UK business groups urge Britain, EU to find compromise: FT

 

FILE PHOTO: British Union Jack and EU flags are pictured before the meeting with Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, September 20, 2019. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - More than 70 British business groups representing over 7 million workers have made a last-ditch attempt to persuade politicians to get back on the dialogue table next week to strike a deal with the European Union, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Sunday.

 

The groups ranged from the CBI, TheCityUK and techUK to the National Farmers' Union, British Retail Consortium and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and asked for the sides to find a compromise over trade terms, the report added https://on.ft.com/2H8JayB.

 

"With compromise and tenacity, a deal can be done. Businesses call on leaders on both sides to find a route through", the newspaper quoted the groups as saying in a statement.

 

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh; Editing by David Gregorio)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-10-18

 

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Is the request of 70 business group significant enough for Mr. Johnson to reconsider his decision? 

 

I know the answer of the Hard Brexiteers. 

 

No idea what the man in the street think. 

16 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Wake up!

I expect reactions to this with something like :

 

" We won, get used to it "

 

and of course the usual

 

 confused, sad & haha emoticons.

 

4 hours ago, luckyluke said:

Is the request of 70 business group significant enough for Mr. Johnson to reconsider his decision? 

 

I know the answer of the Hard Brexiteers. 

 

No idea what the man in the street think. 

You'd better ask him then.

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7 minutes ago, nauseus said:

ou'd better ask him then

 

A few polls from different political tendencies may give an idea.

 

Personally I think, except a few radicals, nobody really care about this Brexit thing now,

4 years ago, sure.

However, starting next year, assuming it change concretely their daily life, it may again.

4 hours ago, luckyluke said:

Is the request of 70 business group significant enough for Mr. Johnson to reconsider his decision? 

 

I know the answer of the Hard Brexiteers. 

 

No idea what the man in the street think. 

Yea the same old answer from Brexiteers linguistic phrase  "get over it" 

17 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

 

A few polls from different political tendencies may give an idea.

 

Personally I think, except a few radicals, nobody really care about this Brexit thing now,

4 years ago, sure.

However, starting next year, assuming it change concretely their daily life, it may again.

A few radicals! ????

As Johnson is hell bent on sinking sterling, I doubt he'll take any notice of business groups, only the commands of his back benchers who keep him in power.

 

As for the EU, I trust Barnier will sink the Euro as well. Politicians - we could do without these despots. 

 

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, nauseus said:

A few radicals! ????

Yes, indeed.

An opinion of course, as there are no up to date data available.

1 minute ago, luckyluke said:

Yes, indeed.

An opinion of course, as there are no up to date data available.

Best to use the last known data point then. It's only 4 years old.

5 hours ago, luckyluke said:

Is the request of 70 business group significant enough for Mr. Johnson to reconsider his decision? 

 

I know the answer of the Hard Brexiteers. 

 

No idea what the man in the street think. 

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5 hours ago, luckyluke said:

No idea what the man in the street think. 

Churchill said the biggest single argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with your average voter (or words to that effect)........the average voter is how we ended up with Brexit.

5 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Churchill said the biggest single argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with your average voter (or words to that effect)........the average voter is how we ended up with Brexit.

So cruel..with fickerunus connotations of course. 

5 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Best to use the last known data point then. It's only 4 years old.

4 years ago 52 % decided it was better to leave than remain.

Nobody have any idea what the results would be now, and we will never know.

So everyone can speculate.

It is however my opinion that after 4 years of misery, no clear situation, different prime ministers, different negotiators with different approach, and so on...the voters ( Leavers & Remainers ) are exasperated, and actually no have interest anymore in the situation.

I repeat myself, it may change next year, when concrete changes, visible for everyone, may occur.    

 

52 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

 

A few polls from different political tendencies may give an idea.

 

Personally I think, except a few radicals, nobody really care about this Brexit thing now,

4 years ago, sure.

However, starting next year, assuming it change concretely their daily life, it may again.

At least we will be free radicals! ????

4 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

4 years ago 52 % decided it was better to leave than remain.

Nobody have any idea what the results would be now, and we will never know.

So everyone can speculate.

It is however my opinion that after 4 years of misery, no clear situation, different prime ministers, different negotiators with different approach, and so on...the voters ( Leavers & Remainers ) are exasperated, and actually no have interest anymore in the situation.

I repeat myself, it may change next year, when concrete changes, visible for everyone, may occur.    

 

My opinion is that any exasperation is due to the fact that a remain oriented minister got herself installed as PM and spent 3 years buggering about. 

Just now, nauseus said:

My opinion is that any exasperation is due to the fact that a remain oriented minister got herself installed as PM and spent 3 years buggering about. 

.....and still is.......????

2 minutes ago, nauseus said:

At least we will be free radicals! ????

This notion of " free again " is ridiculous.

Being member, or not, of an union, for a country, has no influence at all on its sovereignty.

4 minutes ago, nauseus said:

My opinion is that any exasperation is due to the fact that a remain oriented minister got herself installed as PM and spent 3 years buggering about. 

This may be indeed a factor, but of course it remains a guess.

One good thing to UK is that any illegal immigrant not anymore entrance there! Truck's stand so long time on border that inside there don't have enough food or water to survive! Or food is ruined!

4 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

This notion of " free again " is ridiculous.

Being member, or not, of an union, for a country, has no influence at all on its sovereignty.

Said in fun but never mind. You know I disagree with you about the sovereignty issue.

3 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

This may be indeed a factor, but of course it remains a guess.

Not so much as guess as history.

5 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

One good thing to UK is that any illegal immigrant not anymore entrance there! Truck's stand so long time on border that inside there don't have enough food or water to survive!

OMG. Sicko alert.

3 minutes ago, nauseus said:

OMG. Sicko alert.

That figure is mounting daily.....????

2 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Said in fun but never mind. You know I disagree with you about the sovereignty issue.

Well I have no problem at all with people who disagree with me, and have an own opinion.

After all it is only an opinion that we express.

However I experienced, that some consider their opinion as the only correct one, and thus a synonym of the only truth.

9 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Not so much as guess as history.

To soon to write Brexit history.

First let 2021 start.

2 hours ago, luckyluke said:

I expect reactions to this with something like :

 

" We won, get used to it "

 

and of course the usual

 

 confused, sad & haha emoticons.

 

Did you have something that is actually related to the topic discussed in this thread?

3 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Did you have something that is actually related to the topic discussed in this thread?

I thought my post 2 was relevant,

but of course you may have a different opinion about it.

6 hours ago, luckyluke said:

No idea what the man in the street think. 

You wont have any idea as you are not British.

 

There was a referendum on the matter and general elections that gave the opportunity for people to put a government in power and they choose not too.

 

So whats your obsession with the matter. The UK have left the EU and if the EU don't want to play fair then the UK should walk away. the rest of the EU can pay extra to keep the other minions taking from the coffers.