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70yr old Christine who just rang in to @mrjamesob's show on @LBC was the epitome of Brexit folly, misled by Tm Martin.

When then asked which EU law most upset her she said - "we used to be able to eat fish & chips out of newspaper".

Pressed further her issue was immigration.
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Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 🇮🇪🔶
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Here's Christine from Southampton. Convinced by Tim Martin that we must leave the EU to source drinks from countries TM already sources them from while still members.

Aso that EU membership prevents fish & chips being sold in newspaper.

@LBC @MrJamesOB
@LBC @mrjamesob Mullards. Her former employer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullard
@LBC @mrjamesob Ah... became part of Phillips. It looks like they still exist in some form in Southampton.

pepnet.org.uk/yourarticles/S…

southampton.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/philip…
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Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 🇮🇪🔶
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Hey @mrjamesob can you get one of your researchers to call up @Parcelforce and ask them if kippers actualy require a plastic pillow? Their info page doesn’t mention it. But does say frozen water and dry-ice prohibited. parcelforce.com/help-and-advic…
Additional question - whatever the rules are, who is responsible for them? Parcelforce, the UK. Govt, or the EU?
@mrjamesob @parcelforce @JamesCrisp6 has the definitive answer to this.

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@Psythor - this is cool.
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Is there a similar tool for the HoC?
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