neil-h

That sounds oddly like something Alcazar came out with once. We really are a selfless bunch us Brits, I don't know what the world would do with out us.

hodgy0_2

At least these pensioners are economically active and contribute to the economy!!!!!!

Actually I think the latest Brexiter view is they all get shipped to Lincolnshire to pick fruit and veg

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...avid-Laws.html

madscoob

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at least the pensioner couple are spending thier own EARNED money in spain not BLAGGED money like the economic migrants who roll up pennyless cap in hand and just a second thought how many as a percentage above the age of 55 of our own economic migrants actually bother to learn english, lefties these days ime supprised they manage to do anything they are so full of self critism and disbelief and pc nonsense, in fact they probably even argue and preach with themselves

Turbohot

Yes, I remember it well. He said something like that about him owning a property in France and living there half the year or so.

There is a thought.

hodgy0_2

yes, with our and the Americans hawkish and misguided middle eastern foreign policy we stir up a hornets nest

the Mainland Europe seemed to get the brunt of the blowback - whilst we fvck off

but with the chairman of BMW heading the negotiations we are going to get a really great deal

matty01

really ? really ?? ... [rolleyes]

hodgy0_2

with the resignation of our ambassador to the EU (for simply explaining the difficulties), it must be a fascinating time to be in Government / Power

Existing times ahead!!!!!

trails

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In before the edit again Hodgy


Tim Barrow sounds interesting...as was the outgoing blokes resignation letter; who'd have thought our politicians were confused

dpb

Faridge should be made to negotiate some suitable terms and report back , daily

And when we discover how little hes got we should be allowed to burn his house down

hodgy0_2

mmmm, not good enough !!!

I will have a stern word with myself :-)

neil-h

Wonder what the slimey bugger is up to these days, he seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth since he threw the country under the bus.

hodgy0_2

lol, the last time I heard him

he was on Radio 4 - where he was explaining why he should be part of some liaison role for the Trump administration

he said that he could smooth the wheels, make things happen in those smoke filled and secretive rooms where "deals" are done

yuh know - coz that's how it all works

oh the irony, isn't that what he complained about regarding the EU

back room deals etc

Geezer

Indeed, Farage, the unelected bureaucrat making decisions that affect the UK.......


That sounds vaguely familiar

David Lock

I'm fed up with Duncan Smith moaning about who is going to fly the British Flag. I'd like to call his bluff and see how he gets on with getting 27 nations to agree. Wouldn't have a f,ucking snowball's.


And I want someone important to argue that the British people have changed their minds and the Brexit ********* no longer represent the will of the majority.


I don't think HMG will ever get to agree a satisfactory settlement. This is all way above May's intellect as she flounders about.


David

JackClark

I still can't ****ing believe it, what a shower of ****, I wouldn't mind if it was an election and we'd voted in the Brexit party.

trails

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It does feel surreal doesn't it...2017 has the potential to get even weirder.

JackClark

On one hand I'm happy that the Americans regained their title of most stupid citizens on the other I'm scared.

Oh well, at least once we're out May can bring back the workhouse, pretty sure The Donald and Putin will support her.

hodgy0_2

it will be interesting what the markets make of May's performance

dpb

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/...cid=spartanntp

dpb

bye bye pound

http://uk.businessinsider.com/pound-...terview-2017-1

Turbohot

It may pick up once we're properly through.

hodgy0_2

interesting comments from Phil Hammond

especially in light of May's speech and the expectation we are going for a hard Brexit

"In this case, we could be forced to change our economic model and we will have to change our model to regain competitiveness. And you can be sure we will do whatever we have to do.

"The British people are not going to lie down and say, too bad, we've been wounded. We will change our model, and we will come back, and we will be competitively engaged."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38628428

in my experience when people talk about economic competitiveness - it is simply short hand for (even) lower wages, sh1tter employment terms etc etc

but maybe he has another plan

I have mentioned before about a race to the bottom

anyway a fascinating couple of years coming up tbh

Turbohot

Why can't I see hodgy's recent post on this thread?

joz8968

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It's playing silly buggers all day.

hodgy0_2

I suspect, as I said on the other thread - it is a caching issue (database serving up "old" pages)

Turbohot

Oh, now I can see it!

Perhaps you were editing it, and that's why I couldn't see it. I don't know.

Yes, in all honesty, there is no other choice but to change the economic model. As we talked before, we can't have our cake and eat it. If we don't get the access to the single market, we will have to make some harsh adjustments within ourselves.

Metaphorically speaking, When people don't have anything else coming in to eat, people start to eat each other. Well, unless our new economic model involves the pastures new; not just to explore but to do definite fair and square give-n-take with. Perhaps we will massively raise the cost of what the single market depends on us for? It's all about survival.

I can see the loaf of bread getting even more expensive and wages dropping. Aldi and LIDL will also become dear.

We will see what the new strategy will involve. I can't see us sustaining our access to the single market in the same way. It when we are out.

Turbohot

Oh, ok! I had difficulty reading Joz's last post on that prestige cars thread as well.

dpb

yep , Hammonds threatening we could become a tax haven - bigger than all our other ones

neil-h

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38631832

Now there's a glowing endorsement for Brexit

BMWhere?

I'm not sure that is the change the Brexiteers were voting for, but would be typical Tory strategy to make the fat cats super rich while the poor man gets forgotten!