Magilla Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) An FTA that Canada signed is achievable. Pretty sure the EU offered it ages ago, even made it sweeter by calling it Canada+ (or was it ++), the UK ruled it out. Especially since we are already in a starting position of complete alignment. Things are as easy or as difficult as the particpants want to make them. That FTA isn't the same as the open market now. But is a good FTA. The city is also looking at trading virtually as-is on Equivalence. Equivalence = follow EU rules, there will never be any movement to change it. It's just a name. It hasn't stopped the majority of banks moving their EU related operations out of the UK and into the EU. I can fully accept understand people wanting to Remain from a fundamental perspective. But there's way too much of an accpetance or fear that anything other than what we've been given is too difficult / impossible. Nothing is impossible, the EU might just decide to cave on it's principles and reason to exist, it just seems unlikely. As such, it doesn't seem to have been a good idea to vote to bet your nations economy and prosperity on something you've been promised that in all likelihood is not going to happen. Edited November 15, 2018 by Magilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 constantly projecting a picture of Leave voters being thick Despite repeating the mantra, I've seen very little evidence of people doing this. There is a vast difference between being 'thick' and being uneducated. Being uneducated puts you at a real disadvantage when it comes to discriminating between truth and lies especially when you are being bombarded by lies, fake news and very partial mainstream media coverage of the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Jacob Rees Mogg has put in letter of no confidence . The first of many . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Jacob Rees Mogg has put in letter of no confidence . The first of many . Recent polls of Moggs constituancy show they would now vote to remain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 No Deal sorts that one out . Into a situation where Argentina has to agree to our proposed tariff schedule. Along with Haiti, Tonga, Chad and many others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Well,this Brexit malarkey has all become a bit of a bad joke. Speaking of which, a castaway on a desert island was granted three wishes by a passing unicorn,who thought that he deserved a good night. His 3 wishes were,his favourite food accompanied by the finest wines and the company of the best woman in the world. That evening his meal was served,with a selection of wines,and then Mother Theresa arrived ? Moral,you must be very explicit when making wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Into a situation where Argentina has to agree to our proposed tariff schedule. Along with Haiti, Tonga, Chad and many others... At least we'll have control.......Oh, hang on a sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) Nice work. Remain voters were all carefully considered, read all the relevant pros and cons and came up with the right choice. leavers just believed what they were told, and followed blindly. One guy dredged up for a sound bite proves the whole point. Very educated indeed sir, or are you engaging in Confirmation Bias??? I think the difference is that Remain voters knew exactly what Remain looked like; they had lived with it for over 40 years. They knew precisely what they voted for. Leave voters had no idea of what Leave looked like - they were just promised some pie in the sky dreamworld where they could have their cake and eat it. Even arch Brexiteer said (albeit a year after the vote) that the benefits wouldn't be apparent for 50-100 years from now. Now that it's clear that there is no deal better than remaining in the EU, many are realising what they've done. Edited November 15, 2018 by bendix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Productivity = GDP per hour worked according to the OECD https://www.ft.com/content/0e2d7ed6-2e89-11e8-a34a-7e7563b0b0f4 Yes I know but per capita takes into account the number of people in the country and not just the number of hours worked which is a better and fairer way of comparing countries GDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodview Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Despite repeating the mantra, I've seen very little evidence of people doing this. There is a vast difference between being 'thick' and being uneducated. Being uneducated puts you at a real disadvantage when it comes to discriminating between truth and lies especially when you are being bombarded by lies, fake news and very partial mainstream media coverage of the issues. So do you think these uneducated types should be prevented from voting in referendums and elections in the future, to ensure the correct outcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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