The more sinister side of Brexit

[motoukenin]

Inflation is what it was in 2012 - before the vote. And still historically low. Sterling back to where it was in late 2016. Your contention then I guess is that nurses were better off then?

Nurses have had effectively a pay cut over the last 7 years due to pay caps and the 1% pay rise inflation has made them effectively £1000 worse off.

That may have been OK pre Brexit as inflation was very low, now we have inflation at around 2.8% and rising all as a result of Brexit , god forbid we don't go out on WTO rules as that will cause inflation to rise faster , but nurses still are not being given a pay rise and Mr Johnson told everyone , I remember it well , that Brexit would not cause any economic decline if people voted to leave.

Just exposing lies of Tory government , I accept Brexit and you may find it surprising that I also support some of its benefits, but I do believe they now deserve an apology from Mr Johnson.

[shaunbhoy]

Asked however if that same person will now face a mountain of paperwork when wanting to go on holiday anywhere, or purchase anything from another country the answer is undoubtedly yes

Well hardly...............unless your idea of a mountain is dutch-flavoured.

[NigelJK]

Any news on the OP's intentions?

[mattfx]

In terms of real issues:

Will the average working / middle class person notice a massive difference in your wallet because of Brexit? No, probably not.

Asked however if that same person will now face a mountain of paperwork when wanting to go on holiday anywhere, or purchase anything from another country the answer is undoubtedly yes because of the god damn customs union issues.

[BrilloPad]

Like Venezuela ?

Ah. CUK extrapolation. A woman is not pregnant one day and pregnant the next. After 40 weeks she will deliver 280 babies.

If you are going to spot bollox, best to have a sockie account. Or is sasguru one of yours?

[Lance]

Societies in which the gap between rich and poor are small are the most contented.

For a while the mob can be placated with cheap booze and flat screen TVs.

how about some facts around inequality in the UK...



This shows the gini co-efficient. The higher the number the more unequal.
So it's not rising massively like the Guardian/Comrade Corbyn says. Although it is higher than in the booming 70s (* if booming means a 3 day week, power cuts, expensive fuel, outside toilets etc. etc.)

[simondolan]

"Uncertainty" is responsible. Same as always.

HTH

That and traders looking to make a quick buck betting against a currency :-)

[shaunbhoy]

So your telling me that Brexit was not responsible for the pound dropping and hence causing inflation to rise ?

"Uncertainty" is responsible. Same as always.

HTH

[woohoo]

Having plenty of time over this week and the next few weeks to go on various web sites, join as a member of the forum and expose Brexit fabrications and misconceptions I have noticed a very sinister trend.

Although many of the assumptions , misconceptions and sometimes downright lies are easily disproved there seems to be a growing trend of spite in some of the responses, its a sort of "well my life is tulip so why shouldn't other people experience what I am?" a lesson to understand their plight.

I do understand that there are a lot of angry people out there who feel that previous generations have let them down and to some extent have some sympathy with that but there is no point arguing with these people as even if the outcome is disaster , and I think some now realise that, in some kind of twisted way its what they want.

So I have now decided to focus my attention on getting the Young Conservatives to vote differently , a few photos of cuddly foxes to pursue them that fox hunting was not a good policy and maybe they are backing the wrong team seem to have gone down well so far.

Scooterscot is that you?? Scoots, come on tell me is that you.

[simondolan]

spoken like a multi-millionaire

The modern global economy has brought billions of people out of poverty. The only 'sufferers' (for want of a better word) are the lower middle class, and working class in the G7 countries. The ones who ironically voted for something that will harm them the most in any case.

Very true.