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According to Theresa May, points-based immigration may not be feasible:

Theresa May has cast doubt on the feasibility of a points-based system for controlling immigration into the UK, one of the key promises of Leave campaigners during the EU referendum.

Speaking in China, the PM acknowledged people had voted for more control on the numbers of people moving to the UK.

But she questioned whether a points system, backed by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson among others, would work.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37271420

Is this a case of the mask finally being lifted and Theresa May coming out as a full out-out-out Brexiteer ?
 
In a way May is right to be wary of the Chinese. They only seem to be interested in killing all the elephants and rhinos in the world, and filling all our universities with Chinese, and supporting Mugabe with their military in Zimbabwe. The Chinese have become commercial marauders thanks to past polices in the UK about the deindustrialisation of the UK. It's a communism of the palest pink there even though it might not be like Stalin's Russia when practically all the best officers were purged and executed before the second world war.
 
What I meant with the previous post (i am betting that they are not alone to think the same. ) is that many company seem to have chosen to go into UK since it was in EU and spoke English language as a way to access the EU market, but with UK brexit in a way it's out and EU laws/good circulation don't apply anymore, including financial goods then they see no reason to stay.
 
Aepervius said:
basically Japan (Japan's companies) threaten to go out of UK if the UK brexit in a way that EU laws don't applies anymore.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/04/news/economy/japan-uk-brexit-warning/index.html

i am betting that they are not alone to think the same.
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Small wonder, that. If UK exist the EU in a way that it ceases to be a feasible gateway to EU, the companies that operated there in order to have a gateway to EU will leave. This should be readily obvious to a two year old, but some people simply don't get it, because immigrants.

McHrozni
 
Some positive economic data:

Record Jump for U.K. Services Index as Brexit Shock Dissipates

Don't get too excited about that word "record" though. It's really just a rebound from a very weak reading in the previous month, when Brexit panic was high.

A gauge of U.K. services jumped the most on record in August, adding to evidence of an economic rebound following the shock inflicted by the decision to leave the European Union.

IHS Markit said its Purchasing Managers Index surged to 52.9 from a seven-year low of 47.4 in July, the biggest monthly gain since the survey began two decades ago. The median estimate of economists in a Bloomberg News survey was for a rise to 50, the level that divides expansion from contraction.

A return to growth in the largest part of the economy is likely to intensify speculation the Bank of England will refrain from unleashing further stimulus this year. Markit predicted “an imminent recession will be avoided” but urged caution, saying data since the June Brexit referendum point to stagnation so far this quarter and many firms remain concerned about the outlook.
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Aepervius said:
basically Japan (Japan's companies) threaten to go out of UK if the UK brexit in a way that EU laws don't applies anymore.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/04/news/economy/japan-uk-brexit-warning/index.html

i am betting that they are not alone to think the same.
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Aepervius said:
What I meant with the previous post (i am betting that they are not alone to think the same. ) is that many company seem to have chosen to go into UK since it was in EU and spoke English language as a way to access the EU market, but with UK brexit in a way it's out and EU laws/good circulation don't apply anymore, including financial goods then they see no reason to stay.
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It makes total sense, relocate to Ireland or another EU country with excellent English if you're a services company. For the likes of Nissan and Toyota, replacing an entire plant is not so easy but they can gradually shoft production should they want to as new models come out.
 
The Don said:
According to Theresa May, points-based immigration may not be feasible:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37271420

Is this a case of the mask finally being lifted and Theresa May coming out as a full out-out-out Brexiteer ?
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I don't read that from the BBC article. She goes on to say that a points system may be in the way of negotiations with the EU. To me that sounds like she wants to bat for a Norway-style option, or even wants to keep open the option to renege on Brexit.
 
The Don said:
It makes total sense, relocate to Ireland or another EU country with excellent English if you're a services company. For the likes of Nissan and Toyota, replacing an entire plant is not so easy but they can gradually shoft production should they want to as new models come out.
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And offer the workers to relocate too, at least those who belong to the ca. 6 million Britons who can get an Irish passport. :)
 
May rejects points based system for EU nationals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37271420

Theresa May has rejected a points-based system for controlling EU migration, one of the key promises of Leave campaigners during the referendum.
Speaking in China, the PM acknowledged people had voted for more control on the numbers of people moving to the UK.
But she questioned whether a point-based model would work and Number 10 later said it was "not an option".
Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage said many people had voted Leave for the policy, backed by Boris Johnson among others.
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Aepervius said:
basically Japan (Japan's companies) threaten to go out of UK if the UK brexit in a way that EU laws don't applies anymore.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/04/news/economy/japan-uk-brexit-warning/index.html

i am betting that they are not alone to think the same.
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When these companies were being encouraged to invest in the UK, membership of the EU was a significant part of the package offered. They may well now feel they were sold a bum steer. I damn' well would.
 
McHrozni said:
In other words, if you want to keep the EU-wide operations in UK you need the Common Market.

"They won't pull out" in this context means "they will keep UK offices for purposes of access to British market", and nothing more.

McHrozni
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My position is clear, rejoin EFTA, sign EEA agreement. Trade within common market as a non EU member.

Enjoy free trade with other countries including Australia due to liberation from EU rules such as article TFEU 207 which only apply to EU members.

Of course there will be challenges, but without 27 other countries mucking about with the negotiating process, it will be far easier for Britain to get it's own free trade agreements.

Any trade with the EU, even if it's on a WTO MFN basis, will have to meet EU product safety standards (etc). Any manufacturer, whether Japanese owned or British owned, will have to comply with such rules when trading with the EU and when trading with the USA will have to meet US standards.

That's business.

It's not going to be the end of trade or the end of the world.

Understandably Japanese firms are concerned at the moment, because as Brexit hasn't actually happened, there is still uncertainty and that's bad for investment.

But Brexit will happen. You need to get used to that.
 
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