The EU: In, out, shake it all about.... (207 Viewers)

[martcov]

I see JLR are getting into the Dyson brexit spirit and brexiting the new defender production line to Slovenia. Real shame both from a safeguarding and creating new jobs in the U.K. but also from a historical point of view as production of this model in it’s original guise at Solihull is where Land Rover began.

Grendel is right. I even gave him a like...

 

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[skybluetony176]

Brexit must of been the reason why Peugeot moved from Ryton 12 years ago too!!

Clearly not but if I was working at Vauxhall’s factory in Ellesmere Port I would be asking myself what incentive does PSA have to keep it open rather than move production to one of the Opel factories in the EU. Especially if there’s a hard brexit but not specifically a hard brexit. They only make the Astra there now IIRC and it’s also made in Opel’s Russelsheim plant as well. Especially as Astra sales figures have been tumbling in the last few years.

 

[skybluetony176]

Grendel is right. I even gave him a like...

I know. The discovery on the other hand...

 

[Grendel]

I know. The discovery on the other hand...

You clearly didn’t know lol

 

[skybluetony176]

You clearly didn’t know lol

I was fishing to be honest. Nick isn’t the only troll on here. Although I only do it part time.

So what about the discovery?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Clearly not but if I was working at Vauxhall’s factory in Ellesmere Port I would be asking myself what incentive does PSA have to keep it open rather than move production to one of the Opel factories in the EU. Especially if there’s a hard brexit but not specifically a hard brexit. They only make the Astra there now IIRC and it’s also made in Opel’s Russelsheim plant as well. Especially as Astra sales figures have been tumbling in the last few years.

Hmmm, was the danger as soon as Peugeot took them over tbh.

There's still a place for Vauxhall to be taken over as a brand by someone like JLR. It'd need some re-establishing in Europe, but it could position itself as a truly 'British' mass-market brand now Ford have bogged off, and Rover are no more.

As it stands, Peugeot will do for them the same as they did for the last vestiges of Rootes. Then we'll be down to Toyota and Nissan - if we're lucky!

 

[skybluetony176]

Hmmm, was the danger as soon as Peugeot took them over tbh.

There's still a place for Vauxhall to be taken over as a brand by someone like JLR. It'd need some re-establishing in Europe, but it could position itself as a truly 'British' mass-market brand now Ford have bogged off, and Rover are no more.

As it stands, Peugeot will do for them the same as they did for the last vestiges of Rootes. Then we'll be down to Toyota and Nissan - if we're lucky!

All very true. I have a mate from Swindon who recons that Honda pulling out is the canary down the mineshaft for Japanese manufactures in the U.K. He believes many are waiting to see what the knock on effect is on sales in the U.K. and EU and how Honda manage to serve the market directly from Asia.

 

[SkyblueBazza]

The reality is as this is known and people do vote for him that’s democracy as it’s what the people who vote for him want.

I’m voting for him. I wish Screaming lord Such was still alive however as I’d have voted for him and his other members such as Tarquin Fumblewit Biscuit Barrel and genuinely would have helped fund them as their presence in Brussels with their silly clothes and hats and shouting looney every 5 minutes would be a fitting addition to the Brussels asylum

Of course what we appear to be ignoring is that other parties set a manifesto, discolse it & then once elected ignore it! Which is worse &/or more transparent? It comes down to nothing more than whether you feel you can trust the personality.

Ed Milliband was on R5live earlier spouting about climate change & what we should be doing...what the govt should be doing. Challenged about his own actions ahh - errrm...eating less meat. Apparently his house doesn't lend itself to solar power, and he will get an electic car as soon as he can (must be on the breadline now - poor Ed)...but many would've had him as PM in the blink of an eye!

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[SkyblueBazza]

Then he will be exposed at the ballot box if you are correct - why mention the IRA at all

Mart is angling to be a candidate for Brexit party as he fits his own description perfectly

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[Grendel]

I was fishing to be honest. Nick isn’t the only troll on here. Although I only do it part time.

So what about the discovery?

No as with all matters ccfc related you are clueless. What about it?

 

[martcov]

Mart is angling to be a candidate for Brexit party as he fits his own description perfectly

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Explain.

 

[martcov]

Of course what we appear to be ignoring is that other parties set a manifesto, discolse it & then once elected ignore it! Which is worse &/or more transparent? It comes down to nothing more than whether you feel you can trust the personality.

Ed Milliband was on R5live earlier spouting about climate change & what we should be doing...what the govt should be doing. Challenged about his own actions ahh - errrm...eating less meat. Apparently his house doesn't lend itself to solar power, and he will get an electic car as soon as he can (must be on the breadline now - poor Ed)...but many would've had him as PM in the blink of an eye!

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Are you arguing for doing away with party manifestos? All parties should do a Brexit Party? Form a party around a leader. Take money from people without allowing them membership of the party or voting rights. Get power and then tell people what they voted for?

Sounds very daring.

From Farage’s history, we can, maybe, deduce some points of his manifesto. It will be similar to Trump‘s, but with leave the EU.

1. no more shared sovereignty

2. end all existing trade deals

3. increase military spending

4. increase government borrowing

5. reduce taxes for the rich and offer the poorer some smaller tax breaks to make that palatable

6. leave tax havens alone

7. loosen tax evasion laws or enforcement of them

8. reduce overseas aid

9. loosen gun laws ( has said that in the past )

10. allow more free speech = allow overt racism

11. reintroduce capital punishment

12. introduction of legislation that clearly stops judges referring to case law equating UK decisions on such things as discrimination with EU Charter of Rights.

13. deny that climate change is partly, at least, man made and scrap environment pledges made at the Paris agreement and subsequent agreements.

Will appeal to many. Basically he is for selfishness and let the poorer people fend for themselves. Takes us back to early Victorian values.

Times when the rich were really rich and the poor really poor.

Meanwhile the UK as a whole would be becoming more isolated and insignificant, whilst trying to hold the disappointed losers in this system down, and at the same time trying to achieve some international success, with weakened bargaining power, in trade deals.

For many, paradise on earth.

 

[Sick Boy]

I see that Grayling has cancelled that ferry contract at a cost of 50million to the taxpayer.

 

[skybluetony176]

I see that Grayling has cancelled that ferry contract at a cost of 50million to the taxpayer.

Don’t understand how that guy is still in a job. This comes on top of the £33M they had to pay Eurotunnel because the tendering process was flawed and P&O are currently taking legal action against the government over that payment so it could cost the taxpayer more yet. We spend millions on Graylings boo boo’s, let’s spend it on the NHS instead.

 

[Astute]

When did I take the piss? Farage is an opportunist and is only out for himself, so I’m not surprised he has tried to make a comeback. Not that he ever went away that is, he has enjoyed a fair bit of coverage.

All posters on this thread are hugely for one side, not just those who voted remain, it’s reflective of how entrenched views are. I’ve yet to see you directly complain to leavers about their positions though, unless you think they’re neutral too and also post pro EU posts for balance?

Leavers in the main keep to the truth. Remainers in the main don't. I pull those up most that are remain because of this reason. The rest of the time it is down to views. It isn't down to me to try and change the views of people. It wouldn't work anyway.

I want and need for us to remain. But I won't sell my soul to try and change the mindset of others like some do.

Farage? Like I said before he uses people to get what he wants and people use Farage to get what they want. You would champion someone like Farage if he wanted remain. And there is plenty like him that want remain like him in parliament. But they are OK because they want what you want.

 

[Astute]

All very true. I have a mate from Swindon who recons that Honda pulling out is the canary down the mineshaft for Japanese manufactures in the U.K. He believes many are waiting to see what the knock on effect is on sales in the U.K. and EU and how Honda manage to serve the market directly from Asia.

Some said it was great that there is now a trade deal between the EU and Japan. Is it now still great that they are pulling out of Europe because they have a trade deal that means they don't have to build cars in Europe?

 

[martcov]

Leavers in the main keep to the truth. Remainers in the main don't. I pull those up most that are remain because of this reason. The rest of the time it is down to views. It isn't down to me to try and change the views of people. It wouldn't work anyway.

I want and need for us to remain. But I won't sell my soul to try and change the mindset of others like some do.

Farage? Like I said before he uses people to get what he wants and people use Farage to get what they want. You would champion someone like Farage if he wanted remain. And there is plenty like him that want remain like him in parliament. But they are OK because they want what you want.

Leavers lied to get the referendum across the line. They are still lying now. They will have to keep lying and blaming everyone and anyone for the disasters coming up because of Brexit.

 

[martcov]

Some said it was great that there is now a trade deal between the EU and Japan. Is it now still great that they are pulling out of Europe because they have a trade deal that means they don't have to build cars in Europe?

We can sell things to Japan though. Are they pulling out of Europe or out of the UK?

 

[martcov]

Leavers in the main keep to the truth. Remainers in the main don't. I pull those up most that are remain because of this reason. The rest of the time it is down to views. It isn't down to me to try and change the views of people. It wouldn't work anyway.

I want and need for us to remain. But I won't sell my soul to try and change the mindset of others like some do.

Farage? Like I said before he uses people to get what he wants and people use Farage to get what they want. You would champion someone like Farage if he wanted remain. And there is plenty like him that want remain like him in parliament. But they are OK because they want what you want.

What have the leavers said which has come true?

 

[skybluetony176]

Some said it was great that there is now a trade deal between the EU and Japan. Is it now still great that they are pulling out of Europe because they have a trade deal that means they don't have to build cars in Europe?

The irony being that Japan was one of the country’s banded around by leavers that we must leave to do a trade deal with. Shame non of the leave lot stopped to engage their brains that actually being in the EU was actually protecting jobs with Japanese manufacturers in the U.K. The minute we voted leave the EU clambered over itself to get a trade deal done with Japan as there was no longer a risk of us vetoing it to protect British jobs. India has also stated its exited by us leaving as they can now finally do a trade deal with the EU now we’re no longer able to veto it. Another country banded around by leavers as a reason to leave despite the fact that we always could have had the trade deal if we hadn’t vetoed it.

 

[skybluetony176]

What have the leavers said which has come true?

Blue passports back. Made in France unlike the red ones which were made in Britain. Still, the colours right and that’s all that matters for the one time you use it a year. It just doesn’t look patriotic hiding in your sock draw the rest of the year otherwise.

 

[skybluetony176]

We can sell things to Japan though. Are they pulling out of Europe or out of the UK?

So far just Honda with Swindon. I think it’s their only factory in the EU. Nissan workers should be nervous though given the tie in between PSA and Nissan.

 

[martcov]

Blue passports back. Made in France unlike the red ones which were made in Britain. Still, the colours right and that’s all that matters for the one time you use it a year. It just doesn’t look patriotic hiding in your sock draw the rest of the year otherwise.

Pity about the 40 trade deals the day after Brexit though... If Brexit has taken place on 29 March as promised by leavers, we would have been left with Puffin Pie and Chilean wine.. and Lichtenstein as an export market... plus another 2 or 3% market share of what we had via the EU.

 

[martcov]

Statistics:
„In the 23 months since the general election 47 ministers have resigned or been sacked from Theresa May's government. That's just about two a month.“

 

[martcov]

Some said it was great that there is now a trade deal between the EU and Japan. Is it now still great that they are pulling out of Europe because they have a trade deal that means they don't have to build cars in Europe?

The leave argument was that we want a „cut and paste“ FTA with Japan. Liam Fox is in charge of that. Japan have stated that any trade deal with the UK won’t be as good as that with the EU. If Japan makes cars in the EU or Japan, there is no difference, apart from transport costs. There will be a difference if they make them in the UK.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Leavers lied to get the referendum across the line. They are still lying now. They will have to keep lying and blaming everyone and anyone for the disasters coming up because of Brexit.

I think you'll probably die way before your time. The obsession and bitterness isn't going to do your mental health any good. Join a gym or a knitting club.

 

[shmmeee]

Of course what we appear to be ignoring is that other parties set a manifesto, discolse it & then once elected ignore it! Which is worse &/or more transparent? It comes down to nothing more than whether you feel you can trust the personality.

Ed Milliband was on R5live earlier spouting about climate change & what we should be doing...what the govt should be doing. Challenged about his own actions ahh - errrm...eating less meat. Apparently his house doesn't lend itself to solar power, and he will get an electic car as soon as he can (must be on the breadline now - poor Ed)...but many would've had him as PM in the blink of an eye!

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What are you blathering about you melon?

You don’t fix systemic carbon output (mostly from industry) by individual actions. That’s what national and supranational bodies are for. We didn’t fix the ozone layer by asking everyone to use the fridge less, we banned CFCs.

Fuck me.

 

[martcov]

I think you'll probably die way before your time. The obsession and bitterness isn't going to do your mental health any good. Join a gym or a knitting club.

I was answering someone who is obsessed and talking about liars who are obsessed with a failed project. So go to them if you want to talk about obsession. I shouldn’t mention Selmayr though.

 

[dutchman]

What are you blathering about you melon?

You don’t fix systemic carbon output (mostly from industry) by individual actions.

Err, isn't the biggest contributor to greenhouse gasses methane from cattle? And isn't most of that due to the increase in meat consumption in so-called 'developing nations'?

Are cows the cause of global warming? | Time for change

 

[dutchman]

I think you'll probably die way before your time. The obsession and bitterness isn't going to do your mental health any good.

Methinks that particular boat sailed a long time ago?

 

[dutchman]

Pity about the 40 trade deals the day after Brexit though... If Brexit has taken place on 29 March as promised by leavers

Theresa May was never a 'leaver'. She was lying then and she's lying now. She takes her orders direct from Brussels and always has done.

 

[martcov]

Err, isn't the biggest contributor to greenhouse gasses methane from cattle? And isn't most of that due to the increase in meat consumption in so-called 'developing nations'?

Are cows the cause of global warming? | Time for change

No. It’s the increase in bullshit as a result of Brexit. ;-)

 

[martcov]

Theresa May was never a 'leaver'. She was lying then and she's lying now. She takes her orders direct from Brussels and always has done.

Explains Liam Fox‘s failure to get the larger countries to do roll overs?

 

[shmmeee]

Theresa May was never a 'leaver'. She was lying then and she's lying now. She takes her orders direct from Brussels and always has done.

Literally insane.

 

[Astute]

Leavers lied to get the referendum across the line. They are still lying now. They will have to keep lying and blaming everyone and anyone for the disasters coming up because of Brexit.

Yes Mart. Of course Mart.

And I suppose remain told the truth......

If only you could look at both sides the same way you would see the whole situation much better.