More rehash of the same old entrenched positions

[NotAllThere]

Hey, you're not supposed to read the links, you're supposed to offer an unsubstantiated opinion. That's how the Brexit forum works.

[BR14]

it's all a load of old bolloks.


will that do??

[Platypus]

Where did he say Great Britain should join?

Oh do be quiet, we ALL KNOW now that Churchill was in favour of the UK being part of a United Europe, any any attempt by you or anyone else to unspin this bulltulip lie is pure malevolence!

[sasguru]

Oh do be quiet, we ALL KNOW now that Churchill was in favour of the UK being part of a United Europe, any any attempt by you or anyone else to unspin this bulltulip lie is pure malevolence!

Yet a mere few years after Churchill's speech, the Empire was no more. And now, most probably, the Union will be split up.
As the New Statesman says in an article this week, England will need to decide what it wants to be.

[Old Greg]

Yet a mere few years after Churchill's speech, the Empire was no more. And now, most probably, the Union will be split up.
As the New Statesman says in an article this week, England will need to decide what it wants to be.

A jam, tea and biscuit export powerhouse, obvs.

[sasguru]

A jam, tea and biscuit export powerhouse, obvs.

England will be smaller than Italy in population. And will have a much smaller manufacturing industry (although larger services).
But give the ageing demographics of England (and the current propensity by all parties to splurge on the magic money tree) , I suspect the debt/GDP ratio will accelerate to Italy's level within a generation.

[Old Greg]

England will be smaller than Italy in population. And will have a much smaller manufacturing industry (although larger services).
But give the ageing demographics of England (and the current propensity by all parties to splurge on the magic money tree) , I suspect the debt/GDP ratio will accelerate to Italy's level within a generation.

Patrick Minford has made it clear in his championing of Brexit that manufacturing will be virtually eliminated.

[Whorty]

it's all a load of old bolloks.


will that do??

Plenty of those on here .... both physically between many poster's sweaty groins, and by the tosh posted by said posters

[sasguru]

Plenty of those on here .... both physically between many poster's sweaty groins, and by the tosh posted by said posters

You've got to forgive BR14 - he's self-partnered.