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Homelessness rises 56%
What does this mean for property values going forward? Either rents and property fall a long way or homelessness worse
NHS safe now? TTIP
The silver lining of the referendum is that the privatisation of the NHS via TTIP is now off the agenda. The new probable neo-liberal Tory govt would never allow that :) I would love to be a fly on the wall at the UK (-Scotland and NI) USA trade agreement talks,…
Development land value?
Does anyone know the likely (ballpark) value of 7 acres of land on the edge of a Hampshire coastal village. The land has recently been included in the new local development plan Thanks
What's the plan Stan?
The Leave vote won so what's the plan now?
The Only Way is UP!
Well not in the short-term, anything can happen in the short-term but this is what Bill Gross, probably the most famous bond investor in the world, has to say about the current market for debt: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-09/gross-says-negative-rates-are-like-supernova-that-will-explode In further…
EU: No concessions for UK on single market
https://next.ft.com/content/e1e327ec-3dd8-11e6-8716-a4a71e8140b0
GBP vs USD - where to go from here?
Where does everyone think GBPUSD will be in the near future and in a few years time? i expect a lot of volatility but i can not see it going back above 1.5 for the foreseeable future. and there is a significant risk of it falling to parity although not sure itll get there, probably to 1.1. this is a serious devaluation. i…
Article 50
So... Does anyone think article 50 will be triggered? It seems like an incredibly stupid thing to do without a backup plan.
Why is it OK for politicians to lie?
Why is this OK? I genuinely don't understand. I was going to dump this in the brexit thread but it's not really about Remain/Leave. For something as unimportant as an advert about a packet of crisps there is an ASA, advertising standards authority. They say "Our purpose is to make advertisements responsible and our…
Is the collapse of the EU now the best bet for the UK
I can't help but think that the EU disintegrating in the near future, ie the next couple of years, is now our best chance of minimising the damage which is currently being done to our economy. What are your views fellow MSE'rs
Rats leaving a sinking ship
The EZ is a sinking ship, that much is clear, and now the rats are all leaving the ship. The U.K. Are leading the way out, now several other countries want to get out before it goes down.
The UK and the EU 23rd June 2020
What will actually happen and when? Edit: Based on the results so far no one seems to know what they were voting for / against....
Cameron was wrong to resign...
I personally think that even though the majority voted to leave he was wrong to resign. I'm sorry but he was elected to run the country at the last election and he called this referendum. He is also on record in PM's questions saying 'no' when asked if he would resign if britain voted to leave. I think regardless of his…
General Election - Lib Dem Government?
The possibility of this "An early general election can only be called under the Act if either a motion (as worded in section 2(2) of the Act) that there shall be an early parliamentary general election is passed by the House of Commons with at least two thirds in favour of the motion; or if a motion of no confidence (as…
City banks: please keep all EU red tape
Including the bonus cap. https://next.ft.com/content/bbabb504-3d4b-11e6-9f2c-36b487ebd80a
As expected: Osborne: 'Absolutely' have to cut spending and raise taxes
Link here to article. George Osborne has said that the government will "absolutely" have to cut public spending and raise taxes following Friday's referendum decision to leave the European Union. The chancellor said it is key that Britain provides fiscal stability in the wake of the Brexit decision. "We are in a prolonged…
Will the losers accept the result and move on
Or will we forever be a divided nation? Will future elections be split both by party and EU stance? I fear a scotland
Professor Duggan
I posted this video earlier to give people an insight into the EU Post-Remain and Post Brexit. It is still worth a watch probably more so now. :( If you wish to understand the current situation, it doesn't get better than this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USTypBKEd8Y Transcript:…
EU - why do we need trade agreement with it instead of agreements with individual cou
I may miss something - we seem to trade with countries that are not in the EU ok ( USA , China and so on). Why are politicians and media talk about agreement with the EU as an entity as the only possible solution? Why not to arrange agreements with individual eu countries?
A Brexiters view
MoneySavingExpert Insert: Hi all, if you want to see Martin's view on us leaving the EU read our news story: Martin's reaction to Brexit – what will it mean for the economy, mortgages, savings and more? Back to the original post... As the majority of those on this board seem to be in the Remain camp I thought I'd post this…

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