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Matthew wrote on Thu May 19, 2022 8:41am:

"The New Normal" and who said "Let's Get Brexit Done" and of course wait 'til the Public Servants get back to work and all will be OK? Under the Radar expat motorists are eyeing up police road blocks like East Germans used to eye up the Stazi (forgive the misspelling). 

And the Daily Telegraph readers (Tories, just in case you're not clued in) which includes the Panama Hat Brigade keep on saying Brexit was not the cause of anything untoward to expat Brits. They're always right (ask their female partners) and the German Blitzkrieg in Poland had nothing to do with...

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... the outbreak of World War 2.

I launched a suggestion on this forum over a year ago to have people contact their MP's asking  "forgiveness" for expats under the radar in Spain. I contacted the Irish Foreign Minister who represented the situation and when he reverted to me stated there wasn't much stomach in UK political circles for such "forgiveness."  I can't see many supporting the under the radar people on this forum either (me being one exception).

Sheer power of numbers is going to stop the eventual rolling of the dreaded one-way bus to Gibraltar packed exclusively with under the radar  English speaking people (minus their dogs and cats). The super-rooted Tory supports  keep saying this. Why am I not holding my breath? And of course Brexit is not to blame.

hartcjhart wrote on Thu May 19, 2022 9:22pm:

a lot of the people posting here are  the expats that you are talking about'why' should they get forgiveness they new the rules would change'they' new that things would change after Brexit,so in their dilemmas Brexit has nothing to do with it,they new what would happen but chose either to ig...

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...nore it or think we are British they wont do this to us,but they have,the rules are not mostly new rules they were there many decades before Brexit BUT everyone ignored it or turned a blind eye

Matthew wrote on Thu May 19, 2022 8:41am:

"The New Normal" and who said "Let's Get Brexit Done" and of course wait 'til the Public Servants get back to work and all will be OK? Under the Radar expat motorists are eyeing up police road blocks like East Germans used to eye up the Stazi (forgive the misspelling). 

And the Daily Telegraph readers (Tories, just in case you're not clued in) which includes the Panama Hat Brigade keep on saying Brexit was not the cause of anything untoward to expat Brits. They're always right (ask their female partners) and the German Blitzkrieg in Poland had nothing to do with...

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... the outbreak of World War 2.

I launched a suggestion on this forum over a year ago to have people contact their MP's asking  "forgiveness" for expats under the radar in Spain. I contacted the Irish Foreign Minister who represented the situation and when he reverted to me stated there wasn't much stomach in UK political circles for such "forgiveness."  I can't see many supporting the under the radar people on this forum either (me being one exception).

Sheer power of numbers is going to stop the eventual rolling of the dreaded one-way bus to Gibraltar packed exclusively with under the radar  English speaking people (minus their dogs and cats). The super-rooted Tory supports  keep saying this. Why am I not holding my breath? And of course Brexit is not to blame.

Matthew wrote on Fri May 20, 2022 3:57pm:

Forget about the Tories inasmuch as you think what they will do to help anybody in Spain because they won't. It is bred into them to help nobody but themselves. Ask Boris if you don't believe me?

Incidentally, the Irish Passport Office is still inundated with Brits wanting to acquire an Irish Passport. This is great to see as they will be able to spend six months continuously in Spain and we Irish might be able to put a football team together to qualify for something, at least. There are ...

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...six players on the England team who would have qualified to play for Rep of Ireland but for some unknown reason (to me) opted to play for England.

L181SKY wrote on Fri May 20, 2022 4:49pm:

I’m just gutted that My Granny was in the womb when my Gt Grandad landed in Scotland 🤦🏼‍♀️

L181SKY wrote on Fri May 20, 2022 3:36pm:

lol.  Once the Tories realise, THEY don’t want to sit a test either ,to retire to their place in Spain  it will change. I think Spain are just using it as a leverage point for Something else   Or, does the Golden Visa cover the swap ?   Then the plebs can go S-1t

Partaloa09 wrote on Sat May 21, 2022 3:33pm:

No government have in the past or in the future will be too bothered about expats and the         Problems  they are experiencing in their new country.

Expats on a pension are spending their income outside the UK so not financial benefit to the UK.

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Simple as that. 

Matthew wrote on Sat May 21, 2022 4:26pm:

. . . . and my Naivieté  Award of the Month goes to . . .