I'm still thinking that the result will be leave - and a massive mistake. If we do leave then I hope the UK politicians prove me wrong and start investing in the area to pick up the shortfall of all the investment we currently rely on from the EU.
Can't believe how many people have been hoodwinked by Farage and Boris. Seriously. Christ, this nation doesn't deserve to be part of a wider union.
Typical thick Geordie ****s voting remain thank **** your bigger neighbours Sunderland are more intelligent than you sweaty socks with your heads kicked in twats The brainy ones are in South Tyneside I see
It does make you wonder if they actually realise that they are voting for a greater chance that they will lose their jobs. Well, obviously they don't do they, but they are.
It doesn't look like it is the result I was hoping for, but just got to pray that the government finally realises that the north does not end at Manchester (it barely even begins there). Problem is, if our economy decreases then there won't be as much money to go around even if they do. On a personal level, I think I'll be looking for a job. Most of my clients have all started their businesses with the help of EU funding. If that dries up then so does my business.
Well, 369 results to go mate so it's not decided yet. If we end up with a Johnson/Gove/IDS govt we're double-****ed because they are much more right wing than Cameron/Osborne and I doubt they'll do our region any favours.
...and all three of them have spoken in the past about favouring an element of privatisation for the NHS.
Waking up to this ****e is not good. Get ready for a recession, job losses and a lack of investment in the area.
I have been watching it closely. When it hit $1.35 it meant that orders I have already taken for the coming year would cost me more to buy than the prices I have already charged and been paid. From a selfish point of view I hope they will step in and increase interest rates to correct the levels, but that won't be good news for anyone with a mortgage.
10% down against the dollar in about 2 hours lol. It will bounce back a bit in the next day or so but then it could fall further before it does. Says it all about who was right on the economic argument.
It's all speculation at the minute. I could take a hit for a few months if the pound bounces back, but because I sell internet services it means I buy virtually everything in dollars. Far more will depend on what it does to the local economy and at what point the EU takes the decision to cut funding to the UK. It could well be that nothing happens for years depending on when the government triggers leaving and how the negotiations go. I am just one self-employed person though. The hit could be far far bigger for the region as a whole. We've always been the most neglected part of the UK in terms of investment. We now need local political and business leaders to start campaigning to get that changed because we will be losing the EU money that has shielded us from some of that lack of investment.
Exactly but if Boris et al take over they won't be replacing the investment. And will Cameron if he stays? I doubt it. The real worry for the region and the country as a whole is the contraction in the manufacturing sector, though. I just see the the next few years as a damage limitation exercise for the government now.
