Reply to: Boris Johnson says he is worried by the confusion in the media.....

[scooterscot]

Fair point. It will settle at some point.

Yes I'm sure. Like a brick in the ocean.

[AtW]

Surely if any of the predictions of economic benefits of leaving turn out to be remotely true The Pound will go back up and any benefit lost.

Yup.

If UK was full of exporters then sterling would be strong because lots of great exports - just like DM was for Germany.

[scooterscot]

27 minutes until noon and we've hit 1.19886


Dooooooooooom

[PurpleGorilla]

The independent article is a load of cock.

[GB9]

Surely if any of the predictions of economic benefits of leaving turn out to be remotely true The Pound will go back up and any benefit lost.

Fair point. It will settle at some point.

[GB9]

Ah yes, and we know that they look after the interests of the consumer, don't we?

I doubt that "all sides" have been calling for a weaker sterling - small businesses and net importers will be on the opposite side of the argument.

There has to be a balance somewhere. If we have an almighty strong currency then everything we buy is dirt cheap but we export zero.

Or vice versa.

If you are talking purely in self interest then costs may rise dependent upon what you buy.

[sirja]

Take back control.

No you take it back.

No you fecking take it.

You touched it last.

I just laughed out load in the middle of webex call when I read this, the manager now thinks I was laughing at him. I guess there goes my extension. But heck it's the funniest thing I've seen on this board in a while!!

[meridian]

All sides of politics and business have been calling for a weaker Sterling as it increases investment and manufacturing jobs growth.

Ah yes, and we know that they look after the interests of the consumer, don't we?

I doubt that "all sides" have been calling for a weaker sterling - small businesses and net importers will be on the opposite side of the argument.

[VectraMan]

All sides of politics and business have been calling for a weaker Sterling as it increases investment and manufacturing jobs growth.

Surely if any of the predictions of economic benefits of leaving turn out to be remotely true The Pound will go back up and any benefit lost.

[scooterscot]

as it increases investment and manufacturing jobs growth.

We don't have a working government at the minute. Who in there right mind is going to invest in the UK in the coming months? I don't know what you're smoking but put me down for a few packs.

Companies plan Brexit hiring freeze

[dx4100]

Boris Johnson also says there's been "confusion" over the weekend "about the status of people living in this country".

He says those people "have their rights protected" as do those British people working abroad.

All the Leave side wants to see is an immigration system "that's fair, impartial and humane to all people coming from around the world", he goes on.

Can we have access to the single market without free movement, someone shouts as he leaves.

"Absolutely," Mr Johnson replies.

I wonder which model this is.... The make it up as we go along model

[BrilloPad]

All sides of politics and business have been calling for a weaker Sterling as it increases investment and manufacturing jobs growth.

Japan and Switzerland are green with envy.....

[SantaClaus]

Take back control.

No you take it back.

No you fecking take it.

You touched it last.

[BrilloPad]

Something to do with the trade balance. We import more than we export, so in the last four days the cost of our imports has risen by 10%.

Exports will be cheaper but the exporters will keep any profit in their business to hedge against the higher cost of raw materials, while the increase in import costs will be borne by the consumer, i.e. us.

Fire up the printing presses.....

[GB9]

Something to do with the trade balance. We import more than we export, so in the last four days the cost of our imports has risen by 10%.

Exports will be cheaper but the exporters will keep any profit in their business to hedge against the higher cost of raw materials, while the increase in import costs will be borne by the consumer, i.e. us.

All sides of politics and business have been calling for a weaker Sterling as it increases investment and manufacturing jobs growth.