Brexit, the economy and house prices (Part 3)

posh*spice

Zero Gravitas nobody makes you read our posts.

You decide to do that.

Put us on ignore if you don't like our posts mate.

Bit funny complaining about posts thst you are choosing to read. The only person making you do that is yourself.

cogito

Another thought on the EU's refusal to talk about trade. Maybe they haven't got a common position because each member country has a different trading relationship and they all want something different. So they won't dicsuss trade because they don't know what they want.

System

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

"Leprechaun economics pushes Ireland's EU bill up by €2bn"

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/leprechaun-economics-pushes-irelands-eu-bill-up-by-2bn-36183349.html

That's before the EU's coffers suffer the loss of UK funding.
Perhaps you think the Irish will carry on enjoying sending the EU an ever-increasing wedge?

Well that's £2bn that'll help fill the gap isn't it?

About a quarter of the UK's net contribution just like that. From Ireland which is hardly the economic powerhouse of the EU.

posh*spice

cogito wrote: »

Another thought on the EU's refusal to talk about trade. Maybe they haven't got a common position because each member country has a different trading relationship and they all want something different. So they won't dicsuss trade because they don't know what they want.

You have to hope that they are working on that in the background.....

System

Fella wrote: »

With respect, in the last year you have literally criticized everything the Brexiteers or the UK Govt have said or done, whilst simultaneously defending literally everything the EU have done.

It makes your opinion meaningless. No matter what the Brexit camp say or do you'll find fault with it. Not matter what the EU do you'll say they're correct.

The lack of self awareness in this post is utterly mind-boggling.

System

cogito wrote: »

Another thought on the EU's refusal to talk about trade. Maybe they haven't got a common position because each member country has a different trading relationship and they all want something different. So they won't dicsuss trade because they don't know what they want.

In which case they must've been delighted Davis didn't call their bluff and, instead, agreed to delay trade talks on the first morning of negotiations.

I'm not completely sure Davis signalling his sheer desperation to start trade talks now is the best of tactics either.

cogito

ilovehouses wrote: »

Well that's £2bn that'll help fill the gap isn't it?

About a quarter of the UK's net contribution just like that. From Ireland which is hardly the economic powerhouse of the EU.

I've thought for some time that if any other country were to leave the EU it would be the Irish. Their biggest trading partners are the UK and the USA, the EU are likely to impose a hard border with the UK, their budget contributions are increasing massively, harmonisation of corporation tax rates will hurt them the most of any country and they haven't forgotten the treatment they received from the EU at the time of the GFC.

posh*spice

posh*spice wrote: »

You have to hope that they are working on that in the background.....

Anyways, of course there'll be a trade deal : only the village idiot would think that there won't be.

A_Medium_Size_Jock

ilovehouses wrote: »

Well that's £2bn that'll help fill the gap isn't it?

About a quarter of the UK's net contribution just like that. From Ireland which is hardly the economic powerhouse of the EU.

Instead of waffling, just for once how about answering the question:
Do you think the Irish will carry on enjoying sending the EU an ever-increasing wedge?

posh*spice

cogito wrote: »

I've thought for some time that if any other country were to leave the EU it would be the Irish. Their biggest trading partners are the UK and the USA, the EU are likely to impose a hard border with the UK, their budget contributions are increasing massively, harmonisation of corporation tax rates will hurt them the most of any country and they haven't forgotten the treatment they received from the EU at the time of the GFC.

But I don't think the polls show that. I think most Irish are still pro EU.