| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Brexit | |
| Posted by: | Andy Jones | |
| Date/Time: | 29/08/17 10:21:00 |
| 'On Our Tod' is currently only being tried by North Korea at the moment and it is not what Brexit will deliver. Leaving the EU will not mean that we can unilaterally determine the rules by which we trade. We will still have to make a wide series of compromises with the wishes of other nations in order to remain part of the global economy. To describe Brexit as 'independence' is a delusion because, assuming we leave the Customs Union we will urgently need to boost trade outside the EU to compensate for that which we are set to lose from being out of the single market. Our counterparties will know this and our negotiating position from the start will be very weak and we will have to accept most of their demands if we want to get any sort of genuinely meaningful access to their markets. This will result in a series of profound changes that would fundamentally change every aspect of daily life in Britain and it is unlikely that parliament would any say in what happens. Things like chlorinated chicken, hormone injected beef and beer with more chemicals have already talked about but this is just scratching the surface of the way in which our lives will be different. We will be moving to a new set of product standards in almost everything we use. These changes may not be all bad but they will be dictated to us by countries like the US, China and India with whom we enter trade negotiations with a desperately poor hand. Basically we will be swapping a set of product standards that we had a hand in forming and a veto on for ones that will be imposed on us from outside. This is not independence it is the exact opposite. You ask what is my vested interest. Unlike you I do not have the luxury of being able to ignore the economic implications of Brexit. As yet apart from the eye-watering increase in costs on our recent holiday the direct effect on me has been limited. However, several clients of the firm I work for have already notified us that they are transferring functions to elsewhere in the EU. This doesn't necessarily mean we lose those contracts but experience has taught us that bids tend to be won by firms closer to where the tender is being given out. Our revenues are down and nobody is expecting much of a bonus this year and we are braced for redundancies next year. I have a family to support and a mortgage to pay. When I talk to any of my friends and contemporaries whose work involves them in any way in international trade (which is just about everyone outside the private sector) their situation has deteriorated in a similar way since the Referendum. The true scale of the economic cost of what is happening will only emerge slowly but anybody actively involved in the world of work will already be aware that it is going to be huge. There would be less anger over what is happening if this cost was being incurred for something significant and meaningful. It is a fundamental misunderstanding to talk in terms of 'independence' with regards to the future of Britain outside the EU and the fact that so much financial hardship and stress is about to be inflicted on millions of people for a concept that is illusory is tragically wrong. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Brexit | 28/08/17 16:16:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Brexit | 28/08/17 17:13:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 02:27:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 10:21:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 10:52:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 15:11:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 15:35:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 15:43:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 29/08/17 18:55:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 08:23:00 | Paul James |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 09:40:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 19:06:00 | Libby Kemp |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 22:44:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 10:55:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 12:20:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 12:37:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 15:58:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Brexit | 30/08/17 22:30:00 | Peter Yale |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 10:49:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 14:17:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 14:37:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 15:06:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 20:01:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 09:44:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 11:11:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 14:40:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 16:30:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 20:54:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 14:28:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 31/08/17 16:00:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 09:57:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 03/09/17 09:09:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 06:16:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 09/09/17 17:34:00 | Peter Yale |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 07:35:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 08:33:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/09/17 14:33:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 06:17:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/09/17 05:30:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/09/17 12:36:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 07/09/17 10:43:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 07/09/17 11:12:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Brexit | 01/09/17 09:58:00 | Tony Wood |
| Re:Brexit | 05/09/17 08:25:00 | Paul James |
| Re:Brexit | 07/09/17 15:05:00 | Brian Conneller |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 07/09/17 16:04:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 08/09/17 16:02:00 | Brian Conneller |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 08/09/17 18:13:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 11/09/17 08:18:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 11/09/17 10:03:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 12/09/17 08:36:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 08:10:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 09:30:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 10:54:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 11:28:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 13:33:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 13:56:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 14:29:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 14:53:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 15:02:00 | Bob Little |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 15:05:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/09/17 17:28:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 14/09/17 09:54:00 | Brian Davis |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 14/09/17 11:38:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 14/09/17 14:49:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 15/09/17 18:26:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 07:38:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 09:34:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 10:46:00 | Martin C. Harris |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 11:07:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 14:29:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 14:29:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 16/09/17 18:06:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 17/09/17 13:32:00 | Andy Jones |
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| Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 09:28:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 09:50:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 10:10:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 11:08:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 13:09:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 13:58:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 18/09/17 16:07:00 | Paul Corcoran |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 19/09/17 08:38:00 | Andy Jones |
| The debate in four views | 20/09/17 09:10:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:The debate in four views | 20/09/17 10:02:00 | Lee Page |
| Re:Re:The debate in four views | 20/09/17 15:51:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 20/09/17 16:27:00 | Vlod Barchuk |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 20/09/17 16:48:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ever closer union? | 21/09/17 10:21:00 | Andy Jones |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/01/18 12:09:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 04/01/18 12:14:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Projections for 'No Deal' | 15/10/17 17:40:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 15/10/17 22:42:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 16/10/17 07:17:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 16/10/17 09:27:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Projections for 'No Deal' | 16/10/17 17:39:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Brexit | 19/10/17 10:17:00 | Nick Foote |
| Re:Re:Brexit | 19/10/17 21:24:00 | Susan Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 20/10/17 20:25:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 21/10/17 09:48:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 08:21:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 08:50:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 09:46:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 15:44:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 12:29:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 15:00:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 02/11/17 16:04:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 03/11/17 11:00:00 | Helena Cavanagh |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 03/11/17 12:25:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 17/11/17 06:08:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 17/11/17 06:10:00 | Graham Weeks |
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| Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 07:14:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 07:47:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 08:10:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 16:26:00 | Paul James |
| Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 16:25:00 | Paul James |
| Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 17/11/17 16:48:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 20/11/17 09:41:00 | Tricia Arbuthnot |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 20/11/17 09:56:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit at the golf club | 20/11/17 17:37:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 24/11/17 16:57:00 | Graham Weeks |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 05/12/17 16:49:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/12/17 11:25:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/12/17 12:52:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/12/17 13:42:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 06/12/17 14:58:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 07/12/17 09:21:00 | Andy Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 08/12/17 20:56:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 08/12/17 22:08:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 09/12/17 05:05:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 10/12/17 04:25:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 11/12/17 21:18:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 11/12/17 22:28:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 12/12/17 05:22:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 12/12/17 21:14:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 13/12/17 08:26:00 | Penelope Crocker |
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| Re:Re: Brexit | 14/12/17 16:47:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 14/12/17 17:00:00 | Leslie Bailey |
| Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 14/12/17 17:23:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 14/12/17 18:24:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 29/12/17 10:48:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 29/12/17 15:23:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 12/01/18 12:58:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 12/01/18 13:06:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 12/01/18 13:18:00 | Penelope Crocker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 12/01/18 14:28:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 12/01/18 15:05:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Brexit | 22/01/18 13:57:00 | Graham Weeks |
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| Re:Re:Brexit | 17/03/18 19:33:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 18/03/18 12:06:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 18/03/18 13:32:00 | Andy Jones |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brexit | 19/03/18 17:41:00 | Peter Chadburn |