Thought I'd start a new thread as this is going to be a major talking point this year...have not made up my mind yet...(unlike bucksfizz)....but thinking of voting for an exit as Europe is not doing Britain any good at all it seems....

The Euro is the undoing of the EU !.....there is absolutely no need for it because transactions from one currency into another can be done instantly at the best rate of exchange of the day.......so what on earth have those countries done all signing up to a situation where cannot raise or drop interest rates or in fact do anything at all...ludicrous.....best for them to go back to the mark/franc/lira.......praise the Lord that we have the pound !....

Sorry if you cant get #5981, there seems to be a fault with the link and I cant correct it: It is still up on zero hedge if you want to look at the original.


<a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/">http://www.zerohedge.com/</a>

Actually, it's this site.

What wrong with the posting thingy?

Perhaps the Russians......don't say anything nasty about Mr Trump.....otherwise bang goes this thread possibly........ahhh...the free world....free speech...(as long as you pay for it).......everything fair (and not just Mr Boris)..and square.....don't you just love it.......?....

The Barstewards working overtime to make it negative as possible ..........


UK envoy comments on EU trade deal were those of others -minister

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Britain's envoy to the European Union was expressing the views of others when he said a post-Brexit trade deal with the bloc could take 10 years to reach, a junior minister in Britain's trade department said on Thursday.

Earlier the BBC reported that Ivan Rogers, Britain's ambassador to the EU, had told Prime Minister Theresa May's government that a post-Brexit trade deal with the bloc might take 10 years to finalise and could still fail.

Junior trade minister Mark Garnier said the ambassador had been relaying the opinions of "interlocutors".

"This does not necessarily define how long it will take to create a trade deal," he told parliament. "It is very, very difficult to be able to establish exactly how long any trade deal will take."

Do I see " Fred " in the push chair?

I did not like to be too negative towards you,
but went I see so many post vaguely reminiscent of dark ages,
I have reached one conclusion

dark thoughts = dark brains >>>>>>> time to change

Do I see " Fred " in the push chair?

No, Fred's the grumpy mug.
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Mentor,

Are you looking forward to a period of darkness in Europe?

Weather forecast isn't sunny!

Fred

are you talking about European business,
or Europe ( EEC - Common Market )?

re - darkness

I see more darkness on the future of EEC ( elections on the way on a few countries )
on the business side, there is a light at the end of the tunnel

How far the Brexit will go is still too early to predict
We are doing well on business here, so far better growth in the past and future than over there.

A vote for Brexit and we end the year at a new all time high on the FTSE100.

No need to thanks us Fred , your welcome :-)

You are dafter than I thought!

Trump wins and the DOW is near 20000 , it's a lefty nightmare :)

Congratulations Freda! You have retained your title by a landslide .....



GOBSHITE OF THE YEAR (Recurring)! Never in doubt you miserable old git. :0)

No Fred the daft ones were the ones that believed Cammy , Osbourne , Obama , Governer of BofE , Labour Party etc who said the world would end the week after an out vote.

Best bit for me was Osbourne losing his job and the faces at the EU parliament when Farage gave them his I told you so speech.

Roll on 2017 , roll on Brexit , roll on Corbyn being ousted and roll on Swansea being relegated.

Have a good one all.

brexit in one form or another you will get, but neither completed in 2017 nor as hard-line as a number of you here would like

corbyn will not be ousted, though the labour party is likely to find itself more and more distanced from the general voting public, while the militant wing will whoop and cheer

swansea and football i care not a hoot about, though i note they are propping up the table and look unlikely to escape the drop

Manuel,

For those who can stand a reasonable appraisal of "Brexit" worth a look.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b087kcr8/dateline-london-31122016

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Corbyn, as you write, will not be ousted. Not sure about his public acclaim as Brexit begins to unravel.

But you always have Trump and Farage to ask for help and are under the guardianship of Cruella and her maybes.

if you wanted to have a cheery start to 2017, then i recommend you don't watch the above (unless you fancy agnes poirier)
...... however, it was certainly very interesting

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/01/jean-claude-juncker-blocked-eu-curbs-on-tax-avoidance-cables-show#img-1

Jean-Claude Juncker blocked EU curbs on tax avoidance, cables show
Leaked papers reveal that as Luxembourg’s PM, the European commission president obstructed the bloc’s tax reforms efforts

Dil,

A welcoming party for the New Year.