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ronmcd · **#1241** by **ronmcd** » Oct 18, 2016 11:48 pm

And so ever more I and many others move further away from ever EVER even THINKING about remaining part of this sinking ship.

John Harris gets it.

"Afternoon tea items". Look Scotland: stop worrying. Just leave. I would.

https://twitter.com/johnharris1969/stat ... 6665888768

mcgruff · **#1242** by **mcgruff** » Oct 19, 2016 12:15 am

That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

OlivierK · **#1243** by **OlivierK** » Oct 19, 2016 1:00 am

I had a quick look at the food export plan, and it seems reasonable enough.

It's got fuck all to do with Brexit, though. :dunno:

ronmcd · **#1244** by **ronmcd** » Oct 19, 2016 8:42 am

mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

Scot Dutchy · **#1245** by **Scot Dutchy** » Oct 19, 2016 8:45 am

But that is typical of the Brexit arguments. There is a whole new world out there waiting for British produce. :crazy:

mrjonno · **#1246** by **mrjonno** » Oct 19, 2016 9:18 am

ronmcd wrote:
mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

The SNP are so negative, why aren't they promoting selling Haggis with our new freedoms. With a cheap pound we could flood the world

ronmcd · **#1247** by **ronmcd** » Oct 19, 2016 10:15 am

mrjonno wrote:
ronmcd wrote:
mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

The SNP are so negative, why aren't they promoting selling Haggis with our new freedoms. With a cheap pound we could flood the world

To be fair, I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

OlivierK · **#1248** by **OlivierK** » Oct 19, 2016 10:41 am

ronmcd wrote:
mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

Firstly, this plan seems like just a normal export plan for an industry, and if published now, must have been in the works since before the Brexit vote. I'm not sure there's any reason to link the two, and I'm not sure it's a stupid plan.

The plan for Australia is to try to ramp up exports of UK beer and cider. Get the product right, and there's a huge market there - the UK has cred in that product, and Australia's demand for niche beers and ciders far exceeds our own production at present. Ditto with beef to Japan. Sure they have Wagyu and other premium beef of their own, but I was in Japan earlier this year and was surprised by how many places boasted that their beef was imported (often from Australia).

electricwhiteboy · **#1249** by **electricwhiteboy** » Oct 19, 2016 10:44 am

mrjonno wrote:
ronmcd wrote:
mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

The SNP are so negative, why aren't they promoting selling Haggis with our new freedoms. With a cheap pound we could flood the world

Depends which countries are squeamish about consuming sheep lungs. You can't get proper Haggis in America because of their food regulations.

Honestly though, it is only the Scots diaspora that would ever touch the stuff, and it's far easier just to make just make it locally.

ronmcd · **#1250** by **ronmcd** » Oct 19, 2016 10:56 am

OlivierK wrote:
ronmcd wrote:
mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

Firstly, this plan seems like just a normal export plan for an industry, and if published now, must have been in the works since before the Brexit vote. I'm not sure there's any reason to link the two, and I'm not sure it's a stupid plan.

The plan for Australia is to try to ramp up exports of UK beer and cider. Get the product right, and there's a huge market there - the UK has cred in that product, and Australia's demand for niche beers and ciders far exceeds our own production at present. Ditto with beef to Japan. Sure they have Wagyu and other premium beef of their own, but I was in Japan earlier this year and was surprised by how many places boasted that their beef was imported (often from Australia).

No, it's not stupid, but this push is mostly spin and we have to ask what exactly the govt were doing before if they've just discovered they can export tea and beef. But mostly it's spin:

British jam, tea and biscuits will be at the heart of Britain's Brexit trade negotiations, the Government has said, as it unveiled plans to sell food to other countries to boost the economy.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10 ... itains-br/

That there's opportunity to export more is obvious, always has been. Scottish trade bodies for products such as whisky used to have to PAY to get promoted in UK foreign missions, but UK equivalent bodies weren't charged. So yes there's opportunities because UK has been incompetent for many years. Just doing it now after realising we're going to lose out because of brexit isn't something I will celebrate though 8-)

Anyway ...

The Hanging Monkey · **#1251** by **The Hanging Monkey** » Oct 19, 2016 11:26 am

electricwhiteboy wrote:
mrjonno wrote:
ronmcd wrote:
mcgruff wrote:That Spectator article is astonishing. What does he honestly think he's doing?

The British tea ceremony.. not sure how well that's going to go down in Japan which already has its own tea-drinking traditions.

Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

The SNP are so negative, why aren't they promoting selling Haggis with our new freedoms. With a cheap pound we could flood the world

Depends which countries are squeamish about consuming sheep lungs. You can't get proper Haggis in America because of their food regulations.

Honestly though, it is only the Scots diaspora that would ever touch the stuff, and it's far easier just to make just make it locally.

Stomach I believe, not lungs. Delicious

ronmcd · **#1252** by **ronmcd** » Oct 19, 2016 11:29 am

The Hanging Monkey wrote:
electricwhiteboy wrote:
mrjonno wrote:
ronmcd wrote:
Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

The SNP are so negative, why aren't they promoting selling Haggis with our new freedoms. With a cheap pound we could flood the world

Depends which countries are squeamish about consuming sheep lungs. You can't get proper Haggis in America because of their food regulations.

Honestly though, it is only the Scots diaspora that would ever touch the stuff, and it's far easier just to make just make it locally.

Stomach I believe, not lungs. Delicious

Both, lungs included inside, all wrapped in delicious stomach.

No, I'm not a fan :smile:

electricwhiteboy · **#1253** by **electricwhiteboy** » Oct 19, 2016 12:17 pm

The Hanging Monkey wrote:
electricwhiteboy wrote:
mrjonno wrote:
ronmcd wrote:
Yes. We are going to make Britain great again by selling tea and beef to a tea and beef producing country, who have their own premium products they consume, with no need for ours.

*sigh*

The SNP are so negative, why aren't they promoting selling Haggis with our new freedoms. With a cheap pound we could flood the world

Depends which countries are squeamish about consuming sheep lungs. You can't get proper Haggis in America because of their food regulations.

Honestly though, it is only the Scots diaspora that would ever touch the stuff, and it's far easier just to make just make it locally.

Stomach I believe, not lungs. Delicious

Lungs, liver, and heart. The stomach is the one ingredient that's occasionally omitted up here. I'm sure there will be some purists, but I've never been able to taste any difference as it's really just the casing.

The Hanging Monkey · **#1254** by **The Hanging Monkey** » Oct 19, 2016 1:07 pm

You learn something every day!

I quite like a bit of haggis, but I don't eat it very often.

Malt whisky...now you're talking

mcgruff · **#1255** by **mcgruff** » Oct 19, 2016 1:41 pm

Haggis is awesome. I've got one sitting in the fridge right now. The wrong brand can sometimes be a bit nasty but MacSween's is good. Of course you have to eat it with 'neeps 'n tatties. Sweet turnips and peppery, buttery mash go really well with haggis.

Every nation has its own kind of sausage. You've got to do something with the bits you sweep up off the abbatoir floor at the end of the day.

The Hanging Monkey · **#1256** by **The Hanging Monkey** » Oct 19, 2016 1:52 pm

mcgruff wrote: You've got to do something with the bits you sweep up off the abbatoir floor at the end of the day.

mrjonno · **#1257** by **mrjonno** » Oct 19, 2016 2:59 pm

mcgruff wrote:Haggis is awesome. I've got one sitting in the fridge right now. The wrong brand can sometimes be a bit nasty but MacSween's is good. Of course you have to eat it with 'neeps 'n tatties. Sweet turnips and peppery, buttery mash go really well with haggis.

Every nation has its own kind of sausage. You've got to do something with the bits you sweep up off the abbatoir floor at the end of the day.

It has better be awesome as its going to be our main export (along with young educated people)

I've had it once so I can pass any citizenship tests Sturgeon may give me but never again

Sendraks · **#1258** by **Sendraks** » Oct 19, 2016 3:29 pm

Haggis is fantastic stuff. Great for breakfast, lunch or tea.

I'm suspicious of anyone who complains about it and I'm inclined to think they are put off by the idea of it, rather than ever having actually tried it.

Byron · **#1259** by **Byron** » Oct 19, 2016 3:37 pm

Another vote for haggis; and for introducing a practical element to mrjonno's rugby club initiation ... citizenship test. :thumbup:

ronmcd · **#1260** by **ronmcd** » Oct 19, 2016 3:41 pm

Byron wrote:Another vote for haggis; and for introducing a practical element to mrjonno's rugby club initiation ... citizenship test.

A practical eh, not a bad idea. Suggestions on a postcard ...

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