Current Affairs EU In or Out

In or Out

  • In

    Votes: 688 67.9%

  • Out

    Votes: 325 32.1%
  • Total voters
    1,013
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bizzaro said:
I think it utterly disgraceful that Nigel Farage has 'gone to ground' since last Friday - whilst the markets and the economic damage he's caused continues.

Utter trumpet.
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He is calling up radio stations in New Zealand trying to grease them up for a trade deal
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11664618

Mr Farage, who pressured the UK Government to hold a referendum on EU membership and was a leading figure in the Leave campaign, said: "What is even more exciting for me is what we can do with you guys. And I apologise to everybody in New Zealand for what my parents' generation did - we turned our backs on you."
 
bobbydigital said:
He is calling up radio stations in New Zealand trying to grease them up for a trade deal
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11664618

Mr Farage, who pressured the UK Government to hold a referendum on EU membership and was a leading figure in the Leave campaign, said: "What is even more exciting for me is what we can do with you guys. And I apologise to everybody in New Zealand for what my parents' generation did - we turned our backs on you."
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He does know that they're 10000 miles away and are hardly an industrial powerhouse. They have a population less than Scotland and Wales combined. So there is no major market their to support our population with jobs and so on in traded goods and services.

Honestly, is he for real?

Absolute buffoon.
 
ilikecheese said:
The pound taking a pounding and the cost of things about to go up.

An excellent recipe for the collapse of an economy.
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The economy won't collapse. What it will do is cost ordinary people alot - like the last recession in lost jobs and taxes.

Thats what will happen and they warned about it before the vote.

Lost growth.


Instead Nigel Farage is calling New Zealand radiostations...

The man is an idiot.
 
Ruairi77 said:
I don't think anyone would argue that there are problems with the EU but it seems to me that just 'taking the ball and going home' is a rash and dangerous solution. No one wants to salute the EU flag or sing the EU anthem. I've never met anyone who considers themselves European ahead of their respective nation. This will not happen, and if it does, maybe that's the point to consider withdrawal.
Basically, there's a large trading block and if you want to be part of it, you have to play by the rules, rules you get a say in creating. That video is 5 or 6 years old and I fear, in the mean time, there was nothing the EU could do to convince the likes of Farage that it was worth staying. His brand of fervent nationalism belongs in the twentieth century.
British independence day, give me a break!
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Excellent post.
 
bring the ghost on said:
The man is absolute clown.
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Its like he's living 50 years ago.

The world has moved on. The biggest market is on our doorstep and he's orchastrated our exit from it. On less favourable terms!

Then he's ringing up radio stations in countries with populations of 6 million! Thinking this will make up the shortfall.

He can't head to China because of the steel dumping issue. So he's completely lost the plot.

In complete denial about the real world.
 
bizzaro said:
He does know that they're 10000 miles away and are hardly an industrial powerhouse. They have a population less than Scotland and Wales combined. So there is no major market their to support our population with jobs and so on in traded goods and services.

Honestly, is he for real?

Absolute buffoon.
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Not sure. Would assume he knows NZ has a very strong agricultural sector and a free trade agreement with them would severely damage UK farmers.
 
Ruairi77 said:
I don't think anyone would argue that there are problems with the EU but it seems to me that just 'taking the ball and going home' is a rash and dangerous solution. No one wants to salute the EU flag or sing the EU anthem. I've never met anyone who considers themselves European ahead of their respective nation. This will not happen, and if it does, maybe that's the point to consider withdrawal.
Basically, there's a large trading block and if you want to be part of it, you have to play by the rules, rules you get a say in creating. That video is 5 or 6 years old and I fear, in the mean time, there was nothing the EU could do to convince the likes of Farage that it was worth staying. His brand of fervent nationalism belongs in the twentieth century.
British independence day, give me a break!
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Jean Claude Juncker - head of the commission since 2014 - is a federalist and wants rid of member states entirely as they get in the way.

He's from Luxemberg which explains things.

Cameron didn't want him and his appointment and - based on Cameron's knowledge he would NEVER back proper reform - was the beginning of the end really.

Juncker has said some despicable things about Britain. As he just doesn't like us because in 1992 we ruined his little project.

Up to 2014 we would have historically had a veto on his appointment. So this explains why what has happened was made more likely.



The worrying thing is that the UKIP trouble makers have no idea how to run a major economy like the UK.

They promise the earth but frankly look as inept as they sound.
 
bobbydigital said:
Not sure. Would assume he knows NZ has a very strong agricultural sector and a free trade agreement with them would severely damage UK farmers.
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Well the NZ has got a bit of an image problem for dumping lamb on pacific island nations.

Not anything against NZ quite the opposite lovely place.

But the NZ is not going to be the foundation of the future UK economy or growth. Its just not big enough.


Farage is like Corbyn. Just playing politics. With very little idea how to properly run a government.
 
bizzaro said:
The economy won't collapse. What it will do is cost ordinary people alot - like the last recession in lost jobs and taxes.

Thats what will happen and they warned about it before the vote.

Lost growth.


Instead Nigel Farage is calling New Zealand radiostations...

The man is an idiot.
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The Mexican economy back in 1995 went in the crapper when the Peso devalued and inflation suddenly went up something like 50%.

The US bailed them out, or they were headed down a deep dark hole.
 
ilikecheese said:
The Mexican economy back in 1995 went in the crapper when the Peso devalued and inflation suddenly went up something like 50%.

The US bailed them out, or they were headed down a deep dark hole.
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We're not Mexico.

We have a diverse economy and highly skilled workforce. The fundamentals are strong.

What the issue is is COST.

Its going to cost the UK government in lost growth billions!!!!

Its not something we cannot absorb (we have a very large economy). The issue is that it will cost us - when it didn't need to.

So compared to our competitors our growth will not be as strong. It also puts the deficit plan under strain.
 
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