Off Topic The Politics Thread

Well, if your last-but-one sentence isn't another way of saying "It'll be alright" then I don't know what is.

 

Well, that hasn't happened, has it? I've not heard the speech, so I don't know if it matched the version that was being 'pre-announced' early this morning. If it did, then I wonder why the currency market feels there's more certainty in holding GBP over USD and the Euro? Did she tell us something new? I must try and listen later on.

 

The Pound Is Surging After May’s Statement

 

Superb speech from May.
Spot on.
Let's get on with it!

 

It was exactly the speech we were expecting.
Another profit of doom prediction proves incorrect.
The IMF have come out, along with Mark Carney to admit that their predictions of doom and gloom were unfounded.
Obviously there will be some turbulent times ahead because of the enormity of us leaving the dreadfu EU.
Gawd help us when whinging remainers can actually point to something bad!

Let's talk up our country.

 

Humor is lost on you Dipper.

 

Didn't catch all of it but loved the bit about some EU countries calling for 'Punitive deal'
She responded with "it would not be the act of a friend, Britain would not accept such an approach".
Well done May.
The German car companies must be quaking in their boots if some tinpot EU country wants to play hardball.
You can imagine the call to Merkel from all those car companies... "eer who are Greece"?
I also heard some insignificant politician from one of the smaller EU countries saying we could have a deal like Canada taking up to 7 years? Eer tell that to the German car companies or the rest of the exporting giants? They are not trading in a few jars of Honey or Red Oak tables.. Aint gonna happen.

 

The pound surged before May's speech. It was a reaction to the unexpectedly high inflation figures and the possibility of interest rate rises coming sooner rather than later.

 

The analysts are saying the bad news about leaving the single market was released first in the media so the £ had tsken the hit, but what she said included lots of caveats about this and that, and promised a final vote in the Commons and Lords, plus in the 27 countries bla bla bla. Good inflation news too.

I don't like what she says, she should be stronger and aim to negotiate the best alternative for the UK - staying in the single market. But viewed in comparison to the Tweets of Trump and the jokes from Putin about Trump being correct, Russian prostitutes are the best, it was an excellent speech.

 

I should be a political guru as the guy on SkyNews has just said that the car manufacturers in Bavaria have already put pressure on Merkel regarding the export of cars to the UK.
Here some other stories that confirm or is this saying "it'll be ok" now I will put my fingers in my ears

https://m.wbnews.info/2016/11/we-ne...way-to-hold-on-to-economic-ties-after-brexit/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...t-brexit-trade-deal-britain-minimise-economy/

 

What, you were joking when you said:

"I believe in my country and it's workforce, I believe that will have new opportunities. We have voted to leave and people should accept it and embrace the new future and be part of it."

No. If that's the case, who are you and what have you done with the real Ellers?

 

He moved back to Europe on his EU passport to escape Brexit.

 

On a serious note, some German bloke from the EU said we can't let the UK 'cherry pick' so as to deter other countries from leaving?
eer... If the EU was so good why would other countries want to leave?

 

This is the problem with foreign fruit pickers

 

"We can't let the UK"

If ever there was a sentence that screams - get the hell out of the EU.

 

Sorry I've not been following this thread lately. Does anyone actually think May has a clue what she's doing?

 

Not really. There are good and bad things for all countries about EU membership. If there's an option to cherry pick the good parts and get out of the bad then any would leave.

 

I will tell Bloomberg they got it wrong!!

By the way, when was the speech known and when did the pound surge?

 

Yep

 

More fool you then.