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 Hansy  21 Nov 17 10.08am |
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Originally posted by CambridgeEagle
I know the government have been busy selling off most of our UK based assets, but I am aware we have some left. No sure what our assets in the UK have to do with the Brexit Bill. As I understand it the EU had about €41bn of "tangible" assets at the end of 2015, mostly cash. There were also €56bn of loans, which are matched by liabilities so net out to zero, less any contingent liabilities. So €41bn divided by 28... Even if you weight it according to size it's not huge. And part of this is property. How do we get a share of that? Consider to that we decided to leave so are hardly in a strong position to make the EU "buy our share". I agree that our share of cash and available for sale assets should be included. Shouldn't be particularly contentious. EU based UK assets, as well as the UK's share of EU assets. Do you have the breakdown of these tangible assets? i.e. where did you get these figures from? It will be interesting to see if it is similar to mine. It certainly will be interesting to see whether they simply split assets 28 ways, or base it off the percentage EU states have invested.
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| CambridgeEagle Sydenham 21 Nov 17 10.26am |
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Originally posted by Hansy
Portugal's success of electing an anti-austerity government and it's impact on public finances should be a stark lesson.
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| Hansy 21 Nov 17 10.29am |
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Originally posted by CambridgeEagle
Portugal's success of electing an anti-austerity government and it's impact on public finances should be a stark lesson. Yes, but that has always been the issue with both Labour and the Tories. Labour spend and grow out of trouble. Tories cut. Should be a middle ground in both imo.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 21 Nov 17 11.42am |
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Originally posted by Hansy
Yes, but that has always been the issue with both Labour and the Tories. Labour spend and grow out of trouble. Tories cut. Should be a middle ground in both imo. 'Labour spend and grow out of trouble. Tories cut'. Ok the tories have cut relentlessly but not grown out of trouble fancy tricks in the budget won't disguise the reality IMO.
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| Hansy 21 Nov 17 11.57am |
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The economy has grown 1% in total so far this year...
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| CambridgeEagle Sydenham 21 Nov 17 12.17pm |
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Originally posted by Hansy
The economy has grown 1% in total so far this year... Bottom of the league
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| Stirlingsays 21 Nov 17 12.56pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
'Labour spend and grow out of trouble. Tories cut'. Ok the tories have cut relentlessly but not grown out of trouble fancy tricks in the budget won't disguise the reality IMO. Labour spent so much that there was no reserve available to cope with the financial crises. You praise spending every penny.....I don't.
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| Stuk Top half 21 Nov 17 2.52pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
er...The European Medicines Agency, the biggest loss, employs around 1,000, and the other, the banking bit, has between 100 and 200 staff. Nothing to celebrate. That's 1,000 plus well paid jobs going out of the UK economy so others here who saw some of that dosh will suffer too from their move. "Salaries are exempt from national tax." They can gladly all sod off. And all the staff now automatically get a pay cut for the EU moving them.
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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 21 Nov 17 2.55pm |
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Originally posted by CambridgeEagle
Bottom of the league
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| Stuk Top half 21 Nov 17 3.12pm |
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Originally posted by CambridgeEagle
Bottom of the league Not even close. Above France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Portugal, Finland, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and a whole load of others.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 21 Nov 17 3.14pm |
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There all the minuses of jobs local economy moving away to Amsterdam just an own goal by the UK with this re-location of the European medicines agency. This was a Tory EU benefit from John Major I think. Pharmaceutical companies make huge profits and are also huge investors so it follows that they will also be diverting their interests to the Netherlands.
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 21 Nov 17 3.56pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
There all the minuses of jobs local economy moving away to Amsterdam just an own goal by the UK with this re-location of the European medicines agency. This was a Tory EU benefit from John Major I think. Pharmaceutical companies make huge profits and are also huge investors so it follows that they will also be diverting their interests to the Netherlands.
Notwithstanding the fact that we have to fund our own medicines agency now rather than sharing the cost of it with partners.
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