The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[DMorgan]

Trouble is, so long as the demand for migrant labour exists that demand will be met whether we're in the EU or not

fwiw I don't really disagree with anything in the speech. More money for areas dealing with population increases, stopping bogus colleges enrolling students only to let them disappear and taking steps to ensure that migrants play by the same rules at british nationals are all sensible policies imo.

I do wish that you'd change the 'thick racist' record though. You clearly didn't have to be either to believe the Leave campaigns promises.

[TightEnd]

Total fall in sterling/dollar from the referendum night high to today's low ($1.2685) is -15.56%. -18.8% in yen, -14% in euro.

UK stock markets soar as sterling slumps to record low

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/04/uk-stock-markets-soar-as-sterling-slumps-to-record-low?CMP=twt_gu

[TightEnd]

Brexit business chief backs a 'sunset clause' for all EU laws after Great Repeal Act.

http://bit.ly/2dGqcMa

[TightEnd]

 David Davis: whole government to blame if Brexit goes wrong

Brexit secretary dismisses as ‘conspiracy stuff’ idea that leave campaigners were put in charge so they could be held responsible

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/04/david-davis-if-brexit-goes-wrong-leave-campaigners?CMP=share_btn_tw

[TightEnd]

i think all the immigration stuff coming out of CPC16 is pretty bleak

here is one blog post on it http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/10/government-taking-big-risk-immigration

[TightEnd]

Tim Montgomerie نmontie

Ukip's @DianeJamesMEP did not threaten Labour in North. If @Steven_Woolfe now becomes leader, Corbyn's troubles have just got much worse.

[TightEnd]

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[TightEnd]

possibly too small to read but a good article in the guardian

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[TightEnd]

Whats next for UKIP if May pursues a hard brexit? Has she effectively de-fanged them and Labour also (as if they needed to) by distancing her government from george and daves austerity policies?

i think the remarkalbe thing is that the referendum has enabled so much of UKIP's thinking to get into (expected hard brexit) government policy, even though they only have 1 MP

it may well marginalise UKIP at the next general election (though i still think there is a risk to labour working class votes if UKIP play it right) but arguably the party has achieved much of what it wants without much electoral representation at all

arguably, the referendum has rode over the first past the post parliamentary general election system

[TightEnd]

this Amber Rudd speech "firms should list names of foreign workers etc" "name and shame" etc

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she suggested companies report on % of foreign workers not list names. but no matter, still eye opening jaw dropping stuff isn't it?

it isn't lawful? Discriminating against foreign workers breaches the Equality Act 2010.

[TightEnd]

just the 225 year Sterling chart

getting to all time lows (85)

good time to be paid in $ i suppose (major uk companies, daveshoelace etc)

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[neeko]

just the 225 year Sterling chart

getting to all time lows (85)

good time to be paid in $ i suppose (major uk companies, daveshoelace etc)

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Bet DTD glad they have gteed £5m not $5m, in April that could be a lot more.

[doubleup]

this Amber Rudd speech "firms should list names of foreign workers etc" "name and shame" etc

Click to see full-size image.

she suggested companies report on % of foreign workers not list names. but no matter, still eye opening jaw dropping stuff isn't it?

it isn't lawful? Discriminating against foreign workers breaches the Equality Act 2010.

Yes blatantly illegal and obviously would be one of the shortest cases ever to come before the ECJ.  (Or the Supreme Court when the great repeal act makes all EU law into UK law.

This just follows the pattern of May's ministers absurd statements about the post brexit world.  I can only imagine that the are preparing the ground for blaming the EU for any adverse effects.

 

[nirvana]

this Amber Rudd speech "firms should list names of foreign workers etc" "name and shame" etc

Click to see full-size image.

she suggested companies report on % of foreign workers not list names. but no matter, still eye opening jaw dropping stuff isn't it?

it isn't lawful? Discriminating against foreign workers breaches the Equality Act 2010.

These remainistas are pretty fickle

[The Camel]

just the 225 year Sterling chart

getting to all time lows (85)

good time to be paid in $ i suppose (major uk companies, daveshoelace etc)

Click to see full-size image.

Was hardly worth playing the WSOP main event in the 1860s.

Easier to stay at home and play a grand tournament at the Vic.