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Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 10:20 am
(June 25, 2016 at 10:13 am)robvalue Wrote: Well, we can certainly ask.

If two people were in a room, and 52% of them wanted to blow up the house, what would I do?

What if 52% (wtf?) wanted to move mortgages to a different bank so they could reduce costs / T&C's?
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 10:50 am
Well, I'd make sure that none of them blew up the house first.

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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 10:56 am
(June 25, 2016 at 10:20 am)Allanon Wrote: What if 52% (wtf?) wanted to move mortgages to a different bank so they could reduce costs / T&C's?

As things stand now, you actually made mortgages more expensive. Going by the pound's value. Lowest value since 1985. I wouldn't be overly bothered by that, if the international stock markets hadn't take a huge hit yesterday and haven't recovered as of yet. Which kind of concerns all of us.

Which was to be expected, without being an economics guru. So, Rob's example of blowing up the house isn't that far fetched.
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 10:58 am
Yeah, I'll bet many people in UK right now wish they went with a fixed-rate mortgage. Undecided
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:02 am
I think David Cameron underestimated how vicious the right-wing cooperate media can be. The establishment was at war over this. The debate became tiresome so I switched off early on. I was on the fence for a while though, in the end, I decided to vote for the status-quo.

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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:04 am
(June 25, 2016 at 10:56 am)abaris Wrote:
(June 25, 2016 at 10:20 am)Allanon Wrote: What if 52% (wtf?) wanted to move mortgages to a different bank so they could reduce costs / T&C's?

As things stand now, you actually made mortgages more expensive. Going by the pound's value. Lowest value since 1985. I wouldn't be overly bothered by that, if the international stock markets hadn't take a huge hit yesterday and haven't recovered as of yet. Which kind of concerns all of us.

Which was to be expected, without being an economics guru. So, Rob's example of blowing up the house isn't that far fetched.

Hardly the point I was making and I think you know that...

The pound losing value isn't necessarily a bad thing (according to economics guru's) as it will mean it will help exports.
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:19 am
Signed the petition.

Not sure what fantasy world "leave" supporters live in, but no, the pound losing value is not a good thing. It might help some exports, but it won't help the rest of the economy, it won't help regular people, and...oh right, you just voted to leave a powerful trading block, so that export help might be short lived.
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:22 am
Currency losing its value might not be a bad thing?

That's the kind if ad hoc rationalization I'd expect from the likes of Ken Ham...
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:26 am
(June 25, 2016 at 11:19 am)Tiberius Wrote: Signed the petition.

Not sure what fantasy world "leave" supporters live in, but no, the pound losing value is not a good thing. It might help some exports, but it won't help the rest of the economy, it won't help regular people, and...oh right, you just voted to leave a powerful trading block, so that export help might be short lived.

Some exports??? The pound is lower so any item exported at the previous price will make more profit after exchange OR they could lower the items price to sell more, in both cases bringing in more money!  More money in means possible opportunities for more jobs and investment.  How is that not good for business and good for people in general?
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RE: Petition: second referendum for leaving the EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:30 am
Shit. I have been to London twice, even played football vs the veteran Reading FC team. It was cool, but a single pint costed like 5x what it costs here. I think it will cost more from now on. Because the EU doesn't allow vaping adverts.
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