Remoaners Revenge...

phillw

Thrugelmir wrote: »

I thought most old rich people had left the UK for sunnier climates

Depends on how rich you're talking I suppose. There are still a significant number of out of touch old people, some of which just forced their choice of prime minister on us.

ess0two wrote: »

Quite apt the thread name,based on the last few posts.

I'm a proud remoaner, we're owning the word. It means someone who stands up for the good of the country.

Takedap

Thrugelmir wrote: »

The GFC cost us all around £20k each. No one seems particularly bothered. Not least that those that subsequently benefited.

That may be true but I can't remember the Government of the time being stupid enough to go to the noisy table in Wetherspoons to ask them to vote on whether ir not a Global Financial Crisis would be a good idea.


Mind you, if the had done, I've no doubt that some would have voted for it, just to give the Government a kicking.

triathlon

Talking with a friend over breakfast who gives me my best financial advice other than myself.
His words "come the end of the year and we start seeing the Dollar as well as the Euro worth more than the Pound, then watch property being snapped up from buyers all around the world"

You Brexiteers know how to shoot yourself in the foot��

Thrugelmir

Takedap wrote: »

That may be true but I can't remember the Government of the time being stupid enough to go to the noisy table in Wetherspoons to ask them to vote on whether ir not a Global Financial Crisis would be a good idea.

The credit boom that was allowed to develope prior to the GFC was driving the UK economy forwards. Not membership of the EU.

Conina

triathlon wrote: »

Talking with a friend over breakfast who gives me my best financial advice other than myself.
His words "come the end of the year and we start seeing the Dollar as well as the Euro worth more than the Pound, then watch property being snapped up from buyers all around the world"

You Brexiteers know how to shoot yourself in the foot��

Just :rotfl: Honestly the depths to which some people will stoop but congratulations on a record attempt.

Future economic growth will as usual be the deciding factor in how the GB£ performs in future no matter what the detractors say and given that historically the UK has outperformed the EU it doesn't look bad for the UK which is more than you could say for the EU.

MobileSaver

Conina wrote: »

given that historically the UK has outperformed the EU

Of course we have outperformed while being an active member of the EU for almost 50 years so it seems a shame we're throwing all that away now doesn't it... ?

lisyloo

Conina wrote: »

Future economic growth will as usual be the deciding factor in how the GB£ performs in future no matter

So do you think Vauxhall leaving Ellesmere Port is a positive or negative indicator?

Conina

MobileSaver wrote: »

Of course we have outperformed while being an active member of the EU for almost 50 years so it seems a shame we're throwing all that away now doesn't it... ?

Ah, while being a reluctant member that refused the Euro and further integration you mean?

The EU hasn't existed for your "almost 50 years" by the way and in case you didn't realise, that's a major reason we voted to leave: the sneaky way integration has been foisted upon us.

The EU was officially formed 1st November 1993 and this was the beginning of the realisation of the plans of some that wanted increasing federalism rather than the (basically) trade area that existed before, well we know that Britain at the first time of asking has refused this increasing federalism.

Conina

lisyloo wrote: »

So do you think Vauxhall leaving Ellesmere Port is a positive or negative indicator?

For the UK and 1000-odd workers that will probably see their jobs go or for the PSA group that will probably see UK sales of not only Vauxhall vehicles but Peugeot, Citroen and DS collapse as a result?

Conina

lisyloo wrote: »

So do you think Vauxhall leaving Ellesmere Port is a positive or negative indicator?

Read this and then see if you want to ask again.

Foreign investment brings 4,800 new jobs a month to the UK

https://www.pesmedia.com/inward-investment-projects-uk-new-jobs/


This at the height of tensions over Brexit when you might logically expect any decisions regarding investment to be either put on hold or to be decided in favour of alternates, and yet the UK continues to do well regardless.


So go on lisyloo, will 1000 jobs have much impact in terms of national economic growth when almost five times this number are being created every month AND the workforce is at a record high?

It won't be good for those losing their jobs and having been there in the past I sympathise but honestly, the future is far brighter than the possibility of those jobs lost is suggesting.