If we vote for Brexit what happens

A_Medium_Size_Jock

It's official; inflation remained at 2.3% in March.
Where's this dramatic jump that was predicted, I wonder?
I see some put this down to a pre-Easter reduction in air fares.
To suggest that this alone affects the entire inflation data to such a degree is (be polite, now) somewhat unlikely.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2017/apr/11/markets-edgy-on-political-risks-ahead-of-uk-inflation-business-live

Conrad

davomcdave wrote: »

In The City there are pretty strictly observed rules against turning offices into housing.

Sure, but none the less with so much commercial space being turned over to resi, I would think commercial market even in inner London would still feel the effects of this supply constraint in general.


Plus I don't for a second think less people will be employed in the City in say 3 years time, it's just another Remainer fantasy.


I had many a debate after the Banking crash about the prospects for London commercial property - sure enough after a bit of a lull, things flourished again. We live in an ever more crowded nation with space at a premium in densely populated areas.

Conrad

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

It's official; inflation remained at 2.3% in March.
Where's this dramatic jump that was predicted, I wonder?
I see some put this down to a pre-Easter reduction in air fares.
To suggest that this alone affects the entire inflation data to such a degree is (be polite, now) somewhat unlikely.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2017/apr/11/markets-edgy-on-political-risks-ahead-of-uk-inflation-business-live

Don't you know, the real pain is always just over the next hill, and of course 2%+ inflation is something new, never had it before now lol

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Our economy is reported to be gaining momentum, in what is being called a global recovery:

Economists at the EY Item Club hiked their 2017 growth forecasts for the UK this week on the basis that exports should rise on the combination of the weak pound and a strengthening global economy.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/04/10/uk-economy-gaining-momentum-global-recovery-takes-hold/


Which kinda ties in nicely with this:

The UK has been the most successful of the G7 group of wealthy nations in boosting its economy and cutting climate emissions in the past 25 years

http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/uk/uk-tops-g7-nations-for-economy-growth-and-emissions-decline-1-4415802

davomcdave

setmefree2 wrote: »

I'm finding it hard to believe that you are any sort of leftie.

If you are on the side of the rich "educated" elites and the other side are the working classes - you are on the wrong side.

Since when did education become a bad thing? My parents both lived in absolute poverty as children (no running hot water, outside toilets, raised by single mothers) in the 1950s and education allowed them to raise themselves out of poverty to a decent lifestyle.

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Heathrow reports a "surging trade" in March as cargo volumes soar at fastest rate for over five years:

Chief executive John Holland-Kaye said: “Surging trade, more domestic connections and more long-haul growth are the bedrock of the UK’s economy.
"Today’s figures put Britain in a strong position as the government begins Brexit negotiations and underline the unique role Heathrow plays as the nation’s global gateway."

http://www.cityam.com/262743/heathrow-hails-surging-trade-march-cargo-volumes-soar

setmefree2

Scarred by history, Flemish rally to avoid a hard Brexit

The Belgian north knows how much damage trade problems with Britain can cause.

Of Belgium’s exports to Britain, 87 percent come from this Dutch-speaking region. In total, 9 percent of Flemish exports head to the U.K.

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois insisted there should be no question of trying to make an example out of the U.K. in Brexit negotiations. And he is far from powerless because Belgium, and therefore the EU, cannot ratify the terms of any free trade agreement with Britain without consent from the regions.

The Flemish argue there is no time to waste.

“We have to negotiate in parallel over the new agreement [on divorce and trade terms] so we don’t get a situation where we have to fall back on World Trade Organization rules,” Bourgeois said, referring to the default global tariff regime that would impose high duties between Britain and the EU.

He added that Europe would need a “trade deal-plus” that would privilege British industry over other countries outside of the EU.

http://www.politico.eu/article/flanders-fabrics-face-brexit-backlash/

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Meanwhile the EU still faces multiple problems which have not just gone away.
The latest on EU/Turkey relations:

A referendum in Turkey on granting President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers is unlikely to ease strained relations with the EU and risks killing off Ankara's stalled bid for membership of the bloc, officials in Brussels say.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-referendum-eu-idUKKBN17C11Y?il=0

setmefree2

Luxembourg in favour of a hard Brexit, says EIU

http://delano.lu/d/detail/news/luxembourg-favour-hard-brexit-says-eiu/142283

wotsthat

setmefree2 wrote: »

If you are on the side of the rich "educated" elites and the other side are the working classes - you are on the wrong side.

Are you posting this from the seventies?