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Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)
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Parklaner81
Steve Hodge
The first reports were that the policy would include everyone bar Ireland. Macron objected to this and apparently got some kind of exemption for the French. Sometime thereafter we reverted back to the original plan and France was again included.
The ‘eye test’ thing is already starting to tinkle me off. He didn’t say the purpose of that journey was to check his eyesight, he said it was to check how comfortable he felt driving when he was at the tail end of recovery from his symptoms, which had included vision issues - before attempting the 270 mile journey back to London.
I’m not necessarily saying I believe his story is true, or if it was that his behaviour was justified - I’m just saying that the media are using misleading headlines, and people are gleefully lapping it up.
(Speaking as left-leaning remainer who dislikes Dominic Cummings).
I’m not necessarily saying I believe his story is true, or if it was that his behaviour was justified - I’m just saying that the media are using misleading headlines, and people are gleefully lapping it up.
(Speaking as left-leaning remainer who dislikes Dominic Cummings).
nayenezgani
Jimmy Neighbour
ah, ok thanks. Thought I was seeing things.
I did think at the time why France is exempt but no other country.
Still it’s strange timing by the govt -don’t you think?
I can only think that’s it’s a way to boost our economy by getting us to stay and spend our money here.
SpurMeUp
Les Howe
How dull. It’s not news. Piece might have read: Nissan closing factory in Barcelona, Leaver doesn’t believe UK free trade with Europe is more important than him being right.
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But more importantly, it could have read "Manufacturers not running from UK like remainder alarmists insisted they would"
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
What was the old advert "But like my Murphys I am not bitter"
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
He would not have it at the time and won't have it now.
I remember the time when the stories broke and if a CEO said they were moving due to Brexit all hell broke loose and if they said it was nothing to do with Brexit he would say they were trying not to burn their bridges with the British Government.
Never known anyone re-write everything so they don't have to admit they might have been wrong.
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
And then we ALL lostYou won, get over it
parklane1
Tony Galvin
SpurMeUp
Les Howe
Haha I’m genuinely happy for you.
The detail is too boring and I don’t want to tinkle on anyone’s strawberries (something like: is a factory closing in Barcelona an endorsement of Brexit, pop the champers? Some other UK Jap car factory closed already, Nissan won’t walk away from the hundreds of millions invested in the massive Sunderland plant when no one yet knows what Brexit will actually entail for sales into the eu. New EU-japan trade agreement means japan can ship cars from home now. Tariffs of 10% on cars and border checks with no deal hasn’t just vanished suddenly)
As you were
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The detail is too boring and I don’t want to tinkle on anyone’s strawberries (something like: is a factory closing in Barcelona an endorsement of Brexit, pop the champers? Some other UK Jap car factory closed already, Nissan won’t walk away from the hundreds of millions invested in the massive Sunderland plant when no one yet knows what Brexit will actually entail for sales into the eu. New EU-japan trade agreement means japan can ship cars from home now. Tariffs of 10% on cars and border checks with no deal hasn’t just vanished suddenly)
As you were
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monkeybarry
Jack Jull
It might also have read, "leading manufacturer seeing economic downturn on the horizon so aligns with country willing to reduce employee protections and rights"
Guess we'll find out in the future. Hopefully I'm wrong. Hopefully we don't have to rely on hope to buy bread.
That's going to happen with or without a downturn. That's the whole point of Brexit.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
You won, get over it
It was the aggressive almost violent way people told us that we were wrong thatwill stick in the throat.
SpurMeUp
Les Howe
At least someone knows what the point was. To be clear, the point of Brexit is to reduce "employee protections and rights"? Can't wait.
It's about competing with our nearest competition.
We should have the freedom to do that however we choose and not be constrained by protectionist rules.
SpurMeUp
Les Howe
We have free trade with the largest market in the world now - the EU.
Are you suggesting giving up that free trade, with increased EU-UK trade friction, will increase free trade, and reduce protectionism?
Odd kind of logic, makes zero sense.
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