brexit

[DavidGrahamJones]

I don't think sourcing radioactive isotopes will be much of a problem for us as we process most of the worlds radioactive waste in our great country.

That may not be suitable for producing radioactive isotopes. Different medical uses require different isotopes with a different half life, sometimes as little as 3 days, some as much as 30 years. So not straight forward.

 

[dunelm]

Still not sure about Brexit. I have parents and siblings in France and siblings in The Netherlands and Portugal. They tell me that in those countries, that there is a growing number of citizens who would like to leave the EU. I am applying to become a citizen of The Republic of Ireland as I meet the criteria.

 

[dbr10]

Still not sure about Brexit. I have parents and siblings in France and siblings in The Netherlands and Portugal. They tell me that in those countries, that there is a growing number of citizens who would like to leave the EU. I am applying to become a citizen of The Republic of Ireland as I meet the criteria.

I think there is an unwelcome rise of nationalism in parts of the EU which is fueling an anti sentiment. This is very unfortunate when we need all the friends we can get to counter Russian aggression, especially towards the Baltic States. But it is also very understandable because of the obvious problems with the EU - the bureaucracy, lack of accountability and remoteness - for example.

On holiday recently, I met a couple from NI who felt that the vote had set them back 20 years and who were very concerned about political instability in the future.

Fortunately, they too had Irish passports - as did their children - so they will be able to keep their EU citizenship rights. But they were worried about the border issue.

 

[lucylocket61]

Yes, there was, but brexit has railroaded the whole political census.
The total disregard of millions of people including the disabled and the aged is a national disgrace. Never mind those working, who cannot afford food!
The whole brexit thing has undermined the good work done since WWII in social responsibility. The government is too busy fighting itself to realise the depth of despair and actual poverty in our own neighbourhoods.
My post was a slur on the handling of this country's government's agenda!

Thanks for explaining. However, I do not agree that the government doesnt realise the depth of despair and poverty. I think this government is ideologically opposed to welfare and care for the poor, disabled etc and its deliberate policy making. I also think that the poorer and more disenfranchised people are, the less power they have to change things, so the safer governments feel. Again, deliberate policy which those in power gain from.

 

[dbr10]

Thanks for explaining. However, I do not agree that the government doesnt realise the depth of despair and poverty. I think this government is ideologically opposed to welfare and care for the poor, disabled etc and its deliberate policy making. I also think that the poorer and more disenfranchised people are, the less power they have to change things, so the safer governments feel. Again, deliberate policy which those in power gain from.

I have no doubt that Austerity was just a cover to attack the poor and to reduce the size of the State. No serious economist supported it. Contrast this with the gains to homeowners and shareholders of the BoE QE programme which inflated asset prices. In addition Hammond admitted to Robert Peston in a recent interview that National debt as a percentage of GDP was 35% before the financial crises; and suggested that as an aspiration. It is currently 86% of GDP after all the "Austerity" measures. The way to get the percentage down is to grow GDP through investment.

 

[lindisfel]

Brexit is just playing into Russia's hands. Now's the time to keep together not fragment.
Also would you put your futures and unimpeded free trade in the hands of a man like 'bowel gas' and let his privatised medicine disembowel the NHS!?
D.