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meellis,
You say that some companies are now doing well because of the value of the £ and want for it to keep falling. The £ is at a 30 year low against $ and while yes, some may be doing well, I would suggest that if they need this to do well there is something wrong- however as the inflationary pressures of a falling currency come through how will they cope. Example will be fuel , of course this is bought months ahead but if the £ stays low fuel will increase probably leading to further inflation.
It is indeed early days but a lot of damage has been done putting us back a long way. I have an opinion that the British people have made a monumental mistake, I realise that this has divided not just the country but families as well. It has placed some of us in the most difficult positions. I know of parents who have voted out when they have children living abroad or married to EU nationals living here, no one knows yet how this will affect them-to show the stupidity of the thinking, one said to me 'I did't think of X as an immigrant , to me immigrants are those that are claiming benefits' It is possibly one of the most stupid comments I have ever heard but out of respect for my friend I did not let rip - otherwise I would have
You have a good argument about not being able to survive on other peoples money but the world is and has changed, Globally service sector has been the largest employer for some time getting on to twice the number of people than the manufacturing sector. If you want to return to the days when Britain had a major manufacturing base you need to change the whole world economy and that can not happen while the same politicians and systems are in place. While we are all happy to use our cheap technology and clothes we will never see a change, even the expensive designer labels that people buy are made in sweat shops.
meellis,
You say that some companies are now doing well because of the value of the £ and want for it to keep falling. The £ is at a 30 year low against $ and while yes, some may be doing well, I would suggest that if they need this to do well there is something wrong- however as the inflationary pressures of a falling currency come through how will they cope. Example will be fuel , of course this is bought months ahead but if the £ stays low fuel will increase probably leading to further inflation.
It is indeed early days but a lot of damage has been done putting us back a long way. I have an opinion that the British people have made a monumental mistake, I realise that this has divided not just the country but families as well. It has placed some of us in the most difficult positions. I know of parents who have voted out when they have children living abroad or married to EU nationals living here, no one knows yet how this will affect them-to show the stupidity of the thinking, one said to me 'I did't think of X as an immigrant , to me immigrants are those that are claiming benefits' It is possibly one of the most stupid comments I have ever heard but out of respect for my friend I did not let rip - otherwise I would have
You have a good argument about not being able to survive on other peoples money but the world is and has changed, Globally service sector has been the largest employer for some time getting on to twice the number of people than the manufacturing sector. If you want to return to the days when Britain had a major manufacturing base you need to change the whole world economy and that can not happen while the same politicians and systems are in place. While we are all happy to use our cheap technology and clothes we will never see a change, even the expensive designer labels that people buy are made in sweat shops.
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