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Discussion in 'Leeds United' started by MIGHTY, Oct 1, 2017.

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Should there be a second Brexit vote

  1. Yes

    30.3%
  2. No

    58.8%
  3. Dont know

    0.8%
  4. Its too late

    1.7%
  5. Ell rulz

    0.8%
  6. couldnt give a fook

    6.7%
  7. Will WJ ever see whats hitting him smack in the face

    1.7%
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  1. OLOF

    OLOF Well-Known Member

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    That's ok then, carry on regardless<ok>
     
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  2. FORZA LEEDS

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    Doesn't make it right though, and doesn't mean we have to go along with it, and thank **** we won't have to for much longer.
     
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  3. LeedsLover

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    Remainers and EU polly's mass suicides.

     
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  4. OLOF

    OLOF Well-Known Member

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    Leave it out LL, you'll send dbc over the edge, yeah, that one:emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  5. Whitejock

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    Don't for a moment think that I approve, btw. Simply stating that it's a widespread practice & even affects our club.

    If we performed at work in the manner of the players we've paid off over the years, we'd have got the sack. And no pay-off. Just the sack. So why don't we just sack them for incompetence?

    Really upsets me when we pay donkeys more money than I've ever earned all my working life put together.
     
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  6. OLOF

    OLOF Well-Known Member

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    We were talking about the thieving unelected ****s in Brussels awarding themselves massive golden handshakes and gold plated pensions for doing **** all but feather their own nests
     
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  7. Whitejock

    Whitejock Well-Known Member

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    Yup, I realise that, and I don't approve one little bit. Happens with out MPs in the UK too.

    I'm simply stating that it's happening all over, and the club giving stupid money to undeserving donkeys irritates me most of all.
     
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  8. OLOF

    OLOF Well-Known Member

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    And that's why the majority of our MP's want to stay in the biggest trough that is the EU so they can get a piece of the action.

    If you think the running of our club and the running of the EU are the same I don't understand why you would want to stay in Europe, sorry, the EU, the UK will always be part of Europe:emoticon-0105-wink::emoticon-0183-swear,
     
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  9. Eric Le Merde

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    The total invested in the UK is higher than France and Germany but the annual amount invested in the UK has fallen in both years since the referendum and while the total FDI and Annual FDI is more than Germany or France the video report neglects to comment on the Netherlands.

    British Government (i.e $101 approximates to £92.4)

    Screen Shot 2019-06-15 at 10.34.07 am.png

    UN

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    This reduction in annual FDI in the UK may be a blip or not.
     
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  10. LeedsLover

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    There was a blip after the referendum, but that was expected due to the unsureties, there were blips cos of T Mays deal not being accepted, but now it's bounced back, and whether you like it or not, the remainers and EU Polly's are going to loathe it.

    Could it be cos May has resigned...........probably played a part. Could it be cos UK is more attractive to foreign Investors........see below.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...ice-in-europe-for-foreign-investors-qv25cdt83

    And this from March 2018 when people were saying it's Doom for the UK.

    https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/...rd-high-so-why-has-almost-no-one-reported-it/

    Then this from China

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/china-watch/business/chinese-investment-in-uk/
     
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  11. Eric Le Merde

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    It hasn't bounced back on an annual basis, in fact it is falling, overall the gross FDI is quite high but not increasing as much as it did before the referendum. As I said it could be a blip but the figures from the UK Gov, 2016-2017 or from the UN 2018-2019 can't have been affected by Mays resignation.

    From UK GOV and UN figures the annual FDI has fallen from $209 to $101 and then $64 billion per year since the referendum. There could be a lot of reasons for this but this is what has happened
     
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  12. Whitejock

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    Christ! I wish I'd never mentioned it now! :D

    I was only likening unentitled donkeys raping our club to the unentitled (IMO) MPs. I disagree hugely with both.

    And just to re-state my EU position: I honestly have no idea if it's a good thing or a bad thing. All that is known is the present position. Everything else is either supposition, aspiration, speculation, or pure & simple wild guessing.
     
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  13. LeedsLover

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    Some figures for GDP for 2019
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp

    Deloitte figures for 2018.
    https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pag...les/power-up-uk-inward-investment-report.html
     
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  14. 2020VisionofLeeds

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    Fack orf
     
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  15. brisbane-lion

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    I read that Mr Trump has berated Sadiq Kahn over the deaths of some people in London recently. Wow! Pots and kettles come to mind.
     
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  16. 2020VisionofLeeds

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    He's right to point out that Kahn should get his own house in order before gobbling off about others.
     
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  19. brisbane-lion

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    I repeat. Pots and Kettles.
     
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