B-DAY
Jan 14th 2020, 5:34 am
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Re: B-DAY
Hardly surprising as Bloomberg wants to be the next POTUS.
Jan 14th 2020, 7:58 am
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Jan 14th 2020, 9:36 am
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Re: B-DAY
Don't, the facts will be denied, the source claimed as untrustworthy, the author as too 'woke' or a snowflake and the march towards impending doom will continue.
Jan 14th 2020, 4:56 pm
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Re: B-DAY
British economy now 3% smaller than it could have been had the relationship been maintained.
Economic speculation. Very highly reliable science, ain't it? Especially as the UK hasn't even left yet. From the same set of economists in all the usual sources spending the last five years predicting economic doom and gloom and sky is falling, when none of it actually happened. And the same graph shows the UK still grew. And apparently it has nothing to do with "global growth cooling recently". Where was that missing 170 billion going to go? Not your pocket, not my pocket either.
And who knows, just maybe, being outside the EU will see the UK grow a lot faster than previously estimated
And that 170 billion "loss" will turn out to be 1 trillion in gains by not being in the EU. Hey, it's prediction, just like their prediction.
Either way, people will want to believe what they want to believe. And the same is true for the economists. Their record in predicting recessions is so remarkable, isn't it?
Economic speculation. Very highly reliable science, ain't it? Especially as the UK hasn't even left yet. From the same set of economists in all the usual sources spending the last five years predicting economic doom and gloom and sky is falling, when none of it actually happened. And the same graph shows the UK still grew. And apparently it has nothing to do with "global growth cooling recently". Where was that missing 170 billion going to go? Not your pocket, not my pocket either.
And who knows, just maybe, being outside the EU will see the UK grow a lot faster than previously estimated
And that 170 billion "loss" will turn out to be 1 trillion in gains by not being in the EU. Hey, it's prediction, just like their prediction.Either way, people will want to believe what they want to believe. And the same is true for the economists. Their record in predicting recessions is so remarkable, isn't it?
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Jan 14th 2020, 7:52 pm
#22
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Re: B-DAY
We're a matter of weeks away from Brexit-Day, despite a new survey showing a 52-48 split in favour of Remain, we're on our way to chaos.
When / if we leave on the 31st January, apart from the main issue being whether Big Ben rings at 11pm or not, what do we expect to happen?
'No Deal' Brexit was lauded as a ****ing disaster and the revised 'BoJo Deal' Brexit hasn't been received as much better. Will bees die? Will Mummy still have to recycle? Who will stock the first straight banana? Will the Spaniards invade our waters to steal our fish? Will remainers riot? Will anyone non-white-Brit just disintegrate (like in Game of Thrones when the Night King is killed).
Will it just be a complete non-event?
Any currency predictions?
Any housing market predictions?
Any.....other predictions?
When / if we leave on the 31st January, apart from the main issue being whether Big Ben rings at 11pm or not, what do we expect to happen?
'No Deal' Brexit was lauded as a ****ing disaster and the revised 'BoJo Deal' Brexit hasn't been received as much better. Will bees die? Will Mummy still have to recycle? Who will stock the first straight banana? Will the Spaniards invade our waters to steal our fish? Will remainers riot? Will anyone non-white-Brit just disintegrate (like in Game of Thrones when the Night King is killed).
Will it just be a complete non-event?
Any currency predictions?
Any housing market predictions?
Any.....other predictions?
Jan 14th 2020, 7:55 pm
#23
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Re: B-DAY
British economy now 3% smaller than it could have been had the relationship been maintained.
Economic speculation. Very highly reliable science, ain't it? Especially as the UK hasn't even left yet. From the same set of economists in all the usual sources spending the last five years predicting economic doom and gloom and sky is falling, when none of it actually happened. And the same graph shows the UK still grew. And apparently it has nothing to do with "global growth cooling recently". Where was that missing 170 billion going to go? Not your pocket, not my pocket either.
And who knows, just maybe, being outside the EU will see the UK grow a lot faster than previously estimated And that 170 billion "loss" will turn out to be 1 trillion in gains by not being in the EU. Hey, it's prediction, just like their prediction.
Either way, people will want to believe what they want to believe. And the same is true for the economists. Their record in predicting recessions is so remarkable, isn't it?
Economic speculation. Very highly reliable science, ain't it? Especially as the UK hasn't even left yet. From the same set of economists in all the usual sources spending the last five years predicting economic doom and gloom and sky is falling, when none of it actually happened. And the same graph shows the UK still grew. And apparently it has nothing to do with "global growth cooling recently". Where was that missing 170 billion going to go? Not your pocket, not my pocket either.
And who knows, just maybe, being outside the EU will see the UK grow a lot faster than previously estimated
And that 170 billion "loss" will turn out to be 1 trillion in gains by not being in the EU. Hey, it's prediction, just like their prediction.Either way, people will want to believe what they want to believe. And the same is true for the economists. Their record in predicting recessions is so remarkable, isn't it?
Yeah but no but. Almost anybody in international business can give you an anecdote about proposed investment in the UK which has been shelved or cancelled since the Brexit vote. I have literally more than a dozen examples that I know of directly and I don't even work any more.
Again, the post-Brexit "unleashing" will be based on what? Some credible examples please... trading what with whom?
Jan 15th 2020, 4:14 am
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Re: B-DAY
Yeah but no but. Almost anybody in international business can give you an anecdote about proposed investment in the UK which has been shelved or cancelled since the Brexit vote. I have literally more than a dozen examples that I know of directly and I don't even work any more.
Again, the post-Brexit "unleashing" will be based on what? Some credible examples please... trading what with whom?
Again, the post-Brexit "unleashing" will be based on what? Some credible examples please... trading what with whom?
Jan 30th 2020, 2:55 am
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Re: B-DAY
Nothing will happen because we will be in the official transition where all the old rules continue to apply. The cliff-edge is at 2020 year end when Boris, in his infinite wisdom, has said the transition will end regardless of how much or what has been negotiated. I know the new EU trade commissioner who will be leading the negotiations on behalf of the EU. He is from my home town. We always thought he would have been best suited as a nightclub bouncer (personality, physique and intellect) though he was afraid of my mother (which indicates he was capable of some rational thought).
