Foreign investment has fallen 92% since 2016

[sasguru]

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/foreign-...ince-2016-why/

"The 2016 UK figure is much, much higher than it would usually be because of a huge merger of two of the world’s biggest alcohol companies, and as one of the companies is headquartered in London (despite selling globally) that figure counted as FDI, meaning the UK figure was hugely inflated versus its usual level. That could mean that everything was fine, and things had just got back to usual: but they haven’t. The UK’s $15 billion investment [in 2017] is only around a third of its average level since 2011 – a figure which represents the lowest investment into the UK since 2005. That’s a bad sign."

[meridian]

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/foreign-...ince-2016-why/

"The 2016 UK figure is much, much higher than it would usually be because of a huge merger of two of the world’s biggest alcohol companies, and as one of the companies is headquartered in London (despite selling globally) that figure counted as FDI, meaning the UK figure was hugely inflated versus its usual level. That could mean that everything was fine, and things had just got back to usual: but they haven’t. The UK’s $15 billion investment [in 2017] is only around a third of its average level since 2011 – a figure which represents the lowest investment into the UK since 2005. That’s a bad sign."

Good. Fewer “Johnny Foreigners” thinking they can bring a few million in, buy our businesses, and get themselves a British passport.

British jobs for British people, supported by good old British businesses like Dyson, etc.

[BlasterBates]

Not depending on foreign investment will strengthen the hand of the UK negotiators.

No deal Brexit back on the table

All in all looking good.

[meridian]

Not depending on foreign investment will strengthen the hand of the UK negotiators.

No deal Brexit back on the table

All in all looking good.

Mr Watt explained ministers within the Government believe the threat of walking away from the negotiating table with the bitter bloc is one of the UK’s “key weapons” and could be used to achieve a laudable deal.

He went on: “The reason why that matters is ministers believe one of their absolutely key weapons in the Brexit negotiations is the threat that the UK could walk away.”

We’ve got the politicians we deserve.

[meridian]

We’ve got the politicians we deserve.

Technically though, the outcome is correct. The vote was to leave the EU - a negative proposition that has been interpreted as leaving all EU trade deals, institutions, legal systems, etc.

There was no vote on how or what to “join” with the EU. No vote on whether or not we wanted a trade deal with them, no vote on what institutions we wanted to still remain a part of.

The only logical outcome from the vote is that the people voted for “No Deal”. This does not mean “no deal and we won’t pay the divorce bill”, because the divorce bill is the negotiated cost of leaving. “No Deal” as what was voted for means settling up any debts, leaving the EU, and that’s it. Any future relationship was not part of the vote.

So saying that “No Deal” is a negotiating position is incorrect, it’s what the people voted for.

[sasguru]

Technically though, the outcome is correct. The vote was to leave the EU - a negative proposition that has been interpreted as leaving all EU trade deals, institutions, legal systems, etc.

There was no vote on how or what to “join” with the EU. No vote on whether or not we wanted a trade deal with them, no vote on what institutions we wanted to still remain a part of.

The only logical outcome from the vote is that the people voted for “No Deal”. This does not mean “no deal and we won’t pay the divorce bill”, because the divorce bill is the negotiated cost of leaving. “No Deal” as what was voted for means settling up any debts, leaving the EU, and that’s it. Any future relationship was not part of the vote.

So saying that “No Deal” is a negotiating position is incorrect, it’s what the people voted for.

That's what I keep saying - hard Brexit now!
The people should get what they voted for

[meridian]

That's what I keep saying - hard Brexit now!
The people should get what they voted for

The civil service is preparing...

[Old Greg]

Send a gunboat!

[WTFH]

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/foreign-...ince-2016-why/

"The 2016 UK figure is much, much higher than it would usually be because of a huge merger of two of the world’s biggest alcohol companies, and as one of the companies is headquartered in London (despite selling globally) that figure counted as FDI, meaning the UK figure was hugely inflated versus its usual level. That could mean that everything was fine, and things had just got back to usual: but they haven’t. The UK’s $15 billion investment [in 2017] is only around a third of its average level since 2011 – a figure which represents the lowest investment into the UK since 2005. That’s a bad sign."

Brexit spin: UK inward investment has increased statistically.

[sasguru]

Brexit spin: UK inward investment has increased statistically.

Eh? How do you spin that?