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  • W W Balboos GHB

    I remember how the stock markets plunged with the Brexit vote - and now they're hitting new record highs. They, in fact, recovered in just a few days. There will likely be a relocation of some industrial populations for a bit - but more likely they come to an agreement. UK will be a de facto part of the EU, with their local government have more umph when calling the shots. You'll see: "The more things change the more they remain the same"

    Ravings en masse^

    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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    Richard Deeming
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    W∴ Balboos wrote:

    "The more things change the more they remain the same"

    I didn't realise the Brexit vote meant we had to translate all the common foreign words and phrases we use back into English. I guess it's just a reflection of the time spirit[^]. :-D And if someone else has already posted this, I guess you'll get a sense of already seen[^].


    "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

    "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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    • W W Balboos GHB

      I remember how the stock markets plunged with the Brexit vote - and now they're hitting new record highs. They, in fact, recovered in just a few days. There will likely be a relocation of some industrial populations for a bit - but more likely they come to an agreement. UK will be a de facto part of the EU, with their local government have more umph when calling the shots. You'll see: "The more things change the more they remain the same"

      Ravings en masse^

      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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      chriselst
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      Some things are up, some things are down, some things are up and then down and repeat. Immediate fluctuation was inevitable, and largely irrelevant to the longer term future. 5 or 10 years down the line should we ever actually leave the EU things might be good or they might be bad. However as no-one that I know of is running a parallel non Brexit world it will be impossible to tell if those good or bad things are better or worse than they would have been with a different result.

      Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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        Some things are up, some things are down, some things are up and then down and repeat. Immediate fluctuation was inevitable, and largely irrelevant to the longer term future. 5 or 10 years down the line should we ever actually leave the EU things might be good or they might be bad. However as no-one that I know of is running a parallel non Brexit world it will be impossible to tell if those good or bad things are better or worse than they would have been with a different result.

        Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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        W Balboos GHB
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        I'm coming from the point of view that the driving force pre/post/never Brexit is the same. Money. The big money (such as corporate and venture capital) will still use the same parameters to make the same considerations: stability, feasibility, and profitability. Not necessarily in that order.

        chriselst wrote:

        I know of is running a parallel non Brexit world

        That is, Until Now!

        Ravings en masse^

        "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

        "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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        • C chriselst

          Some things are up, some things are down, some things are up and then down and repeat. Immediate fluctuation was inevitable, and largely irrelevant to the longer term future. 5 or 10 years down the line should we ever actually leave the EU things might be good or they might be bad. However as no-one that I know of is running a parallel non Brexit world it will be impossible to tell if those good or bad things are better or worse than they would have been with a different result.

          Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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          wout de zeeuw
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          There is kind of a parallel already, Norway. They're doing quite fine. If my memory serves me correctly they estimated the extra overhead due to regulation mismatch costs them perhaps 2%, which would be the price to pay for extra control. If that's what you choose for, nothing wrong with that.

          Wout

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          • W wout de zeeuw

            There is kind of a parallel already, Norway. They're doing quite fine. If my memory serves me correctly they estimated the extra overhead due to regulation mismatch costs them perhaps 2%, which would be the price to pay for extra control. If that's what you choose for, nothing wrong with that.

            Wout

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            Norway is an entirely different economy to the UK though. They have large energy reserves, both renewable and fossil, that gives them a large increase in gdp over the UK, the UK is very reliant on banking and services, losing the banking passport thing would be disastrous, and Norway's population is about a thirteenth that of the UK.

            Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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            • W W Balboos GHB

              I'm coming from the point of view that the driving force pre/post/never Brexit is the same. Money. The big money (such as corporate and venture capital) will still use the same parameters to make the same considerations: stability, feasibility, and profitability. Not necessarily in that order.

              chriselst wrote:

              I know of is running a parallel non Brexit world

              That is, Until Now!

              Ravings en masse^

              "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

              "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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              Well sure, those with the money will continue to have the money. Those workout will continue to be subjugated. In the bigger picture the effects will be negligible.

              Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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              • C chriselst

                Been in my new job 4 months now, loving it, loving not being at the old one more. Although CP is blocked as a message board. On my first day a Frenchman who had been doing this job was sent back where he came from. A month ago a Dutchman was sent back across the channel. And at the end of the week a Serbian gets dispatched from these shores. That leaves an all British team of, erm, me. I am Brexit, hear me roar.

                Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                chriselst wrote:

                I am Brexit, hear me roar.

                Bet you won't be so noisy when they turn the lights out.

                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                • W wout de zeeuw

                  There is kind of a parallel already, Norway. They're doing quite fine. If my memory serves me correctly they estimated the extra overhead due to regulation mismatch costs them perhaps 2%, which would be the price to pay for extra control. If that's what you choose for, nothing wrong with that.

                  Wout

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                  Wastedtalent
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                  Norway pay the same into the EU per capita as the UK does, has to abide by EU laws, but with no say in them. Can't say that that deal would go down well with the UK Brexit voters.

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                    chriselst wrote:

                    I am Brexit, hear me roar.

                    Bet you won't be so noisy when they turn the lights out.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    Keith Barrow
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                    In the Internet, no-one can hear you sarcasm[^] :-D :laugh: ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

                    KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                    • S Slacker007

                      Um, it just means that British people will be hired instead? :doh: Um, temporary reduction in force? :doh: Somehow, I don't know how, but the British people have managed for many, many years on planet earth without the EU. I think they will do just fine, if not better than before, in the long run.

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                      Keith Barrow
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                      Slacker007 wrote:

                      Somehow, I don't know how, but the British people have managed for many, many years on planet earth without the EU

                      Massive empire with huge trade surplus caused by the attendant cheap raw materials and virtual export monopoly? Just taking a guess there.

                      KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                        Slacker007 wrote:

                        Somehow, I don't know how, but the British people have managed for many, many years on planet earth without the EU

                        Massive empire with huge trade surplus caused by the attendant cheap raw materials and virtual export monopoly? Just taking a guess there.

                        KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                        Slacker007
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                        Something like that. :)

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                        • K Keith Barrow

                          In the Internet, no-one can hear you sarcasm[^] :-D :laugh: ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

                          KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                          Mark_Wallace
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                          In a weird display of synchronicity (that's a fart-@rsey word for "coincidence" -- I'd never use it myself, unless it were to take the p1ss out of people who use it sincerely), your response fits as a response to this[^] like a glove.

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                          • C chriselst

                            Been in my new job 4 months now, loving it, loving not being at the old one more. Although CP is blocked as a message board. On my first day a Frenchman who had been doing this job was sent back where he came from. A month ago a Dutchman was sent back across the channel. And at the end of the week a Serbian gets dispatched from these shores. That leaves an all British team of, erm, me. I am Brexit, hear me roar.

                            Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                            Joe Woodbury
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                            Considering the complete lack of any legal action on Bresit, I think you may be misinterpreting the reduction in staff. Get your CV updated and ready.

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