altus Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Your daily dose of cognitive dissonance, courtesy of the Grimsby Telegraph: June 2016: 70% of voters in Grimsby area choose to leave EU. November 2017: Grimsby seafood trade seeks Brexit exemption. To be filed under: what the f did you cretins think would happen? I do like the Eurosceptic MP's desperate attempt to put a positive spin on it: Mr Vickers said the possibility of free trade status for northern Lincolnshire’s ports was a sign of post-Brexit optimism. “We couldn’t do that if we wanted to at the moment,” said the Eurosceptic Tory. Completely ignoring the fact that there's no need to do that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) I do like the Eurosceptic MP's desperate attempt to put a positive spin on it: Completely ignoring the fact that there's no need to do that now. Or the full picture, without cherry picking, http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/brexit-exemption-sought-grimsby-seafood-736984 Edited November 8, 2017 by retep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 With regard to GDP isn't a reduction only an issue if it's GDP per capita that's reduced? There was a report from the NHS itself that had estimates for the various flavours of Brexit. I think all of them cost more than £350m but annoyingly I can't find the link now. Not certain, but I think Cyclone posted it originally. As for GPD per capita, I believe it's forcast to reduce post Brexit:- http://www.cityam.com/255191/uk-gdp-growth-stayed-steady-04-per-cent-while-fall https://www.relocatemagazine.com/news/brexit-reducing-eu-migration-would-have-significant-impact-on-uk-gdp-david-sapsted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez8004 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Your daily dose of cognitive dissonance, courtesy of the Grimsby Telegraph: June 2016: 70% of voters in Grimsby area choose to leave EU. November 2017: Grimsby seafood trade seeks Brexit exemption. To be filed under: what the f did you cretins think would happen? Thanks for that. It got a good laugh from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 So imagine you paid someone £50k to run the entire NHS, do you think they'd have the relevant experience and skills? The prime minister is paid less than Simon to run the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Or the full picture, without cherry picking, http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/brexit-exemption-sought-grimsby-seafood-736984 Of course I didn't post the whole article - it would put the forum at risk of being accused of copyright infringement. The original article was available via Loob's link. The "full picture" presented in the article won't make comforting reading for Grimsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Or the full picture, without cherry picking, http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/brexit-exemption-sought-grimsby-seafood-736984 It's still got a 'Turkeys voting for Christmas' feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 It's still got a 'Turkeys voting for Christmas' feel to it. Why did you vote for Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 The prime minister is paid less than Simon to run the country. Cos she's a woman.....obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Why did you vote for Christmas? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkeys_voting_for_Christmas But you knew that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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