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4 hours ago, Kwasaki said:The pound going down with a no deal being predicted is an obvious event.
Was 40 to £ now at 39 to £ , Oh!! dear I wish I had a balcony. ????????
A typical Brexiteer: a very short memory
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4 hours ago, SteveB2 said:
Interesting...
"The EU, taken as a whole is the UK's largest trading partner. In 2019, UK exports to the EU were £294 billion (43% of all UK exports). UK imports from the EU were £374 billion (52% of all UK imports)"
Ref: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7851/
For those who have problems understanding math, this means the EU exports to the UK £120 billion pounds more than it imports.
Meaning that if the EU has to reverts to trading with the UK on WTO terms, the UK makes stands to make a massive windfall profit from the import duties caused by the trade imbalance.
No wonder this whole Brexit conundrum is being dragged out as long as possible with futile negotiations - the import duties the EU has saved paying the UK over the last 4 years of trade imbalance easily run into tens of billions of pounds...
First look into which products are imported from UK into the EU and visa versa and how easy to replace from other origins. Then your laugh will disappear.
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6 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:
I always found BMW's to be basic inside and overpriced. Japanese always gave more for the amount. Now i know why you are so bitter.
That's why you hardly see BMW's on the roads. Same with Mercedes. Bye-the-way: where are the equivalent British cars ? ? Oh, gone long time ago.
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6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:
I doubt many on here are not suffering with their own currency already !
GBP down 0,46% in just one day, now € 1,0909. Comparing with 2016: € 1,35... quite some pensionario's must be hit very hard.
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9 hours ago, petermik said:
Bye bye to our ex European partners let us hope your arms are long enough to dig deep into your pockets to fill the very large hole our contributions made....we voted out..we want out
Do not worry, those GBP 8 billion net contribution ( HoC Lib) will be contributed from the import duty in just a few months.
But the biggest blow will come thanks to import replacing production inside the EU
The UK’s largest beef, lamb, pork and chicken processors have warned that if Brexit preparedness efforts aren’t accelerated, trade volumes of products of animal origin could drop 50-75%.... Read more
Meat processors send ‘stark warning’ on Brexit: Trade volumes ‘could drop 50-75%’
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9 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:Firstly, I will correct you. it is British goods. As it would appear you are missing 3 countries who are part of the union that you overtly missed out.
Secondly, it will kick start British consumerism which is needed in every country. Buy British.
As the world is a huge place and the EU will not be able to control what we sell and who too. We will be more competitive. All great stuff.
I think people will cope with Cheshire, Gloucestershire and other British Cheeses over brie. As for drink, Proseco is overrated and French wine isn't worth putting on chips in my opinion.
There is a bright future ahead for the UK. As for the EU, I wouldn't say it is bright at all. The cracks are only just starting.
Food is just a 10%. The "make"and the "service" industry, like the City of London, are the real places, where the No Deal Brexit will blow horror.
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10 hours ago, soalbundy said:
democracy or a full stomach and a roof over ones head......it's a difficult decision.
As Bertold Brecht wrote : "zuerst kommt das Fressen, danach die Moral"
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13 hours ago, RichardColeman said:
Can't wait to see the French fisherman riots burning Macron posters. Macron is digging himself into an almighty hole.
With just 1 % of the financial service transactions going now via the City of London brought to Paris, Macron has enough earned from France to compensate all french fishermen.
And those "financials" are already leaving.
Add to that the British car makers no longer a competitor for the French ( and other EU car makers, caused by 10% import duty),
Leaving without a deal would trigger the most seismic shift in trading conditions UK Automotive has ever experienced. Overnight, it would be hit by an immediate end to free and frictionless trade with its biggest market, an end to preferential trade with a further 70 countries worldwide, the imposition of billions of pounds of tariffs, severe disruption to supply chains and production, and lasting damage to the global reputation of the UK as an attractive and stable investment destination.
19 hours ago, puipuitom said:
From: Ebury <[email protected]>
Sent: vrijdag 11 december 2020 17:05We refer to our previous letter to you in October 2020 about the adjustments made by Ebury with regard to the Brexit. In that letter we noted that, following the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the services provided to you by Ebury Partners UK Limited will be provided by Ebury Partners Belgium NV with effect from 15 December 2020 and your account would have been transferred to Ebury Partners Belgium NV.
I'd imagine that similar things are happening throughout the EU.
I have British friends in Belgium who have been advised by, I think, Barclays and Lloyds that they will not be able to bank with them post-transition as financial 'passporting' will cease to exist for UK institutions and, presumably neither bank has a Belgium banking licence?
Probably only a relatively few Brits are affected by changes such as this, but it is yet another consequence of Brexit. And for what? No Brexiter on TVF has been able to give any concrete examples of how UK nationals will be better off in 2021, especially in the event of a 'No deal'.
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The "financials" are already leaving
From: Ebury <[email protected]>
Sent: vrijdag 11 december 2020 17:05We refer to our previous letter to you in October 2020 about the adjustments made by Ebury with regard to the Brexit. In that letter we noted that, following the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the services provided to you by Ebury Partners UK Limited will be provided by Ebury Partners Belgium NV with effect from 15 December 2020 and your account would have been transferred to Ebury Partners Belgium NV.
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1 hour ago, vogie said:Only imports from the EU may become dearer, from elsewhere cheaper.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.????
Ah... you think sea transport costs nothing, and lasts just a 2 hours (financing the cargo during the trip + having reserves seen not so just-in-time supply anymore ?
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4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:So, we will need Visas to enter France if we intend to stay for more than 3 months?
Oh dear, what a shame, never mind eh?
When I cross the impenetrable, heavily defended, uncrossable Belgium-Dutch or the German-Dutch border, I need nothing. Not a half day to get a visa, simply: NOTHING. Same for all inter EU borders, from Tallinn to Cadiz .
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4 hours ago, Rookiescot said:
Can you eat sovereignty?
Also please explain how the UK ever lost sovereignty while being in the EU.
The Brexiteers simply donot habe an idea how the EU works.
That the ONLY cremium, where decisions are taken = EU council, consisting of the heads of government of the EU member states, till 31 dec 19: inclusive the British PM. Now, Bris can wait till somebody wants to see him.
The EU Commission, a kind of preparing and executing committee, with a commissioner form each member state. They make up the presentations to the EU council, so .. Ursula Von der Leyen has to make a report of her meeting with Boris, so the EU council can decide. Same Barrier.
The EU Parliament, till last year also 2ith 75 UK members.
The Brexiteers think, just like in UK, somebody first has to be elected one vote before the others, in.. barony Three Cottages on Ditch, to be clever enough to negotiate. For the rest, just as in the UK, all employees are appointed.
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5 hours ago, Loiner said:
You should ask your EU countries the question in a more specific way. “Do you still want the UK’s tourist business?”
Start with Spain, Portugal and Greece.
You think, those British pensionario's will prefer the foggy and wet Tiny Islands ? A simple semi-automatic prolongation of visa based on.. sufficient means, health insurances and/or property ? With a right to stay and to own, different as in Thailand.
Why you think, an automatic visa of 3 months will be given to British ? Simply: spend your holiday money in our warmer member states.
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11 hours ago, Somtamnication said:
Hard to read without paragraphs. Anyway. We just sealed trade deals worth billions with Singapore and Vietnam. It is nice to be independent and have trade deals with 200+ countries. Who needs EU?
If they block Brits from traveling or owning homes, we do the same. EU better watch it!
Who wants to travel to the cold and foggy islands ?
Trade deals: how much better are these compared with the EU deal, the UK already had ? if not better... why all the fuzz ? See also the magnitude of the EU - UK trade.
The UK service industry could also be about to lose its guaranteed access to European markets. This would affect everyone from bankers and lawyers, to musicians and chefs.
While it was an EU member, the UK was automatically part of about 40 trade deals which the EU had with more than 70 countries. In 2018, these deals represented about 11% of total UK trade.
So far, 27 of these existing deals, covering 57 countries or territories, have been rolled over and will start on 1 January 2021. The latest deal to be signed was with Singapore on 10 December.
The U.K. has now secured post-Brexit trade deals with 53 countries accounting for 164 billion pounds ($218 billion) of bilateral trade, the government said. That’s less than 12% of the 1.4 trillion pounds (about $1.9 trillion) of trade Britain recorded last year.Some talks are still ongoing - with countries like Vietnam and Mexicoapnews.com/article/brexit-global-trade-europe-383db423697269ffc5799e41d5f…04-12-2020 · In 2018, these deals represented about 11% of total UK trade. So far, more than 20 of these existing deals, covering 50 countries or territories, have been rolled over and will start on 1 January...
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On 12/10/2020 at 12:13 PM, ExpatOilWorker said:
EU citizens probably also need a visa to stay in the UK, so fair enough.
Just like citizens form any other country, of which there is no fear they want to stay here with insufficient means.
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14 hours ago, Kwasaki said:That is why the UK has put forward and taken such a hard line deal on fishing, I'd be extremely surprised if UK will move at all on what they want.
The EU proposal was an unreasonable one.
What is unreasonable then in the EU proposal: equal playing field. As the EU cannot impose later an anti-dumping measurement, when the British give huge tax or other benefits to exporting co's, labour laws a joke, waste : dump it in La Manche or the North Sea, problem for the other side, the EU wants to have a stick to hit back.
Fishing: honour the rights sold by the British to EU fshermen, sometimes decades ago.
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6 hours ago, StevieAus said:
From what I have been reading and following in the media there is a massive trade imbalance between the EU and UK in favour of the EU so I thought it would be those on the other side of the channel who should be worried.
Look into WHICH products go from the UK into the EU ( mostly industrial products, which ONLY originate from the UK because of a kompetitive (price) advantage. With some WTO-import duty Third countries, this will be soon over. Unless an exchange drop from 1GBP = € 1,10 towards € 0,90 or so. ( was in 2016 € 1,35-1,40, good job done....)
From the EU towards the UK it is not so easy to replace. Unless of course you like frozen foods from.. Australia, Argentina etc.
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6 hours ago, StevieAus said:
Plenty of cheap meat, fruit, wine etc and other produce available from Aus and NZ
Inclusive a long and expensive trip.
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6 hours ago, JonnyF said:
I think the EU will need a few more years to comprehend that we have actually left before it will be useful to reopen the talks.
4 1/2 years since the vote and they still think we're a colony of the EU. I think it will take at least another 5 years after we leave for them to really 'get it'. It would appear their
electedselected leaders are not the sharpest tools in the shed.Till 31 Dec 2019
one of the 28 members of the only decision body of the EU, the EU council, was the UK prime minister.
In the executive beard, also know as the EU committee, one of its 28 members was a British counselor, appointed by the UK Government
In the EU Parliament, 75 British members were elected in.
where you get the idea of "colony" from ? Maybe from the Scots, the Northern Irish and the Welsh ?
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7 hours ago, JonnyF said:
And German carmakers, and French winemakers, cheese makers, farmers, the list goes on.
Wouldn't that break their precious rules on state aid? Oh I forgot, the EU consistently breaks it's own laws when it suits them.
The EU is not the UK
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8 hours ago, JonnyF said:
The man on the street won't feel any satisfaction when he can't put food on the table for his family.
You do realize we're only proposing the same deal Canada has? Nothing special, nothing exceptional. Just a bog standard FTA.
You might want to ask yourself why the EU is so terrified of the UK's 'unfair' competition. What's unfair about it? It's like Claude Juncker entering a race with Usain Bolt and complaining that it's unfair that Bolt is so fit and sober and therefore demanding he wears a "fat man suit" and downs 3 bottles of wine before the race.
They're terrified of us, which is strange considering the Remainers think we're so small, weak and insignificant. Clearly the EU don't agree with that synopsis.
When the EU agrees with a deal, it is not the UK who wants to change some important parts within a year.
So, if... the EU will not implace anti-dumping regulations to correct swindle of the UK as soon as the treaty is signed..
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8 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:
How can Merkel know, as she is only the head of one country and its a 27 strong decision isn't it, according to some posters on here with equal veto rights????.
"know." ? .. there is a chance till 31 Dec 20 23:59.... every normal thinking person knows... Chance maybe close-to zero, but that's another thing.
Remind also, Merkel is an impertant member in the EU council, the ONLY place decisions are made. Till 31 dec 2019 the UK had also a decision vote in that cremium. Now, Boris has to wait outside... talk with the president of the execution committee and does not get any from the EU council to speak.
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8 hours ago, luckyluke said:
These people will of course not be delighted, they will have to look for another job ( not that easy ), and in the meantime live with state benefits.
This will of course cost money, so it is expected that every citizen in the E.U. will have to pay for it.
Not that nice for the man in the street.
On the other hand he will have the moral satisfaction that the E.U. hasn't abide to the demands of a country, which left the Union.
A country which think, because it has a specific nationality, the E.U. ( if not the World ) should simply acknowledge their requests, and astonished that others may have different view and proposals on a situation, labelling these proposals as totally unacceptable.
Their own propositions being of course, the only fair ones.
The British still believe, negotiations are as they were used to do, under Kitchiner etc: the British Empire commands, and the other party has to swallow. When all done nice, maybe they will throw a few bones more...
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9 hours ago, vogie said:
So what the EU are saying is that they have the right to change any law and the UK will have to submit to that law or they will punish us, doesn't sound like regaining our sovereignty to me.
Correct. Just as Thailand can change any law, for instance for farangs to stay in their country.
No deal on Brexit trade 'very very likely', British PM Johnson says
in World News
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Just as having a mutual dinner in a restaurant: pay your fair share. And when you leave half way: pay also your share for what is already ordered and cannot be cancelled anymore.