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I want the UK to stay in an ever-closer union
|    | 49 | 23.11% |
I want the UK to stay in a loosely connected EU
|    | 68 | 32.08% |
I want the UK out because the EU is bad for the UK
|    | 22 | 10.38% |
I want the UK out because the EU is a bad thing
|    | 23 | 10.85% |
I want the UK out because this would be good for the rest of us
|    | 17 | 8.02% |
I don't really care
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18.07.2016, 14:05
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | Profiting from the currency exchange rates; expect to see more.
The yen is up around 30% versus the £.
Philip Hammond, the UK chancellor, said the government would “not stand by and watch British companies be asset stripped by foreign predators” but indicated he would not oppose Softbank’s takeover of Arm, after receiving assurances about the Japanese company’s commitment to the UK economy. | The following 2 users would like to thank marton for this useful post: | | 
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | If the UK approaches this from the perspective of each country's self interest, instead of merely the UK's self-interests. | | | | | Too late. Brexit means Brexit, and for these talks there's only one party at the other side of the table.
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18.07.2016, 14:16
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | | Quote: |  | | | UK: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF confirmed to Railway Gazette on July 14 that it is preparing to open a UK assembly plant to support the contracts it has won in recent months. | | | | | The only thing that could stop this happening is if the contracts were cancelled. Really a non story!
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18.07.2016, 14:21
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | Of course they do, with the Sterling the way it is everything is on sale!!!
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18.07.2016, 14:49
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | What are they, prison wardens? Having balls is not confrontational.
They would have to impose on the UK and the country they are in dialog with. Great way to splinter the EU further.
It would have been more fun if Theresa May assigned Farage to deal with the EU. | | | | | "They would have to impose on the UK and the country they are in dialog with. " EU countries will not have trade dialogs with UK; they are not allowed to setup individual trade agreements - any EU related trade dialog will be between EU and UK. | 
18.07.2016, 14:50
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | The only thing that could stop this happening is if the contracts were cancelled. Really a non story! | | | | | Sure, they do not want to face the possibility of paying tariffs on importing foreign made rolling stock | 
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Profiting from the currency exchange rates; expect to see more.
The yen is up around 30% versus the £. | | | | | Been there before, like in the 1st half of 2008 where it went from under 0.005 to over 0.008 in 6 months.
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Sure, they do not want to face the possibility of paying tariffs on importing foreign made rolling stock  | | | | | don't they typically buy an insurance against that type of thing?
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18.07.2016, 17:02
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | They got a very nice discount with the recent currency trends.
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18.07.2016, 18:13
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Too late. Brexit means Brexit, and for these talks there's only one party at the other side of the table. | | | | | | Quote: | |  | | | "They would have to impose on the UK and the country they are in dialog with. " EU countries will not have trade dialogs with UK; they are not allowed to setup individual trade agreements - any EU related trade dialog will be between EU and UK.  | | | | |
Where the real dealmaking actually take place are over rounds of golf, horseback riding, wine tasting, sailing, yachts, strip clubs, etc. All the official looking stuff take place once they've been told decided how to deal with it.
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Sadiq Khan finally realises, or admits, what Brexit is about :
#LondonIsOpen http://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor...-a3298211.html
I think many Remainers might finally understand it, eventually, one hopes.
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19.07.2016, 00:26
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Trade negotiators are negotiators, they will work for who pays them the biggest sum | | | | |
most of zhem are employees and not independents
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Where the real dealmaking actually take place are over rounds of golf, horseback riding, wine tasting, sailing, yachts, strip clubs, etc. All the official looking stuff take place once they've been told decided how to deal with it. | | | | | Right because all the voters in France, Denmark and Ireland will be on the golf course etc....   | 
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | Well what would expect him to do? Twiddle his thumbs, while the Irish government beefs up Enterprise Ireland staff in London adding new tax advisers etc to help firms that want to move to Dublin and in addition dispatch teams to New York, Singapore etc... No doubt the Germans, French and many more are doing the same! It's open season and the one thing he can't say is what happens to passporting of financial services post exit.
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19.07.2016, 09:43
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | most of zhem are employees and not independents | | | | | Most employees will move for 100% pay rise, thats how capitalism works.
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19.07.2016, 09:48
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | Sadiq Khan is doing his best to move forward in a difficult situation; there is no other option.
From where do you have information about his personal views?
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19.07.2016, 09:57
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It appears that young people have now given up on campaigning for the UK to remain part of the EU and are instead chasing Pokeman.
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19.07.2016, 09:59
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | The only thing that could stop this happening is if the contracts were cancelled. Really a non story! | | | | | The contracts will have severe penalties for cancelling, would be in the UK's investors interest if they were cancelled | 
19.07.2016, 10:05
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | They got a very nice discount with the recent currency trends. | | | | | SoftBank paid 43% over its previous day's closing price. That covers more than currency dip.
Its a vote of confidence for the UK's future, but some in the UK are considering the sale a sad day for UK tech.
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19.07.2016, 10:32
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | I find it most ironic that you are welcoming a move that wouldn't have been necessary without Brexit to begin with. | Quote: | |  | | | SoftBank paid 43% over its previous day's closing price. That covers more than currency dip.
Its a vote of confidence for the UK's future, but some in the UK are considering the sale a sad day for UK tech. | | | | | The 43% premium is nothing but standard fare for a takeover. The takeover isn't a vote of confidence in the UK's future but in the strength of that particular company.
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