Who needs evidence when you can just make it up as you go along

Yep to paste some of the relevant detail.

'New figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show in the twelve months to September 2019 that UK exports to outside the EU grew nearly five times as fast as exports to countries inside the bloc.

UK exports to the EU grew by 1.3% and now total £296.8bn, while exports to non-EU countries saw growth of 6.3% to reach £376.7bn.

Over the 12-month period, non-EU markets remained the top destination for the UK’s renowned service sector. 60.2% of UK services exports, including financial, travel and transport, go to non-EU markets and are now worth £190.8bn.'

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

The much vaunted EU free market does not include many areas of the service sector which is our strength. I have heard business leaders complain it is easier to do business in Asia than in Europe. If the EU had been prepared to open up this sector I think Remainers would have had a powerful economic argument.

The EU favours the areas of the economy that suit France and Germany but not us.

Edited by Badger11 (12 Jan 2020 4.19pm)

One more point

I didn't say it was, but the 28% who didn't vote isn't the subject here. It is treating any region is isolation which is under review.

In a previous comment I mused that I thought it likely that the 28% of non voters would likely contain more of those who preferred to remain than leave. My reasoning was that the leave campaign was better organised, that those pushing for change are always more motivated than those arguing for the status quo and the complacency that some might have felt given all the pre poll predictions.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Perhaps because it's only part of the picture?

Good news is always welcome but it needs to be seen in context and over a long period so the real trends can be determined. We all know that a variety of factors can influence short term results.

This was published a few hours ago:-

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'Good news is always welcome but it needs to be seen in context and over a long period'

This news is performance measured over a year.

The Brexit vote was in 2016. As with predictions with Trump the predicted economic disasters have not occurred.....Indeed the opposite.

There are no doubt forces that wish for the UK economy to fail and indeed like this guy continually predicting it.

However, their success rate as predictors certainly wouldn't win them any prizes at a winner's awards ceremony.

Remainers are the past.....There are plenty who see the UK's opportunity here.....and as we see with exports this is being grabbed.....Plus we will expand much further with the US and other trusted markets.

Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Jan 2020 7.59pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Which have nothing to do with any kind of legal framework involving federalism.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

That’s just guesswork though. Just as likely they were leavers who didn’t think there was any chance of winning.
No one knows but remember millions of people in Britain care more about the X Factor than they do about anything political so weren’t going to vote anyway.

Picking one statistic out of many is misleading at best and possibly disingenuous. Of course any improvement in one set of export statistics is very welcome but it doesn't, unfortunately,mean that the UK economy is healthy.

The balance of trade figures are a much better indication.

Those who claim to see a rosy future just over the hill as a consequence of a single export statistic are being wildly optimistic. Much more time and solid evidence is needed. As it flies in the face of every other report and forecast I have heard about I am reserving judgement whilst anticipating a downturn as most seem to expect. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best but expect nothing, will serve us well at this time.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

'You probably wouldn't recognise me at a party from my persona here. I tend to tell jokes rather than hold serious conversations.'

WE is being far too harsh on himself. Rather I take the view that pretty much all he's said on this site so far has in fact been jokes.

Just not very funny ones.

Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Jan 2020 8.50pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)