[Politics] Brexit

[daveinprague]

1,056 EU related documents?Without that lot,maybe our MP's could do some work related to the UK instead.That's a good enough reason to leave on it's own!

However, the point is... 49% quoted 'sovereignty' as their main reason for voting Brexit. We have never lost it. Its sort of stupid.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Why wait if it seems the mood in the country has shifted? It would be ridiculous to carry out the wishes of the people from 2 to 5 years earlier, against the current desire of the nation, wouldn't it?

I assume you would have supported another referendum if the result has been reversed in favour of remaining ? Yeh, OK !!!!!

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Big business in this country doesn't. Why should it be different?

You do know that uk counts for a MASSIVE 7 per cent of German exports don't you? Whereas 44% of ours go to the EU. Yep. This is all about us holding the aces. Sheesh.

But you're not making a comparable comparison. You've just compared a single country's exports ( Germany ) to a single country ( i.e. us ) and then compared it to our exports to TWENTY SEVEN countries !!!

 

[Blue3]

The EU is looking at how it will account from the loss of the UKs membership fees, one idea is to charge anyone outside the EU a small amount every time they wish to visit EU countries so make the most of the next two years to see the rest of Europe

 

[Westdene Seagull]

The EU is looking at how it will account from the loss of the UKs membership fees, one idea is to charge anyone outside the EU a small amount every time they wish to visit EU countries so make the most of the next two years to see the rest of Europe

Why would paying a small amount prevent any of us seeing the rest of Europe ?

 

[Deleted member 22389]

The EU is looking at how it will account from the loss of the UKs membership fees, one idea is to charge anyone outside the EU a small amount every time they wish to visit EU countries so make the most of the next two years to see the rest of Europe

The tourist industry in Spain, France and Italy needs us more than we need them.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The tourist industry in Spain, France and Italy needs us more than we need them.

Are we not allowed to holiday in Europe after we leave?!

 

[Blue3]

The tourist industry in Spain, France and Italy needs us more than we need them.

Agree but that's not the point it that if this were to be enacted upon holidays in Europe will cost more in a couple of years

 

[Blue3]

Why would paying a small amount prevent any of us seeing the rest of Europe ?

It won't I was just pointing out if it became EU law holidays will cost more in two years time

 

[Blue3]

The EU is looking at how it will account from the loss of the UKs membership fees, one idea is to charge anyone outside the EU a small amount every time they wish to visit EU countries so make the most of the next two years to see the rest of Europe

I guess what I am saying is we will be paying the EU if we are in or out one way or another

 

[Jim D]

Are we not allowed to holiday in Europe after we leave?!

Didn't you hear? After Brexit all holidays have to be taken in the USA, and we will get a special compulsory exchange rate of 1:1. It's part of Trump's new trade deal that they will sign on day 1. We'll make America rich again.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Didn't you hear? After Brexit all holidays have to be taken in the USA, and we will get a special compulsory exchange rate of 1:1. It's part of Trump's new trade deal that they will sign on day 1. We'll make America rich again.

Surely if it's a deal brokered with Trump we'll also get a 2 for 1 deal with holidays in Russia as well?

 

[Two Professors]

The EU is looking at how it will account from the loss of the UKs membership fees, one idea is to charge anyone outside the EU a small amount every time they wish to visit EU countries so make the most of the next two years to see the rest of Europe

Coo.Are they expecting 20 billion tourists per annum?

 

[Two Professors]

Are we not allowed to holiday in Europe after we leave?!

Well,if we are,we won't be allowed to fly there,according to some of the fruit-loops on here!

 

[Jim D]

Surely if it's a deal brokered with Trump we'll also get a 2 for 1 deal with holidays in Russia as well?

Only if everyone stays in a Trump hotel

 

[Lincoln Imp]

You found no examples of me describing anyone as 'mentally retarded' then. Can you find any examples where I imply people are simple minded?

Simple minded and mentally retarded mean pretty much the same thing. You regularly label people who disagree with you with a word the primary definitions of which include simple minded, insane and crazy. Fair enough. I actually find your description 'undemocratic' more unpleasant.

 

[Albumen]

There's no way Brexit will happen.

 

[ManOfSussex]

I wonder what these ordinary Brexit voting men of the people were discussing in a hospitality box at Lord's last week.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

But you're not making a comparable comparison. You've just compared a single country's exports ( Germany ) to a single country ( i.e. us ) and then compared it to our exports to TWENTY SEVEN countries !!!

I guess the important points on this subject are:

About 46% of the UK’s exports go to other EU countries, while somewhere between 8-17% of exports from other EU countries go to the UK. depending on how you measure it.

Regarding the value of that trade to the UK and other EU countries’ economies, exports to the rest of the EU are worth about 13% of the UK’s economy, and exports from other EU countries to the UK are worth about 3-4% of the value of those countries’ economies taken as a whole.

 

[Two Professors]

I wonder what these ordinary Brexit voting men of the people were discussing in a hospitality box at Lord's last week.

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