tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post7790746907857423785..comments2024-03-28T22:45:51.014+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Queen's Speech - Referendum momentsCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-21684884586759463072015-05-28T11:34:08.220+01:002015-05-28T11:34:08.220+01:00Only problem with the analysis is that Cameron wan...Only problem with the analysis is that Cameron wants in, as most know.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-13162841079510573292015-05-27T16:26:27.340+01:002015-05-27T16:26:27.340+01:00Wont happen.
French wont allow it.
I think they s...Wont happen.<br /><br />French wont allow it.<br />I think they still regret letting us in.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311993288675111834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-29491130742803650882015-05-27T15:36:10.376+01:002015-05-27T15:36:10.376+01:00The media focus may be on the referendum, and lot ...The media focus may be on the referendum, and lot sof squwaking on how the EU neuter our freedoms blah blah blah whilst this same government introduces totalitarian levels of control under the guise of terror & security legislation.<br /><br />They truly are evil shits.hovisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-12890362288518951642015-05-27T14:30:24.319+01:002015-05-27T14:30:24.319+01:00If the Tories don't tear themselves apart over...If the Tories don't tear themselves apart over the referendum, they've got a wonderful sideshow to distract everyone.<br /><br />Chances are people will vote to stay in, so they get 2 and a half years of bread and circuses whilst they enact policy, much of which will go under the media's radar.<br /><br />As for the speech, some opportunities missed - rationalizing VAT levels to a single rate across all products jumps out - would have increased overall take, whilst allowing a reduction in the headline rate, and doing this when we've negative inflation cuts the sting. Tax cut trumpeted, inflation not particularly effected, more cash for the treasury. No more campaigns about tampons being VATable whilst some luxury item isn't...<br /><br />The speech itself was about 2/3rds good, 1/3rd crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-40430333909436043062015-05-27T13:27:22.858+01:002015-05-27T13:27:22.858+01:00Wait for the EU to fold as it sees subsidies and i...<i>Wait for the EU to fold as it sees subsidies and indeed its existential existence threatened (especially if Greece has exited Eurozone too, a distinct posibility)</i><br /><br />If you look back at my 2015 C@W predictions, you will see I have Pondemos to win the Spanish elections in December. This may form the other half of a pincer movement on the franco-german axis.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-39934557246956499962015-05-27T12:19:28.411+01:002015-05-27T12:19:28.411+01:00The pantomime will begin and everything will be do...The pantomime will begin and everything will be done to change the appearance of the European Union without changing a thing. The UK will vote overwhelmingly to stay in, and it'll all be done without those involved losing face - in fact they'll come out looking like they've made many important decisions.<br /><br />The EU will split into the rich "North" and the poor "South (and east)" so the rich nations don't have to transfer their wealth to the poor; the poor nations can devalue their currencies to survive (and will stop electing parties that are a danger to the continuation of the EU). Call Me Dave will proclaim there'll no longer be a need for people to emigrate from those countries (Harrah! Immigration solved!) and that we can safely integrate into one strong economic union now that we're all the same without those pesky poor nations.<br /><br />In the real world it'll all still be controlled from the centre, the free movement of people will still cover all EU nations (rich and poor), regulation will increase, productivity will fall, more and more people and organisations will be proscribed, and we'll all head towards the socialist utopia after all.<br /><br />Not that I'm a pesimist you understand :)Scannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-79300036997022913962015-05-27T12:10:02.985+01:002015-05-27T12:10:02.985+01:00And if the outs do win, then we'll get a serio...And if the outs do win, then we'll get a serious counter offer from the EU. Cameron will announce that circumstances have changed and a second vote is required. (Repeat ad infinitum until the right result is achieved.)DJKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-15260468593817350922015-05-27T10:48:44.162+01:002015-05-27T10:48:44.162+01:00Vote tactically! Whether you really prefer in or ...Vote tactically! Whether you really prefer in or out, vote "out" (and tell every opinion pollster that that's your intention).deariemenoreply@blogger.com