If we vote for Brexit what happens

CLAPTON

silverwhistle wrote: »

Yes they do. The last figure I saw was a sum of about £106 per head as against our payment of just over £150 per head.

They also have to meet EU regulations and have open movement without having any part in making laws.

Are you saying that an US company has to pay £106 per head to trade with the EU?
What does the EU have to pay trade with USA?

Tromking

Yolina wrote: »

If I have to do a ton of paperwork to stay in the UK, I won't bother and you can keep your green and (no longer quite so) pleasant land, I'll just go somewhere else. Don't underestimate the amount of ill-will that's being generated by those shenanigans. Even if the UK votes in, I may well decide to move country anyway.


No thanks I'll keep my French passport. The UK's been my home for over 20 years, but I'd rather be able to easily up sticks and settle in another EU country if I so wish.

Hey-Ho.
Don`t let the door hit you on the backside on the way out.:)
Ultimately I think the UK will vote to remain by a relatively hefty margin, an ever looser relationship with the Eurozone countries while preserving the economic benefits of remaining in the EU is where the UK population is at the moment.
The only unpleasant part of Europe I can see, is on the mainland at present. Tear Gas, bulldozers and rioting migrants abound in more than one country it seems. Who`s to say that the rest of EU populace aren`t where we are as regards attitudes to the European Project soon anyway.

CLAPTON

Yolina wrote: »

If I have to do a ton of paperwork to stay in the UK, I won't bother and you can keep your green and (no longer quite so) pleasant land, I'll just go somewhere else. Don't underestimate the amount of ill-will that's being generated by those shenanigans. Even if the UK votes in, I may well decide to move country anyway.


No thanks I'll keep my French passport. The UK's been my home for over 20 years, but I'd rather be able to easily up sticks and settle in another EU country if I so wish.

Why do you resent self determination and democracy so much?
Many countries have immigration and residency requirements including the EU : you either obey them or go elsewhere. It is your choice to cut your nose off to spit the face : also somewhat childish.

angrypirate

Tromking wrote: »

Hey-Ho.
Don`t let the door hit you on the backside on the way out.:)
Ultimately I think the UK will vote to remain by a relatively hefty margin, an ever looser relationship with the Eurozone countries while preserving the economic benefits of remaining in the EU is where the UK population is at the moment.
The only unpleasant part of Europe I can see, is on the mainland at present. Tear Gas, bulldozers and rioting migrants abound in more than one country it seems. Who`s to say that the rest of EU populace aren`t where we are as regards attitudes to the European Project soon anyway.

I think if this was on the cards, a massive majority would vote for it. However it isnt. More integration is the only in Merkel and Junckers sights and we're getting it if we stay in regardless of what Cameron claims.

CLAPTON

Catapa wrote: »

In 2006 £1 was worth €1.45, ten years on the Pound has dropped to €1.26, in other words Sterling is weaker than the Euro! Importing much food, energy and pretty much everything else, a weaker pound makes life in the UK dearer and will soon lead to a rise in inflation. Inflation will put pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates, which will lead to a drop in house prices, negative equity, … and a vicious downward spiral: http://iitm.be/€urish

The pound once had about parity to the Euro : hence the pound is much stronger than the Euro. Importing much food, energy etc make life in the UK much cheaper. This keeps inflation low and hence interest rates too : this a virtuous upward spiral leading to major rises in house prices.

(PS for the avoidance of doubt.. treat with caution)

Yolina

Tromking wrote: »

Hey-Ho.
Don`t let the door hit you on the backside on the way out.:)

Don't worry, I'll probably slam it hard enough for it to break :rotfl:

Ultimately I think the UK will vote to remain

I think so too, but that doesn't make me any less annoyed with you lot at the moment

Yolina

CLAPTON wrote: »

Why do you resent self determination and democracy so much?
Many countries have immigration and residency requirements including the EU : you either obey them or go elsewhere. It is your choice to cut your nose off to spit the face : also somewhat childish.

I've said before it's your right to decide whatever you want to do, it's also my right to be p*ssed off as I've been contributing to the UK economy all my working life. I don't have a problem with countries having residency requirements but you agreed to something by being in the EU and now want to move the goalposts.

As I've also said before, if I need to faff about with paperwork to live in a non-EU country (as the UK would be) then Switzerland is a far more attractive proposition

kabayiri

Yolina wrote: »

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I think so too, but that doesn't make me any less annoyed with you lot at the moment

There is nothing to get annoyed with at the moment, IMO.

Nobody has voted yet. This isn't the first referendum held in the EU zone.

Wait a few months and then you get as annoyed as you want (or not)

mayonnaise

Yolina wrote: »

I think so too, but that doesn't make me any less annoyed with you lot at the moment

Please don't be annoyed with all of us.
We're not all ignorant narrow minded angry isolationists.

mayonnaise

kabayiri wrote: »

There is nothing to get annoyed with at the moment, IMO.

Nobody has voted yet. This isn't the first referendum held in the EU zone.

Wait a few months and then you get as annoyed as you want (or not)

Referendum or not, I'd get annoyed too if I had been working for 20 years in a country, (probably paying shedloads of taxes over those years) to be told you're a drain on the NHS, that you steal native's housing and clog up the roads.