Post EU Referendum
Jul 11th 2017, 2:48 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by AllanB
Put it this way, if one of my employees kept slagging off my company, telling everyone we are hopeless and are going to fail, I would sack them. get it?
Don't you understand this is really bad for business?
and this "vocal minority" you speak of, are the UK media.
Don't you understand this is really bad for business?
and this "vocal minority" you speak of, are the UK media.
No worries though, your employee will find a new shiny costumer in Botswana !
Jul 11th 2017, 3:11 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by amideislas
Maybe it’s just the summer weather, but I catch the scent of public attitudes shifting. But real change will require opposition politicians stepping forward and providing principled leadership.
Jul 11th 2017, 3:59 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
TWEET OF THE WEEK :
April: PM calls an election because she says Labour & LibDems are meddling in Brexit.
July: May asks Labour & LibDems to meddle in Brexit
April: PM calls an election because she says Labour & LibDems are meddling in Brexit.
July: May asks Labour & LibDems to meddle in Brexit
Jul 11th 2017, 4:31 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Bojo being discussed by Davis in House of Lords at the moment
Hmmm, non event, avoided answering '' A la Mayhem ''
He did sort of say that it is very difficult to explain facts to Europe because they are a bit thick
Hmmm, non event, avoided answering '' A la Mayhem ''
He did sort of say that it is very difficult to explain facts to Europe because they are a bit thick
Last edited by Annetje; Jul 11th 2017 at 4:37 pm.
Jul 11th 2017, 4:40 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
You and Scamp? Does his wife know about that?
Congratulations to you both though.
Congratulations to you both though.
Jul 11th 2017, 4:46 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by Garbatellamike
When did Scamp get married?
Jul 11th 2017, 4:55 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by AllanB
...So tell me how does a soft Brexit work...
Jul 11th 2017, 5:05 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by AllanB
We are going out.......
Could it be that Brexit doesn't actually mean we just leave everything - that there are some bits (maybe lots) of the EU/UK relationship that are worth negotiating?
Don't you think - for instance that our position in things like Euratom and the Galileo project are worth preserving?
Maybe it's just a bit less simple than you're thinking.
Jul 11th 2017, 8:20 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by AllanB
Put it this way, if one of my employees kept slagging off my company, telling everyone we are hopeless and are going to fail, I would sack them. get it?
Don't you understand this is really bad for business?
and this "vocal minority" you speak of, are the UK media.
Don't you understand this is really bad for business?
and this "vocal minority" you speak of, are the UK media.
YES
Wrong - it's wider than just the media - get it?
Sigh
Last edited by Garbatellamike; Jul 11th 2017 at 8:56 pm.
Jul 11th 2017, 8:21 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by AllanB
My last word
Jul 11th 2017, 8:23 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Some time before today and after the Big Bang, I don't know exactly. He has mentioned his wife before though.
Jul 11th 2017, 8:27 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by Garbatellamike
roger on that probably my bad
Jul 11th 2017, 9:32 pm
So long...
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by AllanB
Put it this way, if one of my employees kept slagging off my company, telling everyone we are hopeless and are going to fail, I would sack them. get it?
By the way, the EU referendum was non-binding and advisory.
Jul 11th 2017, 11:56 pm
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee
At the end of the day, the Yanks would never dream of being a member of an EU-like group, so why do they think we should be?
Jul 12th 2017, 12:39 am
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Re: Post EU Referendum
Like the EU, America is a major continental power. Quite different animal than a little island off the coast.
Last edited by amideislas; Jul 12th 2017 at 12:43 am.
