andygardener Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Officially yes, but Britain was still its biggest trading partner, like it or not. It remains so. We sell more to them than anyone else, we're actually quite away behind you these days in terms of people who buy from them. However major export and import partners are nothing to do with currency linkage which was what we were talking about, officially and actually irish punt currency linkage with Sterling ended in 79. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 What's worth buying in Greece? Land. What else is worth buying in Greece? Cheap booze - but don't buy more than you can drink today. If you own land in one of the stronger countries, hang onto it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 We sell more to them than anyone else, we're actually quite away behind you these days in terms of people who buy from them. However major export and import partners are nothing to do with currency linkage which was what we were talking about, officially and actually irish punt currency linkage with Sterling ended in 79.In a global economy like ours, import and export have a great deal to do with currency linkage. Why is the Greek fiasco so troubling to the American economy? It is because we depend on doing business with a major currency like the Euro, so when it falters and loses value so do we. I don't know if Ireland's better present relationship with the UK is troubling you, but its becoming time to look ahead not behind. I knew full well that the Sterling link was severed in 1979, but that didn't change the counter dependency that has continued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Still not sure how it's going to affect the ordinary man in the street here though. Fewer jobs? Lower pensions? More inflation? Anybody know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Still not sure how it's going to affect the ordinary man in the street here though. Fewer jobs? Lower pensions? More inflation? Anybody know? No. Or as Jeremy Clarkson writes in his newspaper column today: "Of course, we like to think that behind the blustering politicians and the petrol bombs, each European state has a team of wise old eggheads with their fingers on the financial pulse. We see them as calm and with an IQ as high as the Queen’s neckline: Crystal balls with elbows and opposable thumbs. But I’m willing to bet that this weekend they’re all running about, waving their arms in the air with no more clue about what the future holds than my dog." http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article4325871.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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