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You move towards the picture you create. This sort of crazy hyperbole is why many people are scared. The UK will be fine. We are members of the top internation

by alva 10y ago

You move towards the picture you create. This sort of crazy hyperbole is why many people are scared. The UK will be fine. We are members of the top international groups, NATO, G7 etc.

jpfr 10y ago
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/balance-of-trade http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/balance-of-tr... See the trade-deficit of +3 billion bounds every month? Britain is bleeding dry. And now the money won't "stay in the family".
threeseed 10y ago
The UK will not be fine though. Scotland is all but certain to leave. Northern Ireland is also quite likely to find a way to reunite in part with Ireland. The UK will be dissolved in all but name. And of course UK will still remain within international groups. But it will no longer be the key entry point for political, commercial and cultural engagement with Europe. To manage that shift is not going to be easy nor rewarding.
- alva 10y ago
  "Scotland is all but certain to leave." Not a certainty at all, especially if new EU membership involves taking the Euro. There is a reason Sturgeon has not yet called the vote, they know that EU joining terms are likely to be very ugly for Scotland at this time. She first has to convince the EU to give them extremely exceptional rules (or legal challenge so Scotland isn't necessarily leaving then joining). Your statements are hyperbolic. No one has any clue what is going to happen next. Making these assertions is unhelpful to everyone. But. If you truly believe in what you are saying, now is the time for you to make yourself millions of pounds in the next few months easily. Plough your savings into the market, take large, leveraged positions against the UK.
  - nazgob 10y ago
    The Euro thing is kinda false. Yes, new countries have to adopt Euro but there is no deadline and no penalty. They only have to promise to do it someday. That is why some countries don't have it and will no have for many years.
    - kbob 10y ago
      But Scotland doesn't have its own legacy currency. There's no need/excuse for a phase out period.

by alva 10y ago

You move towards the picture you create. This sort of crazy hyperbole is why many people are scared. The UK will be fine. We are members of the top international groups, NATO, G7 etc.

jpfr 10y ago

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/balance-of-trade http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/balance-of-tr... See the trade-deficit of +3 billion bounds every month? Britain is bleeding dry. And now the money won't "stay in the family".

threeseed 10y ago

The UK will not be fine though. Scotland is all but certain to leave. Northern Ireland is also quite likely to find a way to reunite in part with Ireland. The UK will be dissolved in all but name. And of course UK will still remain within international groups. But it will no longer be the key entry point for political, commercial and cultural engagement with Europe. To manage that shift is not going to be easy nor rewarding.

alva 10y ago
"Scotland is all but certain to leave." Not a certainty at all, especially if new EU membership involves taking the Euro. There is a reason Sturgeon has not yet called the vote, they know that EU joining terms are likely to be very ugly for Scotland at this time. She first has to convince the EU to give them extremely exceptional rules (or legal challenge so Scotland isn't necessarily leaving then joining). Your statements are hyperbolic. No one has any clue what is going to happen next. Making these assertions is unhelpful to everyone. But. If you truly believe in what you are saying, now is the time for you to make yourself millions of pounds in the next few months easily. Plough your savings into the market, take large, leveraged positions against the UK.
- nazgob 10y ago
  The Euro thing is kinda false. Yes, new countries have to adopt Euro but there is no deadline and no penalty. They only have to promise to do it someday. That is why some countries don't have it and will no have for many years.
  - kbob 10y ago
    But Scotland doesn't have its own legacy currency. There's no need/excuse for a phase out period.