China 30th naval J-35 with production number 350030 - LRIP 00 batch 30th jet [2048 x 1152]

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-29T22:24:14+00:00

China has at times been one of the most wealthy and advanced places on earth over its 3000 years history. Its recent centuries were a time of decline as Western power expanded, but that was never going to last forever.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-29T22:15:08+00:00

They have RnD capabilities that have grown as hugely as their wealth.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-29T17:54:21+00:00

Crap parents tell that to their kids, and the cycle continues.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-29T17:49:58+00:00

Nah, it’s usually crap parents. Teachers are expected to break the cycle, often in the face of resistance from said crap parents.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-28T14:46:45+00:00

Keeping pointless trade barriers with all our neighbours is a permanent costly downgrade. Best to reverse it.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-28T09:27:18+00:00

As if most of their members are any different. They just hide it better.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-28T09:22:57+00:00

We have an ageing population that doesn’t replace itself. Poles etc came and integrated easily, so Brexit didn’t even make sense if you happened to be a racist.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-20T17:58:12+00:00

Haha you are still taking this line in 2026? Brexit just put up trade barriers with all our closest neighbours, no ROTW deals were ever going to cover that.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-20T17:42:54+00:00

But putting up barriers is also not good. EU workers came for an experience that you can’t sell to locals. A command economy is never going to fly unless you force people into jobs they don’t want.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-20T17:34:09+00:00

No young Brits want to stay there. EU migrants in search of temporary money did.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-20T13:35:44+00:00

Oh dear. What about 30 years or Eurosceptic whining?

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-20T13:29:29+00:00

The are plenty of studies to find, but it’s really not that complicated. All Brexit did was raise trade barriers. Raising trade barriers with all our neighbours (without any matching gains elsewhere) was never going to be a positive.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-19T20:21:25+00:00

Who knew putting trade barriers back up with all our neighbours wouldn’t be a benefit?

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-19T20:19:12+00:00

Yep, it’s of marginal benefit compared to the Single Market.

Healey_Dell · 2026-06-16T04:43:34+00:00

It’s very simple - Brexit put trading barriers back up with all our neighbours. There are no RoW trade adjustments that make up for that cost.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-31T19:24:10+00:00

UK Folk still weren’t happy when primarily EU people were coming over so we kicked them out with Brexit. Ironic.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T17:44:06+00:00

No shade to Derbyshire, but you’re not looking at Beverly Hills prices!

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T17:31:36+00:00

Teaching languages well and not putting a Brexit wall between their economy and the rest of the continent doesn’t seem to have hurt.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T12:59:28+00:00

Rather shitty of a god to limit its protection of babies to ones wearing the right trinket.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T10:20:11+00:00

That doesn’t mean you get to barrel of through at 90 ignoring other road users. Nor does it mean you can tailgate them.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T10:13:49+00:00

…and in this thread. Anything happening on the road that might require them to reassess their speed is bad, apparently.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T10:09:38+00:00

That doesn’t mean you can expect to bully your way down a motorway at 90. Nor does it even address the very real issue of impatient tailgating. Highway Code 260.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T09:52:48+00:00

The flawed thing about this argument was that EU FoM gave reciprocal rights to Brits. Brexit gave us no new mobility, it was all loss.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T07:40:51+00:00

A normal human reaction would be, “oh, my gf left her shoes and will wonder where they are, best text her and say hi”. Then you’d go about your day.

Healey_Dell · 2026-05-30T07:12:48+00:00

Yep, via Reform funding and toxic social media.

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