Current Affairs EU In or Out

[Bruce Wayne]

It merely states what I’ve been saying all along, the technology can sort it out but it’s the politics that put it down......the title of the piece says it all really.....

That's not what you've been saying though, is it Pete? I work with startups and VCs, and it's really quite consistent the kind of information they value.

1. A concept vaguely explained on the back of an envelope
2. A concept moderately fleshed out but still lacking detail
3. A concept fleshed out and built in prototype form
4. A prototype that has been tested on the market, albeit in small form, and delivered tangible data from the market
5. A widely adopted solution that has been deployed on the market at scale

What you, and all other leavers, have done is #1 in this list. The Economist have gone one better and produced #2, but considering this is the central point of the supposed re-negotiation with the EU, that's absolutely and utterly crap.

 

[ilikecheese]

John Oliver on Last Week Tonight absolutely shredded his bit on Brexit tonight. Apparently you all won't get to see a seen because there are rules about Parliament being shown on comedy shows.

FFS scene.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

FFS scene.

Might not stay up for long

 

[Harryflashman]

JRM taking calls on nick Ferrari , if you’re interested in playing Brexit bingo you’re a bit late they’ve only had one caller and we’ve had Brexit in name only , true Brexit and 17.4m already mentioned .

 

[Jebus_lives]

Bought that when it first came out, with the 'fold down' newspaper style, and several pages.

Album starts well for the first few minutes, then I felt it got bogged down (I think we can find modern parallels, eh, Jebus!).

Best version is at Madison Square Garden, New York, 1978.

I can't think what you might be referring to here lol

 

[Jebus_lives]

Might not stay up for long

Superb that.

 

[Tubey]

Welp, bye Honda.

It's OK though, we're taking back control or something.

 

[roydo]

Welp, bye Honda.

It's OK though, we're taking back control or something.

What have they done/said?

 

[Tubey]

What have they done/said?

Honda to stun ministers with closure of Swindon factory

The Japanese carmaker is expected to disclose plans to close its Swindon plant in 2022, Sky News can reveal.

news.sky.com

3,500 jobs gone, just like that.

But hey, at least our bananas will be bendy, like they always bloody were.

 

[roydo]

Honda to stun ministers with closure of Swindon factory

The Japanese carmaker is expected to disclose plans to close its Swindon plant in 2022, Sky News can reveal.

news.sky.com

3,500 jobs gone, just like that.

But hey, at least our bananas will be bendy, like they always bloody were.

It will be way more than 3500. Honda has been a huge part of Swindon for years and years, and without even thinking I know of one massive employer who make the dashboards and other plastic components for them.

 

[Khalekan]

He's lost credibility mate. He'll say anything to crack on he knows what he's talking about. He hasn't a clue. Bluff.....

He lost credibility on Irish affairs a long time ago, Emlyn

That’s if he ever had any to begin with

 

[Anders_Limpar]

It will be way more than 3500. Honda has been a huge part of Swindon for years and years, and without even thinking I know of one massive employer who make the dashboards and other plastic components for them.

Chair of airbus reckons the multiplier effect for their factory is x6 so assuming roughly the same for Honda in Swindon, it could be over 20k jobs.

 

[Jebus_lives]

It will be way more than 3500. Honda has been a huge part of Swindon for years and years, and without even thinking I know of one massive employer who make the dashboards and other plastic components for them.

Check out @RoryStewartUK’s Tweet:

'you'll have to run it down, just like the coal and steel industry and it'll be in your interests to do it.'

Patrick Minford everybody, beloved of the ERG and champion of pro Brexit economics.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Chair of airbus reckons the multiplier effect for their factory is x6 so assuming roughly the same for Honda in Swindon, it could be over 20k jobs.

I'm no expert, but my impression was that many of the big car companies want suppliers to be so integrated into their systems and ways of working that I'd imagine it would be pretty difficult to switch to another buyer even if one existed.

 

[Jebus_lives]

I'm no expert, but my impression was that many of the big car companies want suppliers to be so integrated into their systems and ways of working that I'd imagine it would be pretty difficult to switch to another buyer even if one existed.

The majority, much like creation of vaccines and medicines, are produced in stages it would seem, parts supplied by a number of different countries and assembly happens in a different place.