Politics

[kent_white]

38 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Am I missing out on something?

Yes - a woman with large norks

[Moon boy]

1 hour ago, TM Trotter said:

Come, now. Surely you must know that if you shout your belief loudly enough without any semblance of evidence, it counts as proof. 

Isn't that how discourse works in 2019?

Wow, how prophetic 

[paulhanley]

3 hours ago, kent_white said:

Fuck off. There's enough Gammons frequenting Wanderersways alone to have influenced a referendum! 

Amusing is this "Gammon" stuff. Another 21st century glaring liberal double standard. Its OK for liberals to use pejorative phrases - that's "appropriate". But the minute somebody else does so then it's "inappropriate" ...... to use the terminology so beloved of the woke. 

[kent_white]

8 minutes ago, paulhanley said:

Amusing is this "Gammon" stuff. Another 21st century glaring liberal double standard. Its OK for liberals to use pejorative phrases - that's "appropriate". But the minute somebody else does so then it's "inappropriate" ...... to use the terminology so beloved of the woke. 

Jesus - all the stuff I get called on here and you're worrying about a little tongue in cheek sliced meat reference.

[bolty58]

12 hours ago, TM Trotter said:

Come, now. Surely you must know that if you shout your belief loudly enough without any semblance of evidence, it counts as proof. 

Isn't that how discourse works in 2019?

Yes if you're a Remainer it seems.

[bolty58]

10 hours ago, kent_white said:

Jesus - all the stuff I get called on here and you're worrying about a little tongue in cheek sliced meat reference.

Didn't get that he was worried at all but impressed that you called him Jesus. His views will lead us to the Promised Land.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

6 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Yes if you're a Remainer it seems.

Discourse: racist and thick. Mass unemployment and food shortages. (As we haven't left yet no doubt the latter will still happen)

[bolty58]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Discourse: racist and thick. Mass unemployment and food shortages. (As we haven't left yet no doubt the latter will still happen)

..and the former has already happened according to Remainers the day after the referendum.

[MalcolmW]

7 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Discourse: racist and thick. Mass unemployment and food shortages. (As we haven't left yet no doubt the latter will still happen)

Surely if Scottish fishermen find their first day of exports into the EU rot in a queue they will then divert supplies into the British market for a short period. This will not increase prices unless there is panic buying, rather an over-supply will temporarily reduce prices.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

I learned something recently, can't guarantee its accuracy as it was on a gardening website, but it stated that more fish and sea food is used for fertilizer manufacture than for food.

Bit mind blowing.

[Moon boy]

Labour trying to find a position on Brexit today, should be entertaining 

[bolty58]

6 minutes ago, Moon boy said:

Labour trying to find a position on Brexit today, should be entertaining 

Entertaining! I'm still getting over the Marxist wing trying to axe the Deputy Leader position to spear that former fat lad. What a complete and utter shambles the Labour Party is.

[Moon boy]

1 minute ago, bolty58 said:

Entertaining! I'm still getting over the Marxist wing trying to axe the Deputy Leader position to spear that former fat lad. What a complete and utter shambles the Labour Party is.

Hope they go hard Remain

[bolty58]

2 minutes ago, Moon boy said:

Hope they go hard Remain

Yes mate let's hope so as it will split the vote which the Undemocratic mob was thinking would be all theirs.

[birch-chorley]

The weak pound hasn’t done Thomas Cook any favours, not saying it’s all of it don’t get me wrong but a big nail in that particular coffin 

Any sign of a big winner yet from this weak pound? 

Ive not seen any big firms posting huge jumps in profit on the back of it’s devaluation 

[Moon boy]

2 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

The weak pound hasn’t done Thomas Cook any favours, not saying it’s all of it don’t get me wrong but a big nail in that particular coffin 

Any sign of a big winner yet from this weak pound? 

Ive not seen any big firms posting huge jumps in profit on the back of it’s devaluation 

Once we’re out it should strengthen 

[birch-chorley]

11 minutes ago, Moon boy said:

Once we’re out it should strengthen 

With a deal, I agree 

3 / 4 years of dog shit in the meantime though 

It hit my place massively, we lost some great people 18 months back in a restructure to off set some of impact of a weak pound 

[Moon boy]

7 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

With a deal, I agree 

3 / 4 years of dog shit in the meantime though 

It hit my place massively, we lost some great people 18 months back in a restructure to off set some of impact of a weak pound 

Sorry to hear about job losses anywhere but Pound, Unemployment, Inflation all go up and down over a cycle a good Government without interference from the EU should be able to mitigate any problems 

[Mounts Kipper]

30 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

The weak pound hasn’t done Thomas Cook any favours, not saying it’s all of it don’t get me wrong but a big nail in that particular coffin 

Any sign of a big winner yet from this weak pound? 

Ive not seen any big firms posting huge jumps in profit on the back of it’s devaluation 

Manufacturers who export big winners, Thomas cook was caused by acquisitions that saddled them with debt and a raft of retail shops as most holiday bookings went online, bad management and bad decisions. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

9 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Manufacturers who export big winners, Thomas cook was caused by acquisitions that saddled them with debt and a raft of retail shops as most holiday bookings went online, bad management and bad decisions. 

Seems that way. A bit old fashioned in their approach and hadn't moved with the times. That seemed to be the jist of this morning's reports.

[bolty58]

18 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Seems that way. A bit old fashioned in their approach and hadn't moved with the times. That seemed to be the jist of this morning's reports.

 

Won't stop the Project Fear mob labelling it as a product of Brexit just like they do with every single piece of economy related information which causes the needle on the meter to even momentarily flicker into the negative.

A hysterical ST will be along in a minute to confirm this and bemoan the fact that panic reducing drugs will also be in short supply.

[birch-chorley]

45 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Manufacturers who export big winners, Thomas cook was caused by acquisitions that saddled them with debt and a raft of retail shops as most holiday bookings went online, bad management and bad decisions. 

Name one

Not some tin pot firm either 

Find me a large company who’s domestic business has had a massive benefit from the weak pound, I’ve not come across any so far 

Call it project fear all you want, exchange rates of 1.2 $ vs £ and near parity to the Euro will have put plenty off spending as much on holidays over the last 3 years 

Let’s put the cyclical nonsense to bed as well! Go back to the first few pages of this thread and it was argued that the weak pound was a seasonal thing, it’s clear that BREXIT uncertainty drives its value down 

Its time to get a deal done so we can all move on from the ‘uncertainty’, take what’s on the table or a very similar version of it with a small tweak here and there 

[Farrelli]

39 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

Name one

Not some tin pot firm either 

Find me a large company who’s domestic business has had a massive benefit from the weak pound, I’ve not come across any so far 

Call it project fear all you want, exchange rates of 1.2 $ vs £ and near parity to the Euro will have put plenty off spending as much on holidays over the last 3 years 

Let’s put the cyclical nonsense to bed as well! Go back to the first few pages of this thread and it was argued that the weak pound was a seasonal thing, it’s clear that BREXIT uncertainty drives its value down 

Its time to get a deal done so we can all move on from the ‘uncertainty’, take what’s on the table or a very similar version of it with a small tweak here and there 

There aren't any, stand by for some brexit spin nonsense and blaming remainers for the situation. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, birch-chorley said:

Name one

Not some tin pot firm either 

Find me a large company who’s domestic business has had a massive benefit from the weak pound, I’ve not come across any so far 

Call it project fear all you want, exchange rates of 1.2 $ vs £ and near parity to the Euro will have put plenty off spending as much on holidays over the last 3 years 

Let’s put the cyclical nonsense to bed as well! Go back to the first few pages of this thread and it was argued that the weak pound was a seasonal thing, it’s clear that BREXIT uncertainty drives its value down 

Its time to get a deal done so we can all move on from the ‘uncertainty’, take what’s on the table or a very similar version of it with a small tweak here and there 

A while ago TC cited Brexit and the pound as one of the factors in their downfall. The European press have reported this morning quite correctly that Brexit has played a part in the companies downfall. Apart from the Guardian not a single British paper has reported this. It goes to show how Brexit is a cult built on lies and propaganda. Zero honesty and when things go wrong you get a shrugging of shoulders and "not anything to do with us". 

Of course TC are not going bust entirely because of Brexit but its played a part in it. That is an absolute fact. Brexiteers don't like the facts though. 

[Winchester White]

To be fair, TC have been in the shit for several years. Lots of factors haven't helped in recent times of which a weak pound is just one.