Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2019 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 so why bother posting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, colhint said: so why bother posting? Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted January 24, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2019 Airbus saying it may be forced to leave UK in a No Deal situation. Quote “If there is a no-deal Brexit, we at Airbus will have to make potentially very harmful decisions for the U.K.,” said Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders, who has been one of the most outspoken business leaders on the topic. “Please don’t listen to the Brexiteers’ madness which asserts that, because we have huge plants here, we will not move and we will always be here. They are wrong.” The comments, made in an unusual video message shared by the company Thursday, are the strongest yet since the 2016 referendum from the executive who has repeatedly warned of the fallout from a worst-case Brexit scenario. It ramps up pressure on Theresa May, the British prime minister caught in the crossfire between pro-EU members of her Conservative Party who are seeking to force her to postpone the March 29 Brexit deadline, and staunch euroskeptics who are threatening to bring down her government if she does. Airbus, which is based in Toulouse, France, directly employs 14,000 people in the U.K. and supports another 110,000, Enders said in the video posted Thursday. The company has production sites in Filton, in the southwest of England, and in Wales where it manufactures wings for its range of commercial aircraft. Bloomberg (More on Link) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 No-deal really is unthinkable. JLR said its entire business is unviable in a no-deal scenario. That's another 40,000 direct jobs plus 250,000 in supply and service base. Knocking on 400,000 jobs between JLR and Airbus alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Project Fear at work again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 24, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, Genie said: No-deal really is unthinkable. JLR said its entire business is unviable in a no-deal scenario. That's another 40,000 direct jobs plus 250,000 in supply and service base. Knocking on 400,000 jobs between JLR and Airbus alone. That's a lot of fruit pickers for the farmers though 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, bickster said: That's a lot of fruit pickers for the farmers though Is there a Fruit Picker union ? I see an oppurtunity. Our future biggest industry ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: Is there a Fruit Picker union ? I see an oppurtunity. Our future biggest industry ? Hopefully the fruit pickers union are a bit more safety conscious than the winkle picker union... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Genie said: No-deal really is unthinkable. JLR said its entire business is unviable in a no-deal scenario. That's another 40,000 direct jobs plus 250,000 in supply and service base. Knocking on 400,000 jobs between JLR and Airbus alone. But Blue Passports! And fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2019 Airbus are one of my company's biggest customers, in fact they're probably THE biggest customer (I don't know if they or Boeing are bigger) Everyone around me at work are still all pro Brexit. Makes no sense. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2019 This week's Cakewatch podcast has Dmitry Grozoubinski as a guest, going through Brexit on a purely trade standpoint. Nothing new to most people who have kept up with Brexit but he's very good at cutting through some of the nonsense that's out there. He also quite openly says he doesn't have a dog in the Brexit fight, he's Australian, he doesn't know about the EU as a political entity, but he does know about trade and trade deals and how that works. And he's seen a lot of rubbish spouted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Just now, Stevo985 said: Airbus are one of my company's biggest customers, in fact they're probably THE biggest customer (I don't know if they or Boeing are bigger) Everyone around me at work are still all pro Brexit. Makes no sense. Unfortunately, I think some of those people are going to need to feel the pain before they realise what they've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 24, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: Unfortunately, I think some of those people are going to need to feel the pain before they realise what they've done. I've been saying this since the result but even then they'll find a way to blame the EU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Airbus are one of my company's biggest customers, in fact they're probably THE biggest customer (I don't know if they or Boeing are bigger) Everyone around me at work are still all pro Brexit. Makes no sense. Brexit is an article of faith. Evidence doesn't matter. It's either not true, coming from an untrustworthy heathen source, or doesn't matter because 'reasons'. It isn't helped by the fact people don't understand (and in fairness in 99.9% of cases, would never need to understand) the nitty gritty of trade deals and non-tariff barriers and global trade generally, and it's all **** boring, so people are entirely ignorant even if they aren't a raging Brexit loon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, bickster said: I've been saying this since the result but even then they'll find a way to blame the EU Been happening for months. EU punishment narrative, EU negotiating in bad faith... Also has an added stabbed in the back narrative for shits and giggles too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, Chindie said: This week's Cakewatch podcast has Dmitry Grozoubinski as a guest, going through Brexit on a purely trade standpoint. Nothing new to most people who have kept up with Brexit but he's very good at cutting through some of the nonsense that's out there. He also quite openly says he doesn't have a dog in the Brexit fight, he's Australian, he doesn't know about the EU as a political entity, but he does know about trade and trade deals and how that works. And he's seen a lot of rubbish spouted. I listened to that last night, you're right - he's very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 24, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2019 From Private Eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 40 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Airbus are one of my company's biggest customers, in fact they're probably THE biggest customer (I don't know if they or Boeing are bigger) Everyone around me at work are still all pro Brexit. Makes no sense. It makes perfect sense, they're thick I mean, people who don't realise that the companies they work for are a result of the partnership of the UK/EU, deserve everything they get. These will be the people driving around in decent cars, living in their 400 grand houses they bought for 10k in the 90s. **** em 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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