Eu Will Play Hard-Ball

[Khandro]

'Years & years & years', say the politicians, but why leave it to such a shower, what do they know & what experience do they have of business? I read a top German business honcho saying the other day, "Put 15 of us in a room & we'll sort it out in an afternoon", obviously an intended exaggeration, but do you get his drift?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1207988/Brexit-News-BBC-Katya-Adler-Brussels-UK-EU-latest

[Zacs-Master]

I do get his drift. Unfortunately, business cannot operate independent of trade deals, whether that be EU tariffs WTO rules or whatever. So I think the mystery German was talking
Pferdescheiße.

[cassa333]

The EU playing hard ball is no reason to turn with your tail between your legs and beg to stay.

It just shows them up to be the petulant dictatorial boneheads they are.

We can play hard ball as well and while they play hardball we will play beach volleyball with the rest of the world.

[jourdain2]

Just because they try to keep is in by dragging their heels doesn't mean we have to go along with it. If Boris a) wins a majority and b) sticks to his date of end 2020 for a deal, then they are faced with 'pull your fingers out and do a deal' or 'no deal, sorry, bye'. Fingers crossed. :)

[Khandro]

Michel Barnier is a career politician, never worked one day in industry or business in his life, gets paid an astonishing salary with all expenses & would like the negotiations to play out for, 'Years & years & years' creating enormous uncertainty in the real world.
This is why Farage, who knows the EU better than anyone, has been so adamant on a 'clean break', then sorting it out with alacrity.

[fender62]

like children in a spiteful playground gang, all hotair no real leadership
less merkel is the silent leader.

[New Judge]

Yes it makes sense for the EU to fanny about with the arrangements for its members to trade with the bloc's single biggest trading partner. I'm sure it will do everybody the world of good. That's why Mr Farage's idea of a clean break is best all round. We don't really want to become involved with people who lack pragmatism that much.

[Zacs-Master]

Become involved........
Fink it’s a bit late for that, NJ. 40 years, maybe?

[naomi24]

^ Crikey! Finally an acknowledgement!

[Zacs-Master]

An acknowledgement that we’re in the EU? Well, we still are. I suspect many remain voters are going to vote LibDem as a tactic to get a hung parliament and Boris be unable to implement a hard brexit .

[naomi24]

//I suspect many remain voters are going to vote LibDem//

I suspect so too. So much for integrity.

[Zacs-Master]

There’s nothing dishonest about wanting what you believe to be right for the country, to happen.

[naomi24]

You keep telling yourself that, Zacs.

[Zacs-Master]

I will my dear, I will.

[ChuckFickens]

I work for an UK company that was the global leader in its field, up until a couple of years ago we were raking it in and we were cash rich...

Then

Brexit.

Now we're struggling to stay afloat, Nobody wants to buy from us because the stuff we make needs to be shipped to us in the UK and back out again after every use (Mil spec and broadcast spec stuff)

It's lovely that all the retired people voted to screw over the actual UK companies that work in a world market because they won't need to deal with the fallout.

[Zacs-Master]

They do need to deal with the fallout if they have index linked pensions, or any sort of pension which is dependent upon our economy.

[THECORBYLOON]

CHUCK, I don't want you to say any more than you want to but what is broadcast spec and mil spec?

[ChuckFickens]

Mr corby...

If you wan't video to come from the source to the "receive" with minimal delay the broadcast industry and the military want the same thing.

[ChuckFickens]

To say...

If you were watching a motor race and they suddenly switched to another camera you'd expect the car to look in the same place, just from another view.

If the delay is wrong, the car would look like it's jumped back/forward a few feet...

Mil spec and and broadcast want's less that one frame delay on both feeds so it's seamless.

[THECORBYLOON]

Thanks for that, I guessed the spec was specifications but couldn't see a link between the military and broadcasters.

[Khandro]

Chuck; I thought you were long-gone, good to see you back (perhaps all our computers will now run better :0)
I think your company might be suffering from uncertainty rather than policy. Once Brexit is done, all these issues can be dealt with positively I hope & you will soon be a world-leader again.