Brexit discussion thread XIV (Please read OP before posting)

Eight years ago, he was estimated to be worth £100 million. God knows how much he is worth now. Interesting quote from the article:

"One minute Blair is “advising” in Kazakhstan, another in Columbia, Azerbaijan or Dubai. He seems to have an aversion to democracies."

The UK had a massive steel shortage and a massive dollar shortage at the time. Steel was allocated to manufacturers in proportion to what they could earn from exports. So it made sense to design models with export appeal. Aluminium was available due to lots of surplus WWII aircraft being scrapped. So it made sense to use it for the body of the Land Rover. The export earnings meant a larger steel quota for use on other cars and the domestic market (waiting lists of years long in the 1950s for a new car in the UK as as much production as possible was exported).

I wonder how the Land Rovers stood up to use in Africa though. The Australians bought lots of them initially but once Land Cruisers became available, bought those instead due to unreliability.

Oi! I learned to drive in an Austin! 😲

the petrol based mini convertible was moved to the oxford manufacturing plant recently. That particular article predates the EV move to china, so keep that in mind when it talks about EV production in 2027.

It's interesting that the oxford plant is essentially being repurposed to continue building legacy products. I'd say this is a net loss to the area, and to UK manufacturing.

The telegraph is gone nuts. Front page and shame because a comedian ripped the p1ss out of her. And some government committee spending their time b1tching about Joe Lycett and Gary Lineker.

The Brexit Freedom Bill just been passed which ‘sunsets’ EU Legislation relating to Financial Services by end of December 23 for BoE, FCA and PRA I think. And then all other EU legislation by 2026 The whole damn lot. And back to their own interpretation of law. But honestly, would you trust what’s there at the moment to create complex legal instruments that organise and direct your financial infrastructure. Two separate structures of Regulators taking complete control without stabilisers.

Who knows how it will and will they be able to passport in by either service or location. It’s scary really.

I loved a line from the last leg where they were discussing Liz Truss and they said ‘Do you know what, I miss Boris, at least he pretended he cared’.

So what it looks literally is the legislation for the regulators themselves by DecemberLike the prudential refgulayory authority, Financial conduct authority and the Bank of England and then December the following year to deliver all of the regulated participants legislation.

im sure anyone related in Finance in the UKh has better CV things to be doing.

Britain is "the money-laundering capital of the world", according to Tory MP Andrew Mitchell.

Well they've already gotten the ball rolling on the sewerage into handy rivers no? 🤣🤣

^^Right to work for peanuts.

A bit of reality dawning in this excellent video

Absolutely shatters the brexiteer lies about the British economy being hampered by COVID or Ukraine. The film is unequivocal that Brexit is the cause of Britain falling further and further behind the G7