Plan for a very hard Brexit, German firms told

[northernladyuk]

It is well known a result of around 65% for independence would have come in had EU citizens voted the same way as Scottish residents.

[scooterscot]

I can just imagine you, huddled over your single bar electric heater. Fondling your only coin, knowing this would be the day you could finally afford soup from the cafe below your bedsit.

I sometimes think of myself walking past you, then throwing some of my lose change to you. Knowing that you could finally afford a ticket back to the UK. I know when you get back your depression and bitterness will leave you. A support job working for the local council IT finally becoming an achievable goal.

One day Scoots, one day.

Sound like the creature Gollum.

[woohoo]

Sound like the creature Gollum.

Yeah to be fair it was a crappy post, but the way you phrased your post did make it sound like you only had one euro coin that you fondled a lot.

[northernladyuk]

Sound like the creature Gollum.

Exactly. But with a coin operated electric fire. In Munich.

[scooterscot]

Exactly. But with a coin operated electric fire. In Munich.

Where do I put the coins?

[northernladyuk]

Where do I put the coins?

Try the fuse box.

[Cirrus]

So why would the UK not just slap a 10% tariff on goods from the EU? (or Germany)?

Seems fair to me?

Well go and tell the Government.

I hope you Brexiteers are begining to realise that you are being sold Free Trade - F r e e T r a d e . That means we don't play games parrying each other's barriers or protecting our vital industries and sectors. It's a barmy right wing idealogy that lets Chinese cars in for nothing even though they penalise us by - I dunno - 60% tariff. We'll let New Zealand send all their farm produce but will not penalise them if they retain their tariff barriers.

The logic is we get cheap things (eg Porsche Macan knock-offs for £13k - what's not to like?) whilst our industries die unless they can weather the fierce winds of unfettered globalisation. Who knows - it might work but almost everybody/every country with a brain prefers not to play such Russian Roulette unless absolutely necessary. But we unfortunately are run by the Tories who are bonkers. Usually Labour come to save us but they've disappeared and left us with a bunch of marxist agitators.

It's really not a good time to be chipper and laid-back. Optimism and jingoism are not going to help in this crisis.

[bobspud]

Well go and tell the Government.

I hope you Brexiteers are begining to realise that you are being sold Free Trade - F r e e T r a d e . That means we don't play games parrying each other's barriers or protecting our vital industries and sectors. It's a barmy right wing idealogy that lets Chinese cars in for nothing even though they penalise us by - I dunno - 60% tariff. We'll let New Zealand send all their farm produce but will not penalise them if they retain their tariff barriers.

The logic is we get cheap things (eg Porsche Macan knock-offs for £13k - what's not to like?) whilst our industries die unless they can weather the fierce winds of unfettered globalisation. Who knows - it might work but almost everybody/every country with a brain prefers not to play such Russian Roulette unless absolutely necessary. But we unfortunately are run by the Tories who are bonkers. Usually Labour come to save us but they've disappeared and left us with a bunch of marxist agitators.

It's really not a good time to be chipper and laid-back. Optimism and jingoism are not going to help in this crisis.

I dont know if you have noticed this but in a few more years maybe ten or fifteen at a push most people will be lucky to have a job... pretending to hide behind protectionist tariffs will be a pointless exercice.

[Mordac]

Well go and tell the Government.

I hope you Brexiteers are begining to realise that you are being sold Free Trade - F r e e T r a d e . That means we don't play games parrying each other's barriers or protecting our vital industries and sectors. It's a barmy right wing idealogy that lets Chinese cars in for nothing even though they penalise us by - I dunno - 60% tariff. We'll let New Zealand send all their farm produce but will not penalise them if they retain their tariff barriers.

The logic is we get cheap things (eg Porsche Macan knock-offs for £13k - what's not to like?) whilst our industries die unless they can weather the fierce winds of unfettered globalisation. Who knows - it might work but almost everybody/every country with a brain prefers not to play such Russian Roulette unless absolutely necessary. But we unfortunately are run by the Tories who are bonkers. Usually Labour come to save us but they've disappeared and left us with a bunch of marxist agitators.

It's really not a good time to be chipper and laid-back. Optimism and jingoism are not going to help in this crisis.

Usually Labour come to bankrupt us. This time they really mean it...

[SueEllen]

Usually Labour come to bankrupt us. This time they really mean it...

"Strong and stable" or "clueless and Marxist"?