Derry and parts of county Antrim, fuelled by loyalist anger over a recent decision not to prosecute Sinn Féin leaders over attendance at a mass funeral.
The DUP has expressed fury over the decision, with Foster, its leader, saying it reflects one rule for Sinn Féin and another for ordinary voters who have lost loved ones during the pandemic and have been unable to attend funerals.
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[João Vale de Almeida, the EU ambassador to the UK] said the EU was "fully committed in a constructive way to find solutions for those problems" but it had to be "within the limits of the protocol that we have agreed not long ago".

by Cat on Wed Apr 7th, 2021 at 11:30:39 PM EST
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arlene foster blaming sinn fein for loyalist riots tonight on the shankill pic.twitter.com/Y4ojZDma5l
— Tyyyy (@tyrrronee) April 7, 2021

by Cat on Thu Apr 8th, 2021 at 12:19:29 AM EST
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'sinn fein made us do it!; How lame can one get? Take a look a Arline Foster's usual face and you can get an idea. She is being devoured by her own hatred - just not fast enough.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Apr 10th, 2021 at 07:35:37 PM EST
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Saw an American call loyalists 'European antifa' so might need a break from the internet entirely this week
— Boat Denier (@daimbarrs) April 8, 2021

by Cat on Thu Apr 8th, 2021 at 05:35:29 PM EST
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Here is the mapping function:

Left-wingers peacefully protesting Fascism: Antifa
Apolitical hoodlums rioting and looting: Antifa
Right-wingers violently invading US congress building: "Actually it was a false flag operation by left-wingers," therefore: Antifa

by asdf on Fri Apr 9th, 2021 at 07:24:13 PM EST
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The Guardian with some top drawer takes today pic.twitter.com/1l9YAWzn04
— . (@ImReadinHere) April 9, 2021

by Cat on Fri Apr 9th, 2021 at 09:40:43 PM EST
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Birmingham has replaced all the social distancing ads with this one image, like some dictator's personality cult pic.twitter.com/N1xz4h25ny
— Alex Deam (@someotheralex) April 9, 2021

by Cat on Fri Apr 9th, 2021 at 11:08:12 PM EST
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Concerns About Prosecutions of NI Veterans

Defence minister Johnny Mercer dismissed from government | The Guardian |
Mercer is particularly unhappy about a series of looming trials of British army veterans dating back to the time of the Troubles - although his position has exasperated colleagues in government.
Next week, two former members of the parachute regiment, known only as Soldier A and Soldier C, who are both in their 70s, are to go on trial for the murder of the Official IRA commander Joe McCann in Belfast in 1972.

by Oui on Tue Apr 20th, 2021 at 08:36:47 PM EST
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April 2021 | 126 comments (126 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)