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If we vote for Brexit what happens

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  • AnotherJoe
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    one can be absolutely sure that if gfplux says something is unbiased then it is a totally europhile load of nonsense.
    in this case it loses the plot in the first couple of paragraphs.

    we need to initiate article 50 right now.

    Right, is that because we really need to shoot ourselves in the left foot a few weeks after getting the right one with both barrels?
  • CLAPTON
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    AnotherJoe wrote: »
    Right, is that because we really need to shoot ourselves in the left foot a few weeks after getting the right one with both barrels?

    why would you say that?
  • Crashy_Time
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    http://wolfstreet.com/2016/08/05/italian-european-banking-crisis-bailouts/
  • buglawton
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    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    Japan's services industries would disagree with you.

    Remind me again - what percentage of the UK economy is Services?

    50% of Japans exports are vehicles and machinery. It's never been thought of as an exporter of services and obviously doesn't need to be.

    Comparing an apple with a pear here.

    But we were talking about exports not about percentage of economy that's services. Like all developed countries Japan's got a huge internal service sector. Perhaps because it's not all that amenable to importing services.

    Meanwhile unemployment in Japan is an astonishingly low 3.5%. Not bad for a sovereign nation that's not part of a protection club.

    (Reposted in context)
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
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    edited 7 August 2016 at 6:56PM
    gfplux wrote: »
    An excellent article. Neither Brexiteers or remainders will have any cause to critisize or shout bias.

    Interesting article.

    It touches on the challenge May will have in trying to achieve political legitimacy within the UK for any final deal to ensure it remains settled...

    In order to settle this for the long term at the very least it will need a Parliamentary vote - and quite possible another referendum or General Election - and given 70% of MP's are anti-Brexit and more of the public want to stay in the Single Market than leave it this is not going to be easy for the govt.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • AFF8879
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    http://wolfstreet.com/2016/08/05/italian-european-banking-crisis-bailouts/

    Looks like an objective, reliable source ;)
  • Crashy_Time
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    AFF8879 wrote: »
    Looks like an objective, reliable source ;)


    I`ll take that as nothing to worry about with the EZ banks then? Phew....I was worried for a minute there.......:rotfl::rotfl:
  • Thrugelmir
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    cells wrote: »
    A lot of exports aren't interchangeable. So for instance if Russia exports a lot of natural gas to Germany we can't go to the Germans and say stop importing that natural gas and buy some media services from us instead.

    We don't need to buy German cars.
  • AnotherJoe
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    why would you say that?

    Because once we trigger A50 we are on a deadline and have immediately weakened our negotiating position. At the moment we hold a fair bit of strength since it's our choice when to pull the trigger
  • System
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