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    #11
    Originally posted by Flashman View Post
    Really it was an 'accident'? . Why would the Europhile former civil servant Jon Cunliffe be in touch with The Guardian? Could it be they are going to work together to keep us in the EU? no, say it ain't so.

    Bank of England gets Sir Jon Cunliffe as deputy governor | Business | The Guardian.
    True my reaction when I saw it was oh look what an "accident". There's a long history of leaks from various Government Departments and agencies this looks like another one.

    Additionally why would the author have the Guardian email address unless he/she emails the newspaper frequently?

    Of course they would be negligent if they weren't considering the options and implications after a vote on EU membership.
    Last edited by TykeMerc; 23 May 2015, 17:06.

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      #12
      Originally posted by Flashman View Post
      Fear Uncertainty Doubt

      Just the latest in the very long list of attempts by the establishment to rig the debate and worry the electorate.

      And wasn't it the same 'business leaders' who said the sky would fall down in Britain didn't join the Euro?
      I think it's fairly safe to say that business, like most of the populace, is pretty divided on it, as what happens afterwards will depend on what kind of government comes into power, which is reflected in the findings of think tanks on the matter, including the fearmongers. What a lot of business wants is renegotiation because they don't like the level of red tape the EU brings with it, they just want access to the free trade zone. We'll see if the rest of Germany's elite takes Schauble's more conciliatory tone. I quite like the bloke. Shame about the rest of them.

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        #13
        Greece will bring the whole 'project' to its knees. I just wonder how much exposure our bailed out banks have to Greek debt or to other banks holding Greek debt. If Greece were not a danger, the EU would have booted them out long ago. The fact the EU are constantly applying sticking plasters to Greece goes to show how desperate the EU are to prevent a Greek default and Grexit.
        "Progressiveness is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead socialists such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler."


        Originally posted by BlasterBates
        Can someone please ban this idiot...

        He's just a bigot looking to insult people.

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          #14
          Originally posted by Roger Mellie View Post
          Greece will bring the whole 'project' to its knees. I just wonder how much exposure our bailed out banks have to Greek debt or to other banks holding Greek debt. If Greece were not a danger, the EU would have booted them out long ago. The fact the EU are constantly applying sticking plasters to Greece goes to show how desperate the EU are to prevent a Greek default and Grexit.
          I doubt that it's Greece and the financial exposure to that country which is driving the behaviour, it's far more likely that they're concerned that if one leaves it will start a domino effect and end the EU completely.

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            #15
            Their opinion seems pretty split on that, e.g. Schauble thinks they can eject Greece without a hitch, and would like the Greeks to hold a referendum on the issue. The other risk is that they kowtow to their demands and then the rest of the periphery (and maybe France) expects the same treatment; it's not just Germany which will have to cough up, but several periphery countries as well. That being said, I think they're going to bail them out in the end, but only after much drama to show they've been "tough". They'll end up lending them money to repay this debt to keep up the pretence it is being paid off.

            British exposure to Greek debt is supposedly minimal. The other thing is, even if it were not, Britain has its own central bank and isn't reliant on the ECB to take any action regarding such issues.

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              #16
              Brexit for me is not about the money, it's the principle.
              ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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                #17
                Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
                Looks like there will be a bit of an exodus in the City.

                Deutsche heads the queue of banks prepping for 'Brexit' | Reuters

                Should make office space a bit cheaper.
                Well whodathunkit, a big bank from one of the biggest pro-Euro countries threatening to pull out of the UK until the fate of our membership is known. No pressure from the German gov though I am sure

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by administrator View Post
                  Well whodathunkit, a big bank from one of the biggest pro-Euro countries threatening to pull out of the UK until the fate of our membership is known. No pressure from the German gov though I am sure
                  God forbid! How could you even think it let alone mention it?

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by cojak View Post
                    The moment AFTER you hit the 'Send' button...

                    Email mistake reveals Bank of England's EU exit project - BBC News
                    What would be worse is if they only start thinking about implications AFTER the referendum, non story, move along
                    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
                    I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

                    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post
                      I doubt that it's Greece and the financial exposure to that country which is driving the behaviour, it's far more likely that they're concerned that if one leaves it will start a domino effect and end the EU completely.
                      I watched a program last night on You Tube, it was Portillo in Greece. Although a few years old, I thought it very good. Really showed how Germany called the shots with regards to Greece.

                      https://youtu.be/Pee_w3RwHhs

                      Despite all the crap the Greeks were going through, all of them when asked by Portillo chose the Euro over the Drachma. What struck me was how the Euro project elite seemed to have a dislike of British Euro-sceptics. I hear and see the same thing in this country, as soon as one questions the European project one is then labelled a Xenophobe or right wing. Rather similar to the Climate Change stuff, when someone questions 'the science' they are immediately labelled as a 'denier'. The purpose being to shut down the debate by putting the Climate Change sceptic up there with Holocaust Deniers. Same applies to this EU nonsense, those 'for' want the debate immediately shut-down hence the emotive labels: 'xenophobe', 'racist' etc.
                      "Progressiveness is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead socialists such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler."


                      Originally posted by BlasterBates
                      Can someone please ban this idiot...

                      He's just a bigot looking to insult people.

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