UK govt has envisioned 'Armageddon' Brexit scenario where Britain fucking dies
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https://news.sky.com/story/government-under-pressure-to-publish-warnings-of-doomsday-brexit-11393448
A source told the newspaper: "In the second scenario, not even the worst, the port of Dover will collapse on day one.
"The supermarkets in Cornwall and Scotland will run out of food within a couple of days, and hospitals will run out of medicines within two weeks."
They added: "You would have to medevac medicine into Britain, and at the end of week two we would be running out of petrol as well."
no we fucking wont
I fucking live here in Dover
Why are they using the FUTURE tense
The PoD is a mess NOW
Governments envisioning worst case scenarios isn't really anything out of the ordinary. It's funny to laugh about how ridiculous these scenarios are since they're so extreme but it's always better to plan for the worst and be ready to handle lesser events.
Maybe if you think Brexit will destroy Britain you shouldn’t do Brexit.
Considering how we have made almost no progress on Brexit already, I wouldn't be too surprised if, because the paperwork is all fucked, imports come to a standstill. If that does happen, then so does this scenario, to some extent at least.
If the government really thinks it is going to go sideways with UK-EU trade, they most likely advise suppliers to consider sourcing from outside the EU to avoid delays.
Imagine being this clueless lmao.
Enjoy your increased prices of goods due to doubled transport distance
Let's be honest, it's not just the port of Dover that is grim.
He won't, he lives in New Zealand anyway. God knows why he gives so much of a shit.
Hey man some people just don't want to admit they are wrong if it doesn't directly affect them.
About time
Hmm reading the article i notice that it is not as unlikely as it would first seem. Seem like the major problem being handling all the traffic going in and out of the country.
Surely it will be handled in the negotiations but the "armageddon" scenario is what if it isn't, basicly a super hard brexit.
Highways England is currently preparing a new more permanent version of Operation Stack effectively turning the M20 Dover-bound into a queue for the port, and the London-bound side into a single carriageway, forcing actual motorway traffic onto the M2/A2. This would be the first time a motorway has had to be permanently removed from the network. If the timing of this isn't fucking suspicious I don't know what is. The Government is quietly preparing for disaster as they know it's very likely to happen, rather than backing down on Brexit as it's just too dangerous to countenance - to allow this situation to develop would be criminal negligence, plain and simple.
so uh
why are we still doing this?
"In the second scenario, not even the worst, the port of Dover will collapse on day one
If everything going to shit and running out of food, medicine and fuel is only their second worst scenario then what the fuck's their worst one? Does Britain just fucking sink into the Atlantic the moment we cut ties with Brussels in that one?
To be fair, they have also planned out a more rosy version of Brexit where the famine only lasts a few months and several counties don't see any major uprisings, so it's not all doom and gloom.
LANCHASHIRE RISE
YORKSHIRE BROTHERS LEAP WITH US
INDEPENDENT NORTH ENGLAND FOR THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF THE ISLES
"and if things go wrong with world trade, we'll just source goods from the fucking Mooooon."
He stands to economically gain from brexit and in an effort to convince himself that he's not a bad person for being excited about this he's convinced himself and is trying to convince others that it'll be great for everyone.
So he's basically egging them on to do it as revenge?
How petty.
Ethier revenge or so NZ has its trading partner back
ethier way selfish lmao
28 weeks later? nah anyway this is hilarious... reminds me of doomsday preppers
Who would've thought that when you suddenly cut off contracts that support your society's important systems, those systems stop working?
"No deal" brexit might be the most absurd political move I've ever heard of
ya you'd have to have the actual report but its core assumption is no deal brexit and probably leaving the common market too, causing overnight, massive legal barriers and confusion leading to nobody sending anything until they have something worked out
If how people are handling GDPR (I.E doing nothing until the day actually hits and then suddenly a shitshow) is anything to go by then I bet all the legal infrastructure for brexit won't be in place until LONG after the damage is done.
What if he's just trying to encourage the UK to self-sabotage to guarantee that NZ remains the best commonwealth country by far?
Or even better, companies preparing for such a situation. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-05/merck-is-said-to-prepare-for-supply-blackout-in-brexit-planning
so if they manage to work out a deal and avert this doomsday apocalypse (disappointing those who want to witness it play out for real), can they at least adapt this scenario into an exciting screenplay? a film about the consequences of your vote in a democracy.
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