[user104658]

You talk about it like it's little blips, a little turbulence. The fact that people are stubbornly refusing to even acknowledge what sort of impact this has had is probably more worrying than the drops themselves.

[Tom4784]

We're ****ed because a bunch of naive people didn't know what they were voting for. The Brexit campaign offered no solutions, no plans, just what ifs and blind optimism and now we're facing the prospect of a crushing recession because people refused to listen to the experts who called this months ago because they didn't like what was being said.

People are going to lose their livelihoods and their homes because of this decision and for what? NOTHING. There's no waiting for things to get better, being optimistic and ignoring the facts is what got us in this ****ing mess to begin with. It's time to face the ****ing reality of the situation because that's the only way things will get better, ignoring the fact that the UK majorly ****ed up helps no one.

We are in deep **** and we have to accept it, burying our heads in the sand achieves nothing.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

So far so good lads, all of this stuff is just a series of unfortunate coincidences and we'll more than make up the deficit in St George Cross flag sales over the next month anyway, plus The Queen is going to have a chat with the Commonwealth about some awesome trade deals where they just give us free stuff and I heard that we're repatriating the colonies next Tuesday. Then they'll upgrade us to a new credit rating that doesn't even exist yet, because it's so good that no one else has it. BrexTHAT, sucka.

Its just project fear still trying to scare people even though scaring people makes no difference now as the vote is cast

[bots]

its not like we weren't warned we would be hit financially, and our rating wont improve anytime in the mid term.

What that rating means is that we will have to pay higher interest on the loans that the uk has, which means we will have less money available to fund public services.

We went from an environment where we had a large safety blanket of the EU to being on our own, so don't expect the rating to be a blip, its a lot more permanent than that and we can only hope that we don't get further downgraded. I would imagine the extra interest payments we now have to make are not far off what we pay in contribution to the EU ... so we are significantly worse off while in the transition period.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

its not like we weren't warned we would be hit financially, and our rating wont improve anytime in the mid term.

What that rating means is that we will have to pay higher interest on the loans that the uk has, which means we will have less money available to fund public services.

We went from an environment where we had a large safety blanket of the EU to being on our own, so don't expect the rating to be a blip, its a lot more permanent than that and we can only hope that we don't get further downgraded. I would imagine the extra interest payments we now have to make are not far off what we pay in contribution to the EU ... so we are significantly worse off while in the transition period.

That's what it amounts to... not one penny of the "savings" being made by exiting the EU will ever be seen by the general public in any meaningful way, and that's a best case scenario. More realistically there will be a significant net loss, and as we still have the same Tory government, based on their track record that deficit will be taken from public services, the disabled, and the working & middle classes. It utterly staggers me that people were duped into this with promises of golden eggs, and that most are still desperately insisting that it is indeed going to work out that way. I guess that's easier for people than facing the truth that they have "democratically voted" themselves into a massive hole.

The most ironic thing? If you take a look at the demographics of "Leave" voters, it becomes painfully obvious that they are the very same people who are going to suffer most from the decision on a personal level.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

its not like we weren't warned we would be hit financially, and our rating wont improve anytime in the mid term.

What that rating means is that we will have to pay higher interest on the loans that the uk has, which means we will have less money available to fund public services.

We went from an environment where we had a large safety blanket of the EU to being on our own, so don't expect the rating to be a blip, its a lot more permanent than that and we can only hope that we don't get further downgraded. I would imagine the extra interest payments we now have to make are not far off what we pay in contribution to the EU ... so we are significantly worse off while in the transition period.

Absolutely,you have said all I was going to and much more too.

[Cherie]

The London news made grim viewing..recruitment freezes, 25 per cent of companies considering moving their headquarters out ..and even less taxes for the treasury if Mayor Khan gets his wish for London to control their own finances, it's every man for himself now, buts it's Great Britain innit

[Kizzy]

*Doesn't say 'I told you so'*

[DemolitionRed]

https://www.theguardian.com/business...-business-live

So our Governments borrowing costs are at a record low but they are all too busy squabling to even notice this fantastic opportunity. This is the moment when so many things can be put right.

[MB.]

I'm fairly sure the time for "giving things chances" was when we were voting to put ourselves into this mess, not now that we have to find a solution to get ourselves out of it

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by MB.

I'm fairly sure the time for "giving things chances" was when we were voting to put ourselves into this mess, not now that we have to find a solution to get ourselves out of it

Well said.

[the truth]

to for a regerexit...we simply have to turn this around

[user104658]

Regrexit. Stunning.

[Shaun]

Don't worry Ammi. We'll all be OK. Boris Johnson knows what he's doing.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Don't worry Ammi. We'll all be OK. Boris Johnson knows what he's doing.

He is Not the Next PM


Its a Women
Shaun , honey

[letmein]

It's Boris. You better get used to the idea now.

[Liberty4eva]

The UK economy is strong compared to other economies in Europe but people don't like uncertainty. Right now there is a lot of questions up in the air. The UK government needs to figure out how best to carry out the wishes of the British as swiftly as possible.

[Ammi]

...over time it won't matter how strong it is though if there is a no confidence in that strength...

[arista]

Originally Posted by letmein

It's Boris. You better get used to the idea now.

No
he is Not going to Win It


I have contacts


We are Having a Women PM , again
Rejoice

[AnnieK]

I'm off to the Winchester....to have a beer and wait for this all to blow over......


(Funnily enough I'd quite welcome a zombie apocalypse right now....)

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I'm off to the Winchester....to have a beer and wait for this all to blow over......


(Funnily enough I'd quite welcome a zombie apocalypse right now....)

...go for the head shots, Annie...remember everything that Shane taught you...

[arista]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I'm off to the Winchester....to have a beer and wait for this all to blow over......


(Funnily enough I'd quite welcome a zombie apocalypse right now....)

How Nice

[arista]

The Irish are OK
as they have a 1928 agreement.

[_Tom_]

You fail to mention that we lost the AAA rating with other agencies years ago - and that the US also lost their AAA some time ago. Yawn.

[kirklancaster]

It's ALL a load of baloney. Mammoth, Manufactured, Machievallien, SCAREMONGERING.