Brexit, the economy and house prices part 5

oz0707

Excuse the pun?

Rinoa

CKhalvashi wrote: »

Is there actually a 5t van (preferably chassis cab) built in the UK now? That is the spec of many ambulances due to the higher payload rather than the 3.5t norm.

You're correct. There isn't.

However, as other have pointed out these used to be several thriving commercial vehicle manufacturers in the UK. But over the decades, if we buy a few of our own vehicles, some from France and some from Germany, but the French and Germans only buy their own, then we eventually lose economies of scale, have reduced profits, can't afford the R&D to keep pace with the competition, and the inevitable happens.

At least we have some pseudo UK car production left, but commercial production has been decimated.

gfplux

Passports,
Cars,
Vans,

It is all a cunning plan by the EU to do Britain down.

One element I can agree with.
Many foreigners are quite proud of their country and on occasion will purchase an item made in their country in preference over imported.

Rough_Justice

gfplux wrote: »

Passports,
Cars,
Vans,

It is all a cunning plan by the EU to do Britain down.

One element I can agree with.
Many foreigners are quite proud of their country and on occasion will purchase an item made in their country in preference over imported.

And yet woe betide any Brexiter on this forum who might have the temerity to dare suggest that any UK citizen should ever do the same.

Arklight

Rough_Justice wrote: »

And yet woe betide any Brexiter on this forum who might have the temerity to dare suggest that any UK citizen should ever do the same.

Well don’t worry too much old chap. Once we've left the EU and the stifling straitjacket of appellation controllee, none of us will have any idea where anything comes from.

So you can enjoy chlorinated American chicken in Tesco, chlorinated American healthcare in the NHS, Somerset cheddar made in Wisconsin, and Cornish pasties shipped over from the Kraft processing plant in Toronto and feel good and British about it.

They'll probably slap Union Jacks all over it for you as well. Because vacant images of patriotism is all patriotism is actually about, isn’t it?

mrginge

Arklight wrote: »

Well don’t worry too much old chap. Once we've left the EU and the stifling straitjacket of appellation controllee, none of us will have any idea where anything comes from.

So you can enjoy chlorinated American chicken in Tesco, chlorinated American healthcare in the NHS, Somerset cheddar made in Wisconsin, and Cornish pasties shipped over from the Kraft processing plant in Toronto and feel good and British about it.

They'll probably slap Union Jacks all over it for you as well. Because vacant images of patriotism is all patriotism is actually about, isn’t it?

After the terrible sacking of Owen smith you must be raging at Jeremy the traitor.

Richard_Overton_2911

Arklight wrote: »

Well don!!!8217;t worry too much old chap. Once we've left the EU and the stifling straitjacket of appellation controllee, none of us will have any idea where anything comes from.

So you can enjoy chlorinated American chicken in Tesco, chlorinated American healthcare in the NHS, Somerset cheddar made in Wisconsin, and Cornish pasties shipped over from the Kraft processing plant in Toronto and feel good and British about it.

They'll probably slap Union Jacks all over it for you as well. Because vacant images of patriotism is all patriotism is actually about, isn!!!8217;t it?

Not too different from current era within the EU with imported horse meat under the guise of beef which came in from Eastern Europe via Eire.All those old nags being transported across the EU with fake EU passports only to end up in the food chain. Or the infected chicken eggs by the millions from Holland and Belgium. You gotta love EU food regulations and the tight border controls ,which mean we can all sleep safely at night in knowledge the EU rules work well..............

Once out of the EU we can reminisce about the old days......

Makes one feel positively warm and fluffy..

Luckily the UK being an island its far harder to smuggle semi and fully automatic weapons into the country. Sadly the EU is not so lucky and we will continue to see terrorists use Eastern European semi /fully automatic weapons to kill innocent civiliansEU wide . Now I think most people would be far more worried about that prospect than they would be about a bit of chlorinated chicken but you feel free to continue to ignore the bigger picture..

Remember the remoaners priorities Arky, the agenda is more important than facts...

Arklight

mrginge wrote: »

After the terrible sacking of Owen smith you must be raging at Jeremy the traitor.

Owen Jones had his chance to prove he wasn’t a treacherous two faced weasel, and he chose to spend it on being a treacherous two faced weasel.

I bet May wishes she had such control over her front bench. She appears to have all the authority over Gove, Johnson, Davis and Rees-Mogg as a tea lady in a Bullingdon convention, covering someone else’s shift.

Shame.

Arklight

Richard_Overton_2911 wrote: »

Not too different from current era within the EU with imported horse meat under the guise of beef which came in from Eastern Europe via Eire.All those old nags being transported across the EU with fake EU passports only to end up in the food chain. Or the infected chicken eggs by the millions from Holland and Belgium. You gotta love EU food regulations and the tight border controls ,which mean we can all sleep safely at night in knowledge the EU rules work well..............

Once out of the EU we can reminisce about the old days......

Makes one feel positively warm and fluffy..

That was fairly easily avoided by not buying Findus pancakes. Not exactly the food of the nation.

Britain's stellar food safety has brought us BSE and salmonella infected eggs. If you think the standards that led to that are low, wait until you start having to buy American meat.

Richard_Overton_2911

Arklight wrote: »

That was fairly easily avoided by not buying Findus pancakes. Not exactly the food of the nation.

Britain's stellar food safety has brought us BSE and salmonella infected eggs. If you think the standards that led to that are low, wait until you start having to buy American meat.

Numerous Foods sold by Tesco's was also infected now remind me which supermarket is the largest in the UK?.......Supermarkets that also sold infected burgers included Burger King,Aldi and Lidl.

Thing is you're anti UK vitriol doesn't stand up to scrutiny old son . You make claim after claim that the EU is superior in every way and we will collapse when we leave when the facts are the opposite..

BTW you did know that selmonella was rife across the entire EU didn't you?..........Oh you didn't well now you do.

What wasn't rife across the UK was eggs infected with banned medicines used on hens until we imported it. Now my point is the UK is not perfect in any way but lets get rid of this pathetic vitriol you bang on about where the UK is rubbish and the EU is great...................

The BSE reminds me of the French who broke EU law by refusing to buy/import British Beef after the EU deemed it safe to sell/eat so good luck with defending your beloved EU.....

Point being the EU really isn't all that good at doing anything .

PS: Had plenty of American steak and love it great flavour and so much of it too.