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The only concern I've had is that the prospects the masses have been sold are from the very same people that screwed us over in the first place. They created the situation, then have palmed off the blame elsewhere. What frustrates me slightly, is examples like the below. The BIS and SFA provided funds for the unemployed to gain access to training courses and qualifications. The Government cut this budget so harshly, many people in the sector became redundant, including myself. Companies wemt under, and certain courses stopped receiving funding. So the government made these cuts, but do you know what was still available? EU funding. It just concerns me that people weren't fully informed of what the EU actually does and how it interacts with our society, and were just blatantly lied to. How can one celebrate democracy when people voted on a foundation of lies? For me personally, it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. |
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The current government of the UK is the one responsible for your situation, and not only are they still here after Brexit, they are now going to be run by right wingers even less concerned about people like you. Businesses that export are now going to face even more regulation, as they are going to have to deal with individual countries and their rules. More red tape, not less. You were sold a pup by snake oil salesmen. |
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It's like the Welsh towns that received dollops of EU funding and voted leave. Hard to see their economics improving solely under a Westminster government with its spending priorities. They might gain in other ways: eg, a kicking for Cameron, an effort to control immigration if that's an issue on a net basis. But I can't see these towns getting more money now, probably less.
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You forgot the Prince of Wales, who owns much of Cornwall
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There was an FT graph that showed those areas that were most financially dependent on the EU were those that most voted to leave.
I don't know whether that's a deliberate reaction to that EU dependence or taking things out on the wrong target |
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Leading financial rating company Moody, has just downgraded the UK to negative. |
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There's more to life than the markets, FTSE, pound sterling...
Just saying
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More regulations. Not less? Oh f**k off! |
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There is, but in a capitalist society we all need savings to buy the things we want in life. Ignoring the extreme rich, most people work extremely hard to get a mortgage, buy a house, go on holiday and have retirement financial security. To get these we rely on the markets. Any crash to these and millions of people have just had their hard earned savings shattered unnecessarily. Yes they might go up in a dozen, twenty years. But most forecasts suggest we'll struggle short term. Hardly desirable and potentially crushing for many.
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much easier and more effective to play the foreigner and NHS card.
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However because this country has a large deficit in trading the government has to borrow money to make that up. Downgrading the rating means that the government will have to pay more for the borrowing. This will result in either an even bigger deficit with more borrowing (if anyone will lend to us) tax rises or benefit cuts. That means that it is going to have a direct impact on everyone one way or another.
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Then both are off the table once Brexit had won.
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People have picked on the wrong target and given more power to those who are actually ******* them over.
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But I do feel that in the last 20 years or so we've entered this mind set as a nation where finances are given far too much air time and importance. It of course suits those at the very top who stand to gain most to have the masses obsessed with capitalism: their finances, house prices etc... You need the 'slaves' to buy into your ethos to keep your power flowing. I'm not religious by any stretch of the imagination, but I do feel we have strayed from the path somewhat, and the real hysteria over 'the economy' this last 24hrs goes a long way to prove this.
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Of course most economists are predicting there's a decent chance of a recession which would lead to a reduction in immigration. |
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Fair enough Bubbs - that is consistent. You like the feel of not being part of the EU and are prepared to put up with the less pleasant consequences. I have heard that from some other Leave voters. I don't agree with it but I can understand it it. I suspect it is not the view of most of the Leavers but there is obviously a sizable portion who are happy with the situation and are prepared to take the economic hit
The problem I have with that view is that we are a small country in a large world and without the clout of the EU our bargaining position will actually be diminished and we will paradoxically have even less control of our fate than we did in the EU.
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Something seriously wrong when the super rich get richer while the poor get poorer. Hard to understand why people seem to just accept it and wait for the trickle down. |
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