Brexit has well and truly begun!

[G-Unit]

Does anyone have the faintest idea what the plans are for the service sector (i.e. 80% of the UK economy)?

According to the Chancellor of the Exchequer the vasr majority of services are not traded.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45707110

[G-Unit]

To be concerned about the economy IS to be concerned about the poorest in society, for when the economy tanks it is the poorest who are hit hardest.  Even if the experts couldn’t give a toss about the poor it doesn’t change that fact.

Many things affect poverty. Austerity policies for exanple, which are based on ideology, not economics.

[Venturi Swirl]

Many things affect poverty. Austerity policies for exanple, which are based on ideology, not economics.

Yes, and?

[Carana]

According to the Chancellor of the Exchequer the vasr majority of services are not traded.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45707110

I wonder what this means: "Mr Hammond also justified the exclusion of services from Chequers by saying that it would not be a good idea to agree to adopt the EU's rule book in the service sector because "the rule book is evolving in a way that we can't predict and which could be disadvantageous to our businesses"."

[Angelo222]

I wonder what this means: "Mr Hammond also justified the exclusion of services from Chequers by saying that it would not be a good idea to agree to adopt the EU's rule book in the service sector because "the rule book is evolving in a way that we can't predict and which could be disadvantageous to our businesses"."

Put simply, the French and Germans want to get their hands on our banking, insurance and investment services.

[Carana]

Put simply, the French and Germans want to get their hands on our banking, insurance and investment services.

What makes you zoom in on the French and Germans? The world is watching this chaos.

[Angelo222]

What makes you zoom in on the French and Germans? The world is watching this chaos.

They want to make Germany the centre of the financial world in Europe instead of London but BREXIT will kill off that particular notion for good.

[Carana]

A bit of bed-time reading



Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/how-to-prepare-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal

No, I haven't read it all either. Nor does it seem to be comprehensive.

Who is competent to renegotiate the 759 treaties? And when?

 After Brexit: the UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties
FT research reveals that agreements with 168 countries must be redone just for Britain to stand still
https://www.ft.com/content/f1435a8e-372b-11e7-bce4-9023f8c0fd2e

[Angelo222]

A bit of bed-time reading



Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/how-to-prepare-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal

No, I haven't read it all either. Nor does it seem to be comprehensive.

Who is competent to renegotiate the 759 treaties? And when?

 After Brexit: the UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties
FT research reveals that agreements with 168 countries must be redone just for Britain to stand still
https://www.ft.com/content/f1435a8e-372b-11e7-bce4-9023f8c0fd2e

It took 45 years to create this mess so it won't all be reversed overnight and that is why Theresa May's deal was a non starter. 

[Venturi Swirl]

They want to make Germany the centre of the financial world in Europe instead of London but BREXIT will kill off that particular notion for good.

Can you explain who “they” is, and how they plannrd to achieve this?  Why will BREXIT stop this from happening?

[Carana]

It took 45 years to create this mess so it won't all be reversed overnight and that is why Theresa May's deal was a non starter.

What "mess" was there before Brexit?

[Carana]

Can you explain who “they” is, and how they plannrd to achieve this?  Why will BREXIT stop this from happening?

I was wondering that as well...

[G-Unit]

Lord Lilley could be seen as an expert on matters both political and economic. In his opinion there's no need to panic about leaving the EU without a deal.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1067595/brexit-news-no-deal-lord-lilley-wto-rules-30-truths-report

[Angelo222]

Lord Lilley could be seen as an expert on matters both political and economic. In his opinion there's no need to panic about leaving the EU without a deal.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1067595/brexit-news-no-deal-lord-lilley-wto-rules-30-truths-report

Of course there is no need to panic, the EU needs the UK more than we need them and history has proven this over the last century. If it wasn't for Britain and its allies the whole of Europe would be one huge Germanic state ruled by Nazis by now reaching from Norway to Turkey to Portugal and most probably half of Africa.  Anyone who cannot see that by now has really buried their head in the sand.

[G-Unit]

Of course there is no need to panic, the EU needs the UK more than we need them and history has proven this over the last century. If it wasn't for Britain and its allies the whole of Europe would be one huge Germanic state ruled by Nazis by now reaching from Norway to Turkey to Portugal and most probably half of Africa.  Anyone who cannot see that by now has really buried their head in the sand.

It does make you wonder if some remainers are following the practice of 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'.