So Brexit seems to be a good thing then.
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Jesus fuffing Christ, cheer up. Who is to say we can't be a great independent nation once again. Absolutely nothing if people believe it and work hard to achieve it.
Such negative attitudes like this must make your life a depressing place to be. Thank goodness there seems to be more positive people out there than not
Such negative attitudes like this must make your life a depressing place to be. Thank goodness there seems to be more positive people out there than not
https://youtu.be/TXc6G3rDsyc
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sure why not
I just laugh at all the whinging from the Brexiteers - waiting to blame other people
its always someone else fault - never your own, blame the EU, blame the remainers
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Jesus fuffing Christ, cheer up. Who is to say we can't be a great independent nation once again. Absolutely nothing if people believe it and work hard to achieve it.
Such negative attitudes like this must make your life a depressing place to be. Thank goodness there seems to be more positive people out there than not
Such negative attitudes like this must make your life a depressing place to be. Thank goodness there seems to be more positive people out there than not
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not much left to sell now electric gas n water went years ago and now this
https://youtu.be/2dsCJ1fe2Hg
https://youtu.be/2dsCJ1fe2Hg
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That's another of the things that p****es me off about this country.All those foreign companies seem to make a pretty good living out of our infrastructure & utilities ......................why the hell can't we Brits do it?
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I'm still waiting for someone to explain what it is that's going to make Britain great again???
I am genuinely interested to know how this is going to happen and I would actually like it to happen, I just don't see how.
It would seem we've sold off the stuff that could make some money and give subsidies for other countries/companies to run them, which I really don't understand why or how that's a better deal.
It's something they're doing out here in Croatia, done it with a few things, biggest being the roads which are French owned and all they really did was put the prices to more than double over a couple of years and still receive subsidies... now they're trying to do the same with the Croatian electricity company, which is bloody stupid because it's about all they have left... having sold off most of the big resorts so the most profitable aspect (tourism) is in the hands of foreign companies.
I am genuinely interested to know how this is going to happen and I would actually like it to happen, I just don't see how.
It would seem we've sold off the stuff that could make some money and give subsidies for other countries/companies to run them, which I really don't understand why or how that's a better deal.
It's something they're doing out here in Croatia, done it with a few things, biggest being the roads which are French owned and all they really did was put the prices to more than double over a couple of years and still receive subsidies... now they're trying to do the same with the Croatian electricity company, which is bloody stupid because it's about all they have left... having sold off most of the big resorts so the most profitable aspect (tourism) is in the hands of foreign companies.
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Dragging others down, really...I thought the leave voters sank the bloody ship.
If commenting on events from a pragmatic perspective is being a doom and gloom merchant then I'm guilty as charged
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I think broadly two things
1. genuine protest vote - give someone a kicking
2. the Brexiteer's (Gove, Fox Davies et al) know exactly what they are doing - they are reshaping the UK, they are "wreckers", more concerned with tearing things down
the only vague plan is to reshape the UK in the image America, (basically more market driven dogma/boll0x) or failing that a sort of facsimile of a tax haven/city state like Singapore or Hong Kong
and they quite rightly (in their eyes) believe they have a mandate from the British people to change the UK
as an aside there was a hilarious / pathetic in equal measure interview with a government minister (Damian Green) on Newsnight the other day
he was asked what we could offer the EU to get this amazing deal we seem to think is ours for the taking
he looked genuinely embarrassed when he said "we can offer them a free trade deal"
the interviewer said - "but they (the EU) already have a free trade deal with us" have we anything else
he simply repeated "we can offer them a free trade deal" and some cr4p about it "mutually beneficial" and in their interests
these guys are fruitcake delusional (tbf - Damian Green was a remainer, so it was pretty obvious he knew he was talking horsesh1t, which explained why he looked so embarrassed)
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I know
I think broadly two things
1. genuine protest vote - give someone a kicking
2. the Brexiteer's (Gove, Fox Davies et al) know exactly what they are doing - they are reshaping the UK, they are "wreckers", more concerned with tearing things down
the only vague plan is to reshape the UK in the image America, (basically more market driven dogma/boll0x) or failing that a sort of facsimile of a tax haven/city state like Singapore or Hong Kong
and they quite rightly (in their eyes) believe they have a mandate from the British people to change the UK
as an aside there was a hilarious / pathetic in equal measure interview with a government minister (Damian Green) on Newsnight the other day
he was asked what we could offer the EU to get this amazing deal we seem to think is ours for the taking
he looked genuinely embarrassed when he said "we can offer them a free trade deal"
the interviewer said - "but they (the EU) already have a free trade deal with us" have we anything else
he simply repeated "we can offer them a free trade deal" and some cr4p about it "mutually beneficial" and in their interests
these guys are fruitcake delusional (tbf - Damian Green was a remainer, so it was pretty obvious he knew he was talking horsesh1t, which explained why he looked so embarrassed)
I think broadly two things
1. genuine protest vote - give someone a kicking
2. the Brexiteer's (Gove, Fox Davies et al) know exactly what they are doing - they are reshaping the UK, they are "wreckers", more concerned with tearing things down
the only vague plan is to reshape the UK in the image America, (basically more market driven dogma/boll0x) or failing that a sort of facsimile of a tax haven/city state like Singapore or Hong Kong
and they quite rightly (in their eyes) believe they have a mandate from the British people to change the UK
as an aside there was a hilarious / pathetic in equal measure interview with a government minister (Damian Green) on Newsnight the other day
he was asked what we could offer the EU to get this amazing deal we seem to think is ours for the taking
he looked genuinely embarrassed when he said "we can offer them a free trade deal"
the interviewer said - "but they (the EU) already have a free trade deal with us" have we anything else
he simply repeated "we can offer them a free trade deal" and some cr4p about it "mutually beneficial" and in their interests
these guys are fruitcake delusional (tbf - Damian Green was a remainer, so it was pretty obvious he knew he was talking horsesh1t, which explained why he looked so embarrassed)
I hope they have got a plan, but it worries me if they have because its not been publicised and that can only mean it won't be popular...I hope I am being a dick about all this and the leavers are right, I'll still miss not being a part of the EU and all the benefits that brings though
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I hope they have got a plan, but it worries me if they have because its not been publicised and that can only mean it won't be popular...I hope I am being a dick about all this and the leavers are right, I'll still miss not being a part of the EU and all the benefits that brings though
I work pretty hard to give them the most magical and fantastic time I possible can, with access to as many opportunities as I can, from learning musical instruments, from schools trips to Africa Spain and Peru to skiing/snowboarding to sailing/windsurfing/swimming through to horse riding and everything else in between
I certainty don't intent to stop
lol,
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38695203
So what was he saying about immigrants taking jobs away from the indigenous people?
So what was he saying about immigrants taking jobs away from the indigenous people?
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sure contracts are given, I suspect the US health providers would seek to widen and deepen the terms of the contracts
that is what a free trade agreement does, after all the US can trade with us, as we can trade which every single country on the planet
the question is on what terms
I would suggest the terms they would want would be deleterious to the future of the NHS
As I said in an earlier post - I see a direct line between Brexit and the breakup of the NHS
Especially as May threatened in her speech to create an economy based on the UK becoming a tax haven
Good for London house prices - but not really a model that would provide much north of Birmingham or west of Bristol
that is what a free trade agreement does, after all the US can trade with us, as we can trade which every single country on the planet
the question is on what terms
I would suggest the terms they would want would be deleterious to the future of the NHS
As I said in an earlier post - I see a direct line between Brexit and the breakup of the NHS
Especially as May threatened in her speech to create an economy based on the UK becoming a tax haven
Good for London house prices - but not really a model that would provide much north of Birmingham or west of Bristol
I'm not sure I quite see this direct line between Brexit and the break up of the NHS. Both exist, I just can't see the direct link.
We are talking shades of grey though. Imho we have already entered into 'private' contracts that are hugely deleterious to the NHS ie PFI. Skanska are one of the biggest players and are robbing the UK tax payer blind. They are a Swedish ie EU company.
So I'm not sure it makes a difference if US companies get a slice of the action. If you believe privatisation of the NHS is bad then it's neither here where the profiteers are from.
Imho
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I'm not sure I quite see this direct line between Brexit and the break up of the NHS. Both exist, I just can't see the direct link.
We are talking shades of grey though. Imho we have already entered into 'private' contracts that are hugely deleterious to the NHS ie PFI. Skanska are one of the biggest players and are robbing the UK tax payer blind. They are a Swedish ie EU company.
So I'm not sure it makes a difference if US companies get a slice of the action. If you believe privatisation of the NHS is bad then it's neither here where the profiteers are from.
Imho
We are talking shades of grey though. Imho we have already entered into 'private' contracts that are hugely deleterious to the NHS ie PFI. Skanska are one of the biggest players and are robbing the UK tax payer blind. They are a Swedish ie EU company.
So I'm not sure it makes a difference if US companies get a slice of the action. If you believe privatisation of the NHS is bad then it's neither here where the profiteers are from.
Imho
but as I have repeatedly said the EU is not perfect, like some medical cures it has some unwanted side effects - oh for the perfect remedy to all our problems
to think or expect otherwise is to dwell in the realm of the "fallacy of unrealistic expectations"
ok - "direct link" is a turn of phrase not really a "physical link" that one can point to and say "there you go - look at the link"
maybe "direct link" is to strong a phrase
it really describes the direction of travel (as a result of Brexit) - like say, saying the decision in the 80/90's to sell of the national housing stock has lead to the current housing crisis
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38720320
No great surprise, but the government lost their fight to be a dictatorship and have to get parliament to vote on enacting article 50! Unlikely that parliament will block it unless a lot of Conservatives rebel, but the debate may be a chance to scupper a hard Brexit!
No great surprise, but the government lost their fight to be a dictatorship and have to get parliament to vote on enacting article 50! Unlikely that parliament will block it unless a lot of Conservatives rebel, but the debate may be a chance to scupper a hard Brexit!
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Well cheering news from the court Now we just need MPs to realise that now their constituents really know what Brexit will mean - eg turmoil in Scotland, perhaps a return to the bad old days in Eire/NI and 10 years of excruciating negotiations and a currency that is all over the place - meaning that there is now a majority that want nothing more to do with Brexit. Even May might come to appreciate that getting 27 countries to agree is a nigh on impossible task. But I expect the bullies will have their way
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No great surprise, but the government lost their fight to be a dictatorship and have to get parliament to vote on enacting article 50! Unlikely that parliament will block it unless a lot of Conservatives rebel, but the debate may be a chance to scupper a hard Brexit!
No great surprise, but the government lost their fight to be a dictatorship and have to get parliament to vote on enacting article 50! Unlikely that parliament will block it unless a lot of Conservatives rebel, but the debate may be a chance to scupper a hard Brexit!
Step in the right direction that
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well the government were always going to lose the vote
if you read/watched the court proceeding their case was pathetically week (on points of constitutional law)
anyway the hard brexit is a given BMWhere
May's speech confirms that - it is a tacit admission that the EU will not allow any substantive compromise on free movement and some sort of preferential access (prob not lawful under WTO anyway) - why the fvck should they
as they (and most people arguing the remain case) said all along "out means out"
a bit like when you say to a child - "don't touch that, it is hot", then they touch it, start to cry and complain you should have said it louder
the whole "cake and eat it" argument was always bullsh1t
The EU rightly or wrongly have always been pretty consistent - May speech was simply a recognition of that
what is amazing is how many Brexiteers admitted during the campaign that leaving the singe market would be bad news - and Norway / Swiss option looked good
but it was all huff and puff
in reality we have no option but to leave the single market and the customs union
interestingly that's why Nissan will review the competitiveness of the Sunderland plants and sections of the banks have upped sticks - as the fog has lifted a bit
if you read/watched the court proceeding their case was pathetically week (on points of constitutional law)
anyway the hard brexit is a given BMWhere
May's speech confirms that - it is a tacit admission that the EU will not allow any substantive compromise on free movement and some sort of preferential access (prob not lawful under WTO anyway) - why the fvck should they
as they (and most people arguing the remain case) said all along "out means out"
a bit like when you say to a child - "don't touch that, it is hot", then they touch it, start to cry and complain you should have said it louder
the whole "cake and eat it" argument was always bullsh1t
The EU rightly or wrongly have always been pretty consistent - May speech was simply a recognition of that
what is amazing is how many Brexiteers admitted during the campaign that leaving the singe market would be bad news - and Norway / Swiss option looked good
but it was all huff and puff
in reality we have no option but to leave the single market and the customs union
interestingly that's why Nissan will review the competitiveness of the Sunderland plants and sections of the banks have upped sticks - as the fog has lifted a bit
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Well cheering news from the court Now we just need MPs to realise that now their constituents really know what Brexit will mean - eg turmoil in Scotland, perhaps a return to the bad old days in Eire/NI and 10 years of excruciating negotiations and a currency that is all over the place - meaning that there is now a majority that want nothing more to do with Brexit. Even May might come to appreciate that getting 27 countries to agree is a nigh on impossible task. But I expect the bullies will have their way
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Hi David
Have you anything to back up your claim that there is a 'majority that now want nothing more to do with Brexit'?
Genuine question btw
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There is some evidence although the results are somewhat questionable! Although there is some questions of late on the reliablity of 'scientific' polls, I'm somewhat inclined to believe this poll of polls from local newspapers who have asked people on the street than national polls compiled from cold-calling people - I would certainly be more inclined to tell the truth to someone polling me on the street affiliated with my local rag than some cold-caller interrupting my evening in front of the telly!
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/eu...n-brexit-poll/
This is also an interesting read that shows people support leave even though they know they will be worse off! What's really interesting is the age spread and how its overwhelmingly the old people who are pro leave and its also the old people who are less likely to be worse off! The coffin dodgers have really screwed it for the youth of the country!
You have to wonder what the people are thinking though to say I want this even though its going to make most people poorer!
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7494421.html
There is some evidence although the results are somewhat questionable! Although there is some questions of late on the reliablity of 'scientific' polls, I'm somewhat inclined to believe this poll of polls from local newspapers who have asked people on the street than national polls compiled from cold-calling people - I would certainly be more inclined to tell the truth to someone polling me on the street affiliated with my local rag than some cold-caller interrupting my evening in front of the telly!
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/eu...n-brexit-poll/
This is also an interesting read that shows people support leave even though they know they will be worse off! What's really interesting is the age spread and how its overwhelmingly the old people who are pro leave and its also the old people who are less likely to be worse off! The coffin dodgers have really screwed it for the youth of the country!
There is some evidence although the results are somewhat questionable! Although there is some questions of late on the reliablity of 'scientific' polls, I'm somewhat inclined to believe this poll of polls from local newspapers who have asked people on the street than national polls compiled from cold-calling people - I would certainly be more inclined to tell the truth to someone polling me on the street affiliated with my local rag than some cold-caller interrupting my evening in front of the telly!
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/eu...n-brexit-poll/
This is also an interesting read that shows people support leave even though they know they will be worse off! What's really interesting is the age spread and how its overwhelmingly the old people who are pro leave and its also the old people who are less likely to be worse off! The coffin dodgers have really screwed it for the youth of the country!
Exit poll data indicated that only 36% in the 18 - 24 age group even bothered to vote, so they screwed themselves
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Yes you're right, they should have voted and if the vote were re-run, then there is a high chance many more would! Voting amongst the youth has been shamefully low for decades! But it doesn't change the fact that many people who voted to leave are the ones who won't have to (be able to) live with the consequences!
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Most of them were at Glastonbury!
Yes you're right, they should have voted and if the vote were re-run, then there is a high chance many more would! Voting amongst the youth has been shamefully low for decades! But it doesn't change the fact that many people who voted to leave are the ones who won't have to (be able to) live with the consequences!
Yes you're right, they should have voted and if the vote were re-run, then there is a high chance many more would! Voting amongst the youth has been shamefully low for decades! But it doesn't change the fact that many people who voted to leave are the ones who won't have to (be able to) live with the consequences!
Of course it depends which exit poll you choose to believe. Another claims that over 70% of the youngest age group actually voted. If that's true then many must have voted to leave - so they screwed themselves either way.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-38731306
Airbus ready to leave if there is a hard Brexit and no concessions for the Aircraft industry!
I'm not sure I like the idea of cherry picking industries/companies to protect from a hard brexit! If they do go hard, then it should be the same rules for everybody!
Airbus ready to leave if there is a hard Brexit and no concessions for the Aircraft industry!
I'm not sure I like the idea of cherry picking industries/companies to protect from a hard brexit! If they do go hard, then it should be the same rules for everybody!