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Chris 17-01-2025 07:12

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Everybody: calm down please.

Paul 17-01-2025 15:31

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Russ (Post 36189476)
Yet there’s still nothing to suggest any of that spending was due to Brexit.

There isnt anything to prove it isnt either, no one can definitivly say one way or the other.
As I said, the only solid fact is that its increased by more, since either 2016 or 2020.

Russ 17-01-2025 15:56

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36189495)
There isnt anything to prove it isnt either, no one can definitivly say one way or the other.
As I said, the only solid fact is that its increased by more, since either 2016 or 2020.

So not out of the bounds of possibility that such increases were planned with the intention of saying/BS’ing that the extra money is the £350m from Brexit?

ianch99 17-01-2025 17:26

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
The Brexit Bus is not a hill to die on. The consequences of Brexit dwarf this figure.

If you want someone who has done a lot of detailed research in this area, follow Chris Grey: https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/

Paul 17-01-2025 21:28

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Russ (Post 36189502)
So not out of the bounds of possibility that such increases were planned with the intention of saying/BS’ing that the extra money is the £350m from Brexit?

Of course its possible, but its also just unprovable speculation.

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Apparently the IMF thinks we are going to do better in the next 2 years.

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The global institution upgraded its prediction for UK growth to 1.6% for this year from its previous estimate of 1.5%.
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As well as upgrading its outlook for the UK, the IMF suggested the UK economy would perform better than European economies such as Germany, France and Italy over the next two years.
It also confirms we didnt do so well last year.
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The latest IMF figures suggested the UK economy had weaker growth last year than the organisation had expected.
All part of this article about the possible effects of Trump and his tariff plans : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglyynp44g4o

Russ 17-01-2025 21:48

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36189515)
Of course it’s possible, but it’s also just unprovable speculation.

Unprovable yes but given the pro-Leave’s propensity for lying (led by their bullshitter-in-chief Bullshitting Boris) I think there’s more chance of it being all part of their ruse than not.

I mean, the other points I made being overlooked notwithstanding

OLD BOY 18-01-2025 18:26

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Originally Posted by Russ (Post 36189519)
Unprovable yes but given the pro-Leave’s propensity for lying (led by their bullshitter-in-chief Bullshitting Boris) I think there’s more chance of it being all part of their ruse than not.

I mean, the other points I made being overlooked notwithstanding

Remainers were not exactly totally wedded to the truth! Pot, kettle, black....

Russ 18-01-2025 19:51

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36189544)
Remainers were not exactly totally wedded to the truth! Pot, kettle, black....

Oooo examples please?

Shall we compare?

OLD BOY 18-01-2025 19:56

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Russ (Post 36189548)
Oooo examples please?

Shall we compare?

We’ve been there, done that and got the tea shirt. Why do we have to go around in endless circles on this subject?

Russ 18-01-2025 20:02

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Forgive me but I don’t recall a like-for-like comparison of bullshit between Leave and Remain on CF before, are you sure we did that?

Pierre 18-01-2025 21:47

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
2016 wants to have a few words with you. The words are “get the F over it” it’s been nearly a decade. It’s boring.

Paul 18-01-2025 21:55

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I cant believe I'm starting to agree with Pierre. :erm:

The vote was 8.5 years ago - this is just going in circles again.
Seems time to move on unless there is something new or useful to add.

Pierre 18-01-2025 21:58

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36189554)
I cant believe I'm starting to agree with Pierre. :erm:
.

Eventually, everybody does……….

Russ 18-01-2025 22:03

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36189554)
I cant believe I'm starting to agree with Pierre. :erm:

The vote was 8.5 years ago - this is just going in circles again.
Seems time to move on unless there is somethign new or useful to add.

Yeah the vote was 8 years ago but nobody knew what would the actual outcomes would be until several years later when bullshitting Boris gave us a crap deal. None of the promised benefits materialised (“Food, clothing and footwear will be cheaper” etc) yet plenty of the negatives are with us.

2 people I know had businesses that exported specifically to Europe, both closed down due to the extra costs and paperwork as a result of Brexit.

My daughter graduates this year and an ideal large multinational company has already provisionally offered her a job in the autumn but have made it clear her options for progression are limited due to Brexit. There will be other jobs out there naturally but this would have been ideal as a long term career.

Now she views it as just a stop-gap.

So yeah, I’m pretty pissed off with Brexit.

Paul 19-01-2025 00:54

Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Yeah, I'm getting pretty pissed off with the whole "everyone who voted leave fell for lies" nonsense.

These days it seems every post you make is either a rant on Brexit, or Boris, or the last government (often more than one of them).
Its starting to get very [very] tiresome. We know what you think of them by now, it doesnt need to be repeated day in day out. Give it rest.


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