The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
Jun 25th 2016, 2:38 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
then the outcome might well have been rather different.
Jun 25th 2016, 3:16 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
Different people have different thoughts. If my kid makes a mess I expect him to clean it up, not to say sorry I made a mistake and walk away. You obviously are a person that likes cleaning up other peoples mess
Jun 25th 2016, 3:19 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
It's that Anglo-Saxon blood that just hates immigrants and likes to blame other people for their problems. Also the poor often outnumber the rest of the population. I am not sure how bad it is in the UK but I have seen news of food banks. These never existed when I was there.
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Jun 25th 2016, 8:54 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
Well not as long as "that Ulster sense of history" coupled with the idiotic fealty to the Presbyterian Church and the Church of Rome persists
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Jun 25th 2016, 9:08 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
Cameron had to call the vote he was getting pressure from UKIP and other Tory party members; besides the business community may have wanted out as Britain can pursue its own trade agreements now without the EU.
As far as I can tell the EU has only benefited Germany, no one else.
As far as I can tell the EU has only benefited Germany, no one else.
I suspect that some of the bad feeling towards the EU was the perception that Germany was running the show and the Greeks were victims of Merkel's policies. The reality is that the Greeks just aren't capable of handling their own economic affairs. Half of them don't pay any taxes. If the EU had dumped Greece a few years back it could have saved a trillion or so being thrown away on a bunch of dead beats
Jun 25th 2016, 9:12 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
Some were also afraid of Turkey joining and the potential security problems that may have created with freedom of movement from Turkey
Jun 26th 2016, 3:38 am
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
He didn't have to promise a referendum. He could have stood up for what he believed in and pushed back against UKIP and the Tory rebels.
"David Cameron quits Downing Street with a ruined legacy"
The prime minister resigns: David Cameron quits Downing Street with a ruined legacy | The Economist
Business was largely against Brexit.
"David Cameron quits Downing Street with a ruined legacy"
The prime minister resigns: David Cameron quits Downing Street with a ruined legacy | The Economist
Business was largely against Brexit.
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Jun 26th 2016, 12:04 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
A must read for all you anti Cameron people: Brexit: A Very British Revolution - WSJ
Jun 26th 2016, 1:04 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
How is it possible to be Pro Cameron
Jun 26th 2016, 7:29 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
So Donald trump thinks the vote to leave was a great idea. By his statement he has probably incurred the hostility of a key US ally, the European Union. Since he's also now threatened the Chinese and the Muslim world hate him how does this clown hope to be able to effectively create a foreign policy of any description should the awful day come when the idiot moves into the White House ?
Jun 26th 2016, 11:10 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
He won't, he's done the same thing at home.
Jun 26th 2016, 11:13 pm
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
So Donald trump thinks the vote to leave was a great idea. By his statement he has probably incurred the hostility of a key US ally, the European Union. Since he's also now threatened the Chinese and the Muslim world hate him how does this clown hope to be able to effectively create a foreign policy of any description should the awful day come when the idiot moves into the White House ?
Being able to bomb the bad guys is good enough for him
Jun 27th 2016, 4:49 am
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Re: The £/$ fall to 1.33 in the wake of the referendum.
His complete ignorance of foreign affairs make him a natural isolationist