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Posted
45 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

really ??? instead of your non sense why don't you proof me wrong, just answer yes or no nothing else, can you do that?

in regards to the UK intention to amended the EU agreement bill, is England trying to brake the law   YES or NO

No.

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Posted
5 minutes ago, bannork said:

It's already been answered by many lawyers, yes the UK will break the law, just refer to the Vienna Convention, crystal clear, international law overrides national law.

Boris and Cummings are seriously damaging the UK's reputation and economic prospects, hopefully even the Tory party backers will have had enough of their nonsense.

Boris and Cummings are not damaging anything, just because the EU are not getting all their own way, you don't like it. The UK is paramount in all of this, not the remainers pensions in Thailand. Boris is showing his metal and the remainers are throwing an iffy fit.????????????

Posted
6 hours ago, stevenl said:

I also do appreciate our discussion on this BTW, it is honest and without the usual vitriol. But what is the point I wonder, see the 2 + pages of vitriol after your post. See how people react to posts with which they disagree.

I think that you must bear in mind the depth of feeling, on both sides, within the UK at the moment. The decision to leave the EU has not been accepted by a vociferous alliance of interests within the UK.  Notwithstanding the results of the referendum and several subsequent elections, they continue (as is their right) to oppose the UK's departure from the EU. This at times visceral opposition leads to a deal of vitriol, from both sides of the argument. There are those from the continent who are always happy to add fire to the flames - indeed the last two or three hours have seen a number of posts (from one of your fellow countrymen as it happens) who with his usual mix of wild claims to interpret the motives behind peoples posts, and "wobbly logic" when challenged or engaged in an argument, has poured lots of vitriol into the thread!

 

To return to the matter of the division within the UK, how can it be healed? I confess I cannot see a way at present. The "democratic game" in a parliamentary democracy has always relied on the losing side accepting that the government has a mandate; however the anti Brexit camp in many cases will not accept the decision to leave the EU, either through the referendum or subsequent elections. The debate has been stalled, at an impasse for several years now. I cannot see a way out. That breeds a deal of bitterness on both sides, which is reflected in the "vitriol" we are speaking about.

 

Personally I am a (not uncritical) supporter of the UK leaving the EU. I am not a rabid Brexiteer, red white and blue in tooth and claw, as some would perhaps paint me, I can understand and have sympathy with some of the arguments for remaining within the EU, but I think on balance that it very much in the medium and long term interests of the UK to leave. My view has prevailed, through a variety of democratic exercises within the UK over the last four years, and I don't see how, or why, those decisions should be reversed in line with the views of those who lost the argument in the democratic process.

 

Impasse.

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Trade war looms with Champagne caught in the crossfire

MAJOR European brands could find themselves targeted by the UK if Brexit talks turn into a trade war with the EU.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1334921/brexit-news-eu-trade-deal-european-brands-import

the Sunday Express can reveal the Government is looking at how to respond if Brussels goes through with threats to punish Britain over plans to override the Withdrawal Agreement. A Whitehall source has confirmed that "a trade war is a concern" and that ministers are "considering all options" - but only if the EU initiates the hostilities. This could mean that German carmakers BMW and Mercedes, Italian fashion house Gucci, French wine including Champagne and Irish beef could all have access to the British market impeded.

 

 

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Posted (edited)
21 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

I think that you must bear in mind the depth of feeling, on both sides, within the UK at the moment. The decision to leave the EU has not been accepted by a vociferous alliance of interests within the UK.  Notwithstanding the results of the referendum and several subsequent elections, they continue (as is their right) to oppose the UK's departure from the EU. This at times visceral opposition leads to a deal of vitriol, from both sides of the argument. There are those from the continent who are always happy to add fire to the flames - indeed the last two or three hours have seen a number of posts (from one of your fellow countrymen as it happens) who with his usual mix of wild claims to interpret the motives behind peoples posts, and "wobbly logic" when challenged or engaged in an argument, has poured lots of vitriol into the thread!

 

To return to the matter of the division within the UK, how can it be healed? I confess I cannot see a way at present. The "democratic game" in a parliamentary democracy has always relied on the losing side accepting that the government has a mandate; however the anti Brexit camp in many cases will not accept the decision to leave the EU, either through the referendum or subsequent elections. The debate has been stalled, at an impasse for several years now. I cannot see a way out. That breeds a deal of bitterness on both sides, which is reflected in the "vitriol" we are speaking about.

 

Personally I am a (not uncritical) supporter of the UK leaving the EU. I am not a rabid Brexiteer, red white and blue in tooth and claw, as some would perhaps paint me, I can understand and have sympathy with some of the arguments for remaining within the EU, but I think on balance that it very much in the medium and long term interests of the UK to leave. My view has prevailed, through a variety of democratic exercises within the UK over the last four years, and I don't see how, or why, those decisions should be reversed in line with the views of those who lost the argument in the democratic process.

 

Impasse.

Yes, seems a stalemate.

 

Your arguments against one person here can easily be reversed against some of the brexiteers. Also there a stalemate.

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Posted
39 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Vogie how can you defend the UK government breaking an agreement that Johnson himself said was a great deal. Why did he sign it if it was a bad deal? Why did he tell everyone in a general election that it was a great oven ready deal if it was not?

What happened to no deal is better than a bad deal?

Quite easy, a remainer parliament painted Boris into a corner and now the paint has dried Boris can walk anywhere he wants, and is. He is putting the interest of the UK first and the remainers don't like it.

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Posted
39 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

The falling pound has caused a great deal of strife for many UK pensioners here in Thailand.

Good to know you dont care about them.

Wait till January. When Brexit really hits the UK hard. 

But dont come on here expecting sympathy because of rampant inflation and a contracting economy.

Don't try the sympathy vote with me rookie, I have been around the block too many times.

 

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Posted
7 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

And you will keep going round that block. Because of Brexit.

I am OK. I dont have a UK state pension. My money comes from elsewhere. So the fall in the pound has been manageable for me.

However there are a lot of guys here living only on their state pension and the actions of you guys voting for Brexit has had a massive impact on them.

You did that. You voted for that.

The hardships those guys face is because of you and the rest of your Brexiteer chums. 

Come January though. It will be you who is hit hard in the pocket. Lets see how well that sits with you. 

I will sit here in the shade. Take a swig of beer and say "Well you get what you vote for".

Or...pieces of 8.

Posted
1 minute ago, Rookiescot said:

So you lied. Just like Johnson.

Pretty much, it got me a good price though and Boris will do the best for the UK. That's life, unless you live in Narnia of course.

Posted
7 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

However there are a lot of guys here living only on their state pension and the actions of you guys voting for Brexit has had a massive impact on them.

You did that. You voted for that.

The Pound was over valued before Brexit and it needed to devalue , the Baht has also gained strength and that is nothing to do with Brexit .

  Are you saying the strong Baht is because the UK left the EU ? 

It was also the uncertainty that caused the Pound to fall , the 3 years of the Remainers trying to get the vote overturned 

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Posted
1 minute ago, Rookiescot said:

The pound was overvalued? Where did you dream that up from? The pound is valued at what the money markets deem it to be worth. Oh wait yeah. Saying the pound was overvalued is a cute little way of saying the reason it fell like a stone after the brexit result was nothing to do with the Brexit result it was simply a market correction. ????

Seriously?

And do tell. Why has it been in freefall for the last week? Nothing to do with a no deal Brexit being almost certain. Nope. Nothing to see here. Just another re-calibration of the overvalued pound. Not just against the baht. Its fell against the euro too.

Now what does that tell you about how the money markets think Brexit is going to impact the pound and the euro?

No, there were reports from before Brexit saying the Pound was over valued , we discussed  that previously in threads and the report was posted  on these forums .

  The Pound /Baht rate is irrelevant to people living in the UK

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Posted
13 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

No, there were reports from before Brexit saying the Pound was over valued , we discussed  that previously in threads and the report was posted  on these forums .

  The Pound /Baht rate is irrelevant to people living in the UK

Care to post a link to those reports?

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Posted
21 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

The pound was overvalued? Where did you dream that up from? The pound is valued at what the money markets deem it to be worth. Oh wait yeah. Saying the pound was overvalued is a cute little way of saying the reason it fell like a stone after the brexit result was nothing to do with the Brexit result it was simply a market correction. ????

Seriously?

And do tell. Why has it been in freefall for the last week? Nothing to do with a no deal Brexit being almost certain. Nope. Nothing to see here. Just another re-calibration of the overvalued pound. Not just against the baht. Its fell against the euro too.

Now what does that tell you about how the money markets think Brexit is going to impact the pound and the euro?

Freefall? No. Just the usual false sentiment and speculation. 

Posted
6 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Freefall? No. Just the usual false sentiment and speculation. 

Yes thats it Nauseus mate. Its not really falling in value is it?

What do these money market speculators know? So called experts. 

Where were they at Agincourt? Or Dunkirk? Or Rorke's Drift?

Yes thats right mate. Brexiteers know the truth. These so called experts dont know anything. Which one of them saw corona coming?

TVF Brexiteers know the truth.

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