Its official, brexit was a TOTAL DISASTER for contracting

[KentDogWalker]

Never seen the market so quiet.

[northernladuk]

And it's all down to Brexit isn't it :

[Chuck]

Never seen the market so quiet.

Yeah, because it was so buoyant before the referendum, wasn't it?

[Paddy]

Never seen the market so quiet.

It's like the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot bringing the UK back to year zero. It will be all right in 100 years.

[cojak]

Never seen the market so quiet.

I take you were in contract for the previous 6 months leading upto the referendum then?

[jamesbrown]

Gosh, all those forward looking PMIs appear to completely contradict your impression about business in general, and I'll counteract your personal anecdote about contracting with the following: business is booming here

[MrMarkyMark]

Gosh, all those forward looking PMIs appear to completely contradict your impression about business in general, and I'll counteract your personal anecdote about contracting with the following: business is booming here

Its funny, there are a lot more contracts in my area than I have seen for a long, long, time.
Rates look a little better too.

[jamesbrown]

Its funny, there are a lot more contracts in my area than I have seen for a long, long, time.
Rates look a little better too.

Yep. Unfortunately, when someone is struggling to find a gig, they tend to leap into one of two traps: 1) assume it isn't them; or 2) extrapolate from their specific specialism/location to contracting in general.

[LondonManc]

Yep. Unfortunately, when someone is struggling to find a gig, they tend to leap into one of two traps: 1) assume it isn't them; or 2) extrapolate from their specific specialism/location to contracting in general.

Those stereotypers eh? All the bloody same.

[AtW]

Brexit won't change one thing - It's only official if I say so!