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2016-10-21 Britain

Behind the scenes of the flawed campaign to keep the UK in the EU

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Posted by Pappy 2016-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 the pound at 168 year low..yikes... they might bring some tourist in or sell exports on the cheap but not enough to cover the hole they dug.

Posted by Slens Thrirt9819 2016-10-21 01:13|| 2016-10-21 01:13|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm just an engineer, not an economist. I think I understand the lower pound will bring in more tourists, since the incredibly high cost of living is lower if you have other currency. I appreciate that it makes imports more expensive. But what effect does it have on things made or grown in Britain (assuming there are any of those things left)? What effect does it have on the middle class?

Posted by Bobby 2016-10-21 07:21|| 2016-10-21 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 But what effect does it have on things made or grown in Britain

It's only a niche hobby market, but among my fellow participants in it, the opportunity to buy cheap is causing a lot of purchases that would have been timely deferred or passed up otherwise. Those British 'shopkeepers' though small in relative enterprise, are probably happy.

What effect does it have on the middle class?

Brits define 'middle class' different than Americans. We'd consider the 'shop keeper' middle class, the Brits probably not.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-10-21 07:59|| 2016-10-21 07:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Most of this is so typical of the Democrats over here.

It's all about how we didn't sell the message properly; just need louder screaming, etc. It's never about how the message sucks and people don't want to buy what you're selling.

It's also odd that they complain that the MSM was against the Remaniacs. That's not the way it looked from here.

Posted by AlanC 2016-10-21 08:33|| 2016-10-21 08:33|| Front Page Top

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