Cont: Brexit: Now What? Part 5

[Lothian]

There was, actually. The government sent an official government advice leaflet to every household in the country. The leaflet stated, "This is your decision. The government will implement what you decide."

The key part. Unlike a general election where the votes decide the MP with the returning officer's announcement effecting the decision of the electorate, in this case the announcement of the vote had no legal status. Neither did parliament have any say. It was the PM who got up each morning and unilaterally decided whether or not to trigger article 50.

 

[Dave Rogers]

Which leaves us with Morgans...and TVRs (?).
And a couple of other tiny ones whose names I can't remember?

And motorbikes. Possibly.

Nah, we can all pedal round on Brompton Electrics. Provided they can still buy the steel tube for the frames.

Dave

 

[Archie Gemmill Goal]

Which leaves us with Morgans...and TVRs (?).
And a couple of other tiny ones whose names I can't remember?

And motorbikes. Possibly.

I was about to say TVR were dead but apparently they came back to life last year. Although the components aren't necessarily British.

I might vote to buy one. Not that I can afford it or know where to get one nor is it practical for me but apparently none of that matters anymore if you just wish hard enough.

 

[Lothian]

Nah, we can all pedal round on Brompton Electrics. Provided they can still buy the steel tube for the frames.

Dave

...and provided we have enough electricity to charge them. We import electricity from the EU. I presume that would not be covered by chequers which covers goods not services.

 

[Archie Gemmill Goal]

I wonder who the biggest British owned motor manufacturer is. Mclaren?.

By units or by value?

Probably JCB or Dennis buses!

Cars? I think its Morgan but they are all so small that it might well change from year to year.

Of course Dyson is going to start building Electric Cars haha!

 

[Wudang]

Why was there such a rush to trigger Article 50?
Why such a rush to leave without putting proper preparations in place?
Why do we have to go straight to the hardest form of exit rather than have transitional arrangements which gradually extract us from the EU?

None of those would be counter to the referendum result, would surely have majority support in Parliament and with the people and would greatly diminish any justification for a second vote.

Is there any justification for THIS Brexit?

Remind me again when the EU anti tax avoidance rules come into place?

 

[baron]

Then why did you even have the damn thing? Why is a "Non-binding resolution" even a thing that the government can do?

No worries, because a second referendum would be equally non-binding and we could ignore that too. Or at least we could if the result was 'leave'. If it was 'remain' then it would be immediately binding and the final word of the British people. Democracy in action! Bravo!

Sore losers. BREXIT is months away and it cannot be stopped. Get used to it.

 

[The Moog]

...
Sore losers. BREXIT is months away and it cannot be stopped. Get used to it.

Looking forward to it, its going to be funny to watch the country crash and burn.

 

[Lothian]

Sore losers. BREXIT is months away and it cannot be stopped. Get used to it.

In order to get used to something you need to experience it or at lease know what it is. It is important that the businesses currently in the UK get used to the new rules so they can prepare properly and implement system changes,. You are right it is only months away but still we don't know what we are supposed to be getting used to. Is it WTO rules? How long do you think people need to get used to the new rules before they take effect?

 

[Information Analyst]

Of course Dyson is going to start building Electric Cars haha!

I would rather ******* walk.

 

[The Moog]

I would rather ******* walk.

 

[wobs]

Well, Brexit could be good for big sugar:
https://thepinprick.com/2017/12/11/...g-sugar-and-the-strange-case-of-andy-wigmore/

 

[fagin]

More likely: (in black and white)

 

[baron]

Looking forward to it, its going to be funny to watch the country crash and burn.

It will crash and burn only for those whose pessimism stops them embracing change.

In order to get used to something you need to experience it or at lease know what it is. It is important that the businesses currently in the UK get used to the new rules so they can prepare properly and implement system changes,. You are right it is only months away but still we don't know what we are supposed to be getting used to. Is it WTO rules? How long do you think people need to get used to the new rules before they take effect?

The 'getting used to' refers to the fact that BREXIT will happen. In other words, things will change. The nature of the change is not known so businesses are planning for a number of eventualities. This is not some Sisyphusesque task, it does not require a new way of thinking, it's basic contingency planning that forms a routine part of every successful business on Earth. It will likely be a big change, and some businesses will undoubtedly be negatively affected in the short term, but this is just business. Companies are getting on and planning for the future and the successful ones will be the ones that don't waste their time moaning about how things aren't going their way, that accept the inevitable and direct their resource to approaching the future with positivity in order to achieve the best outcome.

 

[The Moog]

The nature of the change is not known...

The nature of the change is well known, the UK is exiting every single trade agreement it has.
The only uncertainty is quite how much damage to the economy and how many jobs will be lost as a result.

 

[baron]

The nature of the change is well known, the UK is exiting every single trade agreement it has.

If that had a little more truth to it we could call it hyperbole.

The only uncertainty is quite how much damage to the economy and how many jobs will be lost as a result.

I suspect that fear-mongering prediction will soon be dropped onto the pile with the rest, none of which have so far materialised.

 

[Ian Osborne]

 

[The Moog]

If that had a little more truth to it we could call it hyperbole.

It is exactly what is happening, all the UKs international trade agreements were negotiated through the EU. And cease to apply when we exit.

I suspect that fear-mongering prediction will soon be dropped onto the pile with the rest, none of which have so far materialised.

Sure, get your elite negotiator David Davis on the job.... I'm sure he can fix this.

 

[GnaGnaMan]

Companies are getting on and planning for the future and the successful ones will be the ones that don't waste their time moaning about how things aren't going their way, that accept the inevitable and direct their resource to approaching the future with positivity in order to achieve the best outcome.

Fair enough but you need to realize that the people worrying are British. They are not worried that their international stocks will tank. They are worried that those companies that best direct their resources are those that direct it outside of Britain.

IE They are worried about their country, not their investment portfolio.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

I am relieved to learn that all I need to do is embrace the change to remain unaffected by all the corporations who will shift their manufacturing out of the UK and into the EU27 over the next decade. For a moment there, I was worried.