It’s official - we are leaving the customs union.

[darmstadt]

Perhaps unlike the CEO of Aviva she hadn't been invited into Downing street.

Does anyone know what is in the letter to Nissan?

Well they're back to May on Thursday:

The figures emerged as representatives of Nissan and other Japanese companies are set to meet Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond on Thursday.

Discussing this: Brexit: Official forecasts suggest economies throughout UK will be hit - BBC News

Picture for hard of reading:

[PurpleGorilla]

Well they're back to May on Thursday:



Discussing this: Brexit: Official forecasts suggest economies throughout UK will be hit - BBC News

Picture for hard of reading:

To be clear - this is negative change on predicted future growth.

In all forecasts the economy GROWS just some forecasts (hard brexit) the growth is less.

[BlasterBates]

I think some "truths" will spoken and fantasies set aside when the Nissan bosses are in Downing street.

Anyone who thinks a "Hard Brexit" won't have any impact is in cuckoo land.

[meridian]

I think some "truths" will spoken and fantasies set aside when the Nissan bosses are in Downing street.

Anyone who thinks a "Hard Brexit" won't have any impact is in cuckoo land.

I wonder if the Japanese government will be passing along a message with their car manufacturers?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...-a7833396.html

[meridian]

Nope, they’re not happy at all...

https://mobile.twitter.com/faisalisl...29580405731331

Japanese ambassador in Downing Street unusually candid after PM meet with Nissan, Toyota, Honda etc:
“If there’s no profitability of continuing operations in UK no private company can continue operations...simple as that... this is all high stakes all of us need to keep in mind.”

[original PM]

To be clear - this is negative change on predicted future growth.

In all forecasts the economy GROWS just some forecasts (hard brexit) the growth is less.

Interesting - because that graph is clearly try to make out that the North East well have it's GDP reduced by 16% in a WTO deal.

So when something has to effectively lie to try and make it's point it has failed.

:sigh:

[BlasterBates]

Jacob Rees-Mogg stands up for down trodden wealthy Daily Express readers

Jacob is a modern day Robin Hood, taking money from the poor to distribute to the needy wealthy.

[darmstadt]

Interesting - because that graph is clearly try to make out that the North East well have it's GDP reduced by 16% in a WTO deal.

So when something has to effectively lie to try and make it's point it has failed.

:sigh:

I know it's bad when even the government has to lie, maybe the figures are actually worse

[BlasterBates]

Japan puts the UK on notice

oh dear.

[original PM]

Japan puts the UK on notice

oh dear.

Fine let them go.

Is it just that they no longer have access to the European Market with reduced tariffs? is that the only problem in which case we shall have to see how the negotiations go.

It is important to recognise that the world is always changing and not every change will be good for everyone.

So anyway - where in the EU will these Japanese companies relocate to? Not sure France or Germany are going to be to keen on them but they may be.

Can any of the old 'cold war' Eastern European countries really supply the labour infrastructure needed to support these firms?

It' all well and good saying we are leaving fine - where are you going and why do you choose the UK in the first place?