Boris Feckin Johnson as Foreign Secretary

[BlasterBates]

Just to get things in perspective here

We export 3.5 billion worth of goods to Japan, the same for Australia and most other non-EU and non-US large countries

We export 18.8 billion to the Netherlands just an example of one EU country.

We export 31 billion to the US.

All other countries are small fry. The only two trading blocks that really matter right now for the UK are EU and the US, and the US has put us at the back of the queue.

[CretinWatcher]

Just to get things in perspective here

We export 3.5 billion worth of goods to Japan, the same for Australia and most other non-EU and non-US large countries

We export 18.8 billion to the Netherlands just an example of one EU country.

We export 31 billion to the US.

All other countries are small fry. The only two trading blocks that really matter right now for the UK are EU and the US, and the US has put us at the back of the queue.

Britain trades more with Ireland than with India and China combined
If only Brexiters had done better at school, they wouldn't be plaguing us with their patent ridiculous absurdities.
And to think that one of them thinks Britain has a good education system.

[BlasterBates]

It gets worse:

Minister for Brexit Davis Davis appeared unaware of how EU trade deals actually work | UK Politics | News | The Independent

The "chief" Brexit negotiator has no idea.

Apparently he googled "what is the EU" after he was appointed Brexit minister

[VectraMan]

A map of all the countries Boris Johnson has offended

[Flashman]

Actually: in May 2016, the seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in Spain was at 43.9 percent and has been going down since July 2015 when it was 48%. One has to get ones facts right before one goes spouting off...

Only 43 % unemployed !

[CretinWatcher]

Only 43 % unemployed !

Uk yooof unemployment was 22% at recession peak.
Not as bad but not great either.

[sirja]

it has been happening for years, many companies are moving support to Eastern Europe rather than India nowadays, Manufacturing has already gone. Brexit is just likely to accelerate it slightly for us.

Head Office in Ireland or a tax haven. Customer & sales support in Eastern Europe, Manufacturing in the East or Africa and only Service Engineers & Sales teams physically left in the expensive countries.

That's exactly how I think things will pan out for a lot of mufti-national firms. I expect Dublin to be the BIG winner from Brexit.

[OwlHoot]

A map of all the countries Boris Johnson has offended

Presumably the US is coloured red because he was rude honest about Obama.

That will make a fat lot of difference after November, and he'll probably get on like a house on fire with President Trump.

[sirja]

It gets worse:

Minister for Brexit Davis Davis appeared unaware of how EU trade deals actually work | UK Politics | News | The Independent

The "chief" Brexit negotiator has no idea.

Apparently he googled "what is the EU" after he was appointed Brexit minister

I think it was Nick Bowles who described David Davis as IDS with hair. I am sure the EU negotiators can't wait!

[MrMarkyMark]

That's exactly how I think things will pan out for a lot of mufti-national firms. I expect Dublin to be the BIG winner from Brexit.

Staffing would then be an issue, I think.
There is always a lot of tech contracts available in Dublin, I can only presume because they don't have the skills there.