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Old 02-10-2020, 07:33   #4144
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Re: Brexit-Transitional Period Ends 31/12/20

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
As a patriotic Brit, I find it sad when I read news like this about the dimininshing of one of our key sectors and the resultant loss of jobs, taxes and influence to this country.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...n-to-leave-u-k
Financial services employs more than a million people in the U.K. and handles assets in excess of US$14 trillion. The financial crash of 2008 saw around $5 trillion of assets vanish from these shores and we seem to have coped.

May I politely suggest there are other causes more worthy of your injured patriotism.
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