| “Set up an office in Europe” on 03:08 - Feb 7 with 2222 views | Ryorry |
Hope you also sent the link to @BorisJohnson, @RishiSunak & @GregHands
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 03:49 - Feb 7 with 2190 views | SpruceMoose |
Maybe you've noticed this Newcy as you're someone who spends a lot of time overseas. Have you noticed a significant difference between how many British people see the United Kingdom and how people from elsewhere might see the United Kingdom?
Just something I've been thinking about today after an American friend made a comment about Brexit. [Post edited 7 Feb 2021 3:55]
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | | Poll: | Selectamod |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 04:11 - Feb 7 with 2168 views | NewcyBlue |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 03:49 - Feb 7 by SpruceMoose |
Maybe you've noticed this Newcy as you're someone who spends a lot of time overseas. Have you noticed a significant difference between how many British people see the United Kingdom and how people from elsewhere might see the United Kingdom?
Just something I've been thinking about today after an American friend made a comment about Brexit. [Post edited 7 Feb 2021 3:55]
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I was on a ship in Mumbai after the Brexit vote.
The pilot, agent, and planner all asked me “What were you guys thinking?!”
Some people tell me that they think Brexit will work out well, other people think we are idiots.
The reality is probably somewhere in the middle.
Some things will work out well. Some will be a clusterfck. There are plenty of idiots out there. |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 07:42 - Feb 7 with 2042 views | allezlesbleus |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 03:49 - Feb 7 by SpruceMoose |
Maybe you've noticed this Newcy as you're someone who spends a lot of time overseas. Have you noticed a significant difference between how many British people see the United Kingdom and how people from elsewhere might see the United Kingdom?
Just something I've been thinking about today after an American friend made a comment about Brexit. [Post edited 7 Feb 2021 3:55]
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I'm in France and the vast majority of French thought Brexit was a mad decision for the Brits, although a few were strongly in favour of Frexit.
Now, with the vaccination fiasco over here, there are a lot more disgruntled French who blame the EU for France being so far behind in the number of vaccinations. |  | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 08:31 - Feb 7 with 1954 views | Churchman |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 04:11 - Feb 7 by NewcyBlue |
I was on a ship in Mumbai after the Brexit vote.
The pilot, agent, and planner all asked me “What were you guys thinking?!”
Some people tell me that they think Brexit will work out well, other people think we are idiots.
The reality is probably somewhere in the middle.
Some things will work out well. Some will be a clusterfck. There are plenty of idiots out there. |
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on here re Brexit. The ‘new normal’ is going to look different to the old, especially after five or ten years. Better or worse? Time will tell.
What is interesting is that the EU has chosen a path of hostility. They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent. They also have the right to invoke or threaten to Article 16 and accompany it with a threat. Whether this is beneficial to them in the longer term, remains to be seen.
Four years ago, I thought there was a chance that the U.K. and EU would come to an agreement that was beneficial to both. One that fostered common ties and common interests, including trade. That was not to be and both sides will be the poorer for it in my view. |  | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 09:32 - Feb 7 with 1870 views | WeWereZombies |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 08:31 - Feb 7 by Churchman |
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on here re Brexit. The ‘new normal’ is going to look different to the old, especially after five or ten years. Better or worse? Time will tell.
What is interesting is that the EU has chosen a path of hostility. They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent. They also have the right to invoke or threaten to Article 16 and accompany it with a threat. Whether this is beneficial to them in the longer term, remains to be seen.
Four years ago, I thought there was a chance that the U.K. and EU would come to an agreement that was beneficial to both. One that fostered common ties and common interests, including trade. That was not to be and both sides will be the poorer for it in my view. |
All this is true but you have to remember that there was only one side that set us on this course and it is for everyone who voted Leave to hold their hands up, say that they were wrong and, at the very least, say sorry to the rest of us. We can forgive but we should not forget. |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 09:45 - Feb 7 with 1837 views | Plums |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 08:31 - Feb 7 by Churchman |
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on here re Brexit. The ‘new normal’ is going to look different to the old, especially after five or ten years. Better or worse? Time will tell.
What is interesting is that the EU has chosen a path of hostility. They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent. They also have the right to invoke or threaten to Article 16 and accompany it with a threat. Whether this is beneficial to them in the longer term, remains to be seen.
Four years ago, I thought there was a chance that the U.K. and EU would come to an agreement that was beneficial to both. One that fostered common ties and common interests, including trade. That was not to be and both sides will be the poorer for it in my view. |
How is imposing the rules that we helped draw up and agree to interpreted as ‘hostility’? It’s just business. |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 09:53 - Feb 7 with 1816 views | footers |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 08:31 - Feb 7 by Churchman |
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on here re Brexit. The ‘new normal’ is going to look different to the old, especially after five or ten years. Better or worse? Time will tell.
What is interesting is that the EU has chosen a path of hostility. They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent. They also have the right to invoke or threaten to Article 16 and accompany it with a threat. Whether this is beneficial to them in the longer term, remains to be seen.
Four years ago, I thought there was a chance that the U.K. and EU would come to an agreement that was beneficial to both. One that fostered common ties and common interests, including trade. That was not to be and both sides will be the poorer for it in my view. |
If you ever thought the UK leaving Europe would've been beneficial for either party, you're an idiot. |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 10:22 - Feb 7 with 1764 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 08:31 - Feb 7 by Churchman |
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on here re Brexit. The ‘new normal’ is going to look different to the old, especially after five or ten years. Better or worse? Time will tell.
What is interesting is that the EU has chosen a path of hostility. They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent. They also have the right to invoke or threaten to Article 16 and accompany it with a threat. Whether this is beneficial to them in the longer term, remains to be seen.
Four years ago, I thought there was a chance that the U.K. and EU would come to an agreement that was beneficial to both. One that fostered common ties and common interests, including trade. That was not to be and both sides will be the poorer for it in my view. |
"They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent."
Umm, no, they have an obligation to impose their rules. They are a rules based organisation. They have a Parliament which makes Law, which they are then bound by, and they won't break international law, or binding treaties, for short term advantage.
This was all known before May triggered the process. |  | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 10:34 - Feb 7 with 1748 views | BlueBadger |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 08:31 - Feb 7 by Churchman |
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on here re Brexit. The ‘new normal’ is going to look different to the old, especially after five or ten years. Better or worse? Time will tell.
What is interesting is that the EU has chosen a path of hostility. They have every right to impose its rules to the fullest extent. They also have the right to invoke or threaten to Article 16 and accompany it with a threat. Whether this is beneficial to them in the longer term, remains to be seen.
Four years ago, I thought there was a chance that the U.K. and EU would come to an agreement that was beneficial to both. One that fostered common ties and common interests, including trade. That was not to be and both sides will be the poorer for it in my view. |
We had an agreement that was beneficial to both. The UK voted to leave that in 2016. |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 11:18 - Feb 7 with 1676 views | NewcyBlue |
We are yet to see any benefits of Brexit. I don’t believe our vaccine situation is a benefit of Brexit, the government were desperate for a win as they had made so many mistakes throughout the pandemic. They have been saved by the NHS. | |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 11:22 - Feb 7 with 1671 views | ghostofescobar |
I have two clients, both big fashion businesses, who have suddenly realised that trying to find a way through Brexit is going to be far more difficult and costly that they thought, and they are now urgently setting up their main distribution hubs in the Netherlands. These are big businesses, with one moving £150mill (cost price) of stock to their new hub. |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 11:30 - Feb 7 with 1653 views | eireblue |
It will all be fine,.......in ten years or so,......probably, well possibly,....of course being fine doesn’t mean the loss to people and business in that 10 years will necessarily be made up, and when we say fine, we don’t mean better than if we had stayed, but yep just wait ten years.
As an aside, during the Brexit debates I posted that the company I was with had decided to change direction, i.e. rather than having large U.K. HQ, start having more people in the EU. The company I am with does this now. And I am also hearing of US companies not targeting the U.K. as the place to initially setup, but somewhere in the EU.
Still, none of this negative ninny stuff, a bit more boosterism please, and things will be......
fine.......
eventually. |  | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 11:56 - Feb 7 with 1607 views | Ryorry |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 11:18 - Feb 7 by NewcyBlue |
We are yet to see any benefits of Brexit. I don’t believe our vaccine situation is a benefit of Brexit, the government were desperate for a win as they had made so many mistakes throughout the pandemic. They have been saved by the NHS. |
And our need for vaccines wouldn't be so desperate if the govt. hadn't messed up so badly in allowing Covid_19 to run rampant in the UK in the first place, compared with other nations, esp other islands where borders were quickly closed. And we're hearing that the AstraZeneca vaccine has limited success in dealing with the African mutant strain. [Post edited 7 Feb 2021 11:57]
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 12:07 - Feb 7 with 1577 views | Durovigutum |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 09:53 - Feb 7 by footers |
If you ever thought the UK leaving Europe would've been beneficial for either party, you're an idiot. |
And yet 51% of the country did.... |  | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 12:11 - Feb 7 with 1567 views | footers |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 12:07 - Feb 7 by Durovigutum |
And yet 51% of the country did.... |
52. And they're idiots as well.
I'm guessing you're one of them. Congratulations. | |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 12:28 - Feb 7 with 1536 views | factual_blue |
So brexit ties UK business even more closely to the EU.
Awesome achievement.
#bluepassports |  |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:16 - Feb 7 with 1498 views | Churchman |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 10:34 - Feb 7 by BlueBadger |
We had an agreement that was beneficial to both. The UK voted to leave that in 2016. |
I’m aware of that believe it or not. What is done is done and its about the future and there are now choices to be made. Create conditions beneficial to trade for both parties or block it.
The UK has given a grace period on imports from the EU of 6 months, not least to allow adjustment and to stop the supermarket shelves emptying of fruit and veg. The EU did not reciprocate. They of course had that right. They are seeking to enforce rules as hard as they can from everything to a sandwich to NI. Again they have that right. But I fail to see how that benefits the EU other than politically and that won’t, for example, keep all 55,000 people employed at Port of Calais. | | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:29 - Feb 7 with 1479 views | Leaky |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 12:11 - Feb 7 by footers |
52. And they're idiots as well.
I'm guessing you're one of them. Congratulations. |
And me |  | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:31 - Feb 7 with 1472 views | footers |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:29 - Feb 7 by Leaky |
And me |
Enjoy your blue passport. | |
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| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:32 - Feb 7 with 1473 views | eireblue |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:16 - Feb 7 by Churchman |
I’m aware of that believe it or not. What is done is done and its about the future and there are now choices to be made. Create conditions beneficial to trade for both parties or block it.
The UK has given a grace period on imports from the EU of 6 months, not least to allow adjustment and to stop the supermarket shelves emptying of fruit and veg. The EU did not reciprocate. They of course had that right. They are seeking to enforce rules as hard as they can from everything to a sandwich to NI. Again they have that right. But I fail to see how that benefits the EU other than politically and that won’t, for example, keep all 55,000 people employed at Port of Calais. |
Is it not the case EU have agreed that U.K. companies do not have to complete all the paperwork certifying that their goods are locally made, until 2022.
So there has been some agreements that help the U.K. adjust.
Since there is one concession, not sure that there are not others.
Of course, the U.K. Government chose and negotiated this agreement. | | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:37 - Feb 7 with 1456 views | Leaky |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:31 - Feb 7 by footers |
Enjoy your blue passport. |
Couldn't give a damn what colour it is. | | | |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:40 - Feb 7 with 1450 views | footers |
| “Set up an office in Europe” on 13:37 - Feb 7 by Leaky |
Couldn't give a damn what colour it is. |
Could you tell us what it is you're looking forward to now that we're not a member state of the EU? | |
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