In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Meanwhile, the German word for "jam" is "marmalade" (mar-ma-larder), which was banned as a product name in Germany because we had reserved it for the bitter orange stuff. Imagine the Brexiteer harumphing if the EU had stopped us from calling jam "jam"!
@tokensane @ChrisMayLA6
Also Marmalade is corrupted Portuguese (maybe via France) for a preserve made from Quince called marmelada.Boris Johnson, while a journalist, started the tradition of twisting CM/EU statements and outright lying.
Also the rule was applying already as part of the NI agreement. Brexit was illegally instituted, voted against by Scotland & NI and incompatible with GFA.
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 @cstross There is a whole Yes Minister episode about how the EU would force the UK to rename their sausages. Absolutely nothing has changed in 45 years.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @cstross There is a whole Yes Minister episode about how the EU would force the UK to rename their sausages. Absolutely nothing has changed in 45 years.
The "Emulsified High-Fat Offal Tube" IIRC.
3:O)>
Then again, it does describe quite a number of companies products.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @cstross There is a whole Yes Minister episode about how the EU would force the UK to rename their sausages. Absolutely nothing has changed in 45 years.
@tsturm @ChrisMayLA6 @cstross I rewatch Yes Minister from time to time and it's amazing how relevant the situations seem to remain.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @cstross There is a whole Yes Minister episode about how the EU would force the UK to rename their sausages. Absolutely nothing has changed in 45 years.
@tsturm @ChrisMayLA6 @cstross The Eurosausage! Saucisse Anglaise!
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
I remember "Rose's Lime Marmalade" and now want to go and buy a jar of the stuff (and I can't because it's Easter Sunday and everywhere is shut). 3:O((>
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
I dread to think what Olde English marmalade is made from
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 Finally, we'll be able to sell tomato marmalade, chocolate marmalade, and sweet potato marmalade. Yes, sweet potato is listed as a fruit, so are carrots. No, I don't know why.
Now if the EU could also fix the definition of "wine" in the same way it would be great.
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 onion marmalade lovely.
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The "Emulsified High-Fat Offal Tube" IIRC.
3:O)>
Then again, it does describe quite a number of companies products.
@Cadbury_Moose @tsturm @ChrisMayLA6 @cstross
Accurate description.
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@tsturm @ChrisMayLA6 @cstross The Eurosausage! Saucisse Anglaise!
@mjj @tsturm @ChrisMayLA6 @cstross And zuppa inglese for pudding.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @cstross There is a whole Yes Minister episode about how the EU would force the UK to rename their sausages. Absolutely nothing has changed in 45 years.
It is very likely that the average British sausage is worse. Sausages are not the only food products where the average has been dragged down by industrial production for supermarkets.
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 always end up feeling very tired when this sort of nonsense pops up
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 Also what Putin's 17.4m #brexshitters seem to be missing is that this is down to them - without #brexshit we'd have had a say in the regulations.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Also what Putin's 17.4m #brexshitters seem to be missing is that this is down to them - without #brexshit we'd have had a say in the regulations.
Brtish governments were never shy of complaining bitterly about EU regulations that they themselves had voted in favour of in the Council of Ministers, were they?
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Brtish governments were never shy of complaining bitterly about EU regulations that they themselves had voted in favour of in the Council of Ministers, were they?
and one of the most shameful parts of the UK political engagement with the EU.... many used the EU to blame for policies they supported but wanted to tell voters they opposed - political cowardice & hypocrisy are key characteristics of the UK's political class.
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and one of the most shameful parts of the UK political engagement with the EU.... many used the EU to blame for policies they supported but wanted to tell voters they opposed - political cowardice & hypocrisy are key characteristics of the UK's political class.
@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam Too bloody right!
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and one of the most shameful parts of the UK political engagement with the EU.... many used the EU to blame for policies they supported but wanted to tell voters they opposed - political cowardice & hypocrisy are key characteristics of the UK's political class.
@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam Politicians around the world behave like this - endless pursuit of sound bites for tonight's headlines - because they think it is the only way to deal with the "media cycle". So they flip and flop and flap, and stand for nothing.
Yet the evidence is abundantly clear that it doesn't work - and those politicians have short shelf-lives.
Conversely, those that establish a clear set of values and, dare I say it policies, last much longer... /1
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@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam Politicians around the world behave like this - endless pursuit of sound bites for tonight's headlines - because they think it is the only way to deal with the "media cycle". So they flip and flop and flap, and stand for nothing.
Yet the evidence is abundantly clear that it doesn't work - and those politicians have short shelf-lives.
Conversely, those that establish a clear set of values and, dare I say it policies, last much longer... /1
@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam This is especially true of eg Australia's community independent movement (including my brilliant MP in Sydney).
For me, the point is that clarity of long-term objectives is the best platform for short-term success.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Finally, we'll be able to sell tomato marmalade, chocolate marmalade, and sweet potato marmalade. Yes, sweet potato is listed as a fruit, so are carrots. No, I don't know why.
Now if the EU could also fix the definition of "wine" in the same way it would be great.
@geoffl @ChrisMayLA6 onion marmalade is already a thing/abomination
