Current Affairs EU In or Out

[magicjuan]

Be the change you want to see in the world.. Ghandi

all the bitching and whining gives the system an opportunity to dictate direction.

Do something about it ffs.

 

[Connor]

Pound at its worst point in 40 years but it's alright, we'll figure it out as we go along.

God have mercy on us.

 

[Deco]

Well.. This is a disaster.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Any post criticising Wilders gets likes from me. Vile human being.

They're the friends Britain has right now. I'm utterly staggered, I mean people were told this over and over again.

 

[peteblue]

Not in the same quantities. Look at the percentage of UK exports that go to Europe and the reverse.

Like I said before, I actually stand to gain personally from a Brexit vote. I am more curious than anything else what is going to happen. I would be very upset if I were about to lose my job because of this, however.

It has nothing to do with percentages and everything to do with value.....

 

[Lee Smith]

So what? I've just lost about 10k from my savings, but yeah, so what.

Were you planning on withdrawing your savings this morning then?

 

[zirc]

He will see it happening over the next few weeks.

I am not blowing smoke. In conversations with higher ups in my organisation we've discussed contingency plans and what has been perfectly clear is that in the event of a Leave vote (not talking about actually leaving the EU or anything beyond the referendum!) a significant portion of our UK operations will have to be shifted somewhere else. People are going to lose their jobs, end of.

 

[bizzaro]

It has nothing to do with percentages and everything to do with value.....

Errr

When that % has a very high value ?

Despite your denials

 

[Moomin]

A victory for Murdoch and the right wing papers.

I voted to remain but I suppose I should embrace the chaos that will follow.

 

[Lee Smith]

Good point , in the meantime lets slide into a recession and hope for the best.

Good point, it's not like we've ever had a recession whilst in the EU is it. As I say, long term vision. Perhaps a short term pain for a long term gain.

 

[Jags..class]

Well you could back to the last election when you voted Cameron in when he promised that he would give us a UK referendum.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Were you planning on withdrawing your savings this morning then?

No, but as per my previous post in this thread, we're considering moving overseas as a result.

 

[bizzaro]

I am not blowing smoke. In conversations with higher ups in my organisation we've discussed contingency plans and what has been perfectly clear is that in the event of a Leave vote (not talking about actually leavijg the EU or anything beyond the referendum!) a significant portion of our UK operations will have to be shifted somewhere else. People are going to lose their jobs, end of.

Told you mate. I'm starting the opening of offices in Dublin in response to this.

It's created enormous issues that frankly we did not want and were not needed.

All thanks to Nigel "£350 million a week on NHS" Farage

and

Boris "self pity city" Johnson

 

[Zezti]

To everyone on here postings pics of the markets or the fact that the pound has fallen, so what, it was nailed on that that would happen in the short term if a Leave vote won. This vote isn't about the prosperity of the UK the day after the referendum, it's a long term vision. Let's revisit how things are looking in 5 years time shall we and stop all the pant wetting

Okay, so tell me something: What are we going to do that's so amazing, in 5 years time we'll all be wealthier and more stable?

Tell me what the plan is. I want to know. Because right now this is like saying "I've just separated by rear wheels from my axel, I'm going to do something, I don't know what yet, but when its done it will be better than before". Meanwhile, all the mechanics (in this analogy, they refer to economists) are looking at you, wondering why you just ruined your Subaru R34.

 

[Kiwi]

To everyone on here postings pics of the markets or the fact that the pound has fallen, so what, it was nailed on that that would happen in the short term if a Leave vote won. This vote isn't about the prosperity of the UK the day after the referendum, it's a long term vision. Let's revisit how things are looking in 5 years time shall we and stop all the pant wetting

A short term loss in confidence can have massive long term effects though.
We're set for a massive reshuffle over the next few months and so I imagine that this instability will have a significant impact on the British economy.

The British Economy is just taken a massive hit, and I doubt it will regain its strength anytime soon given it is no longer part of the European trading block, has to renegotiate deals with every major country and trading block on earth, that doesnt happen overnight.
In the meantime, business will go elsewhere.
There's unlikely to be any financial benefit long term from being free of EU influence.

As a result of this instability and business going elsewhere, we're going to see job losses.