The Brexit Thread

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Dave said:
It's been said from the day he took over, he was never going to do anything different than May did, other than a lot of theatrics (and fake news headlines leaked by his Russian subsidised assistant) that's been the case.
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IMF forecasts faster growth in UK next year than either France or Germany.

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Rubberpigg said:
IMF forecasts faster growth in UK next year than either France or Germany.

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They do? Please point out the figures.

2019 - 2020 projections.

I see Germany going from 0.5 to 1.2.
Uk from 1.2 to 1.4
France 1.2 - 1.3

You have full report or just the screenshot?
 
250 jobs up for grabs as German discount grocer Lidl commences operations at new £70m Scottish warehouse

Lidl has announced that 250 new jobs will be up for grabs after it officially commenced operations at its new £70 million Scottish distribution centre.

The new 629,688sq ft warehouse, Lidl’s largest in Great Britain, is a base for 600 employees who have relocated from Lidl’s existing distribution centre in Livingston.

The German discount grocer said the new warehouse will also have scope for a further 250 jobs.

Located at Eurocentral, North Lanarkshire, the new distribution centre will support Lidl’s growing store estate across Scotland.

The retailer already has 99 shops across Scotland, with its landmark 100th store set to open by the end of the year.

The comes after Lidl announced in July that it plans to open 12 new stores across Scotland over the next three years.

“We’re very excited to be celebrating the opening of our new Eurocentral distribution centre, which represents a pivotal moment in our ambitious growth plans across Scotland,” Lidl Scottish regional director Ross Millar said.

“The warehouse underlines our commitment to creating more jobs for Scotland and I’d like to extend my thanks to both store and warehouse colleagues, who’ve worked so hard to get us to where we are today.”

Lidl has experienced continued growth in Scotland over the years, currently sourcing over 300 products from 60 Scottish suppliers.

Elsewhere in the UK, the grocer plans to open four new warehouses by 2025 in Bolton, Peterborough, Luton and Leeds.

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blo...mences-operations-new-70m-scotland-warehouse/
 
So does that make it more viable for Scotland to leave the UK and rejoin the EU?

ToxicBunny said:
But less than Spain... The UK are backwards then if the sleeping boozing Spaniards can grow an economy faster than them.
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Spain looks like it is going into a hangover stage. To be followed, I guess, by another drinking (growth) binge.

Chris_the_Brit said:
Off a lower base though (https://www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/). The UK generally benchmarks itself against Germany and France.
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By that base argument Germany and France's growth will be similar to the UK in absolute terms. The UK is coming off a lower base than either. Both countries have better GDP per capita than the UK.
 
At the House of Commons public gallery. Jacob Rees Mogg is speaking. A complete master orator...he has the whole House in stitches! Sorry not allowed to take pictures though.
 
New Brexit deal agreed, says Boris Johnson
A Brexit deal has been agreed between UK and EU negotiating teams before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: "We've got a great new deal that takes back control."

The two sides have been working on the legal text of a deal, but it will still need the approval of both the UK and European parliaments.

The DUP has cast doubt on its success, saying they still cannot support it.

The Northern Irish party earlier released a statement saying they could not back proposals "as things stand", and - after the PM's announcement - said their statement "still stands".

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the deal sounded "even worse" than what was negotiated by the PM's predecessor, Theresa May, and "should be rejected" by MPs.

But European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said it was a "fair and balanced agreement".

In a letter recommending the deal to European Council President Donald Tusk, he wrote: "It is high time to complete the withdrawal process and move on, as swiftly as possible, to the negotiation on the European Union's future partnership with the United Kingdom."

Both he and Mr Johnson have urged their respective parliaments to back the deal.

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier told a press conference in Brussels: "We have arrived at an agreement with the British government on an ordered withdrawal of the United Kingdom and the European Union and also on the framework for our future relationship.

He added that the text should provide "the legal certainty in every area where Brexit, like any separation, creates uncertainty and in particular, and first and foremost, for citizens".
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www.bbc.com

Brexit: EU and UK reach deal but DUP refuses support

The prime minister hails "excellent deal" with the EU, but a successful vote in Parliament is not yet certain.
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