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Has brexit ruined city of London?

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  • re14796 wrote: »
    What are the chances of the UK getting a good deal from the EU? Will brexit make other EU countries decide to leave the EU?

    Only if they have the balls to stand up to those that would penalise the UK for daring to leave their oh so precious club.
  • re14796
    re14796 Posts: 117 Forumite
    The EU has an incentive to offer a bad deal to set a tough precedent for other EU countries thinking about leaving. The UK 44% of its exports go to the EU, 48% of foreign investment comes from EU. If we lose passporting rights to the EU this accounts for 79% of our GDP.

    The EU has an incentive to offer a bad deal, and the UK has an incentive to take it.

    https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/...n-negotiations
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,619 Forumite
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    edited 2 May 2017 at 9:25PM
    re14796 wrote: »
    The EU has an incentive to offer a bad deal to set a tough precedent for other EU countries thinking about leaving. The UK 44% of its exports go to the EU, 48% of foreign investment comes from EU. If we lose passporting rights to the EU this accounts for 79% of our GDP.

    The EU has an incentive to offer a bad deal, and the UK has an incentive to take it.

    https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/...n-negotiations

    You're forgetting its a two way street. For all the EUs posturing, the UK is probably the EUs single biggest customer.

    In 2015 (latest figures published) we sold approx £230 Billion of goods and services to EU countries. In that same timeframe, EU countries sold us £290 billion of goods and services.

    https://fullfact.org/europe/uk-eu-trade/

    Whos the net loser there if they want to play smart?
  • re14796 wrote: »
    Thousands of banking jobs are going. The European banking authority and the EU medicine authority are leaving.

    No, uncontrolled population growth has ruined London.

    Foreign money pushing the price of property into the stratosphere has ruined London.

    You're welcome.
  • hutman
    hutman Posts: 104 Forumite
    Brexit =good for population cooling and housing prices.
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