Brexit, the economy and house prices part 5

Herzlos

Theophile wrote: »

Was on the continent last week and it struck me how little (if any) coverage these latest brexit happenings got in their media.
We're not driving anyone mad, tracey. They just got utterly bored with the whole thing.
Europe has moved on and has lost interest in our foot stamping and dummy spitting. Good, I thought.

Exactly, beyond an initial !!!!!!? and a bit of cheeky comments the EU got bored of Brexit almost immediately. We're leavingm they'll deal with it,who cares?

I think it's only consuming so much UK media time is because noone has the faintest idea what's going on.

tracey3596

studentguy wrote: »

Only because the Daily Mail has been feeding people anti-EU propaganda for years.

Oh the desperation!
Decisive that, The Mail with it's circulation of under 1.5 million from a population of 65 million will have made all the difference.
The Financial Times Europhile stance will be why the better-educated supposedly voted for the EU too I suppose?
Yes, they both had a vital impact in the referendum.
:rotfl:

The reality is that it's the EU that has been recognized for years as a prime proponent of propaganda here in the UK and elsewhere within the EU.
This is from Open Europe in 2008:

The openly stated aim of the EU’s “Information and Communication Strategy” is to “boost awareness of the Union’s existence and legitimacy, polishing its image and highlighting its role.

http://archive.openeurope.org.uk/Content/documents/Pdfs/hardsell.pdf
Have a read because it is interesting stuff indeed.

This use of propaganda was highlighted late last year by this in The Times, for example:

EU’s €3m war chest to fund Brussels ‘propaganda’

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eus-3m-war-chest-to-fund-brussels-propaganda-g0v0zqfls

Then of course even insidious things like the wide use of the blue EU signs saying "This project is funded by the European Union" are propaganda when the reality is that such things are in fact funded by our own money which has been paid to the EU and then returned to fund the project.

tracey3596

Theophile wrote: »

Was on the continent last week and it struck me how little (if any) coverage these latest brexit happenings got in their media.
We're not driving anyone mad, tracey. They just got utterly bored with the whole thing.
Europe has moved on and has lost interest in our foot stamping and dummy spitting. Good, I thought.

The humour was too subtle for you then?
:rotfl:

tracey3596

Herzlos wrote: »

Genuine curiosity, as you post links to lots of articles with titles that support the point you're making (brexit will be a success because investment is still happening), but with article text that either invalidates your point or heavily caveats it. It genuinely looks like you're posting links without reading the content, and that's just a waste of everyones time.

What utter rubbish.
You're just absolutely determined to disparage every single piece of news which is not pro-EU; that's why most of your posts contain what in reality amounts to no more than bickering without substance.

I see that you too completely missed the humour - or did you just not like it?

Herzlos

Papers are read by more than one person, and the mail online is the most popular English language news website, and 27th most popular website in the uk, so I think it's reach is far wider than circulation numbers imply.

phillw

Theophile wrote: »

Trustpilot! :doh:

EE gets 1.6/5 on Trustpilot
Virgin Media 1.0/5
Scottish Power 0.5/5

Are these outfits about to go bust also?
Brexiteer logic at its best....:rotfl:

Late last year Toys R Us were reporting a healthy increase in sales, but warned that currency drop caused by brexit was a risk.

They seem to not only be popular with customers, but pretty good at predicting the future too.

Rough_Justice

Theophile wrote: »

Was on the continent last week and it struck me how little (if any) coverage these latest brexit happenings got in their media.
We're not driving anyone mad, tracey. They just got utterly bored with the whole thing.
Europe has moved on and has lost interest in our foot stamping and dummy spitting. Good, I thought.

I am so pleased that you noticed that "the continent" is really not interested in Brexit, in direct contrast to the "We're a laughing stock" as imagined by so many Europhiles.

Rough_Justice

phillw wrote: »

Late last year Toys R Us were reporting a healthy increase in sales, but warned that currency drop caused by brexit was a risk.

They seem to not only be popular with customers, but pretty good at predicting the future too.

Increased sales does not by implication mean increased profits though does it?
Also it was last year that the parent company in the USA went bankrupt.

Rough_Justice

Herzlos wrote: »

Papers are read by more than one person, and the mail online is the most popular English language news website, and 27th most popular website in the uk, so I think it's reach is far wider than circulation numbers imply.

Yes but far wider meaning the readers come from where exactly? You can't say with any degree of accuracy and the likelihood is that a huge proportion of online readers are from outside the UK.
You're clutching at straws suggesting the Daily Mail coerced voters.
More so given the general derision it receives in these forums.

tracey3596

phillw wrote: »

Late last year Toys R Us were reporting a healthy increase in sales, but warned that currency drop caused by brexit was a risk.

They seem to not only be popular with customers, but pretty good at predicting the future too.

Link for that please?