The two are probably connected - Trump is the most pro-UK President of the US we've had since Ronald Reagan. Regardless of Trump's stupidity, muddled politics and his undoubted crassness his presidency is a good opportunity for the UK. The swift "front of the queue" trade negotiations that have alr...

I genuinely find it astonishing that there are so many posters on here who will gladly tie themselves in knots to defend a man who is, whatever your political views are, indefensible. There is no way you can honestly think that Donald Trump being President of the United States is a good idea. I noti...

The level of wealth inequality in the UK has been a problem for some time, and it's been getting worse over this decade. I applaud any political leader who identifies this as an actual problem and tries to do something to tackle it. I don't agree with a maximum wage cap, like Corbyn has suggested, b...

In the current political climate, he should have suggested a maximum wage cap for foreigners. He would have got a bit more support for a policy like that.

Hi Paul. The two groups you mention account for a huge number of people. A crash in house prices would be very good news for those first time buyers trying to get on the property ladder. But it wouldn't go down well with the millions of people who've currently got big mortgages on houses that are su...

claretandy wrote:The IMF stated the Pound was 20% over-valued way before brexit, it is now back down to normal levels.

You could argue that everyone's house is 20% over-valued.

Will everyone be happy if house prices suddenly came down to 'normal' levels?

Hi John, do you ever think what motivated the revolutionaries in France in 1789? and in Boston/US in 1765? I'm pretty sure none of them thought, "I can't do this - it might harm my economic situation in the near term...." If our situation (as an independent, sovereign nation and a member of the Eur...

Damo wrote:Care to elaborate?

When people tell me they're prepared to be financially worse off as long as we leave the European Union, I don't think they're brave. I think they're reckless and a bit daft.

The stories of people being hit in the pocket were circulating long before the referendum. It didn't stop the majority voting to leave. I can't understand why you assume people saying they are prepared to take the hit, be it on here or anywhere else, are doing so out of bravado If they're not doing...

So it turns out that being in the EU and having full access to the single market is good for the economy. Who knew?

It's a shame that people have voted to eventually end this arrangement.

Vegas Claret wrote:time to withdraw from the corrupt organisation F Y F

I swear some people won't be happy until we've withdrawn from the earth.

The football associations knew the rules, they knew what the consequences would be and the punishment has now been handed out. There can't be any complaints.

To provide some balance, left wing ex-druggie public schoolboy Will Self and one of Jeremy Corbyn's useful idiots, Richard Burgon are also on the panel. Completing the line up is Sarah Woolaston, of the Liberal Democrats who I'm sure is very nice... ;) Sarah Wollaston is the Conservative MP for Tot...

Being a member of the EU has absolutely nothing to do with this year being pants, dom.

It has a distinctly right-wing feel about it, tonight. Will Self should make things interesting though. It's fantastic trolling from the beeb. What better way to cap off a ghastly year like 2016 than to invite two of the most ghastly people in British politics onto the panel at the same time. I'm s...

( Drunker was one of the architects of one of the biggest tax avoidance schemes the world has seen) Second only to the biggest and most complex tax avoidance scheme the world has seen - the use of British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to funnel tens of billions through secret companie...

From what I've read further up, it would appear our politicians are quite naïve about how to get round the rules, or they're unwilling. The latter, without a shadow of a doubt. Remember, the people governing us are neo-liberal to the absolute core. If you think they believe in protectionism, you're...

Quickenthetempo wrote:If in 50 years time it suits us to go back in they would welcome us with open arms.

Is this like the time when people on the 'Leave' side claimed the EU will bend over backwards to keep us in the single market, so they can sell us their BMW's and Audi's?

Dazzler wrote:They are plenty of worldwide businesses waiting to do business with GB..once we are rid of these mad tarrifs.

So,should be a peice of p!$$ anyway.

Boris? Is that you?

Sidney1st wrote:The £ de-values every so often anyway, so it's not a major surprise it's happened again, even if it is a little worse then usual.

That's like saying cars crash into walls every so often anyway, so I decided to drive into a wall on my way to work.

Yeah I'd vote leave again. It's all guesswork anyway. No one really knows how it will be, but we know what we've had, and what our country looks like because of being in. Can out really be that much worse??? I wanna have a look and see if we really can go it alone and look after ourselves first. I'...

ClaretMoffitt wrote:*everyone who doesn't agree with me is stupid*

Anyone who votes for Donald Trump to become the President of the USA is stupid. Dangerously stupid.

It just shows that stupidity is present across all demographics.

Sounds like the jig is up for Donald after this weekend. Republicans are leaving him in droves. Does anyone know if 'common sense, man of the people' Nigel Farage is still working with him?

Burnley - the lack of pace in wide areas is killing us again. I also think tactically, Dyche still has a bit to learn at this level. There's time yet though. Man City - Guardiola once again showing that Mourinho is nowhere near him in terms of management. They should and probably will run away with ...

No surprise to see that its Corbyn who's keen to research this. Whether you agree with the principle or not, it has to be explored as an option for the future. Work used to equal pay. But what happens when work is massively reduced and made obsolete? People will still need money to live. Its an inte...

West Brom. Hopefully.

Rowls wrote:I'll come back to gloat a few months later when the project is abandoned amid economic chaos.

I thought you were firmly in the 'Brexit' camp? Have you had a change of heart, Rowls?

Fortunately, not everybody is as narrow minded as Rowls (who's provided some real insight here). These are the early stages, but people are realising that as the population increases and the requirement for human labour reduces, there has to be a new way of looking at things. Hence the discussion an...

Very interesting concept. Let's see how the pilot goes in Utrecht in January, and also Switzerland if they decide to go for it. I think Finland are trialing something similar as well. When you think about it, income based on work performed is going to be a very old fashioned notion in the near futur...