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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    From one viewpoint , I can understand your argument, however, the game has a standard endpoint.. the EU elections I see this conversation.... UK We want an an extension. EU pourquoi?. UK either we are working on plan B or Because our parliament says so (not sure of which answer) EU ,A plan...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes. . Listen to what has been said in central and eastern eu countries... It is now gone a little like the Eurovision, , the few western countries no longer have a full veto. I have qualified my comments in each previous posting.. depending on what the UK offers. But the EU will not be...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Minor correction. .. will force the Government to REQUEST an extension etc ... In my opinion too little, too late
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. they are big words. But I think I get the gist. In the early 1980s the glamourous Dallas soap opera was on . Now I had a good job, reasonably well paid, respected and responsible position etc. Yet I was feeling resentment on a Monday morning that I did not have all the trappings of Dallas...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A statute is just a fancier word for a document that has been voted on... I don't believe that the EU will budge on a backstop, unless the conditions being proposed by London make it redundant.. The UK has really got itself twisted up on this one. The only clear position at the moment is a...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Look at the dates on your newsclippings again.. The Irish Independent refers to a conference yesterday,your latest clipping is from a year ago. Yes Barclays and others do need branch offices in the EU to service EU customers. It will not matter to Barclays international or HBC and dealing...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The brilliant economist was making the point that an advanced economy could do without manufacturing ,and make their money from services.. guess what, banking is one of those services.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Let me now see, is it yourself or the other clone who is the brilliant Economist?. A billion here a billion there, its only small change but it adds up. The EU will have a Transaction Tax, , The Irish Revenue will have a real 12% Corporation tax...maybe even higher if the EU has its way...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Text taken from the Irish Independent of today.... For Bank of America, one of the top four banks in the United States, the cost of Brexit, including moving some of its operations to Dublin, has been a hefty $400m (€354m) while for Britain's Barclays the cost has been perhaps as much as $200m...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You really have a profound knowledge of economics then?. Yes as the UK pound slides, its foreign debt increases, and those Bananas .. straight or curved become more expensive. Now those nice cars manufactured in the UK become cheaper to sell abroad, but the the steel to make them becomes more...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    See my later response to your co delusionist.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Cop on!. Colleagues of my daughter while working in that hospital were reduced to tears by insults levelled at them by patients ,whom they were helping. It was THAT to which the HR department was responding Now it is my practice to answer a query . A maximum of three times,from the one...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Tommie, I quoted a real HR document, from one of the most pro remain areas in England. The morale of non UK people employed there in this south central London Hospital, in what is a wealthy area , had been so rocked by negative comments from patients commentators and media ,that the HR...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sir yes ..sir.. maybe..As a republican ,I dont hold with titles, but flecc confused..no not in this topic..There are many instances..mind you our Irish Gardai who police immigration here are not exemplary either.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    See my preceding post. Some of those Nazis were frequenting the A&E departments,and were on the airwaves. IT made for uncomfortable working conditions . After the Referendum, the HR Department of Charing Cross Hospital were issuing notices saying that their overseas staff were welcome ..by...
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    How much drag above 15.5 mph on your crank drive ebike?

    There is virtually no drag with the Bosch Active Line on the Motus , . This can be shown by just switching to the off position at any speed. But it is a heavy bike and the cycling position is more for comfort than speed.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We did discuss this some 18 months ago. EU and commonwealth medical staff were finding cold comfort in (even ) London at the time of the referendum ,and were resolving to go after their current contracts expired. Some Brexit supporters may choose to believe that this is remainder propaganda...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No. In 1979 when we purchased the house brand new was 18,000 my salary was 3k and my wifes 2 K . The only huge difference was that interest rates were close to 10% . Mind you ,and in partial agreement,with 50, there was wall paper a very primitive fitted kitchen,and no floor covering except...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And only so many airports they can fly into.. dont ignore the ground infrastructure required
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Nice graphic, ..it substitutes for thought.