Surely this is not beyond an element of trust going forward? We certainly start in having identical systems and controls in place.
Brexit, for once some facts.
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Totally agree with you - with rights come responsibilities. For whatever reason, perhaps our politics, particularly in the HOC being confrontational we do seem to have lost the plot, not just in the HOC either.
Our obligations would equally fall, we are not, overall, a beneficiary of the EU. We will be able to chose for ourselves where the money goes - hopefully, we will get it right. Perhaps, I should add that Scotland is unlikely to be an overall beneficiary either, should it go it alone.
Its a good job rest of world does not share OG and,George,s pessimism.
FDI ( foreign direct investment) has increased over last 4 years. In 2016 it was around £110 billion. Portfolio Investment ( of all origin ) was around same. The total invested in UK ( companies , markets, bonds , etc etc) was just over £600 billion for 2016..
Somebody thinks we are worth investing in...even if OG does not.
I,m saying that we should aim to increase those investments. Especially FDI. The revenue should be targeted at infrastructure and new take up companies. ( rather like Peter Hargreaves is now doing with his new company Whale investments)
If we spent rather more time looking for opportunity and positivity than doom and gloom I suspect we may all feel rather healthier.
There will be succeses out of EU.
Country has stagnated over last decade, we are becoming insular and negative . We really should not be. We are a rich nation and have all the things needed to be successful out of EU. Lets just get in with it.
FDI ( foreign direct investment) has increased over last 4 years. In 2016 it was around £110 billion. Portfolio Investment ( of all origin ) was around same. The total invested in UK ( companies , markets, bonds , etc etc) was just over £600 billion for 2016..
Somebody thinks we are worth investing in...even if OG does not.
I,m saying that we should aim to increase those investments. Especially FDI. The revenue should be targeted at infrastructure and new take up companies. ( rather like Peter Hargreaves is now doing with his new company Whale investments)
If we spent rather more time looking for opportunity and positivity than doom and gloom I suspect we may all feel rather healthier.
There will be succeses out of EU.
Country has stagnated over last decade, we are becoming insular and negative . We really should not be. We are a rich nation and have all the things needed to be successful out of EU. Lets just get in with it.
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judging by their press conference today, it seems that our government and DD is playing chicken with the EU on the subject of divorce money. Someone is going to lose their job soon enough and that is not going to be Mr Barnier. Would it be TM or DD?
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Not sure what you mean on this OG ?? Sorry.
The investment value I quoted was all coming into UK or UK reg companies. ( Yes over £600 billion a year)
It could be increased if such as Hargreaves were allowed to get on with it.
This is why EU wants us to stay, not for our good...but theirs.
Jacob for a start, swiftly followed by George Osborne and even some on the Labour benches - got to go Black Tie event - not too many plebs there I hope! But it's in Fife George, so who knows.
The apparent relaxed attitude may indicate that we are going to agree a sum already mutually known, but are portraying a tough approach to suit the hard Brexit lobby.
It's the N.I border that's the really knotty problem though. It could all too easily end up with a compromise that's practically unworkable.
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it has to be a hard border after the transition period or a re-unified Ireland.
Or JC becomes the new PM.
You know little of Dundee.....Jute disappeared a long time ago and everyone know where Fife is....oh yes.
Yes, it`s the only sensible solution, let the Dail become a regional assembly again, elect their MP`s to Westminster the same as all the other regions, the R.O.I. is too small to be left isolated on the fringes of europe,, it will be more prosperous within the confines of the UK again.
Ireland needs the UK more than it does the EU remember.
Great Britain is the primary marketplace for our local produce, accounting for over 72% of trade flows. It would be wrong for Northern Ireland to place barriers to trade with the rest of the UK with a population of over 65 million people in order to facilitate trade with the Republic of Ireland who have less than 5 million people. Tying N.I. to EU rules to placate the Republic of Ireland while the other regions follow a different path would devastate the local economy, ... a `border` running down the Irish Sea will never happen
Sod the economy, you'd be able to ride pedelecs without a motorbike licence or crash helmet.
Come on Tommie, do an Ian P. in true Unionist fashion
never, never, never happen.
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And what pray is this money intended to be used for?
Remember that half UK registered companies are now under Foreign ownership.
How much will create industrial output as a percentage? and how much disappear into Ponzi schemes as usual?
helluva valid point there flecc....Sod the economy, you'd be able to ride pedelecs without a motorbike licence or crash helmet.
have to rethink all this again..... !
Jakass? now I know you are not serious the man is a menace to the nation. And Osborne and his screwing the public but bribing the Bankers is even worse. And he's a bitter and twisted nutter at that.
I wanted a Serious answer not a comic quip in response.
Give up OG...its investments. The money isn't destined for anything or anyone except the companies ( or whatever) the cash is invested in..
How long do you think we,d be attracting that level of investment if they were in ponzi schemes... Yes, there may be all sorts of tax fiddles..avoidance etc etc...but the point is Uk ltd is a commodity the whole world see as reliable worthwhile investments to tune of 100 billion a year ( for FDI). Its up to us to ensure that level of investment is used correctly..both from a point of making money for both ud and investors and using the dividend/ interest those investments produce wisely.
To just dismiss it out of hand as Ponzi is quite ridiculous...its up to us to utilize confidence shown in us. ( FDI has gone up since June 23rd...apparently India is investing heavily in UK !!)