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[poikka] 03/7/2019 08:24

A lawyer and politician taking over from an economist at the ECB - whatever.

[hernando2] 03/7/2019 06:10

maxk.

I was jus about to post that, what a disgraceful institution the EU is...i jus wish some of the more moderate retainers would read this stuff and understand what sort of institution it is.

the new woman brining the real agenda to the fore, model the EU on the USA and have an Army seem to be her key priorities...

I was striating to think some of the remain arguments might hold water...but this new appointments are moving me towards Brexit party

[maxk] 02/7/2019 23:34

One for you Alp..



EU sharpens torture tools as Swiss showdown escalates into energy war


Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 2 JULY 2019 • 8:20PM




Switzerland has survived the first battle of the bourses with the EU.

Shares of Nestle, Novartis, and UBS will for now be traded on the SIX exchange in Zurich rather than in Frankfurt or London. The sky will not fall because of that.

But the clash with Brussels will become increasingly painful as the pressure ratchets up. The EU is determined to shut down the idiosyncratic “Swiss model”. It aims to bring the country within its legal and regulatory control once and for all under a new framework agreement.

This means suspending 120 bilateral accords one by one as they fall due, progressively shutting the Swiss out of the EU’s economic, transport, and political system until they capitulate....

[xxxxxy] 02/7/2019 21:48

OBSERVATIONS
It is very important to note that the money referred to was a voluntary donation and that it was NOT included in the official figures for the UK’s ‘net annual contribution’ to the EU.

At the time we wrote:

“Mrs May still appears to believe that if she is nice to Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, they will respond in kind. They won’t. That’s not how the EU works.
“We would like to know why Theresa May agreed to this additional payment to the EU when it is for a fund devised to sort out Chancellor Merkel’s problems. We would also like to know if this payment has been made conditional on a Brexit deal. If not, why not?”

The extra, voluntary funding for this EU programme, agreed to by Theresa May, could have paid the salaries of 10,000 nurses for a year.

[xxxxxy] 02/7/2019 21:43

Could Free Zones give Welsh ports a boost?

[xxxxxy] 02/7/2019 21:41

Re above

E Thom 2 Jul 2019 7:26PM

Good.

Slash taxes, incentives to foreign investors, reduce trade barriers, embrace global markets.

It is possible to be globalist whilst also looking after your own population. Global Britain does not need to sacrifice its culture, law or sovereignty.

Let's develop some balls for a change. You have one last chance Boris. The brexit party does not need to be here if you deliver.


Martin Parker 2 Jul 2019 7:49PM

@E Thom That bridge is long overdue. It will be partly paid for, indirectly, by enabling increased tourism: not only the nouveaux riches from the Republic driving over to Scotland and Northern England but our own people visiting Northern Ireland instead of that annual visit to Spain.


Martin Parker 2 Jul 2019 7:37PM

@E Thom Good post. The only way to go global.

[maxk] 02/7/2019 21:20

Boris Johnson plans Singapore-style tax-free zones around UK to power post-Brexit economy




Christopher Hope, chief political correspondent Harry Yorke, political correspondent
2 JULY 2019 • 6:54PM



Half a dozen Singapore-style tax-free zones could be established around Britain to drive forward the economy after Brexit under proposals being considered by Boris Johnson.

The Conservative leadership favourite confirmed that creating tax-free zones in ports - where goods can be landed in the UK but not be subject to any duties - was part of his vision for the country after Britain leaves in October.

Mr Johnson also reiterated his support for a £15billion bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland to boost economic links between the two countries.

Ports on the UK’s east coast including Teesside, Aberdeen and Peterhead could become economic zones, considered independent for customs purposes,...



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[maxk] 02/7/2019 21:05

They've yet to be Okeyed by the formidable EU Parliament, don't forget.


LOL !

[diku] 02/7/2019 21:05

That makes 2 oranges!...

[crossing_the_rubicon] 02/7/2019 20:25

"hernando22 Jul '19 - 20:23 - 263464 of 263465
Christine Lagarde you can't make it up...she broke all the rules when head of the IMF so i guess she will fit in just fine"


A fraudster as EU President, makes sense.

Upside - Smaller bar bill.
Downside - Fake Tan bill probably as large.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 02/7/2019 20:24

@Graham,

Concur vis "Rates" of Stamp yes.

@Mr.Elbee

Keep away from Sarf Africa. Once you sell here, and buy over there you're effectively trapped (in that you've bought a far larger house in RSA, big garden,and property prices unlikely to rise as fast as back in UK)
So in 20 + years if you want to return,you'll need to massively trade down!

Poland might be an idea.

Personally, NZ/O(Friends), or Canada/USA(Family & Friends) for me.
Perhaps Mexico at a real push as have friends there.

I'd avoid Eurasia with a bargepole myself bar Poland.

And avoid anywhere with a large Moslem population.

[hernando2] 02/7/2019 20:23

Christine Lagarde you can't make it up...she broke all the rules when head of the IMF so i guess she will fit in just fine

[maxk] 02/7/2019 19:31

€U leaders my ass..




EU leaders pick women to rule Brussels for the first time



James Crisp, brussels correspondent
2 JULY 2019 • 6:54PM

EU leaders last night nominated two women to Brussels' most important jobs for the first time, picking Ursula von der Leyen, a German defence minister who supports a United States of Europe and an EU army, to be the next president of the European Commission and Christine Lagarde to lead the European Central Bank.

Mrs von der Leyen’s selection is a victory for Mrs Merkel, who will have succeeded in placing a German member of her centre-Right European People’s Party (EPP) at the top of the EU’s executive for the next five years from November 1.

Emmanuel Macron was persuaded to swing behind Mrs von der Leyen in return for Mrs Lagarde, the French head of the International Monetary Fund, taking...



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[inaminute] 02/7/2019 18:32

He always has unravelled when things need to actually be done rather than talked about

[mr.elbee] 02/7/2019 18:23

what is the way out ,crossing?

Is it Poland or South Africa?..
Because whatever happens to Brexit the rot is just too deep here for anything to really change ...ever...

{please tell me why I am wrong}

[grahamite2] 02/7/2019 17:29

Buyer pays, seller pays, over a lifetime it would come to much the same thing.

More of an issue is the concept itself - levied at excessive rates stamp duties diminish mobility and discourage home ownership, as you see on the continent.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 02/7/2019 16:59

"Quite right about the stamp duty. Should be paid by the sellers instead!"

And the consequence of that would be?

Anyone with a house worth more than £1m would be reluctant to sell unless they had to.

Buyer pays Stamp for a reason. Makes sense.
Always more people wanting to buy than sell and you don't want to give sellers any more reasons to decide to delay/not sell at all.

[chiefbrody] 02/7/2019 16:44

Quite right about the stamp duty. Should be paid by the sellers instead!

[xxxxxy] 02/7/2019 16:41

The EUSSR is FAECES.

LEAVE and WTO

[xxxxxy] 02/7/2019 16:40

The EUSSR is not worth spitting on.

LEAVE and WTO

[xxxxxy] 02/7/2019 16:39

Boris for PM

The EUSSR is FAIL

LEAVE and WTO