Originally posted by vetran
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Rats to the Lifeboats Now Please…
Collapse
X
-
-
Originally posted by vetran View PostMaybe I missed the bit where we were negotiating with reasonable people not an organisation that wants to punish us for leaving?Comment
-
Originally posted by vwdan View PostAh, yeah - it's the EU's fault isn't it. Incredible.Comment
-
Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThe EU has no desire to "punish us for leaving". They don't see why they should subsidise us leaving, or abandon their fundamental principles so we can escape the consequences of doing so, but neither of those are punishment.
Most countries would realise that doing something that results in irreparable damage to themselves is stupid, but those promoting our exit from the EU are either not blessed with that insight or, more likely, stand to gain from it personally and have made sure they themselves won't lose out.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a7848221.html
Hans-Olaf Henkel accused Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator, of planning to impose a bad exit agreement on Britain as a warning to other countries tempted to leave the EU.
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit negotiator, was also guilty of wanting “to make a mess out of this whole unhappy situation”.
“I have the impression, by their public statements, that indeed they would like to set an example,” said Mr Henkel, the deputy head of the European Parliament's industry, research and energy committee.”
“They want to punish Britain and make sure that non-one else is leaving the European Union.
“By the very fact that they say that a country which leaves the European Union should not have the same deal as a country which is in the European Union you can demonstrate what they mean.”
Mr Henkel, the president of the Federation of German Industries and a former chief executive of IBM, urged other MEPs – who enjoy a potential veto of any Brexit deal – “not to listen” to their own negotiators.
obviously a bit of nutter.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/brex...-minister.html
Many in Europe are looking to "punish" the U.K. for voting to leave the European Union, the finance minister of Luxembourg told CNBC on Wednesday.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Pierre Gramegna said that those with such an agenda would never admit to it.
"There are many people out there who are trying to punish the United Kingdom without saying it — if you ask them they will deny it," he said. "Let's try to be more positive, let's try to de-dramatize the whole negotiation."
European negotiators are waiting for clear instructions from their capitals to take to the second phase of the Brexit process, which is expected to begin Monday following a ministerial meeting in Brussels.
‘Europe is back,’ Luxembourg’s finance minister says ‘Europe is back,’ Luxembourg’s finance minister says
8:10 AM ET Wed, 24 Jan 2018 | 03:04
The second phase will focus on future trade links and a transitional period. One of the main issues will be the future of the City of London and whether U.K. firms will keep their passport rights or will need extra licenses to serve EU-based customers.
Gramegna called for European negotiators to avoid punishing London and its financial services for Brexit.
"Weakening London as a financial center to make sure it will not be the first financial center in the world anymore is weakening Europe," Gramegna said.
"Let's not have London drift into the Atlantic, let's make sure we have a working relationship with London."Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
-
Originally posted by vetran View Posthmm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a7848221.html
obviously a bit of nutter.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/brex...-minister.html
another space cadet..
Fact is, the EU owe us very little. They can't punish us beyond simply not doing an amazing and favourable deal with us. They aren't bringing it punitive measures even if they want to - they simply aren't making special exemptions for us yet.Last edited by vwdan; 9 July 2018, 16:33.Comment
-
Originally posted by vetran View Posthmm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a7848221.html
obviously a bit of nutter.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/brex...-minister.html
another space cadet..Comment
-
Originally posted by vetran View PostMaybe I missed the bit where we were negotiating with reasonable people not an organisation that wants to punish us for leaving?
How can they negotiate if our negotiators never want to turn up to negotiate?
4 hours from Davis in the last year.
Is Davis a Labour person? Is he working for the EU, hell bent on punishing the UK?…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
-
Originally posted by vetran View Posthmm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a7848221.html
obviously a bit of nutter.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/brex...-minister.html
another space cadet..Comment
-
Originally posted by vetran View Posthey they can't organise a social occasion in a brewery but at least they won't take over the brewery and refuse to serve beer like Corbyn would.
Maybe I missed the bit where we were negotiating with reasonable people not an organisation that wants to punish us for leaving?
It’s what you voted for.Comment
-
The memes are starting...
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Aug 25 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Aug 24 08:25
Comment