Honda to stun ministers with closure of Swindon factory

[Scribus]

Again with that rubbish about bendy bananas. It was a lie (another one) propagated by fat Johnson slob.

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2257/94 of 16 September 1994 laying down quality standards for bananas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_Regulation_(EC)_No._2257/94

 

[Hindsight]

And first past the post is democratic. Funny then that the EU stated that if the UK was to reapply for membership there would have to be reforms to make the UK Parliament more accountable to it's people.

I did vote in favour of the AV system in the 2011 referendum

 

[Hindsight]

PR maybe the only good thing that comes out of Brexit. But there will have to be major reforms in how Parliament functions. Probably a new Parliament building with modern technology would be a good start.

There's a good shed going near Swindon I gather in a couple of years. Plenty of space, car parking and easy to refit.

 

[Scribus]

There's a good shed going near Swindon I gather in a couple of years. Plenty of space, car parking and easy to refit.

Refit? A bale or two of straw should do the job.

 

[alex04w]

Refit? A bale or two of straw should do the job.

Straw??

None of that nonsense now. We can't let the arable boys take over.

It has been a perfectly good woolsack for centuries (supporting the livestock men) and there is no reason to change now!

 

[Ncap]

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2257/94 of 16 September 1994 laying down quality standards for bananas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_Regulation_(EC)_No._2257/94

Bendy Bananas - the Myth to end all Myths
26/05/2016
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The EU trying to ban straight & bendy bananas is perhaps the most well-established Euromyth of them all. Is Brussels really meddling in what our beloved bananas should look like?


Yes & No.

Bananas are classified by quality and size so they can be traded internationally. Quality standards are also needed so that people know what they are buying and that the produce meets their expectations.

Straight & bendy are not banned by the EU. Commission Regulation 2257/94 identifies certain restrictions for fruits that producers have to conform to in order to sell their produce within the EU. The regulation states that bananas must be "free from malformation or abnormal curvature."

Class 1 bananas can have "slight defects of shape" and Class 2 bananas full-on "defects of shape".

In 2011 this regulation and other relevant rules were brought together for the sake of clarity under a single implementing regulation (1333/2011), and in 2013 a further change simplified reporting requirements (implementing regulation 565/2013).

 

[Hindsight]

Bendy Bananas - the Myth to end all Myths
26/05/2016
.
The EU trying to ban straight & bendy bananas is perhaps the most well-established Euromyth of them all. Is Brussels really meddling in what our beloved bananas should look like?


Yes & No.

Bananas are classified by quality and size so they can be traded internationally. Quality standards are also needed so that people know what they are buying and that the produce meets their expectations.

Straight & bendy are not banned by the EU. Commission Regulation 2257/94 identifies certain restrictions for fruits that producers have to conform to in order to sell their produce within the EU. The regulation states that bananas must be "free from malformation or abnormal curvature."

Class 1 bananas can have "slight defects of shape" and Class 2 bananas full-on "defects of shape".

In 2011 this regulation and other relevant rules were brought together for the sake of clarity under a single implementing regulation (1333/2011), and in 2013 a further change simplified reporting requirements (implementing regulation 565/2013).

Brexit is certainly the gift that keeps in giving. Whoever would have thought on June 23 2016 I would end up posting a link to this clip in February 2019. Fascinating.

 

[Hindsight]

Bendy Bananas - the Myth to end all Myths
26/05/2016
.
The EU trying to ban straight & bendy bananas is perhaps the most well-established Euromyth of them all. Is Brussels really meddling in what our beloved bananas should look like?


Yes & No.

Bananas are classified by quality and size so they can be traded internationally. Quality standards are also needed so that people know what they are buying and that the produce meets their expectations.

Straight & bendy are not banned by the EU. Commission Regulation 2257/94 identifies certain restrictions for fruits that producers have to conform to in order to sell their produce within the EU. The regulation states that bananas must be "free from malformation or abnormal curvature."

Class 1 bananas can have "slight defects of shape" and Class 2 bananas full-on "defects of shape".

In 2011 this regulation and other relevant rules were brought together for the sake of clarity under a single implementing regulation (1333/2011), and in 2013 a further change simplified reporting requirements (implementing regulation 565/2013).

Many thanks for posting that detailed clarification of the EU regulations concerning the marketable quality of bananas. I can now retire to sleep in peace knowing the world is a more secure and safe place. Sweet dreams.

 

[Scribus]

Bendy Bananas - the Myth to end all Myths
26/05/2016
.
The EU trying to ban straight & bendy bananas is perhaps the most well-established Euromyth of them all. Is Brussels really meddling in what our beloved bananas should look like?


Yes & No.

Bananas are classified by quality and size so they can be traded internationally. Quality standards are also needed so that people know what they are buying and that the produce meets their expectations.

Straight & bendy are not banned by the EU. Commission Regulation 2257/94 identifies certain restrictions for fruits that producers have to conform to in order to sell their produce within the EU. The regulation states that bananas must be "free from malformation or abnormal curvature."

Class 1 bananas can have "slight defects of shape" and Class 2 bananas full-on "defects of shape".

In 2011 this regulation and other relevant rules were brought together for the sake of clarity under a single implementing regulation (1333/2011), and in 2013 a further change simplified reporting requirements (implementing regulation 565/2013).

Indeed, so it is not a total lie.

 

[Ashtree]

Interfering with the shape of bananas was bad enough, no way will the UK entertain the idea of the EU telling it how to run its government, and Brussels knows it, so it's just further childish petulance from Junker et al.

Funny you should mention bananas and the UK parliment .......

 

[Hindsight]

Indeed, so it is not a total lie.

No not a total lie. The dark empire extends into all facets of life. If you want to be really disturbed just check out how the EU intended to introduce a Directive that provided regulations on the acceptable shades of red on apples. Was designed from the outset set by the French to ensure only Red delicious would be acceptable and thus the end of the Coxs Orange Pippin.

 

[Muck Spreader]

No not a total lie. The dark empire extends into all facets of life. If you want to be really disturbed just check out how the EU intended to introduce a Directive that provided regulations on the acceptable shades of red on apples. Was designed from the outset set by the French to ensure only Red delicious would be acceptable and thus the end of the Coxs Orange Pippin.

Where have you dug that little gem up from? Sounds like a Daily Mail invention.

 

[Hindsight]

Where have you dug that little gem up from? Sounds like a Daily Mail invention.

If it sounds like a Daily Mail invention, walks like a Daily mail invention, etc, etc, then it probably is a Daily Mail invention. You may recall a certain Boris Johnson no less when Brussels correspondent for The Telegraph was quite keen on spinning these sorts of myths. At a loose end while eating my Muesli and was just amused at this thread descending into Bananas so decided it should descend into fake news. Become a Muck Spreader!!

But who knows maybe there was an EU directive on apple colour!!

Best wishes,

 

[arcobob]

No not a total lie. The dark empire extends into all facets of life. If you want to be really disturbed just check out how the EU intended to introduce a Directive that provided regulations on the acceptable shades of red on apples. Was designed from the outset set by the French to ensure only Red delicious would be acceptable and thus the end of the Coxs Orange Pippin.

Must have killed off the Golden Delicious instantly.

 

[Hindsight]

Must have killed off the Golden Delicious instantly.

If only!!

 

[Muck Spreader]

Must have killed off the Golden Delicious instantly.

It's a pity apple aren't marketed more on their taste and texture and less on there keeping quality, shape and production potential.

 

[mwj]

When trade deals are negotiated ,the devil is in the details. That is why it takes more than a quick chat and a hearty hand-shake.

 

[fudge]

When trade deals are negotiated ,the devil is in the details. That is why it takes more than a quick chat and a hearty hand-shake.

Trade deals definitely require compromise. Personally I don’t think the erg will ever compromise with the EU. That’s the trouble with May’s deal it just puts off the day of reckoning in the Tory party for another couple of years. Meanwhile the ruinous uncertainty continues.

 

[Hindsight]

Trade deals definitely require compromise. Personally I don’t think the erg will ever compromise with the EU. That’s the trouble with May’s deal it just puts off the day of reckoning in the Tory party for another couple of years. Meanwhile the ruinous uncertainty continues.

Does she and the Tory Party as an entity have the desire or want to confront the ERG party within a party this coming March 29th. Or as I suspect her preference is to kick that deadly can of worms down the track again. I follow these threads on here and listen to folk outside of farming in an attempt to gauge the true support for the hard leave advocated by ERG type folk. I really cannot decide. Hey ho.

 

[ollie989898]

Regulating the standard of bananas. As if the world needs that. FFS. And we have been paying billions to these muppets.