The Politics Thread .

Quoted from mariner91

The classic "I was joking the entire time" argument when it's become apparent you have no idea what you're talking about.

Quoted from grimsby pete

There you go again up your own bottom,

If you do not believe me ask cmackenzie4 I told him over a week ago I was enjoying winding you up,

You think your opinion is the right one and anybody saying different is talking nonsense.

I am a retired man who has made a success of myself once leaving Grimsby and I have bought a new car every 3 years since I have been down here , The last one being last month,

So I do know a bit about making money and investments so I am not as daft as you think I am.

So do not make out you know it all because you don't.

Quoted from mariner91

What has buying cars got to do with it? Woopdedoo, congrats. They're also about the worst investment an individual can make but I'm sure an expert such as yourself was aware of this.

I don't know it all, I freely admit that. But unlike certain posters, I tend to not give outrageously simple or downright incorrect views and then get arsey when others show them up to be just that. If I don't know about something, I'll either look it up or just accept that perhaps others no more about that subject than me and not resort to name calling, "remoaners" etc.

Quoted from Maringer

'Remoniac'? Your posts are becoming more and more absurd.

We aren't exporting anything in the way of computers, believe me. We don't manufacture any of the processors, memory, storage or other hardware used in computers (mostly manufactured in the far east these days), so to imagine we export large quantities of computers is preposterous! There's a good reason why most of the major PC (and smartphone) manufacturers get all their stuff built in China/Taiwan/South Korea/Japan. It's the region where most of the hardware in them is manufactured. Oh, not to forget the monitors which are all produced in these countries as well. Still, what do those crazy South Koreans know, eh? After all, I seem to think that around 70% of their population are educated to degree level.

As for the rest of the list, gems? Not sourced here, that's for sure. Oil? Production declining massively and the oil industry actually cost us money last year from tax rebates:

https://www.theguardian.com/bu.....axpayer-396m-in-2016

Just wait for more to come as the oil companies claim rebates for their decommissioning costs in the future.

The fact is that we do 5 times as much business with Europe as the rest of the world and, even is this ratio changes in a minor way after Brexit, our geographical location means that it isn't going to change much. Brexiteers seem to somehow imagine that we'll suddely find all sorts of new markets for our limited amount of stuff whereas, in actuality, everything will stay pretty much the same but with more difficulty in dealing with our main trading partners in Europe.

As for the banks, you do realise that one of the major draws of our banking sector was its access to the EU? It was handy for the American financial sector to base lots of their assets over here with access to the EU. Not going to be the case in a couple of years which is why various European cities are going to eat our lunch when it comes to the financial sector.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I might have been taking the mick with mariner 91  Grim,

BUT

I do believe we will be better when we are out of the EU,

I did think when I said "" my Chinese friend gave me all those facts and that China might build a car factory at Great Coates ""

He might have caught on but no he didn't  

Quoted from Grim74

The voice of Doooooooooooooom!!!! Do you have anything at all positive to say seems you just love putting our country down.

To say we aren't exporting computers is just childish in a way a toddler with a nappie on won't accept he's wearing one🙄

The latest annual stats show that we factually exported $3.69B worth of computers with 11% going to the USA! (Go on tell me that's nothing) now considering we are going to get a favourable trade deal then the $54.7B worth of exports will only increase. Check out the FACTS where you will find we do export gems but mainly gold really good interactive site if your bothered - http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/gbr/#Exports

The EU’s share of the world economy has been declining it's a great time to jump ship and connect freely with our world tradeing partners - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fin.....in-three-charts.html

As far the banks scaremongering there are two sides to every story....... far from a disaster!!!!!
http://www.cityam.com/249639/moodys-says-uk-banks-dont-need-eu-passporting-rights

Quoted from barralad

The banking article is genuinely interesting and helps allay some of my fears. However there is an article link underneath it about the likelihood of the U.K. losing its number 1 clearing house provision post Brexit. Do you have a serious view on that other than you cannot trust experts.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Regarding the Chinese Rover thing Ian,

I have looked it up and it should be landing on Mars next year.