Brexit the economy and house prices part 6

andrewf75

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

So how are you going to increase the rainfall?

And I said nothing about foreigners stealing our water, I simply stated that, in a country that already has frequent water shortages, increasing the population by such a large percentage is not going to help matters.

As fod analyzing the local Polish community, it would be a bit tricky as they do not like outsiders.

We have water shortages because of rubbish infrastructure, where some ridiculous percentage is lost via leaks. People also waste a vast amount. I'm not in favour of high immigration, but I really don't think water availability in any way limits our population capacity! Water is a resource we have plenty of.

gfplux

There is without question an advantage in Britain staying out of the EU for British exporters.
The long slow decline in value of the pound (weak) against the Euro (strong) has been a major bonus to British manufacturing.

However there is a distinct disadvantage for the price of imported goods and the raw meterials used in British manufactured products.

In addition the pounds long slow decline against the USD has had the same effect.

Will Brexit halt the decline of the pound?

Tromking

Herzlos wrote: »

True, you guys are getting it a lot worse than we are. You should elect politicians that don't screw you at every opportunity.

Well done, you’ve assimilated well.

Tromking

Merkel just repeated Macron’s call for an EU army, she’s described it as a real European army and interventionist.

Carl31

Herzlos wrote: »

1 in 5 leavers polled by currency company would change vote because of holiday costs, half concerned about increased costs of going on holiday:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/brits-admit-regretting-brexit-vote-13577652

Who'd have thought leaving the EU would make it more expensive to go to Europe?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-brexit-visas-no-deal-british-citizens-latest-a8631671.html

Mirror readers can stop panicking about their holidays

Thrugelmir

mayonnaise wrote: »

We used to have something called reservoirs.

We still do. However the water has to get into them first. Secondly the water needs to be transported. Water is drawn from rivers as well.

Late in the day to keep on building in certain areas then wonder where the water supply is going to come from. Perhaps we need to consume less. Stop golf clubs watering their fairways and greens etc.

A_Pandiculation

Carl31 wrote: »

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-brexit-visas-no-deal-british-citizens-latest-a8631671.html

Mirror readers can stop panicking about their holidays

AKA another remainer project fear lie exposed.

ruperts

We get occasional water shortages because it doesn't make financial sense to spend money building capacity that might only be required once every X years. It's for the same reason that we don't maintain big fleets of snowploughs like countries that get regular heavy snowfall do. It makes sense for those other countries because they know it's going to snow every year. Whereas we might spend millions on them and not get significant snowfall for a decade. Likewise, no point spending billions on additional water capacity that you might never need.

A_Pandiculation

Thrugelmir wrote: »

We still do. However the water has to get into them first. Secondly the water needs to be transported. Water is drawn from rivers as well.

Late in the day to keep on building in certain areas then wonder where the water supply is going to come from. Perhaps we need to consume less. Stop golf clubs watering their fairways and greens etc.

Don't forget that we're getting warmer & drier too. Even wet Scotland is going to see drier summers, we're told.

I did wonder why some remainers here were so reluctant to acknowledge anything positive about Brexit and now I understand why.
It's because they're pro-EU Scots diisidents!!

Thrugelmir

A_Pandiculation wrote: »

Don't forget that we're getting warmer & drier too. Even wet Scotland is going to see drier summers, we're told.

What matters is the rainfall over a 12 month period. The aquifers need good levels of rainfall in order for the water to soak through and top them up.