If we vote for Brexit what happens

setmefree2

cells wrote: »

well I hope its that simple but I suspect not. For a start the uk is a big importer of cars its difficult to see how we could very quickly change the suppliers. For example lets pretend we import 2 million German cars a year (we dont but pretend) and we are now going to import 2 million Korean cars instead. Does korea have the capacity to increase car production by 2 million units in say 1 years time? doubtful. Also if the EU is making a million less cars for us and earning £20B less from that, it means our biggest customer now has £20B less to buy goods from the uk

Everyone would adjust. Businesses operate in global changing environments with or without Brexit.

mayonnaise

setmefree2 wrote: »

Everyone would adjust. Businesses operate in global changing environments with or without Brexit.

Has Clapton hacked your account or did you change your tune dramatically since the vote?

setmefree2

mayonnaise wrote: »

Has Clapton hacked your account or did you change your tune dramatically since the vote?

I'm a realist. I also tend to go to extremes in arguments to hear other people's points of view. (I did vote Remain, however.)

Now we're out - I'm prepared to run with everyone's decision and be optimistic for our future. I learnt a lot from the Brexiters posts and I take the positives from their arguments.

I've also made money (repatriated some dollars Friday and bought some shares - didn't get as many as I'd hoped). Well, it is MSE

gfplux

This absolutely hilarious, a piece of genius.
It doesn't matter which side you are on. In or out if you have a sense of humour your will laugh out loud.

https://youtu.be/-a6HNXtdvVQ

It's of one of those Hitler bunker videos. Always fun.

setmefree2

gfplux wrote: »

This absolutely hilarious, a piece of genius.
It doesn't matter which side you are on. In or out if you have a sense of humour your will laugh out loud.

https://youtu.be/-a6HNXtdvVQ

It's of one of those Hitler bunker videos. Always fun.

:rotfl::rotfl:Really am laughing out loud.

buglawton

setmefree2 wrote: »

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/06/28/brexit-fix-add-uk-to-nafta.html

Anything's possible. Right?

Yup, post-Brexit UK would make a lovely new bride for some or other trading bloc.

gfplux

prowla wrote: »

Did you go to uni?

No, I left school at 16, not sure how that is relevant, but my daughter did.
A Luxembourg citizen she studied in England. Has a Batchelors and a Masters in English. She came home last year.
If we were going through this for entry in September 2017 she would be looking elsewhere. England is not alone in the EU offering English degrees.

setmefree2

Brexit: No EU compromise on freedom of movement

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36659900

I think that rules out Norwegian or Swiss option.

The Canadian Type deal ?

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) between the EU and Canada is not yet in force, although it has been in the making for seven years.
It gives Canada preferential access to the EU single market without all the obligations that Norway and Switzerland face, eliminating most trade tariffs. However, some "sensitive" food items, including eggs and chicken, are not covered by it.
Canadian exporters will have to prove that their goods are entirely "made in Canada", which imposes extra costs, to prevent imports entering the EU through a "back door".
The services sector is only partially covered by Ceta.
Crucially, a Ceta-type deal would not give UK financial services the EU market access that they have now. It would be hard for London-based banks to get "passporting" rights for their services in the EU - rights that they value hugely now.
It would also mean that firms that export to the EU would have to comply with EU product standards and technical requirements without having any say in setting them.
And critics of such a plan point out that the UK has a complex web of ties to the EU - much more than Canada.

The Singapore and Hong Kong approach

• City states do not impose import or export tariffs at all - a unilateral free trade approach
• Some advocates of Brexit have said the UK should adopt a unilateral free trade policy - dropping all tariffs and relying on the World Trade Organisation's framework - as reported by the Financial Times.
• For example Hong Kong's free trade policy means the Chinese special administrative region maintains no barriers on trade. The Hong Kong government says it "does not charge tariff on importation or exportation of goods. Import and export licensing is also kept to a minimum."
  This approach may have some appeal to Brexiteers whose ideology favours no trade restrictions.
  It would be likely to gather less support from disaffected Labour voters and left-wing critics of the EU.
  No tariffs of any kind could have a strongly negative effect on the UK's agriculture and manufacturing sectors, as importing goods such as food and steel would in many cases be cheaper than producing them in the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36639261

CLAPTON

gfplux wrote: »

No, I left school at 16, not sure how that is relevant, but my daughter did.
A Luxembourg citizen she studied in England. Has a Batchelors and a Masters in English. She came home last year.
If we were going through this for entry in September 2017 she would be looking elsewhere. England is not alone in the EU offering English degrees.

surely if her parents are UK citizens she can hold a UK passport

Sapphire

setmefree2 wrote: »

I'm a realist. I also tend to go to extremes in arguments to hear other people's points of view. (I did vote Remain, however.)

Now we're out - I'm prepared to run with everyone's decision and be optimistic for our future. I learnt a lot from the Brexiters posts and I take the positives from their arguments.

I've also made money (repatriated some dollars Friday and bought some shares - didn't get as many as I'd hoped). Well, it is MSE

From a leaver, I admire you. I think you are right – there's far too much negative spin at the moment. And congratulations on making some money, as I'm sure many others have!:)