Thanks to Brexit :)

[Daniël Bos]

Matelot, once again, your debating skills and eloquence confirm you were educated far beyond your intelligence.

 

Britain bought 12 Billion pounds worth of good more than Britain sold last year.

A weak pound is not a good thing...

Edited January 27, 2017 by Daniël Bos

[Daniël Bos]

We're trying to catch you up.

The Netherlands has a massive trade surplus?

Not sure what you mean?

[matelot]

Once again, your debating skills and eloquence confirm you were educated far beyond your intelligence.

 

Britain bought 12 Billion pounds worth of good more than Britain sold last year.

A weak pound is not a good thing...

 

Advantages of a weak pound:

 

1. It's easier for UK companies to sell goods abroad (that will reduce the trade deficit).

2. We get more import substitution (that will reduce the trade deficit).

3. We will get more tourists coming to Britain.

4. Stockmarket at all time high as foreign earnings are worth more.

 

I would suggest your earlier, barely literate, response hardly inspires confidence in your "debating skills".

[Daniël Bos]

Advantages of a weak pound:

 

1. It's easier for UK companies to sell goods abroad (that will reduce the trade deficit).

2. We get more import substitution (that will reduce the trade deficit).

3. We will get more tourists coming to Britain.

4. Stockmarket at all time high as foreign earnings are worth more.

 

I would suggest your earlier, barely literate, response hardly inspires confidence in your "debating skills".

 

1 yes, but for that to happen there would have to be a market (the EU may well impose import tariffs?) and globally, Britain is no longer a manufacturing country.

 

2. Maybe, but only if 1 works, and earlier discussion on here didn't give the impression of people willing to buy British unless the price was right.

 

3. Brexit, and the implications of visas, tighter borders and a nation where people like yourself live would surely mean the opposite.

 

4. Means nothing whilst financial markets are shying away from London in favour of EU bases.

 

 

I've no desire to inspire you with anything.

In my opinion you are a vile critter.

[Mark Bolam]

The Netherlands has a massive trade surplus?

Not sure what you mean?

 

My apologies.

I saw 'Britbucks' and assumed Jomoco had posted that!

[Daniël Bos]

Apologies happily accepted.

Jomoco-land has a trade deficit of some 40Bn, which makes that less per capita than the UK though...

[Mark Bolam]

There is that.

 

Surely Big Don will sort that out pretty sharply though....

[eggsarascal]

There is that.

 

Surely Big Don will sort that out pretty sharply though....

 

I'm sure you're right. I saw a banner on one of his marches last week, it read....

 

"We will overcomb".

[matelot]

1 yes, but for that to happen there would have to be a market (the EU may well impose import tariffs?) and globally, Britain is no longer a manufacturing country.

 

2. Maybe, but only if 1 works, and earlier discussion on here didn't give the impression of people willing to buy British unless the price was right.

 

3. Brexit, and the implications of visas, tighter borders and a nation where people like yourself live would surely mean the opposite.

 

4. Means nothing whilst financial markets are shying away from London in favour of EU bases.

 

1. There are markets outside the EU. You can be fairly sure that British companies will be selling more things to them after Sterling has dropped in value. If the EU starts tariffs the UK will put tariffs on EU products. The UK has a trade deficit with the EU... who will collect more in tariffs? The UK

 

2. If British goods become cheaper British people will buy more of them....

 

3. Everyone in the world wants to go to the UK for a holiday. Visas or tighter borders aren't going to stop them.. Do you think Americans are going to say "The visa for the UK is too expensive, let's forget London and go to Bulgaria instead."

 

4. Yeah, you keep the banks and it means EU taxpayers will have to bail them out at the next financial crisis.

 

In my opinion you are a vile critter.

 

Ahhh, personal insults! Your "debating skills" aren't very good.

[stihlmadasever]

I'm sure you're right. I saw a banner on one of his marches last week, it read....

 

"We will overcomb".

 

very good