If we vote for Brexit what happens

Rinoa

setmefree2 wrote: »

http://www.cityam.com/237140/eu-referendum-brexit-would-be-as-bad-for-families-as-the-financial-crisis-london-school-of-economics-warns

Yes, this is the Centre for Economic Performance. Partly funded by the European Commission.

They have previously advocated ditching the pound and joining the euro. Just as well we ignored them on that occasion. too.

EDIT: never thought the BBC would employ someone this smart.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35843953

Rinoa

The worlds biggest aircraft maker has now also chosen the UK as their European headquarters, even if there is a brexit.

Maybe the world loves the UK more than the EU.

http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/653737/Boeing-gives-Brexit-ANOTHER-fantastic-boost-by-picking-Britain-for-new-European-HQ

Shakethedisease

Iain Duncan Smith has just resigned from the cabinet. That should free him up for a fair bit of campaigning..

Rinoa

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Iain Duncan Smith has just resigned from the cabinet. That should free him up for a fair bit of campaigning..

At last. A politician with principles.

http://order-order.com/2016/03/18/ids-resigns-from-cabinet/

michaels

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Iain Duncan Smith has just resigned from the cabinet. That should free him up for a fair bit of campaigning..

I wonder if he was soon to be pushed over the UB delays plus his stance on Brexit in which case better to jump on 'principal'.

Plus a big bit of Brexit support will actually come down to whether the tories are mid term unpopular and thus brexit becomes a protest vote in which case destabilizing the govt is also a Brexit play.

happylucky

David Cameron's response to IDS resignation letter is in daily telegraph now. I don't think he's exactly a regretted loss from the tone. Apparently his departure may be relatated to this:

http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/03/17/ids-loses-legal-challenge-to-keep-universal-credit-problems

Well see...

mayonnaise

Rinoa wrote: »

At last. A politician with principles.

http://order-order.com/2016/03/18/ids-resigns-from-cabinet/

You can't be serious. Principles?
He's been a benefit slasher for the last 6 years and now all of the sudden this one meassure is a compromise too far?
Sure thing. :rotfl:

Moby

It's only a few weeks ago when this odious man was punching the air in parliament when cuts to the poorest were announced.....so whats changed his mind?

Priti Patel recently...... . Capital punishment should be brought back as a deterrent.
Ian Hislop........ Yes but people like the the Birmingham six would now be dead.
Patel....... No I said as a deterrent Ian.
Hislop....... They would still be dead.

Be afraid. Patel is the bookies favourite to succeed Smith.:rotfl:

chewmylegoff

Odious or not, he was punching the air when Osborne announced increases to the minimum wage. Do you think the minimum wage should be cut then?

Generali

cells wrote: »

The answer is probably no, they have an immigration policy which is just about attractive enough for a net 400,000 a year to arrive

Personally I would have thought more than 1% a year would have been a deficit figure to sustain and would cause too many Claptons to jump up and down and shake their fists. But it seems 2% sustained is possible and thats in a country that from a casual observer seems fairly anti immigration but thats only going off a few video clips off the TV and net so its probably not all that reliable maybe Generli will comment on how anti or pro immigration the average Australian is

TBH there's a wide range of opinions. I would guess that the Aussie mass opinion where both parents were born in Aus would be something along the lines of, "If you don't love it eff off" (the political slogan isn't 'eff').

That is Aussies welcome people to come to Aus because all Aussies including the Aboriginals came here from somewhere else. However if you do come here respect the traditions and laws, learn the language and become Australian.

Reducing migration isn't a mainstream political issue among the 4 main parties (Liberals and Nationals on the right/libertarian side and Labor and Green on the Left/Trade Union side). Minority parties do stand on policies of slashing migration, especially from countries other than Britain and Ireland (I have been told often that as a white Brit I don't count as foreign) but they've not gotten any traction since the White Australia policies were gotten rid of.

What Aussies don't like is people rocking up in boats, smuggled in horrendous conditions by criminals and they do everything they can to stop the criminal trade in people. I guess the European version is what the Greece/Turkish plan is about: stop the people smugglers. Quite right too as the smugglers are vermin preying on the desperate.