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Alberto Barbosa has turned traitor. Angry nativism reigns in /newbritpolitics/. Furthermore, /brit/ is rife with mod treachery. Where then, is a loyal Briton to tun to, on these dark corners of the internet?

BEHOLD!

For out of the sky approaches a new machine, a new board. One that accepts all, so long as they uphold British imageboard culture. A civic nationalist board.

Now, for the rules:

1. No chatrooms shall be allowed but the /brit/ one is there if you want.

2. What I say goes tbh, but don't worry, I'll be lenient.

tbh

Yellow Vest Claims Movement Has ‘Paramilitaries’ Ready to Overthrow Macron

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/16/yellow-vest-claims-movement-has-paramilitaries-ready-to-overthrow-macron/

Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement member Christophe Chalençon announced that the anti-establishment movement has “paramilitaries” ready to overthrow the French government.

>Mr Chalençon made the claim following an interview with Italian media this week after being asked about his meeting with Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio earlier this month BFMTV reports.

>Despite the interview being over, the cameras kept recording and published the remarks of Chalençon who said, “I know I’m risking a lot, I can get shot in the head anytime, but I’ll be at the end of my convictions, because if they put a bullet in my head, Macron will be placed in the guillotine.”

>“We have come to such a point of confrontation, that if they kill me, he is dead too because the people come back to the Elysée and they will dismantle everything… There are many of us like that,” he said, and added: “We have paramilitaries who are ready to intervene because they also want to bring down the government.”

Brexit: UK-US agree to preserve trading arrangements

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47251643

The UK has struck a deal with the US to preserve £12.8bn of trade after Brexit.

>The mutual recognition agreement replicates the current deal between the EU and US on technical standards for exported goods.

>US President Donald Trump said the "very good trading relationship" between the countries had been "strengthened further".

>And International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said it would allow firms to "keep trading as freely as they do tPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

New Record for UK Renewables

https://www.4coffshore.com/news/new-record-for-uk-renewable-generation-nid11240.html

Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 soldiers in military convoy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-47240660

At least 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir.

>Police told the BBC that a car filled with explosives had rammed a bus carrying the troops to Srinagar.

>Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e Mohammad said it was behind the attack.

>It is the deadliest militant attack on Indian forces in Kashmir since the insurgency against Indian rule began in 1989.

British Parliament Again Votes on Brexit Amendments, 43 Days Until UK Leaves EU

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/14/british-parliament-again-votes-on-brexit-amendments-43-days-until-uk-leaves-eu/

Members of the Westminster Parliament are once again voting on a Brexit motion and amendments Thursday evening as both the British government, and parliamentary rebels work to keep hold of, or derail the Brexit process.

>The Prime Minister’s so-called neutral government motion which declares “discussions between the UK and the EU on the Northern Ireland backstop are ongoing” will be voted upon after a debate in Parliament, but was rumoured to be the subject of a Brexiteer revolt earlier in the day. Pro-Brexit MPs of the European Research Group had earlier said they could vote against the motion because it eliminates the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, they claimPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

no need for links

Alesha MacPhail's father 'sold cannabis to murder accused'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47211732

Jurors in the Alesha MacPhail murder trial have heard that her father sold cannabis to the teenager accused of killing her.

>Robert MacPhail, 26, admitted doing deals with the 16-year-old boy who lived on the Isle of Bute.

>The teenager - who cannot be named because of his age - denies abducting, raping and murdering Alesha last July.

>He has lodged a special defence claiming the crime was committed by a woman called Toni Louise McLachlan.

PM Urges MPs to Hold Their Nerve, UKIP Warns Voters’ Wrath if Brexit Delayed

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/12/pm-may-urges-parliament-to-hold-its-nerve-on-brexit/

Theresa May has told members of the UK Parliament that “we all need to hold our nerve” with the European Union while alluding to the Brexit delay which several of her inner circle of senior ministers have referred in recent weeks.

>Coming to Parliament after non-starter talks with EU leaders in Brussels last week which saw her return to London empty-handed, Prime Minister Theresa May told members of Parliament that — in contrast to a growing number of the wider public — because they didn’t want to leave the European Union without a deal they should support hers rather than voting it down.

Welsh sheep farmers fear post-Brexit British branding

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/12/welsh-sheep-farmers-fear-post-brexit-british-branding

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Howe we all lads

Bank of England: One in four chance UK will dip into recession in 2019

https://news.sky.com/story/boe-cuts-growth-forecast-to-lowest-level-since-crisis-11630540

The Bank of England now expects the economy to expand by just 1.2% this year and sees a one in four chance of recession.

>Britain's economy is heading for its weakest year since the financial crisis a decade ago, the Bank of England said today as it unveiled its latest forecasts for the UK economy.

>The Bank slashed its economic growth forecast for 2019 to 1.2% - warning that Brexit uncertainty has started to take a serious toll on the economy.

>Its forecasts imply there is a one in four chance the UK economy dips into a recession.

Farage: EU ‘Scared’ of WTO Clean Brexit

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/07/farage-eu-scared-wto-clean-brexit/

Brexit architect Nigel Farage has said that Brussels bureaucrats are “scared” of a no-deal, clean Brexit because of the cost to European manufacturers and the looming eurozone recession.

>When asked on Sky News on Wednesday if he were offended by European Council President Donald Tusk saying there was a “special place in hell” for Brexiteers, the Leave Means Leave vice-chairman said, “No, not particularly. They’re scared, they’re rattled. They really worried.

>“I was in the parliament last Wednesday, I said that their arrogance and the behaviour of the unelected elites was driving British public opinion towards a WTO ‘No Deal’ Brexit.

UK house prices fall in January as Brexit puts off buyers

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links later maybe

one of you nerds fill this in for me

thanks

Rare snow rollers spotted in field near Marlborough

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-47108382

A rare natural phenomenon which makes it look like wheels of snow have been rolled on their own has been captured in photos.

>Six rare "snow rollers" were spotted by Brian Bayliss in Wiltshire.

>He said he spotted them in a field he owns and at first thought they had been manmade but there were no footprints.

>It is thought the bales are formed when wind conditions are ideal to blow chunks of snow along, picking up more snow along the way.

Brexit: UK still safe in no-deal scenario, says Javid

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47108445

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said the UK would remain "one of the safest countries in the world" in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

>But he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that there would be a "change in capability" in terms of access to certain security databases.

>He also said a general election was the "last thing this country needs".

>His comments on security come after the Met's counter-terrorism chief said no deal would be "very bad" for policing.

Tory HQ Draw Up Plans to Delay Brexit and Fight June 6th Election

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/03/tory-hq-draw-up-plans-to-delay-brexit-and-fight-june-6th-election/

Conservative Party officials are reportedly drawing up plans to delay Brexit, secure support for an EU deal in April, and hold a snap election on June 6th.

UK weather: Ice warnings as snow disrupts weekend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47103149

Weather warnings for ice have been issued for Saturday afternoon and evening in parts of England as wintry conditions continue to affect the UK.

>The Met Office is advising care as snow is expected to melt during the day and freeze as temperatures drop.

>Eastern and southern England are braced for their coldest night of the winter, with -12C (10F) forecast, while parts of Scotland could see similar lows.

>The freezing weather has disrupted travel and sports events.

Delingpole: As with the Soviet Union, the EU’s Collapse Is a Matter of ‘When’, not ‘If’…

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/02/the-eus-decaying-imperium-is-ripe-for-destruction/

If you want to understand almost everything that is wrong with the world right now a good place to start is the underground car park beneath the European Parliament building in Brussels.

>There you will find rank on rank of shiny black limousines — Mercedes and Volvos, mostly hybrids because “climate change” — waiting with their polite, smartly dressed and no doubt well remunerated staff drivers to ferry the 751 Members of the European Parliament [MEPs] wheresoever they please at a moment’s notice, free of charge.

>“Nice job if you can get it!”, you’ll think to yourself. Add up the basic pay and the daily allowance you get for just turning up, and your salary approaches £140,000. On top of that you’ve got your lavish expenses and the even more generous budget you get for your office staff. Oh, and the huge, ring-fenced pension on top of that.

>You can totally see why people might go native in this environment. Even if you came as an ardent Eurosceptic, rightly cognisant of the appalling wastefulness, Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

Roy Cropper FAQ

http://www.vipfaq.com/Roy%20Cropper.html

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>According to various sources, Roy Cropper's net worth has grown significantly in 2019

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A4 Illustration of Roy Cropper from Coronation Street

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'Coronation Street's' Roy Cropper secretly suffers from Asperger's Syndrome.

https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/soaps/news/Roy+Cropper-56056.html

>David Nielson, who plays the lovable soap eccentric, said he makes Roy autistic and thus socially awkward on purpose, but has always kept it a secret.

>David,60, said: "Roy was a psychopath. He was stalking Deirdre Rashid and was a bit scary. It's nice to play psychos but they don't stay around too long."

>"My wife is a special needs teacher and she worked with people with autism. She said Roy could have Asperger's syndrome, making him socially inept, rather than menacing."

ROY LINKS

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