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Referendum : to be in Europe or not to be ?, that is the question ! (REF)     

required field - 03 Feb 2016 10:00

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....

required field - 15 Jan 2017 11:43 - 6141 of 12628

In government : You get the feeling it's like this with leaving the EU....we are leaving the eu....we are leaving the EU...we are ready to leave the EU...OH NO...WE are leaving the EU...

mentor - 16 Jan 2017 12:04 - 6142 of 12628

Donald Trump says UK 'doing great' after Brexit vote
53 minutes ago

The UK is "doing great" following its vote to leave the EU, US President-elect Donald Trump has said.
In his first UK interview - with former Justice Secretary Michael Gove for the Times - Mr Trump said he thought the UK was "so smart in getting out".
Mr Trump promised a quick trade deal between the US and the UK after he takes office on Friday.
He also criticised "obsolete" Nato and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policies.
Mr Trump spoke to the Times and German newspaper Bild ahead of his inauguration on Friday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38631832

Claret Dragon - 16 Jan 2017 13:17 - 6143 of 12628

"so smart in getting out".

Not out yet. The wailers and moaners still don't agree with the result.

Most in Parliament voted to stay in regardless.

The "Supremes" You keep me hanging on. Make their decision soon.

Lets wait and see.

VICTIM - 16 Jan 2017 16:00 - 6144 of 12628

Well we will have an idea from her speech tomorrow , the knives are probably being sharpened .

Dil - 17 Jan 2017 11:46 - 6145 of 12628

Come on Tess sock it to them. They're going to moan whatever you say so give them something to really moan about.

Claret Dragon - 17 Jan 2017 12:01 - 6146 of 12628

Nick Clegg said Britain would be forced to accept ‘bloody horrible’ American chickens that had been treated with bleach.

We must have had the most talentless deluded bunch in history, elected as MP's with comments like the above.


Dil - 17 Jan 2017 12:16 - 6147 of 12628

Thought we imported most of ours from Asia.

mentor - 17 Jan 2017 12:52 - 6148 of 12628

"Clean and hard Brexit" on the way
The "losers" must accept Brexit means Brexit

Theresa May has said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all".


Is Merkel barking at the wrong tree?....

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the business community in her country to back her stance on Brexit, saying: "I'm asking you as representatives of the business world to act together with us, because should it become apparent that you can get full access to the single market even if you can choose certain things then we risk that every country cherry picks. That's why politics and business need to act together."

2517GEORGE - 17 Jan 2017 13:16 - 6149 of 12628

Nothing in that speech that I didn't want to hear.
2517

Claret Dragon - 17 Jan 2017 13:25 - 6150 of 12628

The Wastrels to get a vote on it!!!

Chris Carson - 17 Jan 2017 13:28 - 6151 of 12628

Wish someone, anyone, would give little Timmy a slap :0)

aldwickk - 17 Jan 2017 13:42 - 6152 of 12628

Tim Farron's response , was as expected and more., the man is a utter twatt and an embarrassment to his party


ExecLine - 17 Jan 2017 14:08 - 6153 of 12628

Here's a glossary of some of the key terms you're likely to hear in the next few days.

:: Single market

An association of countries trading with each other without restrictions or tariffs.

The European single market came into effect in 1993. It accounts for 25% of global GDP and is Britain’s biggest trading partner. Currently, 45% of the UK's exports are to the EU while 50% of imports are from the EU.

Access to the single market is based on countries signing up to the core principle of the free movement of goods, people, services and capital.

:: Customs union

A group of states that have agreed to charge the same import duties as each other and usually to allow free trade between themselves. The customs union reduces administrative and financial trade barriers such as customs checks and charges and boosts economic cooperation.

The advantages of leaving the customs union are that Britain would not have to pay contributions to Brussels - in 2015 it paid £13bn into the EU, according to the Treasury - and would not have to sign up to the free movement rule.

The Government would also be able to negotiate free trade deals with non-EU countries.

The disadvantages are that though the UK could still trade with EU countries, it would face tariffs and vice-versa which could push up the cost of goods and services. The UK will also have to negotiate new trading deals with the EU which all member countries would have to agree to.

:: European Economic Area

The area that provides the free movement of people, services and capital within the European single market.

Membership is open to member states of either the EU or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

EFTA states which are party to the European Economic Area Agreement participate in the EU's internal market without being members of the EU.

However, they must adopt most EU legislation concerning the single market except on laws concerning agriculture and fisheries.

:: European Court of Justice

This is the judicial institution of the EU. It deals with disputes between parties and ensures that European law is interpreted and applied in the same way in every member state.

It has been argued that leaving the EU would mean human rights encapsulated by the European Court of Human Rights would be adversely affected on matters such as employment rights.

Brexiters say it interferes with British justice and that the UK is already bound by common law which makes provisions for fundamental rights. They also point out that the UK is signed up to European Convention of Human Rights, which existed long before the EU and is entirely independent of it.

:: World Trade Organisation

The global organisation that deals with rules of trade between nations.

WTO agreements are negotiated and signed by most of the world's trading nations. Britain joined the WTO as a member of the EU and it is expected that it would have to negotiate new and updated terms of its membership.

This could be a long process because the UK would need all the other WTO members to agree on these terms. The Treasury has also warned that this so-called hard Brexit option could cut the UK’s GDP by 9.5% and trigger a loss of tax revenues of £66bn a year under WTO rules.

Claret Dragon - 17 Jan 2017 14:19 - 6154 of 12628

Tim Farron created not a penny towards GDP.

Utter waste of space with a degree in politics.

Says it all.

iturama - 17 Jan 2017 15:01 - 6155 of 12628

But he does contribute to greenhouse gases with his bs...

jimmy b - 17 Jan 2017 16:49 - 6156 of 12628

Chris ,i would love to give Timmy Farron a slap ,in fact if i saw him i'm not sure that i could avoid committing a serious crime , he has just gone to no 1 on my hate list pushing Bob Geldof in to the 2 spot .

Chris Carson - 17 Jan 2017 17:29 - 6157 of 12628

:0)

grannyboy - 17 Jan 2017 18:46 - 6158 of 12628

You are not the only one jimmy b...

required field - 17 Jan 2017 19:28 - 6159 of 12628

Teresa May looks very worried....probably not too sure about being PM in such troubled times....and there is this terrorist threat....it hasn't gone away....
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