You want some good news? Around £1m of Tottenham’s money for Victor Wanyama will find its way to Celtic, which will offset some of the economic impact of this morning’s news. This aside, there is only bad news. If we want to buy footballers priced in euros (or anything other than GPB) they will cost more money. We will also have to pay higher wages to be competitive with European clubs.
Goods will cost more – it will start today with fuel and travel, then food, electrical goods and everything else. Wages will buy less (not just less-able footballers). Borrowing repayments will be higher. Business expenditure, wages and employment will drop, so will the tax take – and money available for welfare spend. The poor always pay the highest penalty.
If you are rich enough and without a mortgage you can indulge in flag waving all day, happy in a delusion that self-determination even remotely exists in modern economies. Or that more self-determination over here, and a little less over there, is a panacea. It’s not, it’s just another economic crisis coming your way soon.
The entire political class have failed us. Calling a flag waving referendum was a grubby attempt to hold onto power by the prime minister; this mess is his making. Whoever succeeds him will have to successfully pander to the same party membership in order to get elected.
Jeremy Corbyn’s mealie-mouthed campaigning was an embarrassment. His “7 out of 10” backing for remain did what it was supposed to do: convince people he was going through the motions for something he didn’t believe in.
Who’s ever heard of a leader winning support for an issue he is prepared to back 7 out of 10 himself? He should go, but political ego will ensure he’ll hang around to make sure Johnson wins the next general election.
It took six days for the Greek government to abandon their own disastrous EU referendum mandate. Instead of attempting a rescue, all our political ‘leaders’ will give us is more populist power grabs. It’s already underway.
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Wow …..used the scissor adaption on his wee pen knife ….game on …
Braw
Outstanding goal, Switzerland. Been the better team this half.
Great goal Shaqiri Shaqiri…
an absolute rasper
Goal of the tournament so far
Mark Lawrenson on Swiss scorer Shaqiri:
He’s got a small centre of gravity.
My last word on EU referendum.
All 65+ year olds should be locked away in secure safe environment without access to postal votes or polling votes for all and every future election. :-)
MWD
Excellent, extra time, if all the games go to ET we almost get wall to wall football without having to listen to the shite BBC/ITV “experts” :O)
Mark Lawrenson the Swiss keeper looks if he has Marigolds on
The other lad says you wouldn’t want to meet them after a night out.
He would be cleaning up wouldn’t he .
Made me laugh.
Reading through twitter about the referendum. This ‘getting our country back’ (from who? For who?) is sickening.
It wasn’t all about racism but the vote appears to have enabled and emboldened those who are.
Sadly though, my own Comrades on the left have to bear a huge part of the blame for abandoning working class communities and trying to ape the tories and liberals to get middle England’s votes. They didn’t see votes in their heartlands as important and they let others steal their clothes. Problem being that some who stole them were xenophobic right wingers praying on workers fears while simultaneously not giving one damn about their real problems and in fact conspiring to shaft their welfare state.
We have f#####d up badly.
I’m depressed about it.
A worldy.
Those hips don’t lie.
Shaquiri.
MOONBEAMSWD on 25TH JUNE 2016 3:48 PM
My last word on EU referendum.
All 65+ year olds should be locked away in secure safe environment without access to postal votes or polling votes for all and every future election. :-)
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As a 64 year old I agree with that :)
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/life-begins-at-97-for-trinitys-oldest-honorary-arts-graduate-34831970.html
J McCormick
One draw up, two to come ?
Best of luck
had a wee saver on both teams to score at 7/5, what a goal by Shaquiri
Must say there are always plenty of bhoys aroufd me at CP who would give Lawrenson a run for his money on making comments about games. How do BBC believe that he contributes anything to the commentary?
Prime Minister Boris. That’s going to be a laugh isn’t it?
SCOTBROWNSBHOYS on 25TH JUNE 2016 2:43 PM
Coolmore Mafia
John James having a meltdown.
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Probably been reading too much CQN over the last 36 hours
MOONBEAMS
TALLYBHOY called me yesterday raging that one in four couldnae be arsed to vote,and should be barred in future.
I replied that the 3 in 8 who could be bothered to vote should be shot.
The will of the people,that’s democracy. We deal with it.
But by Christ,this is not going to be pleasant nor simple.
GFTB
Just in from a lovely Itlain lunch, Spanish wine on the go now, French cheese and German beers to follow. I love Europe me!
Lunch was great and even better now that my bet is a certain provider of the funds for next weekends lunch as well……well , here’s hoping anyway.
Cheers ..Salud!
KEVINBHOY
Tortes rarely reward self-serving treachery. Even they have principles now and again.
Tortes
Eh
Tories.
MOONBEAMSWD on 25TH JUNE 2016 3:48 PM
My last word on EU referendum.
All 65+ year olds should be locked away in secure safe environment without access to postal votes or polling votes for all and every future election. :-)
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Michael Rosen
Time to cull old people…
Good evening
on what is a historic moment in history,
a truly momentous moment
and I want to take this opportunity to discuss something
which up until now has been swept under the carpet:
old people.
Quite frankly there are too many of them.
I’m going to say it simply
and you can quote me on this:
there are too many old people in Britain today;
we can’t cope
they’re putting pressure on our public services,
they’re forcing wages down through doing low-paid jobs
and volunteering all over the place;
they’re hanging about on street corners
talking to each other in their own odd ways
they go to their own special places
segregating themselves off from the rest of us
failing to integrate.
But the real matter
and let’s have a grown-up conversation here
is the fact that we can’t cope.
There is a finite number of people we can handle
in these islands
and if you look at the statistics
you can see the way that old people go on and on living
these days
means that the population is going up and up and up.
This puts a massive pressure on society as a whole
and let’s face it,
Westminster won’t talk about it.
This is a failure of the political class.
Well, now we’ve got a chance to sort this out
ourselves
without interference from Europe.
We can control old people ourselves.
We can do this is a sensible, grown-up, humane way.
I suggest that we need to talk about culling,
perhaps starting with ninety-year olds
and then consider whether the old age pension
is really something we can afford.
I suggest we can’t
and the advantage there is that this may well
encourage some old people to die sooner.
Again, we could look at the pressure that old people
are putting on housing.
One way to deal with this is to think about special centres
or camps
where old people could be grouped together in huts.
All this is to be talked about in an open, mature way
but whatever happens,
today has given us this great opportunity
to talk about such things.
Thank you for listening
and good night.
It’s not always the case that people can’t be arsed voting. I’ve got a mate who has never voted, he did get to the polling station for a general election once though but decided to spoil his paper with an anarchy symbol.
Told us all that he considered going back next vote as he fancied the lassie who ‘worked’ at the polling station but….
Ernie
We don’t need to cull them. Treasure them for their historical contributions to society. But as for voting, they are more dangerous in a polling booth than they are behind the wheel of a car. :-)
MWD
QUONNO on 25TH JUNE 2016 1:01 PM
IKI on 25TH JUNE 2016 12:46 PM
Lead article written by Jim Murphy ?
Whither he?
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Third hand info was that shortly after his demise, he was sinecured by W Haughey.
CQN giving problems on iPad.
Anyone experiencing same?
I think Clatteburg (sic) is a really good ref, might put a wee wager on him reffing the final, also enjoy Howard Webb on BT during the season and as a pundit explaining the decisions, not ever scared to say if the ref has called it wrong
Liking refs ?
Never catch on
BMCUWP
I agree on democracy but I will add that there should be an aptitude test taken by all of an age to vote to at least determine a level of intelligence above an IQ of 85.
MWD
GG
Same iPad issues, patience is the only advice this technophobe can give you :-)
MOONBEAMS
My parents voted Remain. And they are both over 65.
Apart from my Mum,who sails through life serenely at a constant 29.
But then,my parents aren’t a pair of racist bastards who believe every lie they get told.
MOONBEAMS
Eugenics,bud.
Not good.
Your vote is as important as theirs.
Problem is they got off their arse. Seems that we didnae.
Bankies rule OK ……..well done Delanys….
Braw
BENDIGO
Mind lock yourself away after your next birthday. Don’t forget now. :-)
MWD
Poland through, then the players get bombarded with stuff from the Switzerland fans, think the Poles forgot their fans were in white today :O)
Another big winner on his way to Arsenal…..hahahahaha
Braw
Well done Poland, my wee mate will be doing somersaults just now…Zybesk enjoy your night, DD I know you will anyway:)
BMCUWP
I’ve not met a 65+ year old who has admitted to “BeLeaving” the xenophobic crap spouted yet?
You sure your elderly are being straight with you?
I’m locking my da up now just in case.
:-)
MWD
GFTB
Message Problem on page. Reloading.
Plus delays in text appearing on comments.
My Polish neighbour will be celebrating with vodka tonight.
The referendum in England was decided by people who don’t vote in elections.
I think we should keep sight of the fact that it was decided by a tiny margin, before we damn all the English to hell.
And I still think there could be a second referendum.
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boom
take that Lichtensteiner::)))))))