One thing that never fails to amuse me is when immigration is given as the main reason to vote leave. Voting to leave the EU to solve the immigration problem is a bit like trying to fix the car by replacing the wheels when the spark plugs are broken.
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Okay - I was wrong on Brexit
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Okay - I was wrong on Brexit
Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostI don't see an immediate economic boom for joining...
Three countries joined in 1995 and all three had flatline growth.
But Greenland leaves and GDP picks up.
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
Well Greenland left in 1985 and look to be doing OK...
Not much of a difference to their economic growth compared to ours.
So how come Sweden, Finland, and Austria had five years of flat/falling GDP when they joined the EU?
Sweden and Austria joined and their GDP graph also mirrors that of the UK, but instead of saying they picked up, like you did for Greenland, you say they flatlined.
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
Are you sure you know what you're looking at?Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostOne thing that never fails to amuse me is when immigration is given as the main reason to vote leave. Voting to leave the EU to solve the immigration problem is a bit like trying to fix the car by replacing the wheels when the spark plugs are broken.
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostOne thing that never fails to amuse me is when immigration is given as the main reason to vote leave. Voting to leave the EU to solve the immigration problem is a bit like trying to fix the car by replacing the wheels when the spark plugs are broken.
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Okay - I was wrong on Brexit
Originally posted by WTFH View PostSo Greenland left and their GDP did not pick up by any rate more than the UK did, but you consider that evidence that it picked up.
Sweden and Austria joined and their GDP graph also mirrors that of the UK, but instead of saying they picked up, like you did for Greenland, you say they flatlined.
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Originally posted by The_Equalizer View PostRemainers do a good line in inappropriate, simplistic analogies. Is it because they're mainly not very bright and can't really analyse complex issues.?
When the UK does a deal with all the other countries they will all be expecting a relaxation of the visa requirements.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostI think in actuality all the charts show that in or out of the EU all European economies presented seem to have remarkably similar GDP for the timescales in question. Which is probably reflective of wider macro economic factors such as global growth, oil prices, technological advances etc...Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostNo major economy has left the EU, so you have no historical reference point.Comment
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Okay - I was wrong on Brexit
Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostQuite, in the absence of that, we can only look at Greenland who show growth at that turbulent time.
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