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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    not sure he'll like the job. Far away from Westminster, he'll have to shake hands and have dinners with people he called 'corrupt' not so long ago. Liam Fox, International Trade: presumably, he's got to demonstrate that there is plenty to be had outside the EU. I can't see what that idiot can...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I like her choice of David Davis as Secretary of State for Exiting the EU.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Globalisation is unavoidable. Can you imagine a world without the internet? Self determination without the ability to pool our decision power with others is meaningless. Can you imagine a world without international organisations and where we are constantly fearful to enter into conflict with...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    brendanJ - there is a lot more in the single market framework than just duty and tariffs. The ability to register VAT trading accounts in EU countries, to set up branch office, to rent commercial space, to sue somebody across border, to register trademarks, to sell your services, to supply...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Tillson, I used the word market fluctuations. Any future control on EU freedom of movement will not help smoothing out market fluctuations. The most we would come up with is to have emergency brakes on EU freedom of movement for longer period, 10-20 years.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    you did not like copy and paste charts, here is a link. Lord Ashcroft did his own poll after the referendum. About a third put immigration first. Another third put in in second place. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/29/did-britain-really-vote-brexit-to-cut-immigration/
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Australia has a point system. It takes more than a year to get a visa to emigrate there. Market fluctuations have shorter periods, in months, not years, and usually localized. We may have a shortage in London and not elsewhere. In that case, how a point system is going to help?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Tillson, please refrain from insulting people who don't agree with you.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    when asked why did you vote for brexit, a large percentage say 'the country is full'
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    freedom of movement is an insurance against market fluctuations. You may for example need a lot of bricklayers in London and not in Boston. If you have to have a point system, then it follows that the workers will need an offer of a job before allowed in, and maybe at the wrong location. That...
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    Number Two

    I like geared hub with CD kits. Even the cheapest Nexus 3 is still better than derailleur.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    one way to reduce youth un-employment is to make exams much more difficult. More difficult exams will lead to fewer students attending university and more people will sooner opt for manual jobs.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    freedom of movement is what improves productivity, a key measure in economic success. I don't think anyone in government can ever explain to the great unwashed how 'improved productivity' will benefit them. Many of them don't usually vote, the risk of a revolution is thus minimized. Until...
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    ebike calories - new calculation?

    your estimates will need to take into account the type of bike. If you ride a Chinese bike, you will likely to put in less than someone riding a European made bike. Other factors that also need to take into account: air temperature, wind speed, wind direction, clothing, terrain gradients. A more...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    flud, don't kid yourself, brexit is all about anti-immigration, a minority in our society. There is no disagreement that it will cost our economy for decades to come. Until a brexiter led department works out what kind of brexit we can have, that cost to our economy remains unknown and nobody...
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    Which bike is right for me?

    he's got CFS, to me, you have to over provide on motor power on full throttle, just in case he needs it. That should limit the choice to bikes with 17A+ controllers like the Ezee Sprint.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I hope May is going to name Johnson her brexit man.
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    Which bike is right for me?

    woosh use 1.5C as maximum loading factor for their bikes. An 18A controller will need at least 12AH battery to avoid stressing the cells. Other bikes may have less powerful controllers, 10AH will be fine for 15A controllers.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    it seems to me that brexiters on the forum do not want to acknowledge that brexit will impose on the UK economy a huge cost for decades to come, in jobs moving to the EU and in loss of foreign investments. It's possible that the future after brexit is bright, it's also possible that it won't be...
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    Which bike is right for me?

    both are capable of supplying the full 18A until they are flat. The 15AH HL battery gives you more miles, that's about it.