I believe this is not totally correct. EU governments can subsidise whatever they like PROVIDED they put it out to open, competitive tender that does not discriminate against any qualified provider. Some years ago there was a lot of discussion about airport subsidises, where Ryanair in particular negotiated some very cozy deals with airports. They were declared illegal and either discontinued or put out to competitive tender, most of which Ryanair won.I think a bigger concern here is if Scotland lives up to its threats and leaves the UK.
This might kill off the Scottish sleeper trains as EU rules don't allow national governments to subsidze international trains, and also the cynics claim these trains only really survive for the benefit of Scottish MPs travelling betwen their constituencies and Westminster,
Perhaps Scotland, Northern Ireland, and even London itself will attempt to leave what's left of the UK before all is said and done. Once you light the fire of patriotic tribalism there's no telling where or when it will be extinguished. In due course the people who sparked this revolution are likely to find themselves in worse shape than before.I think a bigger concern here is if Scotland lives up to its threats and leaves the UK.
Thank you. I've been saying this for years. I'd love to think that Junker and his lot in Brussels would take this shock and start fixing a number of their issues but the EC marches to the beat of their own drummer who sadly also happens to be tone deaf.And finally, while the results are disconcerting, it is also true that there is significant deficiency of democracy in the way the EU is set up. The European Parliament is essentially a coffee clutch with little powers. The European Commission can and does run rough shod over all sorts of things and is in dire need of reform. They could take this shock to start fixing some of those problems instead of ignoring them.
I'll be transiting through for a couple days on stopovers in September to partake in a number of pints and avoid the football hooligans.Anyway, pricewise, now is a good time to cash in on our plummeting £, and visit these shores!
The way it was explained to me was that the UK was leaving because they were tired of being pushed around by the EU. Fair enough, but do average Brits believe the UK is large and powerful enough to survive without doing business with the rest of the EU? If it's not then how exactly do you remain part of the EU market without following EU rules? Presumably you'd end up like Norway, who aren't technically bound by EU rules, but who end up having to follow them anyway at the risk of being denied access to their primary market.Well, despite my best efforts, we seem to be getting divorced from the E.U. My gut feeling is that nothing will change... Boris and Farage lied about many things, so "although the people have spoken", they were misled about what they would be buying. (I guess that is "politics"). So far, all we are hearing is how terrible things will now come from Brexit, no good news at all.
Cameron is no idiot. Seems quite possible to me that he played the role of willing patsy and self-sabateur.I am concerned by fascist murmurings in Europe and the UK, and see calling this referendum as pandering to the extreme right wing... We did not have to have it in the first place, but Cameron was trying to woo votes away from Ukip.
I see nothing on the horizon that indicates any sustained upward momentum for the GBP. The best you can hope for is that things get bogged down in committee for a few months/years. I'd probably wait and see how much more it drops. If immediate travel is on the horizon why not visit Scotland instead? You can reward wisdom and punish ignorance in one fell swoop. :lol:Anyway, pricewise, now is a good time to cash in on our plummeting £, and visit these shores!
UKIP was a single issue party, and if they have now achieved that goal, there goes there justification and they will fizzle away into oblivion.I am concerned by fascist murmurings in Europe and the UK, and see calling this referendum as pandering to the extreme right wing... We did not have to have it in the first place, but Cameron was trying to woo votes away from Ukip.
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