General Election called for June 8th

I didn't anything of see those televised debates, but the internet almost exploded last night with jokes over May's performance. Even Conservative supporters were saying how poor and unconvincing she was and how she was jeered by the studio audience. Some people are starting to think that even Corbyn has a chance against her, as that's apparently how bad her TV appearance was.

(30-05-2017 12:23 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Ireland has a lot to lose if we dont get a deal because UK will lower corporation tax and will attract a lot of the american companies that use ireland as a base. think about apart from the tax benefits why else would you base yourselfs in ireland

Very unlikely. American companies want/need to be in the EU. The whole point of having any European base is to enjoy the benefits of being in the EU.

What will probably happen is opposite to what you say. American companies in the UK will relocate to Ireland so that they can stay in the EU.

(30-05-2017 12:27 )Scots Napoleon Wrote:  I didn't anything of see those televised debates, but the internet almost exploded last night with jokes over May's performance. Even Conservative supporters were saying how poor and unconvincing she was and how she was jeered by the studio audience. Some people are starting to think that even Corbyn has a chance against her, as that's apparently how bad her TV appearance was.

Laura Kuenssberg, Tory Cheerleader BBC's Political Editor:

"What they'll glean, though, from snippets and headlines is a sense of how this campaign has changed, written on the leaders' faces. Jeremy Corbyn, more comfortable, more assured, with better prepared answers. Theresa May, really having to explain herself."

Ooops, it seems that Corbyn has done a 'Diane Abbott'.

Jeremy Corbyn struggles over cost of childcare policy

Anti-Theresa May song ‘banned by radios’ makes its way up the charts


(banned by radios? Are the machines finally taking over? )

(30-05-2017 12:23 )HannahsPet Wrote:  the fact the Germans and a lot of european companys use london as a credit market to raise money.

Only until that credit market relocates to Frankfurt, Paris or Dublin.

(30-05-2017 12:37 )CIA Snooper Wrote:  

(30-05-2017 12:23 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Ireland has a lot to lose if we dont get a deal because UK will lower corporation tax and will attract a lot of the american companies that use ireland as a base. think about apart from the tax benefits why else would you base yourselfs in ireland

Very unlikely. American companies want/need to be in the EU. The whole point of having any European base is to enjoy the benefits of being in the EU.

What will probably happen is opposite to what you say. American companies in the UK will relocate to Ireland so that they can stay in the EU.

Thats why sevrel of the larger american companys Facebook and amazon have been expanding there operations after referendum and snap inc the owners of Snapchat are moving over here and putting All world wide profits other than the US through london if they were scared why would they be doing that. the EU has done nowt but go after the american tech companys for the last 2 decades. from microsoft and apple

(30-05-2017 12:49 )CIA Snooper Wrote:  

(30-05-2017 12:23 )HannahsPet Wrote:  the fact the Germans and a lot of european companys use london as a credit market to raise money.

Only until that credit market relocates to Frankfurt, Paris or Dublin.

Indeed - some financial firms have, I believe, already started moving staff to/enlarging offices in other EU States.

Also, with 'no deal', the Likes of Nissan et al will likely be offski in the blink of an eye.

(30-05-2017 12:57 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Thats why sevrel of the larger american companys Facebook and amazon have been expanding there operations after referendum and snap inc the owners of Snapchat are moving over here

None of the companies you name have moved to the UK from Ireland, so those examples don't support your claim.

What's more, Snap Inc are not 'moving over here' as you stated. That's false.

From Snap Inc's own blog (10 Jan 2017): "Today, the media reported that we selected London as our international HQ. That is not true. We have one HQ, in Venice (California)."

Nissan will not move they have pumped billions into sunderland they will not let that go so easily. all the banks and nissan are negoiating thats how it works