Europe, Referendum & Brexit (formerly Europe..IN or OUT??)

Battle still taking place. Farage commands the Leave flotilla and Bob Geldof is apparently leading the Remain fleet.

Great stuff. Let's scrap the EU referendum and decide the matter with a naval battle instead. I volunteer my services.

The general consensus today is that Farage has more boats on the river, but Bob Geldof has a better sound system.

you might be needed in the coming years to sink a few spanish fishinh boats

Well well well

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016...g-aberdeen

Gove going on about his dad losing his business because of EU fishing Dad says its Total Bullshit he sold up his business timing doesnt add up said when he was at school so would have been before common fisheries policy

Well seems Gove brought up in aberdeen explains it all definate sheep shagger behaviour thats why he was friends with cameron they have a love of livestock

^ What's that got to do with the price of fish...

But you do need to read the article fully. Although Ernest Gove did sell the business as going concern he went on to say that he believed that the fishing industry in Scotland “more or less collapsed down” after the EU became involved in fisheries policy.

(14-06-2016 22:11 )wackawoo Wrote:  

(14-06-2016 18:45 )southsidestu Wrote:  Nearly half of our trade is with the EU, the fate of our country is tied to the EU, if you own a business and half of your sales come from one customer and that customer goes bust, you are going bust as well.

OK, yet again, why would that trade suddenly end?

I still have not heard this.

If you are a compay in Germany with a big lucerative contract selling to Britian, tell me why it would suddenly stop?

Do people understand Britian imports much more than it exports?

Quote:The UK is the 7th leading importer and the 12th leading exporter in the world. Accordingly, the UK holds a massive trade deficit with the rest of the world, second only to the US. In 2012, UK imports were worth $646 billion with exports valued at only $481 billion.

http://www.economywatch.com/world_econom...mport.html

Not sure, not being a finantial expert, whether being in the EU would make any difference to this.

The in camp often trot out the argument that bisuness people want to be in the EU, but a lot also want out, including Dyson.

I never said that the trade would end in fact my point was highlighting the exact opposite. The fact that our trade will continue with The EU means that our fate will be linked to it's future, if it goes down it will take us with it. You can't honestly tell me that if the market that buys half our goods was to suffer a serious economic crisis then that will not have a serious knock on effect to us. So why on earth would we want to pull out, remove our influence and no longer have a say in the future of our biggest customer?

Yes Dyson did move his factory abroad to Malaysia where they have lower wages and less workers rights, the things The EU were instrumental in bringing about and maintaining so no prizes for guessing why he wants out. I know where that cunt can stick his Dyson

(15-06-2016 17:26 )Charlemagne Wrote:  ^ What's that got to do with the price of fish...

But you do need to read the article fully. Although Ernest Gove did sell the business as going concern he went on to say that he believed that the fishing industry in Scotland “more or less collapsed down” after the EU became involved in fisheries policy.

Then read below that Said he cant remember when he sold it but gove said it was while he was doing his school exams that would have been the 80's way before the common Fisheries Policy !! seems Gove Snr could be senile explains why he wants to vote out

It was the fact he used it as a sob story and it wasnt the case his father didnt lose his job he made money selling the damm business.

After much consideration i believe we would better off out of EU.

did you vote leave in the poll?