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"Our County can't afford what it needs as it is & Brexit is only going to drive our GDP one way, and it's not up. " Our country can afford it. The problem is the government is just not capable of providing it. For example if the multinationals paid the correct tax on the Profits they make in the UK there would be more in the pot. I am not against profit but I am against tax doggers. HMRC go after the little man but shy away from the big boys who will throw millions at it to defend the status quo. We can influence these companies to pay their fair share of tax - don't use them. I have never bought anything from Amazon! | |||
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"Our County can't afford what it needs as it is & Brexit is only going to drive our GDP one way, and it's not up. " as far as conservative ideology is concerned, it's all going exactly to plan then | |||
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"Who else agrees with labour? Whilst it is on its knees with a record number of people leaving and staff have to use food banks, brexit doesnt help the situation, whats your view?" Labour's policy is for the UK to leave and not stop Brexit. Well it was last week as far as I can tell. | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!!" If you think paperwork is going to be reduced your going to be disappointed. The Irish border was not even considered by either side - if it was we would have had a better drafted referendum. Also how long is "eventually"? I appreciate you don't know and can't give a definitive answer but is it 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? We can still trade under WTO with the rest of the world now, so do you think we can do hundreds of trade deals in a couple of years - not physically possible! | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!! If you think paperwork is going to be reduced your going to be disappointed. The Irish border was not even considered by either side - if it was we would have had a better drafted referendum. Also how long is "eventually"? I appreciate you don't know and can't give a definitive answer but is it 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? We can still trade under WTO with the rest of the world now, so do you think we can do hundreds of trade deals in a couple of years - not physically possible! " There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. A few years of pain, for a long term gain, will be worth the pain....everyone knew there would be a cost. We may presently trade with the rest of the World....subject to EU restrictions. Lift those restrictions and there is opportunity to get deals in place, much more quickly. Smoke and mirrors.... | |||
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"Who else agrees with labour? Whilst it is on its knees with a record number of people leaving and staff have to use food banks, brexit doesnt help the situation, whats your view?" Keep Brexit Stop overseas aid stop giving our cash away to other countries | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!! If you think paperwork is going to be reduced your going to be disappointed. The Irish border was not even considered by either side - if it was we would have had a better drafted referendum. Also how long is "eventually"? I appreciate you don't know and can't give a definitive answer but is it 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? We can still trade under WTO with the rest of the world now, so do you think we can do hundreds of trade deals in a couple of years - not physically possible! There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. A few years of pain, for a long term gain, will be worth the pain....everyone knew there would be a cost. We may presently trade with the rest of the World....subject to EU restrictions. Lift those restrictions and there is opportunity to get deals in place, much more quickly. Smoke and mirrors...." Technology is often mentioned but where is the system? Easy to pontificate but now we need the fix. Yes the border in Ireland was a target for the extremists - it may change time will tell. Everybody knew there would be a cost - I think an awful lot of people voted because they thought the NHS would get £350m a week! Others thought it would start immediately - so a cost aspect was just "project fear". The UK is the 21st biggest nation in the world population wise the combined EU is 3rd in the world behind China & India. Some countries have already said the UK can t have the same trading agreement in the WTO club as it currently enjoys in the EU because it's a much smaller market. Given that we have given in so far to the EU negotiators at every level are we capble of getting super duper trade deal's? Time will only tell but "the people " will not endure suffering for too long and all hell will break out. | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!!" Sorry, but this just illustrates just how much bullshit people have swallowed about brexit. Why do you think that leaving the EU will result in end to huge administrative costs and complicated legislation? You have been sold a lie. You have been sold the vision of some utopia in which the world is simple. The difficulty you have is in understanding that the real world is not simple. The real world *is* complex. Just look at the trade negotiations that have been going on with things like the TTIP weighing in at over 5,000 pages long. Why do you think dozens of separate agreements with different countries is going to be any less complex than a single agreement with a single entity? You think that most trade agreements take 5-7 years to negotiate just for shits and giggles? Do you just suddenly think that in leaving the EU that 1) we will suddenly not have to abide by whatever paperwork there is to sell into the EU. 2) That we will suddenly decide to do away with all legislation ourselves? You think that, taking a random example, that is we leave the EU then suddenly things like food and drug safety just become solved? Take an example of a farmer selling livestock or a machinery manufacturer selling a machine to the EU. You think that all of a sudden they will wake up next year and the EU will just say 'Oh, you know what, don't bother with any of that safety legislation, you're from the UK, we trust you. Just chuck the paperwork in the bin'. -Matt | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!!" You have been brainwashed go and wash your hair more claptrap from torture party followers | |||
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"Comments only go to show the idealistic dreams that Labour convey.....we existed before being in the EU, we will exist after Brexit...and in my opinion, thrive. It's the retainers that have swallowed all the bullshit....and those that eat up EU grants, rather than stand up and earn their own wealth, which the EU sucks from the many, to give back to the few. Total Labour claptrap....they ran the country into the ground and would do so again, if ever given power. Argue all you want...we're leaving and it can't happen soon enough!" Yup, great argument. The 1970s existed before and they can exist again! No, sorry, the rest of the world has moved on. I know leavers can't deal with subtleties and everything has to be reduced to absolutes for you lot, but no-one is suggesting the UK won't exist after we leave the EU. Just that the act of leaving the EU in a misguided, expensive folly. Brought about by and for the few by hookwinking the many. And, no, by the looks of things at the moment, it is not really happening at all. We will end up with the worst possible scenario of 'Brexit in name only', and end up still paying for the benefits we have as members, but with no seat at the table any more. We will have wasted a bunch of money and ended up in a worse place economically and politically than we were before. -Matt | |||
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"Comments only go to show the idealistic dreams that Labour convey.....we existed before being in the EU, we will exist after Brexit...and in my opinion, thrive. It's the retainers that have swallowed all the bullshit....and those that eat up EU grants, rather than stand up and earn their own wealth, which the EU sucks from the many, to give back to the few. Total Labour claptrap....they ran the country into the ground and would do so again, if ever given power. Argue all you want...we're leaving and it can't happen soon enough! Yup, great argument. The 1970s existed before and they can exist again! No, sorry, the rest of the world has moved on. I know leavers can't deal with subtleties and everything has to be reduced to absolutes for you lot, but no-one is suggesting the UK won't exist after we leave the EU. Just that the act of leaving the EU in a misguided, expensive folly. Brought about by and for the few by hookwinking the many. And, no, by the looks of things at the moment, it is not really happening at all. We will end up with the worst possible scenario of 'Brexit in name only', and end up still paying for the benefits we have as members, but with no seat at the table any more. We will have wasted a bunch of money and ended up in a worse place economically and politically than we were before. -Matt" Spot on Matt that’s what will happen | |||
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"Comments only go to show the idealistic dreams that Labour convey.....we existed before being in the EU, we will exist after Brexit...and in my opinion, thrive. It's the retainers that have swallowed all the bullshit....and those that eat up EU grants, rather than stand up and earn their own wealth, which the EU sucks from the many, to give back to the few. Total Labour claptrap....they ran the country into the ground and would do so again, if ever given power. Argue all you want...we're leaving and it can't happen soon enough! Yup, great argument. The 1970s existed before and they can exist again! No, sorry, the rest of the world has moved on. I know leavers can't deal with subtleties and everything has to be reduced to absolutes for you lot, but no-one is suggesting the UK won't exist after we leave the EU. Just that the act of leaving the EU in a misguided, expensive folly. Brought about by and for the few by hookwinking the many. And, no, by the looks of things at the moment, it is not really happening at all. We will end up with the worst possible scenario of 'Brexit in name only', and end up still paying for the benefits we have as members, but with no seat at the table any more. We will have wasted a bunch of money and ended up in a worse place economically and politically than we were before. -Matt Spot on Matt that’s what will happen " ..and before any leavers start parroting on about 'remoaners derailing the process, get behind it'. There is no process. There is no plan to derail. There is no process to get behind. Even may has no idea what we want in the negotiations. It is a farce. The government have no leadership on this issue. They keep repreating vaccous soundbites. Brexit means Brexit. No deal is better than a bad deal. A "deep and special partnership" with the EU. No substance at all. Still. -Matt | |||
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"The EU gave us nothing, we gave far more than we ever got....once the separation bill is settled, we keep what's ours, simple. Of course the plan is ad hoc...just like every termination of a contract, that doesn't have that detail written into it. Coincidence that now it's known that the EU will lose the UK contributions, the EU doesn't seem so attractive to some other member countries? Keep what's ours, NHS for British Citizens only and the country WILL be better off. The 'fool the people, some of the time' works both ways. Retainers are idealists, they want to believe the claptrap that's put out by the remainers but can only shout louder, for longer and contribute nothing...rather than celebrate the reality. No one said it would be easy but the pain will be worth the gain, no doubting that" What they said | |||
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"The NHS will benefit under a labour government .The Tories would like it all to be privatised .I'm not sure anyone can save the NHS. Labour are probably the best last hope of keeping it going.It needs to be drastically reorganised.The Tory MPs have a few billion reasons to destroy it ." Are you actually serious? Dillusional  | |||
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"The EU gave us nothing, we gave far more than we ever got....once the separation bill is settled, we keep what's ours, simple. Of course the plan is ad hoc...just like every termination of a contract, that doesn't have that detail written into it. Coincidence that now it's known that the EU will lose the UK contributions, the EU doesn't seem so attractive to some other member countries? Keep what's ours, NHS for British Citizens only and the country WILL be better off. The 'fool the people, some of the time' works both ways. Retainers are idealists, they want to believe the claptrap that's put out by the remainers but can only shout louder, for longer and contribute nothing...rather than celebrate the reality. No one said it would be easy but the pain will be worth the gain, no doubting that" Celebrate the reality? What exactly is the reality that you say I should be celebrating? -Matt | |||
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"The EU gave us nothing, we gave far more than we ever got....once the separation bill is settled, we keep what's ours, simple. Of course the plan is ad hoc...just like every termination of a contract, that doesn't have that detail written into it. Coincidence that now it's known that the EU will lose the UK contributions, the EU doesn't seem so attractive to some other member countries? Keep what's ours, NHS for British Citizens only and the country WILL be better off. The 'fool the people, some of the time' works both ways. Retainers are idealists, they want to believe the claptrap that's put out by the remainers but can only shout louder, for longer and contribute nothing...rather than celebrate the reality. No one said it would be easy but the pain will be worth the gain, no doubting that" The UK doesn't have a negotiated deal offer yet - in part because the UK has not stated what it wants. Only fools in the UK would agree to any offer, without knowing the terms, including costs. The UK's citizens' representatives have to accept or reject the offer, once it has been formulated, if they ever get that far. | |||
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"As the vote said out is out .....leave asap and stop the crap ...get on by ourselves and stop the political point scoring.. The nhs is great and needs cross party support ..not cat fighting and using it to try and catch votes...labour don't have answers to any questions at the moment xx" You're disingenuously representing your Labour party there.  | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!! If you think paperwork is going to be reduced your going to be disappointed. The Irish border was not even considered by either side - if it was we would have had a better drafted referendum. Also how long is "eventually"? I appreciate you don't know and can't give a definitive answer but is it 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? We can still trade under WTO with the rest of the world now, so do you think we can do hundreds of trade deals in a couple of years - not physically possible! There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. A few years of pain, for a long term gain, will be worth the pain....everyone knew there would be a cost. We may presently trade with the rest of the World....subject to EU restrictions. Lift those restrictions and there is opportunity to get deals in place, much more quickly. Smoke and mirrors...." You're very vague - is that smoke and mirrors too?
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"Brexit is causing Europeans to leave the NHS no doubt about it but it is up to this country to train our own people to do the jobs required. The reason we have this problem is due to Labour who cut back on training and brought in overseas workers to fill vacencies. One of the reasons that many voted for brexit was because of Europeans working here in many jobs not just the NHS so indirectly Labour caused Brexit and Tony Blair caused it.Think about it,opinion is formed over night. For the record it is not why I voted for Brexit but realise there would never have been a vote otherwise" You actually think that? Like, really, actually think that? So you are basically saying that many Brexit voters are stupid? You are saying that despite the fact that the shortage of staffing in the NHS was due to our OWN government cutting back on training, that people voted for Brexit because there were some Europeans in those jobs? Those jobs that have been understaffed and with vacancies needing filling for years. Those vacancies that have been unfilled due to our OWN government not training people, paying them enough, or just generally pissing them off (Gove). But yes, must be the EU's fault. Leave that and the problem will be solved. Fucking lunacy. -Matt | |||
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"Brexit is causing Europeans to leave the NHS no doubt about it but it is up to this country to train our own people to do the jobs required. The reason we have this problem is due to Labour who cut back on training and brought in overseas workers to fill vacencies. One of the reasons that many voted for brexit was because of Europeans working here in many jobs not just the NHS so indirectly Labour caused Brexit and Tony Blair caused it.Think about it,opinion is formed over night. For the record it is not why I voted for Brexit but realise there would never have been a vote otherwise You actually think that? Like, really, actually think that? So you are basically saying that many Brexit voters are stupid? You are saying that despite the fact that the shortage of staffing in the NHS was due to our OWN government cutting back on training, that people voted for Brexit because there were some Europeans in those jobs? Those jobs that have been understaffed and with vacancies needing filling for years. Those vacancies that have been unfilled due to our OWN government not training people, paying them enough, or just generally pissing them off (Gove). But yes, must be the EU's fault. Leave that and the problem will be solved. Fucking lunacy. -Matt" One of the legacies of the UK's Blair years was dramatic increases of NHS funding and employment. Between 1997 and 2008 health expenditure in cash terms more than doubled from £55.1 billion to £125.4 billion. For staffing, there were 50,000 more doctors, including 10,000 more GPs, and almost 100,000 more nurses and midwives. That government was not without mistakes but it did sustain Labour's commitment to funding the NHS, in contrast to conservative cuts. Certainly such a huge increase to NHS staffing levels meant that experienced staff were difficult to come by. Most sane people needing medical care would not be bothered by a professional's race, should they have the appropriate expertise. | |||
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"Brexit is causing Europeans to leave the NHS no doubt about it but it is up to this country to train our own people to do the jobs required. The reason we have this problem is due to Labour who cut back on training and brought in overseas workers to fill vacencies. One of the reasons that many voted for brexit was because of Europeans working here in many jobs not just the NHS so indirectly Labour caused Brexit and Tony Blair caused it.Think about it,opinion is formed over night. For the record it is not why I voted for Brexit but realise there would never have been a vote otherwise You actually think that? Like, really, actually think that? So you are basically saying that many Brexit voters are stupid? You are saying that despite the fact that the shortage of staffing in the NHS was due to our OWN government cutting back on training, that people voted for Brexit because there were some Europeans in those jobs? Those jobs that have been understaffed and with vacancies needing filling for years. Those vacancies that have been unfilled due to our OWN government not training people, paying them enough, or just generally pissing them off (Gove). But yes, must be the EU's fault. Leave that and the problem will be solved. Fucking lunacy. -Matt" No I do not think they are stupid no more than some remainers.You should read what I wrote again and try to understand it.If your not to stupid to do that | |||
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"The EU gave us nothing, we gave far more than we ever got....once the separation bill is settled, we keep what's ours, simple. Of course the plan is ad hoc...just like every termination of a contract, that doesn't have that detail written into it. Coincidence that now it's known that the EU will lose the UK contributions, the EU doesn't seem so attractive to some other member countries? Keep what's ours, NHS for British Citizens only and the country WILL be better off. The 'fool the people, some of the time' works both ways. Retainers are idealists, they want to believe the claptrap that's put out by the remainers but can only shout louder, for longer and contribute nothing...rather than celebrate the reality. No one said it would be easy but the pain will be worth the gain, no doubting that" Tell me. What jobs are going to be created then? What new industries will revitalise our economy and give people contracted work nation wide again. As for NHS for Brits only - I'd rather not. I quite like knowing that when I go to other nations I can use their health services if I have an EHIC or insurance | |||
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"Our County can't afford what it needs as it is & Brexit is only going to drive our GDP one way, and it's not up. " The UK economy has seen continued growth since the vote to Leave in 2016 (even though project fear remoaners forecast a recession). Every quarter since the leave vote has been in positive growth territory. As for the NHS it has always gone through more difficulties in winter time with Increasing pressure on A and E, and GP's having more patients to see. This was the case during many years before the referendum so trying to blame this on brexit is just a lazy, dumb blame game that remoaners are playing trying to blame anything and everything they can on Brexit. | |||
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"It's all smoke and mirrors(especially the whole border with Eire bulls hit)... Europe will still sell to and buy from us and we will(eventually) benefit from the end to the huge administrative costs and over complicated, nonsensical, legislation and we can trade freely with the rest of the world. We will be better off...... Oh...and even a bad Conservative government, is better than ANY labour government, who just try to spend their way out of things, whilst still carrying out savage cuts and jeopardizing National security(Trident/historic support for the IRA). Out means out!! If you think paperwork is going to be reduced your going to be disappointed. The Irish border was not even considered by either side - if it was we would have had a better drafted referendum. Also how long is "eventually"? I appreciate you don't know and can't give a definitive answer but is it 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? We can still trade under WTO with the rest of the world now, so do you think we can do hundreds of trade deals in a couple of years - not physically possible! There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. A few years of pain, for a long term gain, will be worth the pain....everyone knew there would be a cost. We may presently trade with the rest of the World....subject to EU restrictions. Lift those restrictions and there is opportunity to get deals in place, much more quickly. Smoke and mirrors.... You're very vague - is that smoke and mirrors too?
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"There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. " Yes there was a border with Eire before the UK joined the EEC. BOTH the Uk and Eire were out of the EEC. Then they both joined TOGETHER at the same time. So BOTH were then in the EEC/EU. And SINCE that time that we both joined, The Good Friday agreement was signed, bringing peace in the area (and the mainland). Now we are looking at a situation where one will be in and one will be out. This is a situation that will require a border between the two countries. Something that goes against the GFA. And remember that many of the people saying 'yes, but we can use technology, it will be fine' are the same people frothing at the mouth about immigrants coming in to the UK via not just a border, but a fucking great big moat. And the government who say 'It will be fine', are the same government that has slashed funding and staffing to the UK Borders Agency. And we have 401 days to sort it out. -Matt | |||
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"There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. Yes there was a border with Eire before the UK joined the EEC. BOTH the Uk and Eire were out of the EEC. Then they both joined TOGETHER at the same time. So BOTH were then in the EEC/EU. And SINCE that time that we both joined, The Good Friday agreement was signed, bringing peace in the area (and the mainland). Now we are looking at a situation where one will be in and one will be out. This is a situation that will require a border between the two countries. Something that goes against the GFA. And remember that many of the people saying 'yes, but we can use technology, it will be fine' are the same people frothing at the mouth about immigrants coming in to the UK via not just a border, but a fucking great big moat. And the government who say 'It will be fine', are the same government that has slashed funding and staffing to the UK Borders Agency. And we have 401 days to sort it out. -Matt" Actually laughed out loud at the "The Good Friday agreement was signed, bringing peace in the area (and the mainland)." Also, regardless of EEC membership then, it was 2 very separate states and an agreement was in place. | |||
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"There was a border with Eire before UK joined the EEC, as it was. Technology can be used but regardless, it will not be as bad as the remainers portray. Yes there was a border with Eire before the UK joined the EEC. BOTH the Uk and Eire were out of the EEC. Then they both joined TOGETHER at the same time. So BOTH were then in the EEC/EU. And SINCE that time that we both joined, The Good Friday agreement was signed, bringing peace in the area (and the mainland). Now we are looking at a situation where one will be in and one will be out. This is a situation that will require a border between the two countries. Something that goes against the GFA. And remember that many of the people saying 'yes, but we can use technology, it will be fine' are the same people frothing at the mouth about immigrants coming in to the UK via not just a border, but a fucking great big moat. And the government who say 'It will be fine', are the same government that has slashed funding and staffing to the UK Borders Agency. And we have 401 days to sort it out. -Matt Actually laughed out loud at the "The Good Friday agreement was signed, bringing peace in the area (and the mainland)." Also, regardless of EEC membership then, it was 2 very separate states and an agreement was in place. "Yes, that might have been clumsily worded on my behalf. The GFA was a culmination of the peace talks is what I meant. But regardless, the point being that a hard border would put that agreement in jeopardy. And yet a hard border is what May is working towards with the EU. There is just no way to reconcile those two opposing requirements. And waving arms about and saying 'but, technology'. Isn't going to cut it. -Matt | |||
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"Our County can't afford what it needs as it is & Brexit is only going to drive our GDP one way, and it's not up. The UK economy has seen continued growth since the vote to Leave in 2016 (even though project fear remoaners forecast a recession). Every quarter since the leave vote has been in positive growth territory. As for the NHS it has always gone through more difficulties in winter time with Increasing pressure on A and E, and GP's having more patients to see. This was the case during many years before the referendum so trying to blame this on brexit is just a lazy, dumb blame game that remoaners are playing trying to blame anything and everything they can on Brexit. " Why do you keep picking out isolated pieces of information and packaging them as evidence for your argument. This stuff is complicated yet you are always indicating simple relationships and solutions. You still haven't explained why the UK economy is growing at a significantly slower rate whilst everyone else has significantly improved? If there hadn't been a worldwide, synchronized boom where would how might the UK be performing? You are correct that the NHS has been a very difficult organisation to manage and fund effectively. However, the Conservative policy and reorganisation appears to have exacerbated the problem which does not give me confidence in their ability to organise something far more complicated. Perhaps you believe that the NHS has improved? How will staffing requirements and regulation and import of medicine and radioactive material for scanners be affected by Brexit? How long will a resolution take? Is there any effect so,far even though we haven't left yet? | |||
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