Colkitto Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 2 hours ago, McSpreader said: A lot of people in business are really happy the pound has fallen as it was overpriced anyway. That's the problem with having a strong, vibrant economy, stable democracy , a well educated work force with good worker's rights and access to unlimited cheap labour. This fall is, in part, a correction. Inward investment , already high, could now increase ( if people stopped being negative about Brexit it would happen sooner,) The cost of our goods is now cheaper within foreign markets. Great for exporters. More foreigners will visit the UK because of the low pound. Great for anyone who is involved in tourism. Every cloud has a silver lining so stop yer fretting. Looks like petrol prices are going to rise by at least 5p within a matter of weeks due to the falling £pound. Silver lining and all that.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 12 minutes ago, Colkitto said: Looks like petrol prices are going to rise by at least 5p within a matter of weeks due to the falling £pound. Silver lining and all that.... A small price to pay as long as UK haulage drivers can potentially get an extra few quid (nominal) in their pay packet at some non-defined point in the future IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just now, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said: A small price to pay as long as UK haulage drivers can potentially get an extra few quid (nominal) in their pay packet at some non-defined point in the future IMO. No doubt the nasty supermarkets will put their prices up as a consequence of that..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 It's clear that the Government was totally unprepared for a leave vote, but 3 months is far too early to release even an outline plan before any negotiations have even started. Strange how Corbyn seems to have so much to say right now given his near silence prior to the ref. If we have to accept the result we should also be able to expect that parliament will work together in the best interests of the UK as a whole. The current squabbling and point scoring in the HoC isn't helping any of us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 So if 3 months isn't enough time, how much is? 6 months? 9 months? Article 50 will be triggered in less than 7 months time at the latest, should we know what the fucking f**k we are up to before or after that in your opinion? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 31 minutes ago, RedRob72 said: It's clear that the Government was totally unprepared for a leave vote, but 3 months is far too early to release even an outline plan before any negotiations have even started. Strange how Corbyn seems to have so much to say right now given his near silence prior to the ref. If we have to accept the result we should also be able to expect that parliament will work together in the best interests of the UK as a whole. The current squabbling and point scoring in the HoC isn't helping any of us. Nobody is expecting a blow by blow account from the UK government, the problem is we are getting told basically nothing. Do we want to stay in the single market? What about free movement of people? Will EU citizens be able to stay in the UK? Will the UK government accept the democratic vote on the Great Repeal Act by the Holyrood parliament? What former EU powers will be devolved to Scotland ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 6 hours ago, McSpreader said: A lot of people in business are really happy the pound has fallen as it was overpriced anyway. Quote A record low against a trade weighted basket of currencies is "over valued". And volatility is terrible for business as it makes planning harder. Quote This fall is, in part, a correction. Inward investment , already high, could now increase "A correction"? A record low is a correction? And why would inward investment increase when barrier free access to the single market is looking increasingly unlikely? Quote The cost of our goods is now cheaper within foreign markets. Great for exporters. Our trade deals with almost every country were via the EU, once that goes they will determine the trade tariffs. Quote Great for anyone who is involved in tourism. UK based companies are now more likely to be bought out and their revenues moved abroad. Without a passporting deal £10s billion of fintech will have to go to other countries that have passporting within the EU. The talent pool of 500 million that the UK has access too that allows companies to settle in the UK and spin up high skilled operations is now being shut. Trust me there are only so many people in our 63 million that can fill many of the high skilled vacancies. These will be in increasing demand to cover for those leaving, week pound you know, people are now earning less. So the pool of talent has shrunk dramatically. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Back below $1.22. Them heating bills are going to have a sting come January. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Good debate going on just now (on the Parliament channel) on Brexit. Stephen Gethins (SNP EU Minister) has been excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Any Brexiters here who waxed lyrical about leaving the EU resulting in powers being brought to Holyrood care to acknowledge now that it's entirely up to the Tories? Mundell just said that what Holyrood gets (if anything) would be subject to debate and discussion by the UK government. All he would say is that Holyrood won't *lose* any powers. Another Brexit claim in tatters. Also, that little freak Gove is at Scottish Questions doing his Scotchland accent and talking about what "we" will get. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 STRAIGHT BANANAS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 8 hours ago, McSpreader said: Leaving the EU means we can change the 'open borders policy' from within the EU ya minter. An irrelevant point, given that the majority of immigrants to the UK come from non-EU countries. Countries that the UK does not in fact have a free movement agreement with, and therefore the UK can in no way be described as having an "open borders policy", as you and your fellow cretin have claimed. Better luck next time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 A lot of people in business are really happy the pound has fallen as it was overpriced anyway. That's the problem with having a strong, vibrant economy, stable democracy , a well educated work force with good worker's rights and access to unlimited cheap labour. This fall is, in part, a correction. Inward investment , already high, could now increase ( if people stopped being negative about Brexit it would happen sooner,) The cost of our goods is now cheaper within foreign markets. Great for exporters. More foreigners will visit the UK because of the low pound. Great for anyone who is involved in tourism. Every cloud has a silver lining so stop yer fretting. That's moronic simpleton back-of-an-envelope economics of the worst kind. The cost of imports also goes up and as the UK is a net importer (the gap in May was £23.9 billion) then this more than offsets any so-called benefits of cheaper exports. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 A small price to pay as long as UK haulage drivers can potentially get an extra few quid (nominal) in their pay packet at some non-defined point in the future IMO. Jesus wept - rising petrol prices is one of the major causes of inflation - due to the increase in transportation costs for goods across the board - exports as well as imports. Any gains from cheaper exports may well be wiped out by higher transportation costs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 9 hours ago, McSpreader said: A lot of people in business are really happy the pound has fallen as it was overpriced anyway. That's the problem with having a strong, vibrant economy, stable democracy , a well educated work force with good worker's rights and access to unlimited cheap labour. This fall is, in part, a correction. Inward investment , already high, could now increase ( if people stopped being negative about Brexit it would happen sooner,) The cost of our goods is now cheaper within foreign markets. Great for exporters. More foreigners will visit the UK because of the low pound. Great for anyone who is involved in tourism. Every cloud has a silver lining so stop yer fretting. This must rank as one of the most ill informed post I have ever read on these forums. Given it's PandB that is some going. Total and utter bollocks from first word to last. A "correction". Don't give up on that economics course !!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: Jesus wept - rising petrol prices is one of the major causes of inflation - due to the increase in transportation costs for goods across the board - exports as well as imports. Any gains from cheaper exports may well be wiped out by higher transportation costs. Next time I'll provide a smiley for clarity. I figured the tone of my post was pretty clear? I'm referring to an argument from one of the Pro Brexit intelligentsia on here that Brexit was a good idea because British HGV drivers might get higher salaries with a leave vote. Believe it or not it wasn't a very good argument. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Next time I'll provide a smiley for clarity. I figured the tone of my post was pretty clear? I'm referring to an argument from one of the Pro Brexit intelligentsia on here that Brexit was a good idea because British HGV drivers might get higher salaries with a leave vote. Believe it or not it wasn't a very good argument. Apologies - I think it was the tone of the previous posts by that arsehole McSpreader - I was whooshed big time there!![emoji15] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Billy Jean King said: Don't give up on that economics course !!! He has a degree in Economics ... ... from the University of Life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Unilever told Tesco it wanted to up its prices by 10% due to weak £. Tesco refused and so, as of today, Unilever is not supplying them. Thats taken from an itv journo twitter feed lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 If Ben & Jerry's goes, we riot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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