Brexit, the economy and house prices part 5

Arklight

Rinoa wrote: »

We'll do whatever we did before 1973. Don't recall any problems back then.

Would you like to just go back to 1973?

Rinoa

Arklight wrote: »

Would you like to just go back to 1973?

We had a manufacturing industry back then. 1972 was the peak year for car production - 46 years ago.

Then we joined the biggest free trade area on the planet.

wunferall

gfplux wrote: »

Please stop shouting. Thank you.

It has been said already.
They are headlines.
Perhaps you could instead direct your attentions to making worthwhile posts to this thread? And maybe I should post this three times in response as you felt it necessary to do?

wunferall

gfplux wrote: »

A free trade deal will sadly not stop the que of lorrys.
Even on the Calais side.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/customs-checks-will-cause-huge-tailbacks-warns-calais-port-boss

From that.

Jean-Marc Puissesseau made an impassioned plea to Theresa May and Michel Barnier to put plans in place immediately to avert congestion in Calais and Dover

a leading politician for the Calais region said the problems in France would be 10 times worse than at the Irish border

It looks like they're worried that Barmier isn't paying them any attention. Wouldn't that be a surprise?

StevieJ

Rinoa wrote: »

We'll do whatever we did before 1973. Don't recall any problems back then.

Was that as a member of EFTA?

buglawton

It looks like 40% of UK imports currently come from outside of the EU. Haven’t heard of any special logistical problems with that share. Which could be rapidly ramped up if the EU wants to stop its businesses selling to us.

wunferall

buglawton wrote: »

It looks like 40% of UK imports currently come from outside of the EU. Haven!!!8217;t heard of any special logistical problems with that share. Which could be rapidly ramped up if the EU wants to stop its businesses selling to us.

You're being naughty and using (spit) logic again aren't you? That doesn't go down well with certain remainers.

https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/gbr/

In 2016 the United Kingdom exported $404B, making it the 10th largest exporter in the world.

In 2016 the United Kingdom imported $625B, making it the 4th largest importer in the world.

According to some we should have queues reaching to the moon with the problems caused by all this trade.

Arklight

An excellent piece here in the Guardian about the future of Gibraltar.

It would be foolish to think the European Union alone brought these conflicts to a close. Nevertheless, for Gibraltar and Northern Ireland !!!8211; for England itself, if England had the wit to recognise it !!!8211; the EU offered an escape hatch from an imperial identity. Hard edges have been softened; sovereignty means less; historic anomalies such as Northern Ireland and Gibraltar have an easier time. Gibraltar, which had no future as a military base for a country losing its military strength, makes a better living out of selling car insurance.

Perhaps the newsagent now sells El Pa!s. Just 4% of Gibraltarians voted to leave the EU. The will of the people in its old imperial homeland has put it in a very hard spot.

Little Englanders would do well to try and better understand that Gibraltar and Northern Ireland may be British in name, but those particular plants have very long roots that spread to the EU.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/10/gibraltar-eu-britain-european-union-empire-brexit

wunferall

Arklight wrote: »

An excellent piece here in the Guardian about the future of Gibraltar.

Little Englanders would do well to try and better understand that Gibraltar and Northern Ireland may be British in name, but those particular plants have very long roots that spread to the EU.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/10/gibraltar-eu-britain-european-union-empire-brexit

It's generally much better to stick to official reports rather than somebody's opinion as your post was.

“It is a reflection of the position that Gibraltar and the United Kingdom are leaving the European Union in 2019 and of the policy of the Government of expanding our links with the Commonwealth at the same time.”

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/on-euro-weekly-news/gibraltar-news/1471912-eu-flag-replaced-with-commonwealth-flag-in-gibraltar

Gibraltar and UK Government agree measures to ensure strong relationship continues

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gibraltar-and-uk-government-agree-measures-to-ensure-strong-relationship-continues

Herzlos

wunferall wrote: »

Are you deliberately misunderstanding?
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/source
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/host
My usage then is correct. Now kindly cease the unwarranted and incorrect pedantry.


I mean it's not like some remainers deliberately try to misrepresent what is actually said or anything on a regular basis in these forums, is it? Your own post does just that just as an example. You might all laugh but those of a more discerning nature just sigh and move on, which I politely suggest you now do.

So you're saying that David Davis, Brexit secretary, is a poor source of information on Brexit? I can't disagree there; the guys an incompetent liar. Still, he's as official a source as is possible so we have to assume he's telling the truth until he's caught out lying again.