Off Topic The Politics Thread

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

  • Stay in

    Votes: 56 47.9%

  • Get out

    Votes: 61 52.1%
  • Total voters
    117
  • Poll closed .
Staines R's said:
Hmmmm.......to be fair Steels, you could say it’s again the EU trying to flex a few muscles and discriminating against the U.K. by making rules against us when they don’t make them against others. Who then comes over as the ****s in all this ?
I would suggest this will eventually be sorted out and the U.K. and EU will agree on ‘equilvalence’ and the U.K. will yet again overtake Europe......however it makes a great headline right now I guess.
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Spot on
 
Steelmonkey said:
I'm sure someone far more in tune with what's going on in the world will rubbish this, but can't see the "Brexit win" in this.....

Brexit: London loses out as Europe's top share trading hub

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Amsterdam ousted London as the largest financial trading centre in Europe last month as Brexit-related changes to finance rules came into force.

About €9.2bn (£8.1bn) worth of shares were traded on Amsterdam exchanges each day, against €8.6bn in London.

Following new Brexit rules, EU-based banks wanting to buy European shares currently cannot trade via London, meaning a loss of fees for City firms.

Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey has warned the EU not to cut off London.

On Wednesday, Mr Bailey said there were signs that the EU planned to cut the UK off from its financial markets.

Following the new Brexit trading rules coming into effect, there are talks to harmonise rules over financial regulations - so-called equivalence

Both sides are working towards a March deadline to agree an "equivalence" regime under which the UK and Europe would recognise the other's regulations.

Number 10, said it remained "open" to discussions with the EU on the equivalence issue.
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Not sure this is a big surprise as these are European shares. Who knows what the Commission will do on equivalence. They're more interested in the project and their jobs, than the welfare of European citizens
 
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It's good to see that the Brexiters have 'moved on' and no longer have to blame the EU for everything on earth.

We're 'free' now and it's all going swimmingly. Or maybe it will be in fifty years time.

SOVRINTEE!
 
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Goldhawk-Road said:
Ther's only been one major test so far and that was vaccines. Of course, the EU nailed that one
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Fishing?
Northern Ireand?
Financial Services?
Customs Checks?

What happened to 'frictionless trade'?
What happened to 'all the same benefits'?
What happened to 'no border in the Irish Sea'?

I'm beginning to think we may have been lied to.
 
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Stroller said:
Fishing?
Northern Island?
Financial Services?
Customs Checks?

What happened to 'frictionless trade'?
What happened to 'all the same benefits'?
What happened to 'no border in the Irish Sea'?

I'm beginning to think we may have been lied to.
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You mean Northern Ireland. The EU have proved beyond doubt they don't understand the sensitivities. They think they can make the GB/NI link difficult. They'll think again if one of their customs officers is shot at.

Fishing will improve with every year we take back a greater percentage
 
Goldhawk-Road said:
You mean Northern Ireland. The EU have proved beyond doubt they don't understand the sensitivities. They think they can make the GB/NI link difficult. They'll think again if one of their customs officers is shot at.

Fishing will improve with every year we take back a greater percentage
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Yes, thanks for pointing out my typo. Shame you couldn't address any of the issues other than to threaten violence.
 
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