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Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:35 pm
by Bristol_Jer
What's everyone opinions about Britain leaving the EU?
I haven't made up my mind yet, and these sort of topics usually get a good debate going on here

Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:23 pm
by DHFiS
I think we should leave.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:25 pm
by Kos
leave
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:26 pm
by Kos
Added poll as well Mr Bristol_jer, hope thats ok ?
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:26 pm
by capri_rob
Leave as fast as we can
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:27 pm
by Sambe30
Surely leaving is not good for our cars as we will then have to pay import fee's on German things so bits for our cars will go up in price?
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:32 pm
by DHFiS
Sambe30 wrote:Surely leaving is not good for our cars as we will then have to pay import fee's on German things so bits for our cars will go up in price?
Why? Our government hasn't said anything about raising taxes on imports.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:35 pm
by bab-91
A taxi driver asked me this question on Sunday morning. My reply deprived him of a fare
Leave.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:35 pm
by capri_rob
And how do you think the EU feels about large cc petrol non catalysed 30 year old cars if we stay in ?
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:36 pm
by B7
Out!
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:42 pm
by bss325i
OUT OUT OUT!!!
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:42 pm
by Bristol_Jer
Kos wrote:Added poll as well Mr Bristol_jer, hope thats ok ?
Thank you Kos

Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:43 pm
by Sambe30
Why are people saying out what is your thinking behind it
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:47 pm
by B7
Because we were asked?
Personally, I'm sick to fucking death with being ruled by Brussels.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:48 pm
by Sambe30
Dont get funny, i said it meaning you must have reasons why you do or dont want to leave
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:49 pm
by DHFiS
It's undemocratic and we give them about £10billion a year.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:50 pm
by TPS
B7 wrote:Out!
Couldn't Agree More, Trevor
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:50 pm
by bab-91
I'm not prepared to get into it, it's all going to be hyperbole and a battle of whataboutery anyway.
What the UK signed up to, how it was sold, and what it has become is night and day.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:51 pm
by steve_k
the "in" brigade keep banging on that this country has never been out of the EU,
now while i am not old enough to remember, i have been told by a few folk that this country entered into the EU in the '70's when it was known as the common market/EEC, & that this country was doing rather well before we joined.
they say no one will want to trade with us if we leave yet as far as i know we do a lot more trading outside the EU, & that quite a few countries have said they will continue to trade with us if we pull out.
the main issues that make folk want out are immigration & the £11bn we pay in every year.
but the IN mob insist that if we leave there will be 3 million jobs lost, yet i was talking to a mate who works for the DWP & she says yes jobs will be lost but wgat they don't tell you is jobs will be created, the unemployment list will drop to near zero, yet they don't want you to know that.
also the money saved by not paying the EU on a daily basis suerly could go back to sorting the problems this country has had since we joined.
in regards to what we pay them daily what exactly do we get in return??
in that respect my vote is.............................................OUT.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:54 pm
by steve_k
bab-91 wrote:I'm not prepared to get into it, it's all going to be hyperbole and a battle of whataboutery anyway.
What the UK signed up to, how it was sold, and what it has become is night and day.
it was sold as a common market, free movement of trade & peoples, not a case of what they say goes & being ruled by hitler with tits & a bad haircut

Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:54 pm
by B7
In a nutshell Steve. Well said
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:55 pm
by steve_k
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:58 pm
by B7
Sambe30 wrote:Dont get funny, i said it meaning you must have reasons why you do or dont want to leave
Have you voted no yet as It's not showing?
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:12 pm
by DanThe
In my opinion the only reason most politicians want to stay is because theres a good chance of a nice cushy job for them in the EU parliament when they retire, jobs for the boys big style.
That one eyed drop jawed yes-man cunt had no right signing us up for it in the first place!
We are better off out, once we are it wouldn't surprise me if more countries followed
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:23 pm
by ross_jsy
I voted to stay. I am looking at it from a purely economical point of view. Markets dislike uncertainty and we are in for a rocky few months. A leave vote will see even more uncertainty, with foreign money flowing out, causing further destabilisation (a self fulfilling prophecy in a way). If we had a booming economy and we weren't post recession, I would probably say leave. But that's not the case.
From a personal point of view though, I am happy enough that you leave. The word in the fund world over here is it could be a good thing for Jersey as we will stand to act as an even more attractive conduit for european investment.
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:43 pm
by Mitchen
The majority of the British population are a gutless bunch of twats.. easily deceived, scared and walked over.. I'd bet my 320i we'll still be in Europe after the referendum.

Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:44 pm
by glenn
B7 wrote:Because we were asked?
Personally, I'm sick to ******* death with being ruled by Brussels.
absolutely 100% agree with this trev
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:05 pm
by Nobby_N
As a racist coooont against immigrants etc I should vote Out but I think the next 20 years without Europe will be worse than with!
I will be voting out as its a risk worth taking, can't see us escaping easily though!
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:56 pm
by Kedge
Mitchen wrote:The majority of the British population are a gutless bunch of twats.. easily deceived, scared and walked over.. I'd bet my 320i we'll still be in Europe after the referendum.

Pretty much nail on the head!
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:09 pm
by Kos
my biggest issues are
ECHR
Benefits access
Red Tape for free trade
Brussels Directives
I'm happy with free movement and visa waivers but thankfully we are not a Schengen state.
The UK is strong enough to go it alone with some "special" arrangements. Lets look at this way, will Germany (should we leave) be daft enough to impose a duty/tax on our imports ? we would do the same and that would possibly damage imposts of VW BMW & MB and we are their largest buyer in Europe by some margin. Free trade will remain if we go it alone.
The biggest issue which tempt it bluntly fucks of the British is how the ECHR overrules our courts. And benefits, but the benefits system in gerbil is a shambles
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:27 pm
by rhubarb
Leave and fill that poxy tunnel in too
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:36 pm
by Kos
rhubarb wrote:Leave and fill that poxy tunnel in too
i like the tunnel
much faster than the boat and you avoid the jungle vermin

Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:40 pm
by snakebrain
ross_jsy wrote:I voted to stay. I am looking at it from a purely economical point of view. Markets dislike uncertainty and we are in for a rocky few months. A leave vote will see even more uncertainty, with foreign money flowing out, causing further destabilisation (a self fulfilling prophecy in a way). If we had a booming economy and we weren't post recession, I would probably say leave. But that's not the case.
From a personal point of view though, I am happy enough that you leave. The word in the fund world over here is it could be a good thing for Jersey as we will stand to act as an even more attractive conduit for european investment.
The markets will hyperventilate, over-react, go topsy-turvy for a few weeks then settle back to normality. Notional billions will be gained and lost and in the end it'll all settle back pretty much where it was.
The funds world, and all of what you could call high finance, are living on borrowed time. They have vastly over-reached themselves and it'll all end in tears. Well, tears for the vultures, but cheers for everyone else...
Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:40 pm
by 87mtech27
Leave
But I think the referendum is all a facade and we won't be allowed to leave.

Re: Leaving the EU
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:43 pm
by snakebrain
87mtech27 wrote:Leave
But I think the referendum is all a facade and we won't be allowed to leave.

Ask the Irish about that one..