A day for staying in
Wednesday, early, waking up to the wind which is cold, and a sky streaked with cloud, but at least there’s no rain. Also waking up to a handy post on Facebook directing me to the yUK Gov site where the latest info about what might happen to British foreigners in Greece, or coming on holiday to Greece. You can find it here.
Of course, it all depends on what happens next, and that’s as up in the air as it’s ever been. As I see it, and I’m usually wrong, if there’s a deal, everything (for us here) stays the same except we’ll have to change our paper residency cards to something else in time. If there’s no deal, the Greek government will reciprocate whatever the yUK does with Greeks there. If there’s neither, if a no deal isn’t allowed but a deal voted down, then there might be more time to prolong the agony, keep Her in power while she gets what she thinks is best for everyone, allow the other parties to shift around and settle on whatever green benches offer the best view of the car crash, and no-one will know what’s going on for another few months. So, that’s as strong and stable as mud then.
She has recently made her speech about protecting British immigrants now living in Europe (as that’s what we are). She says she is behind us (a hideous thought). But she’s doing it simply because there’s a bill going through committee to bring back the voting rights of UK nationals living abroad. Handily, that could be just in time for her extension so everyone will have time to forgive and forget the way She’s ignored us all this time and come around to her way of thinking. A masked attempt to add a few more potential voters to her failing armies. Or something equally as cynical. But that’s only me. And there my Big B thoughts will end for now. The photos today are from Neil and his walkabout yesterday (changing his tax details to reflect his Irish passport). Some Symi views and details to take our minds off the macabre car crash which is the current state of the yUK.
