Wonder what the other 26 countries will be vetoing brexit over.

I am not a 'corbynista' but IMO a private company is precisely that and we should end all handouts whether by taxation or subsidies that they receive.

They should be contributing to society not the other way round.

I'll lie down for a while phew!

I more or less agree with you on that. However, I think the Labour government under Brown had no option but to bail the failing banks out in an unprecedented situation. Otherwise they risked an economic meltdown with mass-bankruptcies of companies and individuals and mass-unemployment that would have seriously threatened the social stability of the country.

Edited by hedgehog50 (14 Jan 2017 8.34pm)

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

You need to listen to Jim Grant and his take on the recession, early 1920's, that cured itself with no Central bank influence.
More homework, but it's worth it.

Edit: It puts the constant bailing out of the banksters (that WE pay for) into perspective.

Edited by .TUX. (14 Jan 2017 8.50pm)

Buy Litecoin.

...and incidentally:

The vision of a low-tax Britain that enforces fewer regulations in terms of workers’ rights on businesses has been a motivating force for a number of high profile Brexit supporters.

What utter tosh. Because "low-tax" is synonymous with "fewer workers rights"? Jesus, the quality of Graun editorial just keeps plunging. You can see the bearded sandal-wearers spitting out their granola in outrage, as they tenuously try to make the link themselves, their neurons weakly sputtering to life in the left-side of their skulls.

Skim down, and you can really hit Graun-bingo: "xenophobia", "Corbyn", "LGBT" among other gems. Pathetic.

Anyone who believes that there will be much employment around to have rights about under a Corbyn government shouldn't bother to do the Lottery as the currency will be pretty worthless too.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

Actually, I think it's your generalisations that are pathetic. The article doesn't say it's synonymous, it suggests that many people who sought Brexit value a low-tax economy with fewer regulations. Do you disagree with that?

Personally, I can also see how they can be synonymous, as regulations cost tax money to enforce. Some countries have systems that apply these regulations because they think it's worth it - that environmental protection, workers' rights and so on are more important than short term profit margins and mitigate the likelihood of expensive disasters.

One thing she forgot to mention; The EU will be holding the aces and deciding the final terms of our trade deals with them and not the other way round.

Good bluster though, Teresa.

Big chest and massive boobs

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Yep, totally agree. Easy for May right now to talk, shout and demand but it's simply to boost her standing in the UK to try and stop the panic. Most of what she 'demands' will never come to fruition during the real negotiations that will start in April this year. Big inflation coming the UK's way isn't going to give her any help whatsoever.

Edited by europalace (17 Jan 2017 1.38pm)

What 'support in the country' is that?

The country has NOT elected the PM.