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Cities from Europe eyeing spoils from brexit
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Originally posted by diseasex View Post“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostAh yes, the "Business advantages" of Paris....................assuming you can get there if required in one of the few windows of opportunity where the French Air Traffic Controllers are not out on strike, or the farmers have not blockaded the ports! No thanks!!
- massive political uncertainty
- economy that is due to go into recession
- hate crimes on the rise
- overcrowded, overexpensive london
- possible lack of access to the single market / passporting rights
- god knows what doom(tm) is comingLast edited by diseasex; 6 July 2016, 09:00.Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostAh yes, the "Business advantages" of Paris....................assuming you can get there if required in one of the few windows of opportunity where the French Air Traffic Controllers are not out on strike, or the farmers have not blockaded the ports! No thanks!!Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostFrance that hotbed of entrepreneurial activityComment
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Originally posted by diseasex View Posttrue, 33% CT :S
+lack of skills
+lower speed of Internet connectivity
+ lack of English
EtcThe Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostAnd what britain offers now? Sorry but i think from the point of foreigner it is:
- massive political uncertainty
- economy that is due to go into recession
- hate crimes on the rise
- overcrowded, overexpensive london
- possible lack of access to the single market / passporting rights
- god knows what doom(tm) is coming“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostYou are right. If it is political certainty you are after, best you head to France right away then.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Paris was never a threat, I suspect Frankfurt would be the front runner.
It's got the office space for a start, business is conducted in English, and I noticed that if you get plonked down in the business district, it's virtually indistinguishable from the square mile, complete with English and Irish bars .Comment
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Originally posted by CretinWatcher View PostParis was never a threat, I suspect Frankfurt would be the front runner.
It's got the office space for a start, business is conducted in English, and I noticed that if you get plonked down in the business district, it's virtually indistinguishable from the square mile, complete with English and Irish bars .
Looking at his list, I guess we are really lucky he has decided to "slum" it hereComment
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