Sir Ivan Rogers is religiously pro EU and puts across a lot of well thought through points. But, I think too many civil servants have not experienced the real business world and develop their views in an artificial bubble. The exact same people were certain that the UK would decline and be in a backwater when we didn’t adopt the Euro. To me, the EU is a dangerous project that is ignoring public opinion, lacks democracy and will punish the UK and EU 27 economies just to keep their walls intact. Just look at how they’ve behaved over the Galileo project; we’re no longer to be trusted with the highest security information? despite being a major player and contributor (£1.3Billions I believe). We will experience a rough few months if we have the balls to exit without the present withdrawal agreement, but I believe the UK will ultimately prosper outside. I don’t think the UK will ever fit the direction the EU is heading in and I hope we are not shackled after (if?) we’ve left. The next revolution will be AI and we could be in a good place if we grasp the opportunities ahead to re-align our economy, reduce our trading deficit with the EU and with our fast responding, agility and flexible, business friendly environment, our future will be in our hands. Lets hope we can have some higher quality leaders rising to the top.
Some common sense from the EU, eventually. A managed no-deal is workable and better than the rubbish deal May "negotiated". We then have £39 Billion to bargain with and we can tie all discussions into future trade agreement. The European Commission has started to implement its no-deal preparations given the “continued uncertainty” surrounding a Theresa May’s effort to get a Brexit deal through parliament, it said today. Among its 14 measures to minimise disruption, the Commission confirmed reports that EU firms would be granted temporary access to London clearing houses for a period of 12 months after 29 March. The no-deal measures also include plans to allow hauliers to carry freight by road into the EU for nine months without applying for permits and for British airlines to fly into and out of the EU but not within the bloc. UK citizens living in the EU will also continue to be considered legal residents after Britain leaves on 29 March.
We should counter there proposed airline movements with, you can fly into the UK but not over our airspace.
exi, that camera you set up in fins workplace, I've just been watching it. Two blokes just said everyone would finish earlier if fin did some work instead of being mr angry pants on the internet. I couldn't make out the rest as it went full on scotchland
let me translate for you. noob, is a silly old man, he likes to devide people by resorting to childish insults from the safty of his room, then goes of in a flouce and cwys and cwys and cwys when the going gets tuff. or, the condenced version. a fanny.
From the sounds of it, they have spent all afternoon arguing over whether Cortwat called Mayfool a ‘stupid woman’ My kids haven’t had arguments like that since they were about 4. How do we, the people, remove the bloody lot of them ????!
Been through a No Deal Brexit scenario with a firm today. Once their pre-29.03.19 stocks are exhausted which they estimate to be end of April/mid May depending on demand, their prices will be rising by between 7-10 % to pay for WTO tariffs.
What kind of business waits till the exit day then says, where has all my wood gone, best I now buy it at a higher rate tomorrow. Duke, stop advising them ffs, they'll be broke within a week
