[Politics] Brexit

BigGully said:

Jeeez you mean the UK trade deficit that narrowed by £7 billion in 2017, you're the poster that just keeps giving.

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/balance-of-trade

Considering 2017 as a whole, the trade deficit narrowed by GBP 7.0 billion from the previous year to GBP 33.7 billion, as exports rose 11.3 percent to GBP 617.2 billion while imports increased at a softer 9.3 percent to GBP 650.9 billion. Main exports were mechanical machinery, cars, electrical machinery and medicinal and pharmaceutical products, and the biggest export partners were the United States, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Ireland and China. Meanwhile main imports were electrical machinery, mechanical machinery, cars, other miscellaneous manufactures and medicinal and pharmaceutical products. The most important sources of imports were Germany, China, the Netherlands, the United States and France.

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Mo Gosfield said:

Since when did anyone take notice of Civil Servants. They are non-wealth creators and non-employers, detached from the business world and a massive drain on public finances.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

I well and truly give up.

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vegster said:

You have to admire his persistence in the face of reality, maybe he suffers from Opposition/Defiance Disorder? No matter how simple you make things for him it never seems to help.

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BigGully said:

Don't do that, just confirm why you posted the December figures on their own, a set of data that you thought was a damning indictment of the performance of the UK economy which might then be seen as instrumental in the upcoming EU negotiations, no doubt lifted from The Guardians headline as follows.

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...ws-oil-price-rise-pushes-up-cost-fuel-imports

I just countered that if you think this is a true economic indicator of the UK's performance and might impact future negotiations then why would the fact that the overall £7 billion narrowing of the UK's deficit for the whole of 2017 might not been seen positively.

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nicko31 said:

How are we doing in the G7 league table since before the vote?

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Ernest said:

Ulster talks break down once Maggie May gets involved, best thing she steps aside and let's a competent leader like Corbyn take over the Brexit negotiations

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BigGully said:

Don't do that, just confirm why you posted the December figures on their own

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Herr Tubthumper said:

I did, twice. If you disagree fine. But you went off on tangents, addressed things I’d not raised and misunderstood mine and other people’s posts. We are now over two days from my original post. Two days. I can’t be bothered anymore and I really can’t help you.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

I did, twice. If you disagree fine. But you went off on tangents, addressed things I’d not raised and misunderstood mine and other people’s posts. We are now over two days from my original post. Two days. I can’t be bothered anymore and I really can’t help you.

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BigGully said:

Don't do that, just confirm why you posted the December figures on their own, a set of data that you thought was a damning indictment of the performance of the UK economy which might then be seen as instrumental in the upcoming EU negotiations, no doubt lifted from The Guardians headline as follows.

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...ws-oil-price-rise-pushes-up-cost-fuel-imports

I just countered that if you think this is a true economic indicator of the UK's performance and might impact future negotiations then why would the fact that the overall £7 billion narrowing of the UK's deficit for the whole of 2017 might not been seen positively.

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BigGully said:

No answer then, so once again just for clarification the UK's trade deficit reduced by £7 billion in 2017, still makes your post highlighting one months figures look a bit desperate.

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BigGully said:

Have you any self awareness of the utter rubbish you have posted, how is our resident stockbroker ?

And Armageddon we may well have THE ARMAGEDDON WORD

Its taken 8 years for the FTSE to get back to 2008 levels and it rose on a pro Europe vote speculation, we now slide back down the snake again WRONG

The worst appears yet to come. HSBC expect the Pound to reach parity with the Euro next year and $1.10 with the Dollar by the end of 2017 WRONG

and now my pension pot has just sunk in the Stock Exchange LUCKY YOU

bye bye Disneyworld you are too expensive now.... THAT MADE ME LAUGH

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vegster said:

My, you have been busy, reward yourself with an extra dose of Ritalin.

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BigGully said:

Not really, you don't honestly think that other posters haven't been aware of your consistent relentless whining and whinging, mostly proven wrong, had you forgotten ?

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Herr Tubthumper said:

I’m sure [MENTION=33848]The Clamp[/MENTION] understands the difference between growth and decline though.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

And the last discussion we had about the EMA and the MHRA started with you ignorantly saying bullshit and then you turned it into a straw man argument by making an absurd suggestion that I know more than the entire U.K. government. Brilliant. It’s a complete and utter waste of my time debating with you.

As I stated then I’m willing to wager the legal and regulatory departments both know more about the various processes and laws than the government do.....it’s their job to. And as was proven recently lawyers certainly knew UK law more then May and Davis.

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vegster said:

I'll just say it isn't what I said, it works for you ?

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