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Post by Nobbygas on Dec 14, 2023 23:29:28 GMT
It's a bit like a re run of the Muppet Show, isn't it. Fortunately we have the ONS to tell what's going on "1.Main points The value of goods imports increased by £3.6 billion (8.2%) in October 2023, with rises in imports from both EU and non-EU countries. The rise in imports was mainly the result of greater imports of machinery and transport equipment from both EU and non-EU countries. The value of goods exports increased by £0.4 billion (1.2%) because of increased exports to non-EU countries, while exports to the EU decreased. The total trade in goods and services deficit narrowed by £2.3 billion to £9.2 billion in the three months to October 2023, the result of a substantial fall in goods imports. The trade in goods deficit narrowed by £2.1 billion to £47.3 billion in the three months to October 2023, while the trade in services surplus widened by £0.2 billion to £38.1 billion." Note the EU figures. All this before the Tory trade deal and it's impacts kick in over the next 18 months. Good here innit "Fortunately we have the ONS to tell what's going on"....Um.....err.....the figures given in my post were from the ONS. Just to remind you:-"The records released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the yearly increase at £62 billion though once it is adjusted for inflation and excluding precious metals if falls to £14 billion. UK services exports are at record levels and up more than six per cent, adjusted for inflation, in the year to October 2023, according to the ONS." |
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Post by oldie on Dec 24, 2023 21:43:52 GMT
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Post by ltdgas on Dec 26, 2023 8:28:05 GMT
[ and the ones shouting loudest about brexit / wrecked the economy are doing what , down the pub , sat on the sofa , away on hols for two weeks , doesn’t sound a bad life too me , if it was bad as you suggest you’d of thought you’d be rolling up you sleeves & getting stuck on for 2 weeks , enjoy your pint of Bitter !! |
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Post by L on Jan 4, 2024 21:38:26 GMT
Stammer saying again today we will not be rejoining the c/u or s/m , Rachael reeves when questioned by the remainers said no no no no , sounds like she’s getting fed up telling the idiots who after 8 yrs can’t get the message we’re not rejoining
Local scruffy Labour mp looked like a rabbit in headlights when asked what there going to do over brexit , we are not rejoining
Think it’s time they took the hint , sold up & go and join there mates , oh hang on the right is on the rise in the eu , how terrible , there homeless , maybe Rwanda !!
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Post by trymer on Jan 5, 2024 9:15:33 GMT
Stammer saying again today we will not be rejoining the c/u or s/m , Rachael reeves when questioned by the remainers said no no no no , sounds like she’s getting fed up telling the idiots who after 8 yrs can’t get the message we’re not rejoining Local scruffy Labour mp looked like a rabbit in headlights when asked what there going to do over brexit , we are not rejoining Think it’s time they took the hint , sold up & go and join there mates , oh hang on the right is on the rise in the eu , how terrible , there homeless , maybe Rwanda !! Is your MP Darren Jones ? (aka the silent one) ? he is a scruff,I call him ankle flapper because his trousers usually finish at his shins...on the rare occasion that you see him,need to get to the charity shop...there wont be any decent Brogues there though the helpers get the pick of the good ones. |
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Post by oldie on Jan 5, 2024 14:47:46 GMT
😂😂😂😂
Withdraw voting rights, for these posters please
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 7, 2024 19:18:08 GMT
😂😂😂😂 Withdraw voting rights, for these posters please The uk are never going to rejoin the eu , you need to face reality , the day Cameron allowed the referdum was the End , we will never go back , even barnier your poster boy is saying the uk will never rejoin Look to the future, your not imprisoned in the eu anymore , grasp the opportunities before you , we’re a sovereign country again , we can be the world leader again , we once were |
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 7, 2024 19:23:34 GMT
591 eu laws were revoked at the end of 2023
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Post by oldie on Jan 7, 2024 19:28:07 GMT
😂😂😂😂 Withdraw voting rights, for these posters please The uk are never going to rejoin the eu , you need to face reality , the day Cameron allowed the referdum was the End , we will never go back , even barnier your poster boy is saying the uk will never rejoin Look to the future, your not imprisoned in the eu anymore , grasp the opportunities before you , we’re a sovereign country again , we can be the world leader again , we once were 🤭🤭🤭 |
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 10, 2024 7:16:52 GMT
After leaving 8 yrs ago the eu still owe 450 million to the uk for offices vacated , there all ways threatening uk with courts for this / that , I’m sure there’s a court we could threaten them with or send the bailiffs to Brussels , not a decent bone in the lot of them
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Post by oldie on Jan 10, 2024 17:24:37 GMT
After leaving 8 yrs ago the eu still owe 450 million to the uk for offices vacated , there all ways threatening uk with courts for this / that , I’m sure there’s a court we could threaten them with or send the bailiffs to Brussels , not a decent bone in the lot of them Translation into English required |
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 10, 2024 19:04:05 GMT
After leaving 8 yrs ago the eu still owe 450 million to the uk for offices vacated , there all ways threatening uk with courts for this / that , I’m sure there’s a court we could threaten them with or send the bailiffs to Brussels , not a decent bone in the lot of them Translation into English required Your mates owe us £450 million in rent |
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Post by trymer on Jan 10, 2024 19:36:14 GMT
Translation into English required Your mates owe us £450 million in rent Need to get that quickly before the EU falls apart. |
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Post by oldie on Jan 10, 2024 23:14:41 GMT
Translation into English required Your mates owe us £450 million in rent My mates? 😂😂😂 |
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Post by trymer on Jan 11, 2024 9:51:25 GMT
Von der Leyen has got more (worry) lines on her face than a weather map....during an anticyclone....the whole rotten mess of the EU will collapse within five years.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jan 11, 2024 10:56:50 GMT
Von der Leyen has got more (worry) lines on her face than a weather map....during an anticyclone....the whole rotten mess of the EU will collapse within five years. VdL represents all that is wrong with the EU structure. She was elected with 383 votes (374 votes needed), so just 9 votes clear. The shocking thing about this is that she was the only person on the ballot paper ! Her time as Defence Minister in Germany was a disaster. She decided that serving in the military should be the same as working in any other job, so she introduced overtime payments for the troops. Anyone who has served will know that it is not a 37 hour, 9 to 5 job. If I had been paid for every hour I worked while serving I have no doubt that I would have left as a millionaire. This policy led to a huge increase in the wage bill and bankrupted the German Defence budget. Anyone with any sense would have known that would be the outcome. Imagine being sent to an FOB in Afghan for six months, where you really are working 24 hours a day. Instead of being paid for a 37 hour week, you're being paid for 168 hours per week ! This policy also led to the well documented incidents where German troops were sent on NATO exercises with brooms instead of proper weapons. German troops having to leave NATO exercises early because the wage budget couldn't afford to keep them there ! It was shocking, and her 'reward' was to be 'elected' to the top spot in the EU. |
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Post by oldie on Jan 11, 2024 12:52:21 GMT
Von der Leyen has got more (worry) lines on her face than a weather map....during an anticyclone....the whole rotten mess of the EU will collapse within five years. Then you can join Putin and his ilk in celebration |
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Post by trymer on Jan 11, 2024 13:51:54 GMT
Von der Leyen has got more (worry) lines on her face than a weather map....during an anticyclone....the whole rotten mess of the EU will collapse within five years. VdL represents all that is wrong with the EU structure. She was elected with 383 votes (374 votes needed), so just 9 votes clear. The shocking thing about this is that she was the only person on the ballot paper ! Her time as Defence Minister in Germany was a disaster. She decided that serving in the military should be the same as working in any other job, so she introduced overtime payments for the troops. Anyone who has served will know that it is not a 37 hour, 9 to 5 job. If I had been paid for every hour I worked while serving I have no doubt that I would have left as a millionaire. This policy led to a huge increase in the wage bill and bankrupted the German Defence budget. Anyone with any sense would have known that would be the outcome. Imagine being sent to an FOB in Afghan for six months, where you really are working 24 hours a day. Instead of being paid for a 37 hour week, you're being paid for 168 hours per week ! This policy also led to the well documented incidents where German troops were sent on NATO exercises with brooms instead of proper weapons. German troops having to leave NATO exercises early because the wage budget couldn't afford to keep them there ! It was shocking, and her 'reward' was to be 'elected' to the top spot in the EU. The EU seem to love mediocrity ,that gobs**te Neil Kinnock was a failure at everything so he was rewarded with years of very well paid 'employment' at the EU. |
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Post by Nobbygas on Jan 11, 2024 14:39:40 GMT
Von der Leyen has got more (worry) lines on her face than a weather map....during an anticyclone....the whole rotten mess of the EU will collapse within five years. Then you can join Putin and his ilk in celebration A very weak argument Oldie, very weak. |
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Post by oldie on Jan 11, 2024 18:30:09 GMT
Then you can join Putin and his ilk in celebration A very weak argument Oldie, very weak. It seems apparent that our friend Trymer is an admirer of totalitarian regimes |
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