GarethM

And Kier's negotiations are working so spectacularly?. Kier bent over a table with his little EU masters, head turned to the side blowing a kiss and telling them no need for lube as he likes being fkd to the point of prolapse, have I got that right ?. Labour and the EU have zero negotiation ability.

And do you think plastic bank notes Carney will do anything better then Castro Trudeau before they all get kicked out for Pierre?. Historically there wasn't a need for a massive border between Canada and the USA, there's a town that straddles it. Probably due to Trudeau letting in massive numbers from India and elsewhere and the houses being almost impossible to buy as a result they have just walked over.

Go have a look at how digital tax works for those companies, it makes IKEA look simple. Effectively they pay on profits and use trademark and fees to pretty much achieve zero tax.

Personally I just see it as a government backed Ponzi scheme to close old industrial estates, convert to apartment housing and build new industrial estates on new land. That's what they're trying to achieve with united and Trafford park. Plus with energy prices, the only industry that will thrive is digital, actual engineering is space and energy intensive. Digital might be good money but that's more flash in the pan profits short-term.

Why not ask Microsoft, Google and others how they use their sweetheart tax arrangement with Ireland. Plus seeing that most things are actually hosted on Google/Amazon AWS were probably was past that point of debate as it's all in the cloud and not physical media for decades.

Do you know John Deere made like 10% of it's profit from software fees.

Because certain industries will never be USA manufacturered, mostly because it's a cottage industry specialism that even when you buy the company it can't be moved. The UK is pretty open, the EU are a protectionist block. What was it tanks the other year, we were forced to build them using Spanish steel even though they were being built in Wales.

What it will do is make them rethink their plans. Other companies say Kubota are already overtaking them and building more in the USA. As right to repair has turned a lot of customers away from Deere.

I'm guessing you've not worked in the defence sector as it's an industry that forbids outsourced manufacturing to non NATO countries on national security grounds. The UK is renowned for it's defence manufacturers, we make a LOT from fighterjets/radios/sonar/submarines/electronics and missiles etc. We also were the only place they could buy a certain plastic explosive from Tiverton or wherever in the west country for many years

Don't think they'll have much impact negatively on the UK. We're a key strategic partner especially as most of the US air force is built here via BAE for example. If you want to argue food, well yes unless it's the same standard. The EU however is very protectionist yet want to milk the USA for defense, same with Canada, put in more % and Donald will say fair enough as wasn't it like 75% of NATO funding?.

What a load of utterly disjointed crock. Do you really think manufacturing abroad benefits the people in the American factories?. Trump putting a tariff of a cheaply made product makes it more expensive than manufacturing at home, so manufacturers like deere/ford etc will return manufacturing to the factories they closed down to save a few bucks.

And why not look at why he had a barney with Mexico, most vehicles are now made there most big agri machinery and plant moved there under Joe. John Deere closed like half a USA factory last month, so I can't blame him to want American companies back ?.

You say that, but a lot of our industry land rover for example relocated not due to the wages but due to the EU funding. They had a massive fund, effectively paid for a brand new factory to be setup and moved at practically zero cost. Land rover, Cadbury and a long list of others used it.

Maybe they're the same people who work part time in the M25 roadworks?

Malmö was a perfect example, it's not because of urbanisation. It's because a lot of unsavoury types moved in around the war in Bosnia, same with most towns around Stockholm. Knife violence wasn't a thing here until the 90s, back then we still had the crays and such, with petty crime being just low stuff. Explain acid attacks then, without migrants.