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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ROBINBHOY on 24TH JUNE 2016 4:23 PM
Eck Salmond in the BA lounge in Heathrow grinning like a Cheshire Cat!
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To be read in an Alex Salmond voice tone:
My fellow Scots. Through hundreds of years of English rule, what are we left with?
Nothing I tell you.
Even when i feel happy, i cannot grin like a Scottish cat.
We need independence NOW (and a smiling Scottish feline role model).
Do not deny us…….
Lucky Cody, will do, see you on the flight!
Did someone forget to tell the Brexit voters that the UK recession deficit is still north of £1.5 Trillion and being secured within the EU ……oh, dear ….hahahaha….
Make no mistake, those who voted to leave did so on immigration grounds, with no consideration, or understanding of the economic / financial implications ……selfish Brits, as usual ….!!!!
ERNIE LYNCH on 24TH JUNE 2016 4:53 PM
QUONNO on 24TH JUNE 2016 4:44 PM
The fall in the price of oil would have a larger effect on the Scottish economy than it would on the UK economy because oil forms a larger percentage of the economy, Scotland having a smaller economy than the UK.
If things pan out the way you wish what sort of border do you think there will be between Scotland and England?
I have no idea if there will even be a formal border. I visualise there will be the same king of border that currently separates the North and South of Ireland. You know, the kind of border that people appily cross and recross daily without hassle.
I can see parallels between Martin O’Neill and Brendan Rodgers today.
During the John Barnes season, Stillian Petrov was a promising teenager who enjoyed the occasional place on the bench and substitute appearance. He was in the early stages of his first Celtic contract and was earning £4k per week – a lot of money in Bulgarian terms.
The following season, Martin arrived and assessed the squad, which included familiarising himself with player contracts and wages. He promoted Petrov to the first team and told him to prove himself worthy of a run in the team.
After the famous 6-2 humbling of THEM, Martin approached Stillian in the dressing room and said, “My God son, you’re getting a pay rise.”
A few weeks later, it was announced that Petrov had been given a new extended contract and a 400% wage rise.
The above is more or less what Brendan Rodgers has done with Kieran Tierney.
Dare I say it. The omens are good.
Things have never been the same on CQN since we left the Common Market.
Lucky Cody flight now scheduled for 18:45 I blame Brexit
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 24TH JUNE 2016 4:10 PM
AULD BERTIE is an anagram of BERTIE AULD
Post of the day!
My guess is that if Alex Salmond was in an airport departure lounge, and wasn’t grinning like a cheshire cat (smiling), he’d be described as a miserable git.
We have all heard stupid cries of Armageddon – well this just might be it and self-inflicted into the bargain.
I agree with every word Paul has written today.
We are now bystanders in the biggest gamble in modern post industrial revolution history – a perfect political storm has been triggered.
God help us – out of Europe and the SNP flag-eaters will now try to separate us from the UK.
The financial sector in Scotland will now move south like an egg-timer with an extra large hole.
when i am in the lounge i seldom meet any other hoopsters.
i do like a laugh at sevconians though.
We’re Nicola can stick her neverendum n’ aw! Scotland would be a basket case already if we had voted yes.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs a three year deal with Celtic…..
Braw
Smiley thing . Revolution Raffle starting very soon ….get your wishes in for prizes…
A sober game of sclaffbaw in Carnoustie…
Fishing on the queens beat on the S Esk…
Etc etc …
Braw ….
Was just checking the latest updates on the BBC and this programme was mentioned…
Only the end of British Empire like this’ – Hennessy
Radio 4 PM programme
The historian and constitutional expert Lord Hennessy explains why the UK has never really warmed to Europe. The crossbench peer told PM presenter Eddie Mair: “Europe was set up by clever, catholic, left wing, French bureaucrats, and most Brits have got problems with at least three of those five.”
As a wiser man than I was wont to say… no s¥!t sherlock.
BTW: I’m NOT a French Bureaucrat…
Hail Hail
Dublin by night……braw
Wherever you are by night …….this is going to be an awfy braw rafffle….
Hehehehehehe
Braw
ST STIVS SAYS SACK THE BOARD
ST STIVS SAYS SACK THE BOARD is an anagram of SACK THE BOARD SAYS ST STIVS.
BOYPHIL
great news re Zlatan
Overseasbhoy…..what’s your horizon….????
Will it be in the top 12. ???
Braw.
OVERSEASBHOY
But can he play wide left?
I’d play big Zlatan just behind the wee Griffmeister.
Leigh Neuf Said.
SANDMAN on 24TH JUNE 2016 1:46 PM
Noo that was funny, cheered me up after a horrendous result yesterday.
Not that you might agree :)
Nigel Farage is a prick.
Anyway, away to a street bbq/bevvy.
Be good!
“A lot of uncertainty ahead for high street banks, as all our armed robbers come back from Spain”
Frankie Boyle
In keeping with tonight’s aviation theme. Does anyone know if a piece of luggage has to have the check-in label attached to it before theyll let it into the plane’s hold ?
Golfers….what have you on the tee?…..…..your pension pots are fekked….join the Revolution Raffle…
Where can we play??????
Braw
I will sort oot planes and stuff…or my pal in Ryanair will
Braw
I know that’s a weird question but important to me just now , thanks
Winning Captains …the answer should be yes….but you know what can happen under duress…
Are you loving oor wee Revolution Raffle..???
Euros or poonds??????
Hehehehehehe
Braw.
Pardon moi …big cup winners….nothing goes unidentified in the hold….
Even ACGR
Braw
Oh gollocks, the pound is getting stronger
Indyref2 will go the same way as the last.
For most people it doesn’t matter what England foists on Scotland, or what Scotland’s predicament is. There are people who would always vote for the Union with England.
No matter what.
The real reason Scotland is not independent is that they are too stupid.
NEUSTADT-BRAW…
Not only will the pension pots be affected, feck, I only had a year left to access 25% tax free :((
The USA companies that invest in British companies will not be keen on paying VAT on their products they sell to Europe…reckon that my be the final straw for where I work.
Oh well, fecked pension and feck all work about.
I blame Martin o’neill
Big Cup Winners
Luggage is automatically transported through airports by either scanning the bar code or a Radio Frequency ID tag. No tag it would be kicked off from the belt.
So it wouldn’t get on the plane
I fear the people have spoken on immigration alone
16 million voted to accept the implications of immigration as long as they were earning
17 million people voted to deal with the implications of immigration regardless of what they were earning
The reality is immigration will not (and should not) be stopped – controlled yes
Not sure if I realise what has happened yet – its just sinking in
67ECW
I don’t know what all the panic is about as on passing Fit Space this afternoon
Excuse the above post as an accident
BIG-CUP-WINNERS on 24TH JUNE 2016 6:07 PM
Yes 100%
67ECW