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962 Re: Brexit negotiations Tue Sep 11 2018, 11:15
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
I don't think anybody is questioning whether they know what they are doing or not. It's what they are (knowingly) doing that is the problem.Natasha Whittam wrote:UK unemployment down 55,000.
Once again the Tory government proves it knows what it's doing.
Quoting quarterlies doesn't really mean anything as unemployment had already risen in Q1 so this adjustment simply means we are now where we should have been 6 months ago and in conjunction with the wages falling behind inflation we are heading exactly where the economists said we would - a low wage economy with young people in particular being less and less able to afford homes and therefore living off their parents (if they're lucky) for longer. With all the other major economies continuing to surge ahead of the UK since the referendum, the UK is slipping.
963 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 12 2018, 08:44
xmiles
Jay Jay Okocha
Natasha Whittam wrote:okocha wrote:Under the Tories, austerity policies have wrecked the police, schools, prisons, social services, health and welfare etc. and the current chequers idea proposed for Brexit is certain to be disastrous for jobs and wealth.
They only had to do that because of the mess the previous government made.
This is the reality and it was caused by the banks not the Labour government:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45487695
964 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 10:34
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Just announced that the cost of living i.e. UK inflation has "unexpectedly" risen to 2.7% - a figure that would have been even more if it wasn't for the sectors that got the extraordinary one-off boost from the hottest summer in years and the World Cup. What the hell was "unexpected" about that? We've been saying that the threat of leaving the EU will turn the UK into a high employment/low wage economy since the referendum on these very pages.
Another point. Brexit will have a greater effect on most people's lives than anything since the Second World War and contentious as it is, this thread has generated more debate and discussion than all but one (the Joke thread FFS) of the sticky threads in Wandering Minds so how come it hasn't been made into a sticky? Is it because Operation Ostrich is manifesting itself everywhere and the pro-Brexit mods are just hoping it will just go away despite the news telling us about the fallout on a daily basis?
Just a thought.
Another point. Brexit will have a greater effect on most people's lives than anything since the Second World War and contentious as it is, this thread has generated more debate and discussion than all but one (the Joke thread FFS) of the sticky threads in Wandering Minds so how come it hasn't been made into a sticky? Is it because Operation Ostrich is manifesting itself everywhere and the pro-Brexit mods are just hoping it will just go away despite the news telling us about the fallout on a daily basis?
Just a thought.
965 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 10:46
Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
It hasn't been debate and discussion. It's been you and xmiles ranting about Armageddon.
No one else is that bothered. If Brexit is the worst thing in your life, you've got a great life.
No one else is that bothered. If Brexit is the worst thing in your life, you've got a great life.
966 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 13:22
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
In an age where everyone who voted leave the EU is either changing their mind or trying to ignore or even suppress anything that casts doubt on the wisdom of that decision as the facts start to emerge - including former leaders of that bandwagon - it's important that we don't lose the opportunity to avoid completely effing up the country irreversibly. But to be fair to you, at least you've made some effort to make a token defence of the referendum, albeit being predominantly based on the price of Twirls.Natasha Whittam wrote:It hasn't been debate and discussion. It's been you and xmiles ranting about Armageddon.
No one else is that bothered. If Brexit is the worst thing in your life, you've got a great life.
Leave voters are divided because they realise that they aren't going to get what they wanted having assumed incorrectly that all the promises made were deliverable and realistic which is why they are now a minority.
As we march blindfold into a very uncertain future, I don't believe "not being that bothered" is an option, especially for the people like me who have children.
What we are all hoping to hear is some good news, but let's be honest - there hasn't been anything positive at all to come out of it and it is helluva cheeky to blame remainers for that, especially from someone who is now in a divided minority.
967 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 14:15
Dunkels King
Nicolas Anelka
Oh how I laughed when I read this little gem today....
Migrants from the EU contribute £2,300 more to the exchequer each year in net terms than the average adult, the analysis for the government has found.
And, over their lifetimes, they pay in £78,000 more than they take out in public services and benefits - while the average UK citizen’s net lifetime contribution is zero.
Taken from:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-workers-uk-tax-treasury-brexit-migrants-british-citizens-a8542506.html
"Bloody Eastern Europeans taking our jobs and all our money" as a quoted by a load of xenophobic idiots all around the UK.
It's alright for childless people like Nat who is probably close to retirement anyway, but what about the next generation ? They are being royally stiffed. Not to mention the 1.3 Million British people (like myself) who are now treading water wondering what the hell will happen to us if we lose our jobs now whilst overseas as an example.
Migrants from the EU contribute £2,300 more to the exchequer each year in net terms than the average adult, the analysis for the government has found.
And, over their lifetimes, they pay in £78,000 more than they take out in public services and benefits - while the average UK citizen’s net lifetime contribution is zero.
Taken from:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-workers-uk-tax-treasury-brexit-migrants-british-citizens-a8542506.html
"Bloody Eastern Europeans taking our jobs and all our money" as a quoted by a load of xenophobic idiots all around the UK.
It's alright for childless people like Nat who is probably close to retirement anyway, but what about the next generation ? They are being royally stiffed. Not to mention the 1.3 Million British people (like myself) who are now treading water wondering what the hell will happen to us if we lose our jobs now whilst overseas as an example.
968 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 14:37
okocha
El Hadji Diouf
What concerns me is that whenever there is the chance to "Have Your Say" on any Brexit article on the BBC website, the majority of Leave posters still doggedly stick to their guns, ignoring all common sense and warnings of the harm that is likely to materialise across a whole range of issues. Changing your mind in the face of evidence is not something to be ashamed of. The trouble is that we are not in a position to judge who is actually giving sound advice. There are so many issues to consider that one simple yes/no answer is impossible...which is why the original referendum created more questions than answers, and they have still not been resolved.
I've never understood why there has to be a party line on something that is so critical for the future of the country. Party politics and allegiance to Tory, Lab or Lib leaders shouldn't be an issue here.
If there were to be a final say on the terms of any "agreement". there should be a column for "How the hell am I supposed to know how things will turn out when our elected leaders are still understandably uncertain?" Honest answers would swamp such a column.
I've never understood why there has to be a party line on something that is so critical for the future of the country. Party politics and allegiance to Tory, Lab or Lib leaders shouldn't be an issue here.
If there were to be a final say on the terms of any "agreement". there should be a column for "How the hell am I supposed to know how things will turn out when our elected leaders are still understandably uncertain?" Honest answers would swamp such a column.
969 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 15:24
Sluffy
Admin
wanderlust wrote:...and contentious as it is, this thread has generated more debate and discussion than all but one (the Joke thread FFS) of the sticky threads in Wandering Minds so how come it hasn't been made into a sticky? Is it because Operation Ostrich is manifesting itself everywhere and the pro-Brexit mods are just hoping it will just go away despite the news telling us about the fallout on a daily basis?
Just a thought.
Threads on here once they get to a certain amount of posts (something like 1090) are automatically split into a new thread by 'archiving' the first 990 posts and thus shortening the current active thread down to the last hundred posts or so. I guess they do that for some technical reason or other to make the site run better.
So many threads - Bonces one for instance has received several thousand posts from it's start although if you looked on the current thread post count it will show considerably less than that.
Also the 'racing and football betting' thread currently has a total of 1064 posts in it - nearly a hundred more than this one and it isn't stickied either.
Ever get sick of being an obnoxiously self important, self opinionated 'know it all'?
Just a thought.
970 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 15:30
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Sluffy wrote:Ever get sick of being an obnoxiously self important, self opinionated 'know it all'?
Just a thought.
971 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 15:39
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Key point this. I suspect the answer is that the referendum showed poilticians of all parties how out of touch they re with sections of the communities they represent and that their number one priority is to try to gain/maintain control of power and are therefore prepared to jump on any bandwagon that is passing by to do it. Add to that the media's obsession that anyone who doesn't toe the party line on any single issue is labelled a "rebel" despite the fact that it is only logical that nobody is likely to agree with everything the party promotes. Use of the whip is becoming the norm rather than the exception.okocha wrote:
I've never understood why there has to be a party line on something that is so critical for the future of the country. Party politics and allegiance to Tory, Lab or Lib leaders shouldn't be an issue here.
972 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 15:41
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
wanderlust wrote:Sluffy wrote:Ever get sick of being an obnoxiously self important, self opinionated 'know it all'?
Just a thought.
974 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 18:12
Sluffy
Admin
wanderlust wrote:Key point this. I suspect the answer is that the referendum showed poilticians of all parties how out of touch they re with sections of the communities they represent and that their number one priority is to try to gain/maintain control of power and are therefore prepared to jump on any bandwagon that is passing by to do it. Add to that the media's obsession that anyone who doesn't toe the party line on any single issue is labelled a "rebel" despite the fact that it is only logical that nobody is likely to agree with everything the party promotes. Use of the whip is becoming the norm rather than the exception.okocha wrote:
I've never understood why there has to be a party line on something that is so critical for the future of the country. Party politics and allegiance to Tory, Lab or Lib leaders shouldn't be an issue here.
I thought the point was that the vast amount of Parliamentary constituencies throughout the country voted Leave and that is the mandate that the main political parties who govern our country are working to.
Obviously those not working to it can fairly be categorised as 'rebelling'.
Until the mandate changes then it is right and proper to seek Brexit.
The mandate is just over two years old, so is clearly in political terms considered current, for instance MP's and MEP's are elected for five year terms, before they are put to the next public vote.
Fwiw I believe there's been a significant change in the mood of the country regarding Brexit and I would support a second referendum on whether we agree to the final terms negotiated for Brexit or whether we would now rather remain but to suggest that the government and the main opposition party should 'rebel' against implementing Brexit based on the mandate issued to it from the country shows a total ignorance as to how this country is governed in terms of both law and custom.
975 Re: Brexit negotiations Wed Sep 19 2018, 18:15
Guest
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boltonbonce wrote:wanderlust wrote:Sluffy wrote:Ever get sick of being an obnoxiously self important, self opinionated 'know it all'?
Just a thought.
976 Re: Brexit negotiations Thu Sep 20 2018, 08:55
xmiles
Jay Jay Okocha
Sluffy wrote:wanderlust wrote:Key point this. I suspect the answer is that the referendum showed poilticians of all parties how out of touch they re with sections of the communities they represent and that their number one priority is to try to gain/maintain control of power and are therefore prepared to jump on any bandwagon that is passing by to do it. Add to that the media's obsession that anyone who doesn't toe the party line on any single issue is labelled a "rebel" despite the fact that it is only logical that nobody is likely to agree with everything the party promotes. Use of the whip is becoming the norm rather than the exception.okocha wrote:
I've never understood why there has to be a party line on something that is so critical for the future of the country. Party politics and allegiance to Tory, Lab or Lib leaders shouldn't be an issue here.
I thought the point was that the vast amount of Parliamentary constituencies throughout the country voted Leave and that is the mandate that the main political parties who govern our country are working to.
Obviously those not working to it can fairly be categorised as 'rebelling'.
Until the mandate changes then it is right and proper to seek Brexit.
The mandate is just over two years old, so is clearly in political terms considered current, for instance MP's and MEP's are elected for five year terms, before they are put to the next public vote.
Fwiw I believe there's been a significant change in the mood of the country regarding Brexit and I would support a second referendum on whether we agree to the final terms negotiated for Brexit or whether we would now rather remain but to suggest that the government and the main opposition party should 'rebel' against implementing Brexit based on the mandate issued to it from the country shows a total ignorance as to how this country is governed in terms of both law and custom.
MPs are not bound by how their constituencies voted on brexit. It was a referendum which was meant to advise parliament but in no sense does it bind the MPs to vote the way their constituents voted.
MPs often ignore what their constituents want. The most obvious example would be the free votes held in the past on the death penalty.
For what it's worth I support a second referendum (no surprise) partly because I think too many people are under the mistaken belief that if brexit is as bad as I expect it to be that we can simply rejoin the EU. We could only rejoin on far worse terms (no rebate, adopt the Euro, etc) and people really need to know that this is not an easy option.
977 Re: Brexit negotiations Thu Sep 20 2018, 09:01
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I’d also support a referendum on the final deal, but mainly because of the lack of information provided as to what a leave deal would look like at the time of the vote. To the point where leaving the single market (which was never on the table) now looks a certainty.
The whole notion of ‘we voted leave, so leave’ is an over simplification, it’s far more complex than that and what one group would say is leaving another says is not.
Clarify what it means then let the people decide.
The whole notion of ‘we voted leave, so leave’ is an over simplification, it’s far more complex than that and what one group would say is leaving another says is not.
Clarify what it means then let the people decide.
978 Re: Brexit negotiations Thu Sep 20 2018, 10:51
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Perhaps they should have clarified what it means before the referendum and then we wouldn't have to worry about our kid's future?T.R.O.Y wrote:I’d also support a referendum on the final deal, but mainly because of the lack of information provided as to what a leave deal would look like at the time of the vote. To the point where leaving the single market (which was never on the table) now looks a certainty.
The whole notion of ‘we voted leave, so leave’ is an over simplification, it’s far more complex than that and what one group would say is leaving another says is not.
Clarify what it means then let the people decide.
979 Re: Brexit negotiations Thu Sep 20 2018, 11:19
Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
wanderlust wrote:Perhaps they should have clarified what it means before the referendum and then we wouldn't have to worry about our kid's future?
You really do lay it on thick. You do know there are countries out there not in the EU don't you?
I'm sure your kids will just get on with things as most people will, I guarantee you that it won't define their lives.
980 Re: Brexit negotiations Thu Sep 20 2018, 13:34
Sluffy
Admin
xmiles wrote:MPs are not bound by how their constituencies voted on brexit. It was a referendum which was meant to advise parliament but in no sense does it bind the MPs to vote the way their constituents voted.
MPs often ignore what their constituents want. The most obvious example would be the free votes held in the past on the death penalty.
You are correct in what you say but there clearly was an overwhelming Brexit vote in the Parliamentary constituencies of all political persuasions that it was clear what the country wanted, even though the actual overall total vote was quite close in itself.
Most MP's do wish to represent their constituents want even if it conflicts with there own personal views and I dare say if a referendum was taken on the death penalty and the country expressed its wishes accordingly, prior to the MP's free vote, then it wouldn't have been repealed at that time.
We are where we are for two simple reasons in my opinion, firstly because Cameron called an unnecessary referendum in the first place (he thought he would win it easily and shut up once and for all the Eurosceptics in his party) and secondly because Corbyn was so luke warm on rallying the Labour Party to fight for Remain which is basically an organisation that expounds and represents the ethos of socialism.
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