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  1. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    The vote might be done but I fear the turmoil now will not just be over how and when we exit the EU. Sturgeon has already said the SNP could block the UK leaving the EU, there's pressure mounting in Northern Island for similar. You've also got Scotland and NI potentially leaving the UK, or at...
  2. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Few years old now but if anything prices have gone down since this was produced. Edit: Seems that prices have indeed fallen since the above quote was written.
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    Forthcoming General Election

    Indeed, and that's a big part of the 'problem'. Corbyn has already said he would stand for leader again so what is this coup going to achieve? There will be months of Labour infighting when they should be taking advantage of a leaderless Conservative party and then after all that Corbyn will be...
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    What's happening at the Ricoh?

    As poor as the management of the Ricoh was under CCC and Higgs ownership the one shining light was the praise the staff on the ground received, even winning awards for being the best in the country. That all seems to have changed. Had a tweet last night on my timeline talking about fights at...
  5. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    The whole process of leaving the EU is designed to put the power in the hands of the EU and not the leaving country. We aren't in the driving seat here and its going to take some tough negotiating from Johnson and Gove.
  6. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Indeed but that is now irrelevant as we're leaving the EU. What I would like to know now is how we are going to achieve a significant reduction in EU migration.
  7. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Never underestimate the ability of people to shoot themselves in the foot. As much as Germany may rely on us that reliance may be exceeded by their desire to protect the EU and punish the UK for our decision.
  8. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    So you've voted for something having no idea what the result of that vote will be? That's exactly what put me off voting leave, there appeared to be no plan as to what would happen next.
  9. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Lets hope he's right. Doesn't matter if you agree with the result or not we now need to be working to ensure we get the best deal possible and the best outcome is to get a better deal than we had before. Did she drill down on that? I assume she wasn't saying there would be changes to non-EU...
  10. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    You might have to change that to the past tense! Will it not be a negative impact on your business if trade restrictions and tariffs are now put in place?
  11. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Democracy is only 0.2% of the population getting to vote on who the PM is? What exactly does it mean to say its democracy anyway? There's numerous voting systems, very few countries now use FPTP as it is considered to disenfranchise many voters who feel, correctly in my opinion, their vote...
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    Coleman

    I remember him being interview on Late Kick Off and he claimed he was promised a certain amount of money in each transfer window that never materialised. Putting the blame squarely on the owners of the club. That said I would guess he had the biggest budget of any manager under SISU and some of...
  13. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    You've quoted the Telegraph quoting the mail who were quoting his speech at the LSE and cherry picked. If you look at the whole speech you will find he was saying the Euro should be dismantled if the EU weren't prepared to undertake the reforms required to boost investor confidence in it as a...
  14. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    I presume you are referring to when he said the high level of refugees entering Europe following so soon after the crash could destabilise Europe in the short term. Are you suggesting that as a result of leaving the EU we will now refuse to take non-EU refugees? How is that going to work in...
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    He's the macroeconomics guy isn't he? Opponent of austerity who thinks the Euro needs to be reformed and possibly split into two regions along with more control passing to the ECB.
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    An economist who was given the Nobel Prize for Economic Science in 2015 for his work on consumption, poverty and welfare.
  17. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Indeed, 24.8% against 26.7%. Very close, comes down to 1.9% of the population.
  18. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Is Ruth Lea better informed on this subject than the likes of George Akerlof, Christopher Pissarides, Peter Diamond, Eric Maskin, Kenneth Arrow, Jean Tirol, Angus Deaton, James Heckman, James Mirrlees & Robert Solow?
  19. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    UK population 65.1m Registered voters 46.5m Turnout 33.5m Leave 17.4m So that's 26.7% of the UK population voting leave Bonus stat for you. Who our next Prime Minister is will be voted on by 0.2% of the population. The winner only needs to get votes from 0.12% of the population.
  20. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Oddly enough a leave vote could lead to increased EU regulation of UK banks. At the moment the UK is exempt from the regulations but in place after the crash, leaving the Bank of England solely responsible. However we will now need to make a new agreement with the EU to have any hope of...
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