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The EU: In, out, shake it all about.... (21 Viewers)

  • Thread starter jimmyhillsfanclub
  • Start date Jun 8, 2016
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As of right now, how are thinking of voting? In or out

  • Remain

    Votes: 23 37.1%
  • Leave

    Votes: 35 56.5%
  • Undecided

    Votes: 3 4.8%
  • Not registered or not intention to vote

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • Total voters
    62
  • Poll closed Jun 15, 2016.
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jun 23, 2017
  • #4,061
Liquid Gold said:
So now it appears May was the one to block a unilateral deal on EU citizens rights.

Quick, blame Merkel.
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Surprise surprise!
 
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SkyblueBazza

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 23, 2017
  • #4,062
martcov said:
1 is because people are waking up.

2 and 3 because people believed bullshit which fitted their anti foreigner agenda.
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So you were plainly wrong in saying landslide predictions were accurate usually? Coz the last 3 major votes have all come up without a landslide

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martcov

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 23, 2017
  • #4,063
SkyblueBazza said:
So you were plainly wrong in saying landslide predictions were accurate usually? Coz the last 3 major votes have all come up without a landslide

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I don't remember saying that. Are you sure you got the right person?
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jun 23, 2017
  • #4,064
martcov said:
I don't remember saying that. Are you sure you got the right person?
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Does it really matter? Why let something like the truth get in the way?
 
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SkyblueBazza

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 24, 2017
  • #4,065
martcov said:
I don't remember saying that. Are you sure you got the right person?
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I guessed you were agreeing with Schmeee since you answered the question for him

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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,066
trouble in the Labour ranks now. What an all round mess this whole Brexit carry on has been so far and it's not even really started.
The amount of politicians that have flip flopped their stance on Europe hasn't helped one little bit, especially both party leaders!
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,067
clint van damme said:
trouble in the Labour ranks now. What an all round mess this whole Brexit carry on has been so far and it's not even really started.
The amount of politicians that have flip flopped their stance on Europe hasn't helped one little bit, especially both party leaders!
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I see it as a bit of excuse my JC to bring some more talent down from the back benches.
 

Ian1779

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,068
clint van damme said:
trouble in the Labour ranks now. What an all round mess this whole Brexit carry on has been so far and it's not even really started.
The amount of politicians that have flip flopped their stance on Europe hasn't helped one little bit, especially both party leaders!
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It's harder for Labour to be fair - biggest proportion of remainers but committed to honouring will of the people.

It makes you wonder if Umanna would have put his motion in place if Corbyn had offered him a Shadow Cabinet job last week....
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,069
Yes nice to see Corbyn showing his true colours at last. Clearly voted for brexit imo.

Got to admit he impresses me more by the day. Just wish in the eu referendum he has the balls to stick up for the leave side. I guess he couldn't as leader though. I bet if he wasn't the leader he would of been for leave.
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,070
clint van damme said:
trouble in the Labour ranks now. What an all round mess this whole Brexit carry on has been so far and it's not even really started.
The amount of politicians that have flip flopped their stance on Europe hasn't helped one little bit, especially both party leaders!
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Spot on, people say Corbyn was a leave man (he has voted against the eu on every vote) and voted remain and I was told May was a soft remainer who didn't mind to leave. (To get the pm role)

Brexit isn't the problem it's the shower in government and it's opposition. British policticians mostly haven't got a clue. We as a country whether you like it or not voted for brexit and what we will get will be a disaster if these clowns have their way.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,071
Kingokings204 said:
Spot on, people say Corbyn was a leave man (he has voted against the eu on every vote) and voted remain and I was told May was a soft remainer who didn't mind to leave. (To get the pm role)

Brexit isn't the problem it's the shower in government and it's opposition. British policticians mostly haven't got a clue. We as a country whether you like it or not voted for brexit and what we will get will be a disaster if these clowns have their way.
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Go on then, how would you do Brexit different? I agree with your sentiments with regards to those in parliament, but I believe that Brexit is a symptom of them.
 
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Ian1779

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 29, 2017
  • #4,072
Kingokings204 said:
Spot on, people say Corbyn was a leave man (he has voted against the eu on every vote) and voted remain and I was told May was a soft remainer who didn't mind to leave. (To get the pm role)

Brexit isn't the problem it's the shower in government and it's opposition. British policticians mostly haven't got a clue. We as a country whether you like it or not voted for brexit and what we will get will be a disaster if these clowns have their way.
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You could reasonably argue that some senior politicians may have gravitated toward the Leave side - however there were 2 factors that stopped them from doing this.

1. Being associated with Boris, Farage and Gove
2. the immigration card being pulled so early and turning it into a campaign of intolerance.
 
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SkyblueBazza

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,073
All these smokescreen of single markets, immigration etc...money talks & people follow the money. The link below shows what many leavers wanted to leave for (though probably only a belief/suspicion at the time of the campaigns)
Ultimately, many of the more ambitious/greedy want to get a greater chance of the money grab now on offer away from the EU moving forward.
The EU has shrunk as a percentage of the world economy

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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,074
Sick Boy said:
Go on then, how would you do Brexit different? I agree with your sentiments with regards to those in parliament, but I believe that Brexit is a symptom of them.
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Brexit needs a brexit prime minister for a start. Some one that actually believes in the process. Unfortunately the political class has been diluted over the year in part to the EU rule and for the last 20 years you couldn't separate tories and labour on a lot of things hence general elections actually irrelevant in the most part. We know now we are leaving the EU and we have one of the most talked about most robust elections we have ever had and you actually had two main parties miles apart on all the big issues of the day such as public wages and student fees. That in my opinion is a good thing and people are starting to realize their vote now matters and are using it.
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,075
Ian1779 said:
You could reasonably argue that some senior politicians may have gravitated toward the Leave side - however there were 2 factors that stopped them from doing this.

1. Being associated with Boris, Farage and Gove
2. the immigration card being pulled so early and turning it into a campaign of intolerance.
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If that's your opinion then fair enough. I don't disagree as such but at the end of the day it wasn't a competition in who you were voting with. It was what you thought was the best decision for this country so it was above party politics and you had funny aliances from farage and Kate Hoey to Cameron and Tim farron.

Immigration card was used because the remain camp had no come back and both sides knew it. Admittedly by remainers after the vote. It is a subject that matters. It might not to you but immigration was a big part of the brexit vote if not the deciding factor imo proved by a lot of old labour up north voting Brexit. They used their vote to change the course of the future.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,076
Kingokings204 said:
Immigration card was used because the remain camp had no come back and both sides knew it.
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Nonsense. Immigration is a net contributor to our economy... it's just whenever the FACTS were shown, people chose not to believe them!
 
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SIR ERNIE

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,077
Deleted member 5849 said:
Nonsense. Immigration is a net contributor to our economy... it's just whenever the FACTS were shown, people chose not to believe them!
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People didn't vote to stop immigration from the EU.
They voted to be able to control it.
You can't do that while you're in the EU.
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,078
Deleted member 5849 said:
Nonsense. Immigration is a net contributor to our economy... it's just whenever the FACTS were shown, people chose not to believe them!
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While that may be true (look at all those Polish shops for instance) it also puts stress on (private rented) housing, health & the education systems and suppresses wages in some areas of the economy. Further many migrants end up in slum HMO's, is that a desirable trend? There are many pros and cons, but aren’t the cons felt disproportionally harder by by the people at the bottom of the pile?
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,079
Captain Dart said:
Further many migrants end up in slum HMO's, is that a desirable trend?
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That I do disagree with.

However, take away the contribution, and then we have to find even more cash to run things, and also provide housing to people. The taxes, after all, can be used to fund such things as the building of social housing...

Here we go, here are some financial arguments.

Positive economic impact of UK immigration from the European Union: new evidence
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,080
Here we go

At least 12 banks are moving some operations from London to Dublin after Brexit
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,081
SIR ERNIE said:
People didn't vote to stop immigration from the EU.
They voted to be able to control it.
You can't do that while you're in the EU.
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Well, you can, but we chose not to.

We chose not to have transitional controls for the new countries, we chose not to enforce the "get a job or leave" requirements like places like Germany do. We chose not to even try and get a better deal on immigration before throwing our toys out the pram.

Mass immigration, whether you agree with it or not, was a political and economic choice made by successive governments. Blair and Brown so they could spend the growth proceeds on public services and not have to do awkward things like crack down on tax evasion, Cameron (and May as HS and now as PM) because they put the economy above all as well. The only difference between Blair and Cameron is Blair was honest about it and didn't bring in stupid targets that he knew he couldn't meet.

Both sides want mass immigration, because that's what keeps our economy ticking over. Instead of admitting this, they spent years blaming the EU.
 
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SkyblueBazza

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,082
Liquid Gold said:
Here we go

At least 12 banks are moving some operations from London to Dublin after Brexit
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Oh no...this is terrible. We will have to start actually producing more worthwhile goods & services again after years of counting money & shuffling numbers about.
That will mean as a nation, & especially the powers that be, will have to start to value a much wider section of society who are good at that sort of thing...that will mean a better distribution of wealth imo...& overall better quality of life. Sad thing is that it took 30-40yrs to get to where we are, & will likely take 20-30yrs to get to what I describe.

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shmmeee

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,083
Captain Dart said:
While that may be true (look at all those Polish shops for instance) it also puts stress on (private rented) housing, health & the education systems and suppresses wages in some areas of the economy. Further many migrants end up in slum HMO's, is that a desirable trend? There are many pros and cons, but aren’t the cons felt disproportionally harder by by the people at the bottom of the pile?
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The health and education systems are under pressure due to intentional underfunding. The NHS has the lowest funding increases in it's history IIRC, that is being run down for privatisation, no doubt about that. Education you have no excuses for because you can see population bulges years in advance (kids don't start until 5) and plan accordingly. Instead successive governments have taken local planning of places out of the hands of local authorities in favour of free schools and academies, which don't appear to meet actual or projected need, but where certain groups of sponsors or parents want them.

To be clear, I think low skilled immigration is too high and should be reduced. I think this mostly for community cohesion reasons (too many poor people from one area in one place and they stick together), as well as the reasons you state (the noise from the Bulgarians next door is ridiculous as they have 7 people in a 2 bed house). I just think you shouldn't let politicians off the hook for the consequences of decisions they've made. And we are in danger of immigration being used as a shield for shit politicians.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,084
SkyblueBazza said:
Oh no...this is terrible. We will have to start actually producing more worthwhile goods & services again after years of counting money & shuffling numbers about.
That will mean as a nation, & especially the powers that be, will have to start to value a much wider section of society who are good at that sort of thing...that will mean a better distribution of wealth imo...& overall better quality of life. Sad thing is that it took 30-40yrs to get to where we are, & will likely take 20-30yrs to get to what I describe.

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While I'm all for rebalancing the economy away from finance and London. I'm not sure removing yourself from a massive trading block is the way to start selling more goods.

It would be nice to see the efforts put into rebuilding manufacturing and the like first, before chopping off the major tax payers.
 
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Kingokings204

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,085
shmmeee said:
While I'm all for rebalancing the economy away from finance and London. I'm not sure removing yourself from a massive trading block is the way to start selling more goods.

It would be nice to see the efforts put into rebuilding manufacturing and the like first, before chopping off the major tax payers.
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The bigger world is outside the EU. We do less trade with the EU now than ever and we pay a serious amount for that privilege. We can open ourselves up to the world and strike free trade deals with whoever we chose including the EU.

I don't mind how the EU operates itself after us it's not our problem anymore. I am not one who wants it to fail purposefully but I just think it will naturally fall down in the end. Too many countries to please and not enough solutions.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,086
SkyblueBazza said:
We will have to start actually producing more worthwhile goods & services again after years of counting money & shuffling numbers about.
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Excellent, another one in favour of higher revenues for higher investment in industry and services.

I'm looking forward to this socialist utopia all these Brexiteers have in mind.
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,087
shmmeee said:
While I'm all for rebalancing the economy away from finance and London. I'm not sure removing yourself from a massive trading block is the way to start selling more goods.

It would be nice to see the efforts put into rebuilding manufacturing and the like first, before chopping off the major tax payers.
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It's all about getting stuck-in asap to the deals available in the bigger picture...
The EU has shrunk as a percentage of the world economy on all parameters

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Grendel

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,088
Liquid Gold said:
I see it as a bit of excuse my JC to bring some more talent down from the back benches.
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Corbyn is desperate for a hard Brexit - wake up
 

Ian1779

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  • Jun 30, 2017
  • #4,089
Grendel said:
Corbyn is desperate for a hard Brexit - wake up
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I thought you were too...
 

Astute

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  • Jul 1, 2017
  • #4,090
Deleted member 5849 said:
Nonsense. Immigration is a net contributor to our economy... it's just whenever the FACTS were shown, people chose not to believe them!
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Facts like it has caused a housing shortage, shortage in hospital beds and that you can't get to see a doctor or dentist easily in many areas.
 

Astute

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  • Jul 1, 2017
  • #4,091
skybluetony176 said:
I suspect that with a fall in EU immigration we may see a rise in non EU immigration to counteract it out of necessity to protect farming, NHS, service industries etc.

As FP pointed out to me in another thread successive governments have failed to invest in training for the NHS leaving a void in the workforce filled by immigration. Will we see an influx in immigrants from Africa for instance to fill the growing void in the farming workforce and will the same happen in the hotel and restaurant industries where a large proportion of the employees are immigrants from the EU and Commonwealth? Will we end up just substituting x amount of EU immigrants for an extra x amount of non EU immigrants?
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But at least we could select how many and of what skills we need instead of anyone from the EU coming here if they fancy it.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 1, 2017
  • #4,092
Astute said:
Facts like it has caused a housing shortage, shortage in hospital beds and that you can't get to see a doctor or dentist easily in many areas.
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Facts like migrants keep the health service and other key services going and the government has continually underfunded the health service.

2% of the country is built upon, so build more houses!
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jul 1, 2017
  • #4,093
Astute said:
But at least we could select how many and of what skills we need instead of anyone from the EU coming here if they fancy it.
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Just because you have a tap, don't be so sure that you'll always have as much water as you need. The Brexit vote is already putting EU citizens off coming here as they don't feel welcome and many are looking to return home in the coming years.
 
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Astute

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  • Jul 1, 2017
  • #4,094
Sick Boy said:
Facts like migrants keep the health service and other key services going and the government has continually underfunded the health service.

2% of the country is built upon, so build more houses!
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Yeah good idea. We should build all the hospitals, schools, houses, roads and everything else that is needed so we can operate an open door policy next week.

Oh yeah forgot it would take years. And by that time we would still be playing catchup.

Good morning SB. So what do you think of the Italians now turning away all immigrants that arrive after being rescued at sea by any nationality but their own? That is bloody disgusting. Do you think that economic immigrants should be able to go where they want but those saved at sea should be left to drown? So what percentage of Italy is built on? Their excuse is they don't have the room for them.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jul 1, 2017
  • #4,095
Astute said:
Yeah good idea. We should build all the hospitals, schools, houses, roads and everything else that is needed so we can operate an open door policy next week.

Oh yeah forgot it would take years. And by that time we would still be playing catchup.

Good morning SB. So what do you think of the Italians now turning away all immigrants that arrive after being rescued at sea by any nationality but their own? That is bloody disgusting. Do you think that economic immigrants should be able to go where they want but those saved at sea should be left to drown? So what percentage of Italy is built on? Their excuse is they don't have the room for them.
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Italy has a fairly low immigrant population, (about 8%).
Far lower than UK, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, USA, Australia.

The UK also has lower immigrant populations than all those countries yet they're all out performing us economically.
 
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