If you want to play hard ball do ensure that most of your manufacturing industry is domestically owned and/or that you can influence it in some way. Otherwise the Germans can insist on the single market on their conditions leaving you in a bind. Because if tariffs are imposed, your foreign owned industry will In time relocate to the bigger markets of Europe.
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Brexit Economics Lesson 1 - Who has the real power in negotiations
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Don't be nasty.
The Brexiters can't think and back up their arguments with facts."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR -
Hang on a minute. Are you telling me German owned car companies like Rolls Royce, BMW Mini could pull out their manufacturing out of the UK costing thousands of jobs unless the UK doesn't play ball?
Ouch."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostDon't be nasty.
The Brexiters can't think and back up their arguments with facts.Comment
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Originally posted by CretinWatcher View PostWho's being nasty? I'm merely stating the facts. Although I concede that facts have been in short supply recently.
Remember they had two journalists leading their campaign who only know about literature and ignore facts."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostHang on a minute. Are you telling me German owned car companies like Rolls Royce, BMW Mini could pull out their manufacturing out of the UK costing thousands of jobs unless the UK doesn't play ball?
Ouch.
The domestic market is big enough that they could service it from the UK & bypass any tariffs.
Of course they could just piss off and we can build them here. About time we had Dyson Motors.
We will be able to tool up to make eco motors.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostYou are confusing them with economics and logic.
Remember they had two journalists leading their campaign who only know about literature and ignore facts.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Of course they could just piss off and we can build them here. About time we had Dyson Motors.
We will be able to tool up to make eco motors.Comment
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Originally posted by CretinWatcher View PostIndeed, the Brexit case was always based on Jackanory.
I prefer stirring stories to stirring dictatorships.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostAnd remain was always hiding a superstate.
I prefer stirring stories to stirring dictatorships.
So we could have milked the EU until it suited us or until we had built up our strength in manufacturing or something.
Any fooking thing except stepping into the void from a position of weakness.
But look it doesn't really matter now, I'm beginning to think due to various policy mistakes in the past the stupid have now out-bred the clever.Comment
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