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Post by ag on Oct 12, 2017 17:25:16 GMT
One country has just decided ( by a narrow majority) that it doesn't want a very beneficial trade deal. Why should 27 other countries be in a hurry to give them a different one?
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Post by foley on Oct 12, 2017 17:52:09 GMT
One country has just decided ( by a narrow majority) that it doesn't want a very beneficial trade deal. Why should 27 other countries be in a hurry to give them a different one? Er cos it will very much benefit them if they do?? Cutting off their nose to spite their face comes to mind ... Incidentally it may surprise you but the majority did not vote against a very preferential trade deal
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Post by yellowg on Oct 12, 2017 20:26:13 GMT
I think Britain and her inbuilt conservative supremacy is travelling down a completely different road to The EU. Our split was inevitable in my opinion, whether it be now, or in 10 years. The remainers of today would have become the leavers of tomorrow. It was already written.
Britain tends to shy away from upsetting businesses and investors if at all possible, and has very stringent laws in place to reinforce this, especially in the city. London is a very fluid financial machine. This won't change. On the flipside, The EU will inherently protect her pre determined political values, even if it DOES negatively effect business and investment in relation to the rest of the world. You could call it big government...you could call it protectionism...whatever, but in my mind the EU is more than willing to cut off her nose to spite her butt ugly face in this negotiation. Why the hell wouldn't she?!...she is possibly the ugliest sister. She is not financially viable, she is printing money for fun in the shape of huge QE programmes to stimulate a economy bloc who has large youth unemployment, and she is becoming even uglier by the day in comparison to world share of GDP.
In regards to BMW, I feel we (when I say we, I shamelessly mean all UK citizens, not the cast from This Is EngLand) may lose them. And it will sting us both if it happens. Quite a large proportion of mini sales travel east. The east like the idea that its owned by Germans but they LOVE the fact its made in Britain. I believe the fact that its made in Cowley is bloody important for Mini sales. I think those savvy German businessman knew this only too well...not that they matter in this negotiation.
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Oct 12, 2017 20:54:25 GMT
Post by Gary Baldi on Oct 12, 2017 20:54:25 GMT
Does it? It's only showing trade from UK's perspective. Your graph shows that UK exports ~50% of all output to EU countries. Conversely, the EU only exports 8-18% of goods & services to UK (depending on what method of calculation you use) fullfact.org/europe/uk-eu-trade/ This suggests that the UK needs a better deal than the EU... That is an expenditure of just under £21 billion a year to the EU from Blighty though -even losing 8% of turnover can put economies into recession and pressure on the ECB. All I am saying, is both sides need each other for trade.
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Oct 12, 2017 22:46:33 GMT
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Post by ag on Oct 12, 2017 22:46:33 GMT
The thing is -we're pretty unimportant to the EU. Nowhere near as important as they are to us. And we're the slowest growing economy. China is far more important than Chingford.
And donyou really think anyone cares where the Mini is made? About as much as you care where your Cobrs beer is brewed. Check the label next time
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Oct 13, 2017 2:36:26 GMT
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Post by ian on Oct 13, 2017 2:36:26 GMT
If the EU imposes tariffs and restrictions on UK exports to the EU, people and companies remaining in the EU have many companies within the EU looking for sales to choose from as alternative suppliers...
If the UK imposes tariffs on imports from the EU, we (and companies based here), pay more for products - and materials.
This means inflation... Job losses...
Perhaps from these import tariffs we could better fund the NHS, but... Tax returns will go down from companies struggling with the red tape resulting from us leaving the Customs Union...
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Post by foley on Oct 13, 2017 12:32:41 GMT
The thing is -we're pretty unimportant to the EU. Nowhere near as important as they are to us. And we're the slowest growing economy. China is far more important than Chingford. And donyou really think anyone cares where the Mini is made? About as much as you care where your Cobrs beer is brewed. Check the label next time That is nonsense. A couple of quotes: - Bernd Kolmel, chairman of Germany's Eurosceptic Liberal Conservative Reformers, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme there appeared to have been little progress between the first and fifth round of talks - something he described as a "disaster". - Anders Vistisen, a Danish Eurosceptic MEP and vice-chair of the EU Parliament's foreign affairs committee, agreed, adding: "The most integral thing is the future relationship. If we are making a bad trade deal for Britain we are also hurting ourselves." Do you honestly think that the car Industry in Germany/ farming community in France/ tourist industry in Greece/ Spain thinks that we are 'pretty unimportant'? We do an awful lot of trade with the EU both ways.
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Oct 13, 2017 13:08:13 GMT
Post by toucan on Oct 13, 2017 13:08:13 GMT
The thing is - we're pretty unimportant to the EU. Nowhere near as important as they are to us. And we're the slowest growing economy. China is far more important than Chingford. And donyou really think anyone cares where the Mini is made? About as much as you care where your Cobrs beer is brewed. Check the label next time The UK must be that unimportant to the EU that the biggest first round hurdle stumbling issue is how much money the EU wants from the UK to leave the union. MONEY my friend is very high on the EU list and the EU is about to lose 20 billion euros from its budget pot when the UK leaves. The UK is extremely important to the EU. In 2014 the UK was the fourth largest fund contributor to the EU - would you like to think again about how important the UK is to the EU?
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Post by ag on Oct 13, 2017 14:50:34 GMT
The fact that you say something often doesn't necessarily make it true. About 44 percent of our trade is with Other countries in the EU-and 8 percent of their trade is with us remember that was when we were all members of the same trading bloc with all the ease and convenience that meant. Not just nompaperwork but Little paperwork. No visas. Quality assurance. Legal protection. Ease of financial transactions and so on) And when we traded with other countries we had the advantage of EU membership-in negotiations with China or Canada or the Us. We will be replacing those already existing deals with no deal. New deals will have to be negotiated in every case.
44 percent is with the EU. 100 percent of our trade needs renegotiating.
Only 8 percent of EU trade deals need to be renegotiated - the deals they have in place elsewhere will just carry on. The ones we benefited from up to now. And it will be a lot easier for Chinese (say) importers to switch to a Danish or German supplier ( using the deal already negotiated than to do the extra paperwork and Tarifs that working with a British manufacturer is going to entail . Similarly multi national companies are going to leave Britain. Why go through the extra hassle to export things from Cowley when you can do it really easily fromBavaria of the Netherlands-?
And then there's the way senior figures in the Government are talking about other countries. Doesn't make people feel welcome .
The big thing has been the service industries . They depend on ease of movement, efficiency, being a place people want to come to, Brexit isn't helping in any of those regards.
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Oct 13, 2017 17:12:56 GMT
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Post by whingit on Oct 13, 2017 17:12:56 GMT
We will, I think, be quite quick to get a few trade deals in place. The thing is, most trade deals signed (especially with major economies) will pretty much be copy and pastes of the deals already in place with the EU.
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Oct 13, 2017 19:05:49 GMT
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Post by yellowg on Oct 13, 2017 19:05:49 GMT
The wto will play a pivotal role in a negotiation of this magnitude. They are probably looking on with dismay at some of the willy waving going on at the moment, but above all this nonsense is the fact that 500m europeans and their wellbeing depend on a good outcome. Its good to remind ones self that a number of EU member states are in shall we say, a quite precarious situation as it stands.
Britains consumer culture is very important to other key economies. That culture exists partly because of a fairly low tax system and an aggressive short term outlook where expendable income is trusted to the individual to manage...whether that be in an array of investments or in luxury buys like holidays, new cars etc etc to subsidise quite a low state income at retirement age.
I admit to being a big consumer. For eg. I like sparkling wine....a good prosseco or on special occasions a champagne. Whilst i perceive that these products represent value for money, i will continue to consume. The moment someone makes it more difficult, i will begin to cast my eye somewhere else. For eg. Sussex sparkling wine is lovely, and could potentially take my business. Its quite simple really...if the things i like go up in price, im open to changing my spending habits, keeping all options open.
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Oct 13, 2017 19:59:56 GMT
Post by manorlounger on Oct 13, 2017 19:59:56 GMT
The wto will play a pivotal role in a negotiation of this magnitude. They are probably looking on with dismay at some of the willy waving going on at the moment, but above all this nonsense is the fact that 500m europeans and their wellbeing depend on a good outcome. Its good to remind ones self that a number of EU member states are in shall we say, a quite precarious situation as it stands. Britains consumer culture is very important to other key economies. That culture exists partly because of a fairly low tax system and an aggressive short term outlook where expendable income is trusted to the individual to manage...whether that be in an array of investments or in luxury buys like holidays, new cars etc etc to subsidise quite a low state income at retirement age. I admit to being a big consumer. For eg. I like sparkling wine....a good prosseco or on special occasions a champagne. Whilst i perceive that these products represent value for money, i will continue to consume. The moment someone makes it more difficult, i will begin to cast my eye somewhere else. For eg. Sussex sparkling wine is lovely, and could potentially take my business. Its quite simple really...if the things i like go up in price, im open to changing my spending habits, keeping all options open. Very sensible. Unlike so many who are pandering to the panic that is change. We will still trade and we will continue to be the economic power that we are now. What we won't be doing is wondering why the EU has never managed to get it's accounts signed off by anyone. We won't be funding the madness that is the agriculture policy or the myriad number of madcap schemes deemed worthy of funding by some faceless bureaucrat who needs to justify his/her position. We won't have to bend to some distant court that decrees that because a convicted terrorist has adopted a dog/cat/rabbit he/she is now entitled to a family life and must be allowed to stay in our country despite professing their hatred for our way of life.
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Oct 13, 2017 21:12:58 GMT
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Post by holdsteady on Oct 13, 2017 21:12:58 GMT
The wto will play a pivotal role in a negotiation of this magnitude. They are probably looking on with dismay at some of the willy waving going on at the moment, but above all this nonsense is the fact that 500m europeans and their wellbeing depend on a good outcome. Its good to remind ones self that a number of EU member states are in shall we say, a quite precarious situation as it stands. Britains consumer culture is very important to other key economies. That culture exists partly because of a fairly low tax system and an aggressive short term outlook where expendable income is trusted to the individual to manage...whether that be in an array of investments or in luxury buys like holidays, new cars etc etc to subsidise quite a low state income at retirement age. I admit to being a big consumer. For eg. I like sparkling wine....a good prosseco or on special occasions a champagne. Whilst i perceive that these products represent value for money, i will continue to consume. The moment someone makes it more difficult, i will begin to cast my eye somewhere else. For eg. Sussex sparkling wine is lovely, and could potentially take my business. Its quite simple really...if the things i like go up in price, im open to changing my spending habits, keeping all options open. Very sensible. Unlike so many who are pandering to the panic that is change. We will still trade and we will continue to be the economic power that we are now. What we won't be doing is wondering why the EU has never managed to get it's accounts signed off by anyone. We won't be funding the madness that is the agriculture policy or the myriad number of madcap schemes deemed worthy of funding by some faceless bureaucrat who needs to justify his/her position. We won't have to bend to some distant court that decrees that because a convicted terrorist has adopted a dog/cat/rabbit he/she is now entitled to a family life and must be allowed to stay in our country despite professing their hatred for our way of life. Don't be ridiculous, nobody will want the money of the 60 million uk population, businesses produce products/services to only sell to certain countries who toe the line.
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Oct 13, 2017 21:52:07 GMT
Post by yellowg on Oct 13, 2017 21:52:07 GMT
The wto will play a pivotal role in a negotiation of this magnitude. They are probably looking on with dismay at some of the willy waving going on at the moment, but above all this nonsense is the fact that 500m europeans and their wellbeing depend on a good outcome. Its good to remind ones self that a number of EU member states are in shall we say, a quite precarious situation as it stands. Britains consumer culture is very important to other key economies. That culture exists partly because of a fairly low tax system and an aggressive short term outlook where expendable income is trusted to the individual to manage...whether that be in an array of investments or in luxury buys like holidays, new cars etc etc to subsidise quite a low state income at retirement age. I admit to being a big consumer. For eg. I like sparkling wine....a good prosseco or on special occasions a champagne. Whilst i perceive that these products represent value for money, i will continue to consume. The moment someone makes it more difficult, i will begin to cast my eye somewhere else. For eg. Sussex sparkling wine is lovely, and could potentially take my business. Its quite simple really...if the things i like go up in price, im open to changing my spending habits, keeping all options open. Very sensible. Unlike so many who are pandering to the panic that is change. We will still trade and we will continue to be the economic power that we are now. What we won't be doing is wondering why the EU has never managed to get it's accounts signed off by anyone. We won't be funding the madness that is the agriculture policy or the myriad number of madcap schemes deemed worthy of funding by some faceless bureaucrat who needs to justify his/her position. We won't have to bend to some distant court that decrees that because a convicted terrorist has adopted a dog/cat/rabbit he/she is now entitled to a family life and must be allowed to stay in our country despite professing their hatred for our way of life. As a leaver I have time for some of what the EU are trying to do on mainland Europe. I like the continent, I understand the difficulties and challenges that the continent has faced and will continue to face, but I feel very strongly that BRitain has a bigger role to play in world affairs this century than being a member state of a union...with all of the commitments and restrictions that will inevitably come with that status. Britain must stay fluid and sovereign for a number of reasons. Firstly, Britain has a responsibility to the English speaking people which aligns itself with much of the five eyes alliance. The likes of the USA and Australia are infant countries who deserve our attention and commitment for quite obvious reasons. Secondly, behind only to the sole world superpower USA, Britain is a global force and key influencer. We are given all kinds of benefits for intelligence gained, have huge clout when it comes to using diplomacy and soft power, and we focus on persuasion and coercion to get things done. Third, linked to the above ^^^, we have some quite serious hard power if push comes to shove in the shape of the new Queen Elizabeth carriers, plus aircraft and drone capability to support as well as the proposed and supported renewal (which means upgrade) of Trident. Fourth, we are reshaping our economy in preparation for the next generation. Conventional manufacturing for example has a ceiling. As well as large pockets of Canary wharf beavering away to revolutionise the banking sector, we are also pretty clued up on advanced engineering. I believe that by 2050 we could be fully automated in the UK. If our robots are as good as our jet engines and weaponry then that bodes well. Lastly, I feel strongly that we are constitutionally rock solid, tried and tested, and fundamentally trusted in a world that is changing fast. I don't think much of some of the executive clowns with a seat in the lower house, but I'm of the belief that the checks and balances by the rest of the constitution stands us in pretty good stead. That constitution must be allowed to function unhindered.
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Oct 13, 2017 23:36:13 GMT
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Post by ag on Oct 13, 2017 23:36:13 GMT
You mean The House of Lords . Either appointed for life by the Government of the day or people there because of what their parents did? You think that works well?
USA & Australia are " infant countries" really , when does a country start to be potty trained, do. you think?
We have Trident true.are you suggesting we use it so you can get Prosecco at favourable rates?
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Oct 14, 2017 7:26:25 GMT
Post by themightyaldo on Oct 14, 2017 7:26:25 GMT
Wow
This has turned out to be a fantastic balanced debate about trade deals.
I suggest this is far better than most of the one sided views we get from certain newspapers and on TV and radio
Shows our fans are intelligent
And to think it only started because BMW land could be a possibility for a new stadium if they ever switched production
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Oct 14, 2017 9:50:57 GMT
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Post by yellowg on Oct 14, 2017 9:50:57 GMT
You mean The House of Lords . Either appointed for life by the Government of the day or people there because of what their parents did? You think that works well? USA & Australia are " infant countries" really , when does a country start to be potty trained, do. you think? We have Trident true.are you suggesting we use it so you can get Prosecco at favourable rates? Yes i absolutely do think the house of lords works. Some are put there by exec government, but many great minds are in that house, appointed from the top, from all types of weird and wonderful backgrounds...plus inner groups like the lords spiritual who have an obvious motive. Just look at a few bills passed by the commons that were rejected by the upper house. Thank god for them i say. The EU is only so powerful whilst she has no hard power. There is no doubt in my mind than following a flag, an anthem, a currency, a court of justice, a central bank, a police force etc...comes an armed forces and legislation that permits full useage of conventional and non conventional weaponry within her member states. I feel the cost of prosseco at this point will become trivial....we will all need something much stronger.
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Oct 14, 2017 10:13:07 GMT
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Post by ag on Oct 14, 2017 10:13:07 GMT
So "taking back control" means giving up control to the unelected, the aristocracy and a few bishops. Hmm.
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Oct 14, 2017 10:58:37 GMT
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Post by yellowg on Oct 14, 2017 10:58:37 GMT
So "taking back control" means giving up control to the unelected, the aristocracy and a few bishops. Hmm. Im afraid i wasnt seduced by soundbytes and empty rhetoric from either campaign a few months before the vote. However we must have full control within our constitutional framework, and full access to those moderating checks and balances ahead of every single piece of primary and secondary legislation being considered for uk law.
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 14, 2017 10:59:43 GMT
So "taking back control" means giving up control to the unelected, the aristocracy and a few bishops. Hmm. Oi there will be no bashing of bishops on here
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Post by Gary Baldi on Oct 14, 2017 12:53:09 GMT
So "taking back control" means giving up control to the unelected, the aristocracy and a few bishops. Hmm. Oi there will be no bashing of bishops on here Except for Paul Bishop. He was a bit of dick...
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Oct 14, 2017 13:53:12 GMT
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Post by ag on Oct 14, 2017 13:53:12 GMT
Here's the latest Bloomberg report bloom.bg/2i9ALy3"A deal with Great Wall would further cloud the future of BMW’s plant in Oxford, England, which makes the majority of Minis. While BMW committed in July to building its forthcoming electric Mini in the U.K. from 2019 until 2023, key components will come from sites in Germany. The relatively short time-frame would allow the company to shift production elsewhere with the car’s next revamp should tariffs surge when Britain quits the European Union." Now to try and get I follow to function
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Oct 14, 2017 17:49:12 GMT
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Post by ian on Oct 14, 2017 17:49:12 GMT
You mean The House of Lords . Either appointed for life by the Government of the day or people there because of what their parents did? You think that works well? USA & Australia are " infant countries" really , when does a country start to be potty trained, do. you think? We have Trident true.are you suggesting we use it so you can get Prosecco at favourable rates? Yes i absolutely do think the house of lords works. Some are put there by exec government, but many great minds are in that house, appointed from the top, from all types of weird and wonderful backgrounds...plus inner groups like the lords spiritual who have an obvious motive. Just look at a few bills passed by the commons that were rejected by the upper house. Thank god for them i say. The EU is only so powerful whilst she has no hard power. There is no doubt in my mind than following a flag, an anthem, a currency, a court of justice, a central bank, a police force etc...comes an armed forces and legislation that permits full useage of conventional and non conventional weaponry within her member states. I feel the cost of prosseco at this point will become trivial....we will all need something much stronger. Must be the biggest fan of the EU Commission...
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Oct 15, 2017 6:11:57 GMT
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Post by charliesghost on Oct 17, 2017 13:16:30 GMT
Are you Jean-Claude Junckers drinks waiter or something? You present a version of events so one-sided that it even somehow tries to make being ruled by an alcoholic politician from a country smaller than Oxfordshire sound like a democratic dream. On trade, the critical thing to understand is that the EU is a protectionist trading bloc. That means that EU citizens pay EXTRA to protect various failing industries that would suffer if they were exposed to global competition. Have a look at the EU tariff schedule to see just how much extra we are all paying to help out Spanish orange producers etc. In theory, the UK should be being protected as well, but in fact we are not, or not so you'd notice, because other EU countries have consistently blocked our biggest sector - services - from being part of the Single Market. You see, French and German companies want to see the benefit of competition between UK and US services companies. That competition drives down prices for them while we have to pay extra to subsidise their sclerotic agriculture. Anyone who seriously wants the continuation of the CAP just doesn't get it. These decisions are epochal, not determined by short-term swings. As a society that CONSUMES rather than produces food and manufactures, in the end we will be better off being able to import at world prices. As for saying we don't matter to the EU, that is laughable. They are DESPERATE for cash from us. Otherwise your desiccated alcoholic friend will have to try to persuade the Germans that it has good idea to put up domestic taxation to keep him in Martinis.
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Oct 17, 2017 13:32:11 GMT
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Post by ag on Oct 17, 2017 13:32:11 GMT
Well Charlie if you want to get into playing the man shall we talk about your old school chum Boris Johnson? We're you in the same year? As I'm sure you know he's been fired twice for lying once from The Times newspaper and ones from the Conservative government.
As for Boris Johnson's morals I think we just have to look at his behaviour with Petronella Wyatt to say that there are a lot worse ways to behave and enjoying a glass of wine. [br
Some say David Davis likes a tipple too of course. But td much funnier when you posh boys are rude about foreigners.
You don't have any facts or strategy beneath the bombast though, do you? Like the rest of the Brexit gang. Are you for no deal too?
Given the way the pound has dropped and the stagflation that's setting in we're going to be consuming about 20 per cent less than we were. And you seem remarkably sanguine about the prospect of BMW deal with China. - or the potential loss of income from all the other university/European Thames Valley enterprises.
Bit there will be some bargains for the well heeled and the well connected .I guess you fall under both those categories
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Oct 17, 2017 13:48:15 GMT
Post by foley on Oct 17, 2017 13:48:15 GMT
So "taking back control" means giving up control to the unelected, the aristocracy and a few bishops. Hmm. Seriously? Do you follow politics in the UK? The House of Lords tends to 'ask' the House of Commons to relook at certain parts of Bills, but rarely if ever stops anything going through. So it is a check and balance of a kind. I am astounded at the black and white nature of some of the comments on here. There are clearly positives about the EU. This is probably more of a positive for the poorer nations within the EU (although the Euro has contributed to nearly bankrupting Greece, Spain, Italy). IF the EU try to 'punish' the UK then the UK will inevitably suffer short term. The EU will also suffer (especially some of the poorer countries that are in a precarious state). Nobody should be suggesting that there will not be a big affect on parts of Europe especially. Some will suffer more than others. The EU is a bureacratic organisational The trade agreement with Canada took 7 years to negotiate and was some 22 years in the making!! Now I would suspect than rather than giving the Uk a problem, they should look to speed such things up significantly. Overall it will be very interesting to look back in 10 years time at what has happened to the UK and European economies.
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Post by foley on Oct 17, 2017 13:55:55 GMT
Well Charlie if you want to get into playing the man shall we talk about your old school chum Boris Johnson? We're you in the same year? As I'm sure you know he's been fired twice for lying once from The Times newspaper and ones from the Conservative government. As for Boris Johnson's morals I think we just have to look at his behaviour with Petronella Wyatt to say that there are a lot worse ways to behave and enjoying a glass of wine. [br Some say David Davis likes a tipple too of course. But td much funnier when you posh boys are rude about foreigners. You don't have any facts or strategy beneath the bombast though, do you? Like the rest of the Brexit gang. Are you for no deal too? Given the way the pound has dropped and the stagflation that's setting in we're going to be consuming about 20 per cent less than we were. And you seem remarkably sanguine about the prospect of BMW deal with China. - or the potential loss of income from all the other university/European Thames Valley enterprises. Bit there will be some bargains for the well heeled and the well connected .I guess you fall under both those categories Wow, there are some comments there.... The pound has dropped which as you will know is a positive for Exports but can increase inflation. I have seen nobody suggest that there will be stagflation. It is setting in really? And you suggest that somebody has no facts. That is just a little hypocritical to put it mildly. You state that the pound has dropped which is the only 'fact' you mention. Where is the 'fact' that 'stagflation is setting in' and 'We're going to be consuming around 20%less than we were'? I will be very interesting to see your 'facts' that you seem to be suggesting Charlie doesn't have.
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Oct 17, 2017 14:19:35 GMT
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Post by ag on Oct 17, 2017 14:19:35 GMT
We have the lowest growth and highest inflation of any EU economy. Inflation now at 3%
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Post by charliesghost on Oct 17, 2017 17:34:31 GMT
We have the lowest growth and highest inflation of any EU economy. Inflation now at 3% Ah, love it. So a country - indeed a whole currency bloc - that was in recession for years, and saw cataclysmic reductions in their GNP and is only just starting to recover lost ground is in a better position than the UK, which has been growing solidly for 8 years. Look at the total growth of all countries since the Great Recession and you will see that UK is perfectly competitive, thanks. Talk of growth brings us back to the Remain campaign, whose lies made Boris look like St Luke. Remember the immediate massive recession after the Leave vote? Remember the additional 500k unemployed?? What do you think the vote share would have been if the electorate had been told that short-term growth might be 1.5 per cent rather than 2 per cent and that jobs would be added and unemployment fall? Listen, short-term uncertainty leads to less short-term investment and, thence, less growth. But the net impact at the moment is pretty minimal, given the scale of the issue. We should all be proud of how the country is bearing up - high employment, deficit coming down - and look forward to reclaiming our place as one of the four great independent countries of the world (US, China, Japan, Uk) who have INDEPENDENT cultural, military, economic and geopolitical clout. As for 3 per cent inflation. Whoooooo! Scary. A full 1 per cent above target, wuth exporys rising. Aren't you worried about stagflation? Shpuld be delighted with the current situation.
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