Skedaddle wrote: » Well, from an investment point of view, you'd be a bit overoptimistic to invest somewhere that's got no guarantees of market access. Whatever transition deal is in place, it is temporary and will end. The UK's inevitably going to go through some major bumps. I can't really see how that's avoidable. I also still feel they're pinning far too much hope on Trump and the Republicans. It's quite possible that Trump will be up against a largely democratic house after the midterms and completely tied up in impeachment proceedings until the end of his presidency, and that could well be followed by a sensible, sane Democratic presidency in the states that could end up seeing the UK's position as very unhelpful in terms of US policy in Europe.
wes wrote: » https://twitter.com/LeaveEUOfficial/status/979331640987176960
Thomas__. wrote: » The time is running out for them and I am sure that by continuing with this silly 'dance around it' - as you have very well put it - will leave them to Exit from the EU without a deal because it is not just time that is running out for the damn stupid Brexiteers, it is patience which is running out too, by the EU and the Scottish govt as well. I have never witnessed nor read about any other Brit govt that is that incoherent, incapable, foolish and utter disorganised than this present one. Some days I can't fathom it, some days I just get fed up with this silly Brexit show and some days I just say to myself, well, if they want to have it that way, just let them go and don't give a fiddlers what comes for them afterwards. Afterall, they started like the ancient Romans, they reached their peak of might and power like them, they got on the decline and lost their Empire like them, now they are going to face their own downfall, just like them. For some anti-Brits this might give them some satisfaction, for me it is just some tragic farce which they have brought onto themselves by the sheer arrogance of a few bringing suffering to the many.
flutered wrote: » i believe that corbyn wants a brexit, after all how can he nationalise anything whist being in the eu
... This is the reality of the Irish border problem. It cannot be fixed. If you are outside the single market and customs union, there will be a border in Ireland. The Brexit solutions are perfectly admirable in their way and would be a good idea if they were introduced on other borders. But there is no time or capacity to implement them here, and even if there were they would not achieve the things their advocates claim they would.
Leroy42 wrote: » Good news everyone. IDS has come out on LBC radio today and said that dealing with the issue of NI border trade is "easy to do". Mr Duncan Smith told LBC: "You don’t need to talk about a hard border for goods that have been shipped for long distances because you just increase the number of operators that are licensed to declare before they reach the border. "Bear in mind Northern Ireland is two percent of Ireland’s total trade that crosses that border, it’s very small indeed. Therefore it’s very controllable, very easy to do." He didn't expand on it, but seems we have all been worried about nothing!
It is too early to say whether so-called content portability rules will extend to UK citizens after Brexit, the government has told the BBC. ... From Sunday, the new EU regulations will let people who subscribe to video and music platforms access the "home" version of their account while visiting other countries in the EU.
Skedaddle wrote: » Where's he getting that 2% figure ?http://www.assemblyresearchmatters.org/2017/06/14/goods-northern-ireland-export-much-worth-go/ "In 2016, goods exports to the RoI were valued at £2.4 billion, equivalent to 31% of total goods exports value and approximately 56% of the value of goods exported to the EU."
Skedaddle wrote: » Well, it was largely the UK who insisted on those rules. And there was no particular difficulty in nationalising the banks.
Enzokk wrote: » I believe he is probably looking at the NI exports to the Republic total. So they exported around £2.4bn and our total imports were around 70bn euro in 2016. So that would be 2% of our imports are from Northern Ireland. AFAIK the EU doesn't prevent nationalization of industries. I believe the problem is with subsidizing your industries and I guess if Labour does nationalize they want the option to subsidize them to be competitive in the initial years.
BonnieSituation wrote: » If he nationalises the railways there will be no competition. As it stands, the idea of competition in the UK model is rather laughable. That's what fries my brain when it's suggested here.
Enzokk wrote: » I believe he is probably looking at the NI exports to the Republic total. So they exported around £2.4bn and our total imports were around 70bn euro in 2016. So that would be 2% of our imports are from Northern Ireland. .
Skedaddle wrote: » It kind of ignores the fact that they're low-value, high-bulk often agricultural goods and that a lot of NI goods may transit the Republic on the way on to other markets via Irish ports.
Skedaddle wrote: » Obviously, but I find sometimes the UK media is not fact checking or challenging these statements at all.
Tropheus wrote: » That all goes back to "the will of the people". There is paralysis amongst the media and political system in the UK. Anyone who seriously challenges Brexit will be held up as a traitor in the right wing rags. This is Cameron's legacy.
PopePalpatine wrote: » Conservative MPs are balloted multiple times (where the least popular candidate gets eliminated) to whittle the candidates down to two, and then every other member of the party is balloted to pick the winner.
Econ_ wrote: » If May was to resign or her leadership contested, what is the mechanism whereby the Conservatives would select a new leader?
The 1922 Committee has an 18-member executive committee, the chairman of which must oversee any election of a new party leader, or any Conservative party-led vote of confidence in respect of the current one; such a vote can be triggered by 15 percent of Conservative MPs writing a letter to the chairman asking for such a vote.
Capt'n Midnight wrote: » and they like to use canon fodder too , setting up no-hopper candidates to see who bites , but that can backfire too when the vote gets split and they go for a compromise that no one really wanted
Strazdas wrote: » Whether IDS actually believes any of that nonsense or is just spewing it out to keep the average Brexiteer quiet is anyone's guess. These are very slippery characters driving the Brexit bus.
Charles Babbage wrote: » He was in British Army in NI in the 70s. He knows perfectly well this is nonsense. It is very irresponsible.
Anti-Semitism row official Christine Shawcroft quits Labour NEC ... Ms Shawcroft - who is a director of the Corbyn-backing campaign group Momentum - resigned from another position as chair of Labour's disputes panel. ... Ms Shawcroft will be replaced on the NEC by comedian Eddie Izzard.
Airbus, which is supplied by GKN, said it would be "practically impossible" to give new business to GKN if Melrose's offer was accepted because it damaged long-term investment prospects in the company, which could reduce R&D budgets and limit innovation.
Mr Martineau feared less freight "could close the port", as there may not be enough business for docks at both Pembroke Dock and Fishguard to operate.
