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Given that even the Conservatives recognise that we will be worse off as a country, and that Remain is the best financial option (closely followed by the non-existent Norway option as being "the least worst") why is this ridiculous charade continuing? It would be very simple to revoke A%), and start working to get the country back on its feet.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 12:25 pm
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Wow, as if there weren’t enough posts in this thread without duplicate duplicate duplicate posts.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 12:28 pm
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The forum is having a bit of a moment, methinks.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 12:41 pm
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THM, talk of a "bespoke" deal is nebulous - it means nothing at all, de nada, rien. All outcomes are "bespoke"


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 12:43 pm
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Unless you take an existing one off the shelf. Then it’s not bespoke.

Otherwise it means a lot. The Norway option is not really one for us.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 12:45 pm
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"We have been clear..." is one of the great oxymoronic political phrases of our time. It's up there with the mantra of Conservative politicians in the 1980s, "In real terms...".

We have not been clear. We haven't even been clear with our own cabinet.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 1:05 pm
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good, clear explanation


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 1:06 pm
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I reckown the government has taken over the new forum.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 1:23 pm
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So the Brexiteers are now getting them into their now standard foaming-at-the-mouth state about the economic data being leaked

Don't bother with what its telling them, lets just shoot the messenger, eh?

And the political vacuum that is the Maybot has again postponed her next speech on Brexit, as that would involve actually having to make some decisions on what kind of Brexit she's advocating.

And everyone knows that the second she does that is the second either one, of both, factions of here party declare war on her.

So, for now, she retains her tenuous and utterly pointless fingertips-grip on 'power', and puts off the inevitable rats-in-a-sack implosion of the Tory party for another few weeks

Utterly depressing thats this is what our national politics is now hostage too


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 1:29 pm
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So the Brexiteers are now getting them into their now standard foaming-at-the-mouth state about the economic data being leaked

Don't bother with what its telling them, lets just shoot the messenger, eh?

And the political vacuum that is the Maybot has again postponed her next speech on Brexit, as that would involve actually having to make some decisions on what kind of Brexit she's advocating.

And everyone knows that the second she does that is the second either one, of both, factions of here party declare war on her.

So, for now, she retains her tenuous and utterly pointless fingertips-grip on 'power', and puts off the inevitable rats-in-a-sack implosion of the Tory party for another few weeks.

Or maybe not...

Utterly depressing thats this is what our national politics is now hostage too


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 1:30 pm
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Repetition doesn’t make it right!!! 😉

zokes - on the contrary the use of “in” is only use to mislead the gullible. It’s meaningless

capn - on the contrary ^2. Pushing us to accept an off the shelf deal (Norway, Canada etc) is not in our interests. It is very important that we achieve a bespoke deal - especially given importance of fin services to UK economy - hence it’s not nebulous at all


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 1:41 pm
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'the use of “in” is only use to mislead the gullible. It’s meaningless'

so meaningless you go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on 😉


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 3:22 pm
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Steve Baker MP of the DExEU that produced the report having a 'mare defending it in the commons earlier because it isnt to be believed, but it is, but actualy it is, err not

No wonder Davis didnt show up, he gets confused tying his own shoes these days, from the look of him


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 3:57 pm
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sorry about the duplicate posts...the link is probably worth reading three times tho 🙂


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:16 pm
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So binners which bit are you missing?

The EU opens up with you can have an off-the-shelf solution

We reply, thank you, but as you know none of those suits out (or your) future needs. So we need to work on a new version

The EU - ssshhh, we know that but can’t tell the pesky minnows that, or they will be following you. So here’s the deal.  Keep it quiet and suck up Michel’s BS for a few months while we sort it out on the quiet

OK - mums the word.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:29 pm
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Ok THM, other than remain as members of the EU, what else do you think stay in the EU might mean?


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:30 pm
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Lets all just bask in the warm glow of brexiters tryng to come up with plausible reasons to ignore their own impact asessments....

swivel-eyed starting to blame Davis for being incompetent, as well as  May now!


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:33 pm
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From the outset, it is important that the Government, Parliament and the public are clear about the distinction between ‘access to’ and ‘membership of’ the Single Market. Many countries have ‘access to’ the EU’s Single Market, either through agreed tariffs at the WTO or via a FTA. However, the only countries which have full membership of the Single Market—which entails the liberalised movement of goods, services, people and capital (the ‘Four Freedoms’), secured through common rules interpreted by the European Court of Justice (CJEU)— are EU Member States. The EEA states only enjoy partial membership, because the EEA agreement does not include a customs union. On the other hand, Turkey’s inclusion in a customs union with the EU does not entail the free movement of services, people or capital. Fundamentally, full membership of the Single Market is predicated upon acceptance of all Four Freedoms.

Norway has access to the SM but it is not in the EU

I agree with the HoL in the importance of the distinction here


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:42 pm
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of course it will be a bespoke deal , they all are .Canada deal is different to norway , and turkey , japan etc....

doesnt mean it will be a good deal for the UK ;

everyday Brexit is sinking a bit more .


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:53 pm
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we've always known what bespoke deal the tories want. unfettered access to the single market for goods services and finance with no contributions and no freedom of movement, cos ffs don't they know who we are!


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 4:58 pm
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The phrase bespoke is being used to make it sound like we're getting something special. Something that nobody else would ever get, because we're so special.

It can be as bespoke as you like, but there are simply no terms under which the UK can leave the EU without damaging the overall economy.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 5:14 pm
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I’d like a ‘bespoke deal’ with my local pub where I pay half the price for my beer as anyone else, my own private table, with a big squishy chaise Lounge, waitress service, including them nipping our to the nearest Greggs for me whenever I get a bit peckish?

i’ll let Then know. I’m sure they’ll have it all in place for me by the weekend. What, with me being the 6th largest economy on our street and a net contributor.

i might get David Davis to negotiate the whole thing for me, including an impact assessment on my liver


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 6:19 pm
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TP - how many countries have done what we are doing now?


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 6:47 pm
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The government says it will not publish a leaked report document predicting an economic hit from Brexit.

Brexit Minister Steve Baker said the document was at a "preliminary" stage and releasing it in full could damage the UK's negotiations with the EU.

According to BuzzFeed,the report said growth would be lower in each of three different Brexit outcomes than if the UK had stayed in the EU.

Labour has called for it to be be published and debated in Parliament.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42867668

Imagine being so scared to publish  something you would rather admit that documents that should have been done and dusted very early on (given we were trying to start trade negotiations much earlier) are not ready rather than being so politically unpalatable you don't want to publish it.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 6:54 pm
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Bespoke is meaningless. We all know that.

Bespoke means bespoke.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:27 pm
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I think the favourite one I have for bespoke deal was suggesting DD shitting on the table and running out is a bespoke deal. Unless your trying to use pedantry to avoid another issue I'm not quite sure why anyone would keep banging on about red white and blue bespoke, hand crafted, better than unicorn deals anyway.

Now back to writing to your MP about releasing the report and why such an important document has not been finished.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:31 pm
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It’s meaningless

Stuck record time… operating in the Single Matket, without EU membership, means accepting the rules. Riddle me this THM… during the transition period, that the government has asked for (wisely) and the EI have made it clear we can have, we will operate in the Single Market (and Customs Union), but will no longer be EU members. So, if this is possible for 20 months, then, IF there was political will on all sides, it could be possible for a different time period. In the Single Market… not EU members.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:32 pm
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The civil servants who worked on the documents  , are they the growns up negociating the deal ??


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:33 pm
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Why can't I edit my own posts?

Excuse the spelling mistakes… I can't read what I'm typing (teeny tiny text in composition text area), the preview doesn't work, and edit takes me to a coffee cup.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:35 pm
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This Kelvin

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/forum-update/page/26/#post-9807203

It's broken page numbering like when it doesn't go to the right last page


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:38 pm
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Ahh, okay… ta.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:40 pm
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ahhhh that was actually meant to link to the post explaining the problem but that is on a phantom page too so that is buggered....


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 7:44 pm
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Kelvin

It does, correct

They (x2) have, correct

but you tripped up at the last sentance. You are breaking a simple identity. It’s meaningless. Your record won’t skip the crack

We are giving up membership of the EU. We had a vote (or two) on that. We will continue to have access to the SM under conditions yet to be finalised. It’s a one-off, don’t you know. But we won’t be in SM. That we know, barring any major volte face

once you get past the “in” word it becomes rather straightforward


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 8:15 pm
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We'll be operating in the Single Market, but won't be EU members. Simple.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 8:56 pm
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Eureka  - thanks to our access of course


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 9:04 pm
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But don’t forget

<span style="color: #444444; font-style: italic; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: #eeeeee;">Many countries have ‘access to’ the EU’s Single Market, either through agreed tariffs at the WTO or via a FTA. However, the only countries which have full membership of the Single Market—which entails the liberalised movement of goods, services, people and capital (the ‘Four Freedoms’), secured through common rules interpreted by the European Court of Justice (CJEU)— are EU Member States. </span>

Small but important details


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 9:08 pm
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Yup, we won't be members, we will be operating in the Single Market, during transition. So in the Single Market. Part of the Single Market. Not members.

Now, if their was the political will, on all sides, we could stay in the Single Market and the Customs union, but not be EU members. You'd be crazy to give up control like that, but it's not impossible… it is just politically ruled out.


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 9:30 pm
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their=there

[ How embarrassing. ]


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 9:32 pm
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It is a draft document circulated for comment / review and leaked

It is not an impact assesment

It does not contain a scenario directly comparable to the one we are trying to negotiate

It does not take into account UK using mechanisms like universal tariff reduction in areas which we don’t produce goods (this is an obvious win from leavung the EU which imposes numerous high tariffs to protect member states in areas we don’t care about)

It uses the same models which predicted an immediate year long recession and associated significant increase in unemployment the moment we voted to leave

Even in the “worst case” WTO scenario it shows the UK growing substantially

Economists cannot predict accurately what is going to happen 6 or 12 months from now (as shown by Project Armageddon) so to suggest they can do so 5, 10 or 20 years from now is quite ridiculous.

Finally of course we are going to have a bespoke deal, we have ruled out all the off the shelf options the EU has proposed. As Davies says the model is Canada plus plus plus


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 9:44 pm
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Which damaging alternative to EU membership would you prefer us to move towards now Jamba? Is it still WTO, or do you now favour a Canada style FTA? With some plus, of course, but plus what… and by what means?


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 9:59 pm
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This is brilliant jambas is parroting exactly what Stephen baker said in parliament today.

<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12.8px;">" it shows the UK growing substantially"</span>

"<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12.8px;">Economists cannot predict accurately what is going to happen 6 or 12 months from now (as shown by Project Armageddon) so to suggest they can do so 5, 10 or 20 years from now is quite ridiculous."</span>

So you trust economists predicting growth or you don't?

🙂

Brexiter logic is a hilarious thing to behold


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 10:02 pm
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Seems like a fair amount of effort has gone into producing a document that was never intended to have any useful value then. How does that work?


 
Posted : 30/01/2018 10:02 pm
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THM the floor is your and its your specialist subject

The value of economic reports

Go 😉


 
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