If we vote for Brexit what happens

setmefree2

Brexit is less stressful than losing your smartphone, study finds

The death of a loved one topped the charts, with the prospect of imprisonment and home damage just behind

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/brexit-stress-lose-smartphone-study-anxiety-physiological-society-a7633241.html

setmefree2

One year on, how are growers feeling about Brexit?

British plants are being promoted as better deal then ever.

Many growers seem to have changed their view about Brexit a year after most came down firmly in favour of staying in Europe. Almost all UK growers spoken to by Horticulture Week at the British Plant Fair in Stoneleigh said Brexit has had no negative impact on their business, while some said exchange rates are helping trade. A year ago at the same event 80% of exhibitors warned that Brexit could have dire consequences for trade and said they would vote to stay.
British-grown stock is now on a more even playing field price-wise with continental stock and garden retailers such as Hillview Group say "Britpot" promotions are a way to show that British plants are a better deal than ever this season. Nurseries including New Leaf Plants, Wyevale Nurseries and Hillier confirm that there is more interest in homegrown stock this year.
Hillier managing director Chris Francis says exchange rates "have given us an element of difference, a percentage of advantage". Hillier nursery sales have seen 15% growth this year, which Francis said is "a lot to do with changes in the team, product and how we're presenting ourselves, but exchange rates have helped to some degree."
Wyevale Nurseries' Adam Dunnett said: "Overall Brexit has had a positive effect. We're starting to see a little bit of Britpot customers coming through. But loyalty only goes as far as being able to offer the right product at the right price. We are benefitting from the exchange rate at the moment and while that's the case we can push British horticulture and the advantages of UK nursery stock.
"We have upped production a bit and we have a plan to increase production quite a lot over the next few years. Expanding volumes is part of the equation but we're improving efficiencies as well in the supply chain. You have to be super slick now." He points out that customers are only prepared to take on price increase caused by increased wages, transport and other overheads so investing in bringing plants from the field to dispatch with kit such as better lifting machinery can cut costs.
Wyevale Nurseries Colin Turvey added: "From the garden centre side a lot of people are still going to (Dutch trade show) Groen Direkt but saying that the prices are going up. The big comment I'm getting is that British nurseries have been slow to react because it's all very new to us. We have streamlined nurseries and growing extra stock is going to take planning and finance. Speculative growing days are gone."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=72266146

setmefree2

Bob Geldof “thanked God” he and his children hold Irish passports as he vows to “undermine” Brexit

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/bob-geldof-thanked-god-children-10041137

In the words of Rutte - if you don't like it here you can always leave - and go and live in the country of your passport you love so much?

Conrad

.COUNTDOWN TO ARTICLE 50.

Who’s ready for the recession when A 50 is moved?

setmefree2

Interesting opinion

Anywheres vs Somewheres: the split that made Brexit inevitable

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/03/anywheres-vs-somewheres-split-made-brexit-inevitable

always_sunny

Conrad wrote: »

.COUNTDOWN TO ARTICLE 50.

Who’s ready for the recession when A 50 is moved?

What recession? Those on low pay, as soon as the EU migrants are barred they will earn 6 figures!

kabayiri

setmefree2 wrote: »

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/bob-geldof-thanked-god-children-10041137

In the words of Rutte - if you don't like it here you can always leave - and go and live in the country of your passport you love so much?

:rotfl:

Good old Bob.

Still calling himself a singer. That's a pretty alternative fact

A_Medium_Size_Jock

always_sunny wrote: »

And yet most Italian news report such move as being a disaster!

Really?
That just proves to me that you really do need to read more before making such a sweeping (and false, BTW) statement.
Do your abhorrent reactions extend to other Europeans when so much of mainland Europe does not share your adoration for the EU? With not just a large faction in Italy as in my examples but in France, Holland, Poland, Hungary, Austria and even in Germany with surging popularity for the AFD.
That must hurt.


Any way, just today and from just one Italian news source (others are available if you can be bothered to look):

The Italian authorities expect potentially violent foreign extremists to take part in the demonstration set to be held in Rome on March 25 to protest against the European Union on the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2017/03/17/alarm-about-foreign-extremists-in-eu-anniversary-demo-2_6383973a-3b5d-4d27-a5f7-16c2854d4eee.html

Sergio Mattarella speaking of the EU today:

"We know that the structure we have contributed to building can be improved a great deal and all of us have a part to play in making it work better," Mattarella said during a lunch at the presidential palace with speakers of EU parliaments. "The criticism, sometimes ungenerous and groundless, is often rooted in some of the union's limits that we can all see".

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2017/03/17/mattarella-says-criticism-of-eu-sometimes-groundless_36458e88-c2cb-4c1e-a561-1d0cbe2bd4ed.html

But no, you carry on living in your bubble and believing that all of Europe loves the EU as much as you seem to.

CKhalvashi

On the day Theresa May says 'Britain must be a country that rewards talent and hard work, not background and connections' George Osbourne is appointed editor of the Evening Standard.


Welcome to Tory Britain.....

Private_Church

CKhalvashi wrote: »

On the day Theresa May says 'Britain must be a country that rewards talent and hard work, not background and connections' George Osbourne is appointed editor of the Evening Standard.


Welcome to Tory Britain.....

Is that really any different than the response to Hammonds Budget saying how "He (The chancellor) doesn't have a clue about the everyday struggle of the average man or woman across the country" said by one Jeremy Corbyn (Labour Party Leader) he who earns £150,000 a year.....................Welcome to the UK political elite...