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Economic strategy for the UK

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    Economic strategy for the UK

    Don't touch Europe with a barge pole. A combination of an ageing population, excessive costs and large bureacracy means it has no long term future apart from in certain specialities.
    Everyone knows the real money and huge potential markets are in the East now - the current economic gyrations are merely the market pointing out the fact that the West is on its way to being bust if it carries on as is.
    Britain should use its past links with India and China (through connections with its large immigrant populations from both countries) to aggressively develop trade links with these 2 future superpowers - it should be the preferred supplier of choice for the stuff they can't do themselves
    Hard Brexit now!
    #prayfornodeal

    #2
    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Everyone knows the real money and huge potential markets are in the East now
    Indeed. Only mainland EU sells all sort of usefull machinery to the East, where as UK seems to sell stuff like football clubs - but it's okay chaps, the City will save us

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      #3
      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
      Don't touch Europe with a barge pole. A combination of an ageing population, excessive costs and large bureacracy means it has no long term future apart from in certain specialities.
      I propose a "Logan's run" strategy, this will solve all problems.
      I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

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        #4
        Originally posted by sasguru View Post
        Don't touch Europe with a barge pole. A combination of an ageing population, excessive costs and large bureacracy means it has no long term future apart from in certain specialities.
        Everyone knows the real money and huge potential markets are in the East now - the current economic gyrations are merely the market pointing out the fact that the West is on its way to being bust if it carries on as is.
        Britain should use its past links with India and China (through connections with its large immigrant populations from both countries) to aggressively develop trade links with these 2 future superpowers - it should be the preferred supplier of choice for the stuff they can't do themselves
        Like starting wars?

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          Like starting wars?
          They were good wars. You knew who the enemy were.

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            #6
            Originally posted by sasguru View Post
            Britain should use its past links with India and China (through connections with its large immigrant populations from both countries) to aggressively develop trade links with these 2 future superpowers - it should be the preferred supplier of choice for the stuff they can't do themselves
            I think you have a rosy view of how the Indians see us. Why should they bother to trade with us, except to take over our remaining knowledge business, and get access to Europe?

            As for the Chinese, "past links"? I'm sure they remember the Opium Wars with great affection

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              #7
              Originally posted by expat View Post
              I'm sure they remember the Opium Wars with great affection


              addiction

              IGMC...

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                #8
                Originally posted by expat View Post
                I think you have a rosy view of how the Indians see us. Why should they bother to trade with us, except to take over our remaining knowledge business, and get access to Europe?

                As for the Chinese, "past links"? I'm sure they remember the Opium Wars with great affection
                Business is business. When it suits both parties, they'll do it.

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