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8 hours ago, david555 said:

just a reply about the smeer about the Scottish minister .....i understand very good you dont like the rememberance.....as  then it was a conservative....????

It's just very old (not even) news. It's olds. Heath was a deviant in all ways  - never liked him,

4 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:

 

being pro or against tariffs as such sounds low level English and weird in my ears

I really dislike the way you guy use the term tariff, it hides the original semantics of the term

 

Have a great weekend

 

Gosh! Is it that late?

9 hours ago, david555 said:

I think every party seems to have an equivalent of this one inside    LOL...(tongue in cheek Mr evadgib..!)

 

Sir Edward Richard George Heath KG MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the …

British police investigating allegations that Sir Edward Heath was a serial sex attacker of young boys say they would have brought him in for questioning—if he was still alive.

 https://www.google.be/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=26&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj1pv2my77nAhWfxTgGHR42CmMQFjAZegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fthe-mysterious-case-of-the-pedophile-prime-minister-sir-edward-heath&usg=AOvVaw39FaVrXgiMHkfJEhk2hrHM

When you get some up-to-date news please let us know.

59 minutes ago, adammike said:

Nissan have probably war gamed many scenarios one of which is moving/keeping/leaving production in the UK.

My limited knowledge ( knowing FA) about car production is that the parts for the cars put together in Sunderland come from all over and the final assembly is in Sunderland,I remember reading that the rear axel for the mini crossed from mainland Europe to the Oxford plant 3 times before it became part of the finished product, everything arrived on a just in time basis.

So how's it going to work getting all the parts together? Cars are all going electric so there's going to be a massive change needed regarding batteries etc etc.

Just in time. Across Europe six times to complete an axle? Great for the carbon footprint, eh? Better make and assemble everything in the UK before Extinction Rebellion block the bridges and tunnels! Electric mini of course. 

Good Brexit song though. Take it away Blue Eyes:

18 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

If the vote had excluded EU citizens then YES would have won.

You didnt know about that?

I'll add it to the list of stuff you have no idea about regarding Scottish independence. 

Looks like you want to be dependent on Martians and minors for votes though.

On 2/4/2020 at 8:40 PM, Traubert said:

Really, as though China doesn't have it's own seaweed and dried fruit, cheaper and better quality

 

But, if you are reverting to personal insults it's conversation over. I prefer a more convivial dialogue.

 

You maintain your illusion and I'll stick with what I know.

As though. Do you know how far Lanzhou is from the sea? 

59 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

There are theories to explain economic gravity but it itself is not a theory but a universally observed phenomenon. So it doesn't just apply to the EU and the UK but to all nations everywhere. Maybe you should look up how much the EU exports and imports before you decide that its level of protectionism makes economic gravity inapplicable.

I've never seen this called a phenomenon - it is generally termed a model - and because the EU is on one side of this model the variables are multiple and significant. I did not say that economic gravity does not apply. But if distance is such a great weakener, then how come the US and China trade so much with the EU? 

37 minutes ago, vogie said:

Even bringing down the voting age to 16, nobody below 30 should allowed to vote, that is close to an age when they can work out for themselves without the guidance of left wing teachers.????

 

In all fairness Hitler committed a lot of murders to get democratically elected, our Boris is not that bad.

No not that bad. 

2 hours ago, samran said:

You are right, the Uk joining the EC meant that Australia’s key markets were cut off to us, and we were forced to go it alone in the world searching out other alternatives. 
 

The difference here was we had this forced upon us rather than having it self inflicted. 
 

As for the mining boom - sure, it was an aberration but it doesn’t change the main story of Asia being our focus these days. 

No one in their right mind cuts off their main market voluntarily like you’ve just done with the EU - and nor is cutting it off a pre requisite for lunch finding new ones. 
 

As for exchange rates - you bought it up! 

 

As for exchange rates - yes I bought it up - and you got the hump! 

2 hours ago, RobFord said:

More current roses for you. Cheers.
 

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/28/business/brexit-uk-car-industry/index.html

 

PS England is a small fish in a big pond. The only way it will remain competitive is to devalue it’s currency. Count on it. 

Maybe. But at least our garden pond will be back to full size.

2 hours ago, tebee said:

But have you noticed how Boris is now trying to rebrand "no deal" as the "Australian deal" - hint Australia does not have a traded deal with the EU..

No, not really. He seems to favour an EU/Canada (+?) trade deal but I think the Australian reference was more to do with immigration (points based system).

2 hours ago, bristolboy said:

Really, so your opinion is that Brexit will be economically harmful to the UK?

Also harmful to the UK, yes, especially short-term. Never said otherwise. Have I?

7 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

EU citizens living in Scotland were given a vote during the independence referendum because they lived there and the decision would affect them.

But of course in the Brexit referendum they were denied a vote because they wouldnt vote the right way. 

 

Works both ways. Scotland (SNP) also allowed 16 year olds to vote, probably to make sure they got the vote that they wanted.

13 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

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No data required when your opinion runs contrary to a universally observed phenomenon of economics? In what significant way does your opinion differ from fiction?

 

Your favourite economic (gravity) theory is one of several that are widely used and accepted but they are all subject to variables. In this case the most significant "variable" affecting g is the protective and failing EU.

1 hour ago, Rookiescot said:

How many EU citizens living in the UK voted for Brexit?

Oh yeah thats right, they were not allowed a vote.

We both know the demographic that voted for Brexit. You guys dont like to admit it but its there all the same.

So what? UK citizens don't have a say in Spanish national votes either. 

4 minutes ago, Ketyo said:

Britain has left with its tail between its legs. Wimpering and forlorn. Sent out into the wilderness like a Lion ejected from the pride to die miserable and alone. 

 

The German takeover of Europe is complete. Britain was too small and weak to stop it. World War II is now officially at an end. Germany is the Victor. 

Oh God....that's good...write some more.

5 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Unlike Brexiters, the EU is not delusional about the consequences of Brexit. As they have pointed out, Brexit will not be good for the EU. It's the Brexiters who believe that if Brexit is bad for the EU, then it must be good for the UK. Because, you know, there's no such thing as a lose-lose outcome.

I am sure that both sides can see problems of no trade deal. Your comment about Brexiteers beliefs is false, but expected, of course.

10 minutes ago, samran said:

So all you’ve shown is an article stating that economic forecasts for the next 12 months are a bit dire...cause they are.

 

Shows you totally miss my point however that real economic growth in Australia has boomed since the 1970s as we turned our focus to Asia. 
 

 

Rather as China turned it's focus onto Australian iron ore from about 2004-2015 (as well as trying to buy the place).

How's you currency doing these days. Let's look. Oh 0.67. Ouch! I remember it was 1.10 when I sold mine.