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Politics Thread (encompassing Brexit) - 21 June 2017 onwards

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19 minutes ago, Webbo said:

I'm sure if it was going down it would be considered a reflection on the British economy.

 

Just admit it, none of project fear has come true and you look a bit silly.

We haven't left yet and already wages have been seriously negatively affected. Unemployment is also on the rise. If you all ignore all the negative things that have happened then sure, nothing negative has happened.

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Just now, Rogstanley said:

We haven't left yet and already wages have been seriously negatively affected. Unemployment is also on the rise. If you all ignore all the negative things that have happened then sure, nothing negative has happened.

And if you ignore all the positive news Brexit has been a disaster, but you and I both know that's not true.

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18 minutes ago, Strokes said:

So what is your experience of life at the bottom? How do you know what poor people want and feel, how do you feel you are in touch with the working class? Give me a some reason to believe you’re not just some preachy, judgemental  champagne socialist, that when it comes to the crunch only wants to help the needy so long as it doesn’t really affect you and your lifestyle.

I don't think helping the needy needs to affect me and my lifestyle. We just need a government that is economically competent and has the balls to make tough decisions.

 

As for my own personal experiece, I've an abundant amount of experience at not being rich, if that's what you're asking.

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2 minutes ago, Rogstanley said:

We haven't left yet and already wages have been seriously negatively affected. Unemployment is also on the rise. If you all ignore all the negative things that have happened then sure, nothing negative has happened.

But the wages have been falling for 10 years, so you can’t attribute that to brexit and unemployment has still fallen since the vote.

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8 minutes ago, Strokes said:

I know it’s moose, that’s why I don’t normally respond seriously to him but seeing how we get told off for our posting in here now, I thought I’d try and be a bit less cùntish.

:ph34r:

 

 

My late mother used to say you're judged by the company you keep...

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Just now, Webbo said:

Manufacturing, exports, employment,investment all up since the vote. Borrowing down. 

Manufacturing, exports and investment are all due to the collapse in the pound. I'll grant you that a vanishingly small number of business owners who operate in that sector will have benefited. You're talking maybe one or two hundred individuals. For the other 68 million - no benefit.

 

Unemployment is on the rise.

 

Borrowing down - should hope so, it being the raison d'etre of this government. Personally I'd rather borrowing was up.

 

You see, all these so called positives have a downside for ordinary people. While wages plummeting is terrible, awful news for the vast majority of ordinary people, with no upside at all.

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1 minute ago, Rogstanley said:

Manufacturing, exports and investment are all due to the collapse in the pound. I'll grant you that a vanishingly small number of business owners who operate in that sector will have benefited. You're talking maybe one or two hundred individuals. For the other 68 million - no benefit.

 

Unemployment is on the rise.

 

Borrowing down - should hope so, it being the raison d'etre of this government. Personally I'd rather borrowing was up.

 

You see, all these so called positives have a downside for ordinary people. While wages plummeting is terrible, awful news for the vast majority of ordinary people, with no upside at all.

lol . seriously mate, go and have a w@nk, it'll cheer you up.

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2 minutes ago, Rogstanley said:

Wages were just beginning to rise again, then the vote happened and they've been falling ever since.

What do you care? You’re off to Oman!

 

Seriously, you don’t really come across as the debating type - more the militant ‘I’ll hit you over the head with my opinions until you either agree with me or lose interest’ types. 

 

Brexit is happening; some bits might be good, some bits might be bad.

The remainers will highlight the bad bits and the brexiteers the good. 

 

As you are not debating, what are aiming to achieve from posting?

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1 minute ago, Milo said:

What do you care? You’re off to Oman!

 

Seriously, you don’t really come across as the debating type - more the militant ‘I’ll hit you over the head with my opinions until you either agree with me or lose interest’ types. 

 

Brexit is happening; some bits might be good, some bits might be bad.

The remainers will highlight the bad bits and the brexiteers the good. 

 

As you are not debating, what are aiming to achieve from posting?

 

1 minute ago, Rogstanley said:

18-0

 

:nigel:

And there you go......

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1 minute ago, Milo said:

What do you care? You’re off to Oman!

 

Seriously, you don’t really come across as the debating type - more the militant ‘I’ll hit you over the head with my opinions until you either agree with me or lose interest’ types. 

 

Brexit is happening; some bits might be good, some bits might be bad.

The remainers will highlight the bad bits and the brexiteers the good. 

 

As you are not debating, what are aiming to achieve from posting?

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He's the only one who is debating.

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1 minute ago, Milo said:

What do you care? You’re off to Oman!

 

Seriously, you don’t really come across as the debating type - more the militant ‘I’ll hit you over the head with my opinions until you either agree with me or lose interest’ types. 

 

Brexit is happening; some bits might be good, some bits might be bad.

The remainers will highlight the bad bits and the brexiteers the good. 

 

As you are not debating, what are aiming to achieve from posting?

I genuinely think wages falling is terrible news for the vast majority of ordinary people and reserve the right to consider that more important than a few business owners making a little bit of profit out of the collapse of the pound.

 

Brexit might have some plus points. I don't think I've ever actually said on here which way I voted - with good reason. I'm not an ardent remainer by any stretch of the imagination. But as things stand it does look like a bad decision. Maybe things will improve, maybe they won't.

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Just now, Rogstanley said:

I genuinely think wages falling is terrible news for the vast majority of ordinary people and reserve the right to consider that more important than a few business owners making a little bit of profit out of the collapse of the pound.

 

Brexit might have some plus points. I don't think I've ever actually said on here which way I voted - with good reason. I'm not an ardent remainer by any stretch of the imagination. But as things stand it does look like a bad decision. Maybe things will improve, maybe they won't.

Explain how you link it to brexit? When as you say it’s been declining for 10 years?

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13 minutes ago, Strokes said:

Explain how you link it to brexit? When as you say it’s been declining for 10 years?

Brexit is causing uncertainty which is giving employers an excuse not to give pay rises (as well as not to offer training).

 

At the same time the pound collapsing made everything we import more expensive.

 

Combined they are causing real wages to fall.

 

The pound has got a bit stronger again lately so maybe wages will finally begin to rise. But recent history tells us that the Tories will find a way to mess it up.

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Just now, Rogstanley said:

Brexit is causing uncertainty which is giving employers an excuse not to give pay rises (as well as not to offer training).

 

At the same time the pound collapsing made everything we import more expensive.

 

Combined they are causing real wages to fall.

 

The pound has got a bit stronger again lately so maybe wages will finally begin to rise. But recent history tells us that the Tories will find a way to mess it up.

So is brexit responsible for the 8 years of declining wages before the vote too, or is that something else’s fault?

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