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captain red dog wrote:War with Europe seems like a pure fantasy being pushed by Remainers here, but militarily the UK is far and away the most advanced and well equipped nation in Europe, by some considerable margin.

The comments by the Tories at the weekend were incredibly clumsy and an own goal in some respects, but the intent was to make it absolutely clear that there will be no negotiation on Gibraltar. Certain sections of the media have tried to turn it into something it wasn't.

Moggy wrote:Pre referendum Remain campaign: "The EU has presided over decades of peace"

Pre referendum Leave campaign: "PROJECT FEAR! THEY THINK WE'LL HAVE A WAR LMAO!!"

4 days after Article 50 is triggered: "I Michael Howard, Lord and ex Tory leader, would like to remind Spain of the Falklands War, we'll fight you you bastards!!"

Moggy wrote:How does it strengthen Leaver views? Other than the BS "the EU is picking on us!"?

Death's Head wrote:

Moggy wrote:How does it strengthen Leaver views? Other than the BS "the EU is picking on us!"?

EU trying to interfere with something that had nothing to do with the UK's EU membership.

Errkal wrote:

Death's Head wrote:

Moggy wrote:How does it strengthen Leaver views? Other than the BS "the EU is picking on us!"?

EU trying to interfere with something that had nothing to do with the UK's EU membership.

Have the EU interfered? Spain has said stuff and we have but has anything official come from the EU themselves on this yet ?

Errkal wrote:Have the EU interfered? Spain has said stuff and we have but has anything official come from the EU themselves on this yet ?

BBC website wrote:The current row was sparked by draft Brexit negotiating guidelines published by the EU last Friday saying any decisions affecting Gibraltar would be run past Spain.

Knoyleo wrote:I am disgusted that the EU would even think to consult the country with a hard land border with a UK territory when discussing how the UK will leave the EU.

What next? They'll be insisting we talk to the Irish, too. Outrageous.

Knoyleo wrote:I am disgusted that the EU would even think to consult the country with a hard land border with a UK territory when discussing how the UK will leave the EU.

What next? They'll be insisting we talk to the Irish, too. Outrageous.

FT wrote:Central banks are dumping euros amid concerns over political instability, weak growth and the European Central Bank’s negative interest rate policy — and favour sterling as a long-term, stable alternative.

Despite uncertainty over Brexit — formally triggered last week by prime minister Theresa May — central bankers from around the world see the UK as a safer prospect for their reserve investments than the eurozone, a new poll reveals. According to a survey published Monday of reserve managers at 80 central banks, who together are responsible for investments worth almost €6trn, the stability of the monetary union is their greatest fear for 2017. The results — compiled by trade publication Central Banking Publications and the bank HSBC earlier this year — show some respondents have cut their entire exposure to the eurozone.

The UK’s decision to quit the EU has not affected the popularity of sterling as an investment currency so far, with 71 per cent of respondents saying the attractiveness of the pound was undimmed in the longer term.

While central bankers said they would become more cautious about investing in the pound over the next few years, the survey showed many believe Brexit could provide an opportunity for them to diversify their portfolios further into the future.

KK wrote:This will get a lot of traction in the coming hours, I'm sure:

FT wrote:Central banks are dumping euros amid concerns over political instability, weak growth and the European Central Bank’s negative interest rate policy — and favour sterling as a long-term, stable alternative.

Despite uncertainty over Brexit — formally triggered last week by prime minister Theresa May — central bankers from around the world see the UK as a safer prospect for their reserve investments than the eurozone, a new poll reveals. According to a survey published Monday of reserve managers at 80 central banks, who together are responsible for investments worth almost €6trn, the stability of the monetary union is their greatest fear for 2017. The results — compiled by trade publication Central Banking Publications and the bank HSBC earlier this year — show some respondents have cut their entire exposure to the eurozone.

The UK’s decision to quit the EU has not affected the popularity of sterling as an investment currency so far, with 71 per cent of respondents saying the attractiveness of the pound was undimmed in the longer term.

While central bankers said they would become more cautious about investing in the pound over the next few years, the survey showed many believe Brexit could provide an opportunity for them to diversify their portfolios further into the future.