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Carth 09-01-2022 23:51
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
"Mange tout Rodders, Mange tout" :D

BenMcr 09-01-2022 23:52
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36108641)


The below may develop into something both interesting and amusing (my text highlight):

https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/07/...identity-cards
Doesn't seem to be relevant for this thread. It's either an internal French or EU matter. Nothing to do with Britain.

Sephiroth 10-01-2022 10:47
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 36108646)
Doesn't seem to be relevant for this thread. It's either an internal French or EU matter. Nothing to do with Britain.
What, like the English language is nothing to do with Britain?

Methinks Remainers don't like proof that France (politically) is what I say it is - punishers of the UK for its democratic decision.

1andrew1 10-01-2022 11:13
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Some good news. I'm not sure what the situation is with associated brands like GiffGaff and Tesco Mobile.

Quote:
Virgin Mobile and O2 users will not face EU roaming charges

Virgin Mobile and O2 phone users will not face roaming charges following announcements by other networks to reintroduce extra fees after Brexit.

It means customers travelling to Europe will be able to use their mobile data and make calls and texts on the same deal as they have in the UK.

Vodafone, EE and Three are set to reintroduce roaming fees this year for customers travelling to Europe.

Consumer champion Which? urged the UK and EU to "strike a deal" on charges.

Before the UK left the EU, users were able to use their calls, texts, and data allowance in their mobile plans in any EU country after the bloc removed roaming charges in 2017.

However, the EU trade deal of December 2020 gave mobile operators the option of reintroducing charges.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59930934

Sephiroth 10-01-2022 11:26
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
For those of you with Twitter accounts, is it true that Boris the Buffoon has tweeted a Brexit triumph because O2 is not introducing roaming charges?

1andrew1 10-01-2022 12:00
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36108685)
For those of you with Twitter accounts, is it true that Boris the Buffoon has tweeted a Brexit triumph because O2 is not introducing roaming charges?
He doesn't label it a Brexit triumph, just welcomes it.
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/sta...72384679387136

Pierre 10-01-2022 12:03
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36108674)
What, like the English language is nothing to do with Britain?

Methinks Remainers don't like proof that France (politically) is what I say it is - punishers of the UK for its democratic decision.
The French are just desperately upset that their language is becoming less and less relevant internationally

Sephiroth 10-01-2022 12:05
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36108690)
He doesn't label it a Brexit triumph, just welcomes it.
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/sta...72384679387136
Thanks, Andrew. I asked because that interesting leftie, James O'Brien, said on LBC this morning that Boris had tweeted a Brexit triumph.



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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36108691)
The French are just desperately upset that their language is becoming less and less relevant internationally
I think Pierre forgot to add: ".... and serves them right,"

Pierre 10-01-2022 12:06
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36108681)
Some good news. I'm not sure what the situation is with associated brands like GiffGaff and Tesco Mobile.


https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59930934
Well for 2022 at least. There is no commitment beyond that.

BenMcr 10-01-2022 12:25
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36108674)
What, like the English language is nothing to do with Britain?

Methinks Remainers don't like proof that France (politically) is what I say it is - punishers of the UK for its democratic decision.
English is not controlled by the UK, so no it has nothing to do with us as who uses it.

The UK's decision was to leave the EU and have no part in their decisions.

So what France and the EU do about their internal language choices is now nothing to do with us.

GrimUpNorth 10-01-2022 12:28
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36108690)
He doesn't label it a Brexit triumph, just welcomes it.
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/sta...72384679387136
He's welcomes the news that something we had across most (all??) networks before Brexit is remaining for now on one network. So it turns out one of the "Brexit benefits" are when things we had as EU members aren't removed. Sounds like a win to me ;).

Sephiroth 10-01-2022 12:33
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 36108697)
English is not controlled by the UK, so no it has nothing to do with us.

The UK's decision was to leave the EU and have no part in their decisions.

So what France and the EU do about their internal language choices is now nothing to do with us.
The words of a pedantic Remainer who ignores the fact that France is trying to punish the UK for daring to leave their poxy club which they now want to dominate.

I predict pushback from the other EU nations.

1andrew1 10-01-2022 12:53
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36108699)
The words of a pedantic Remainer who ignores the fact that France is trying to punish the UK for daring to leave their poxy club which they now want to dominate.

I predict pushback from the other EU nations.
But it does seem to be an internal EU matter that's being debated, not one that affects us any more.

In fairness Seph, I'm sure there's a little bit of you that would have liked to remain in the EU if only to argue with the French more. ;)

Chris 10-01-2022 12:59
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36108699)
The words of a pedantic Remainer who ignores the fact that France is trying to punish the UK for daring to leave their poxy club which they now want to dominate.

I predict pushback from the other EU nations.
You are delusional. France has always treated its language as a great symbol of the nation and a great gift to the world. That the rest of the world doesn’t see things the same way is why France periodically does stuff like this. It also makes laws mandating certain percentages of French-language music on the radio and the like.

The only connection here with our exit from the EU is that it reduces the number of English speakers within the bloc and gives the French an excuse to argue for greater prominence for French language and less for English. They are however quietly playing down the fact that English, while no longer a major first language of the EU, remains by far the biggest second language.

This however has absolutely stuff-all to do with any French desire to punish us for leaving the EU. It is simply the sort of thing they like doing anyway.

Carth 10-01-2022 13:18
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Virgin increase prices for all customers . . . boo hiss, I'm leaving

Virgin (O2) remove roaming charges for those customers who travel abroad . . whoohoo great, I'm in


:D


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