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Old 30-07-2018, 21:10   #788
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Re: Brexit Discussion (New thread-Follow First Post Rules!)
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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
Repeating "we will be fine, have faith" with no proof or worked examples is just hot air.
Spot on.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
Don't you just love all these reports from Professors,Heads of departments etc who don't even bother prefixing their reports with "In a worst case scenario"?

After all, that's what their reports are.
I think that's as accurate as the statement that The Sunday Times being the biggest proponent of Project Fear. I think you'll find caveats a plenty in these reports.

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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
But why are they warning of potential issues? Are they all conspiring to mislead the public or are they trying to be realistic on what is a probable outcome?
I think that they are describing a worse case scenario which I'm sure won't arise. But if you don't know what a worst case scenario looks like, there's less motivation to avoid it.
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