Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "A Different Bias" channel.

  1.  @BENTWOONEZERO  TL;DR: Yes. Long answer: there are short-term and long term effects. The short-term effects are that the migrant workers pay taxes and spend a significant amount of their wages in the country of work. This means that much of what they earn is not lost to the economy, but pumped around. That money is now taken out of the economy, as these positions are not taken over by others. And obviously, their efforts made profits for their employers, which are now also gone. The long-term effects are that migrant workers used to take specific types of jobs. This allowed a large part of the native population to specialize in other types of jobs, usually better paying jobs. As at least some of the vacancies need to be filled by native workers who used to do better paying jobs, this will further diminish the UK economy. Also, the wages for these people need to rise, putting profit margins under pressure for these businesses. That in it self is not a bad thing, as higher wages lead to economic growth as that money is pumped around in the economy as long as the companies can compensate for the higher wages by increasing their prices. This is not possible in areas where the produce is to be exported. Some of these jobs are also pre-requisites for other jobs, as most jobs interconnect through supply chains. These now need to be reshuffled. So, long term it means that there will be less people available for the more lucrative, high-margin jobs that made the UK an advanced economy. This not only reduces the per-capita income, but also taxes raised by the government, the value of housing, etc, etc. As many of the migrant workers were seasonal, this affects job security for the people replacing them. They can probably get work for the summer but not for the winter, leading to poverty as the UK is still an expensive place to live. As the migrant workers needed to stay somewhere during their time in the UK, their loss will lead to a reduction in house value. etc, etc, etc, etc. The main principle is that in a healthy economy, every worker generates more value than he/she costs, value that can be used to create more value. Not all work creates value, e.g. the military protects value but does not create any. But migrant workers were as far as I understand, not involved much in the military. Work in the e.g. NHS does create value, as it allows people to work more efficiently. Sadly, the UK is now discovering how much value their membership of the EU created...
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  2. ​ @BENTWOONEZERO  I did mention the sending of money abroad. I mentioned that in spite of that, a significant portion of their wages was spent inside the UK. I doubt very much that some tens of thousands of migrant workers would significantly stress housing, schooling or the NHS. It is much more likely that the powers that be blamed said workers for stresses caused by decades of under-funding ("austerity"). Also, due to Brexit, you will see a large number of expats return "home". Most of these do not contribute much to the economy, and will probably be as big a drain on NHS and housing resources as the migrant workers, if not bigger.
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  3. This will probably get ugly, and I don't think the Tories will give in. The UK made a terrible mistake in trusting BloJo the Clown. The price is hefty, and I fear they will continue paying it for many years to come. We need to pray for mercy for the UK people.
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  4. The ports in the EU have been ready for Brexit for 3 years now, so why should the UK do its bit?
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  5. This move by the government may mean that contractors will require payment for bringing out a bid. Personally, I think that is how things should be. It is not sustainable to have to spend a LOT of money for a 1 in 6 chance that you will win. Especially not when, as with the Tories, your connections to the government determine how likely you are to get the contract.
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  6. They'll need to be careful not to violate the French part of lake Geneva.
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  7. True. But that is up to the UK government. The EU has little option but to accept the person that is sent to them, except from walking away from the table and giving Bozo and his clowns a wonderful casus belli.
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  8. "It will be years before you see the benefit" That is the main reason why Tories don't like to invest. They forget the immediate boost to construction by these large-scale projects.
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  9. I well remember that insufferable twit Bozo accusing the EU of having no respect for Brexit or the wish of the UK people. But the EU ports have been ready for Brexit for 3 years now, so who is taking Brexit serious? The EU Custom officials know exactly what changed, witness that official impounding an illegal fresh meat transport disguised as sandwiches from the hapless UK trucker: "Welcome to the Brexit, Sir!"
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  10. The stories about EU citizens having their papers and even vital medicines taken from them and being detained for a week have put me off from traveling to the UK for a long time.
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  11. The Tories couldn't care less. They will just keep feeding the media the figures from 2015. The only metric that interests them is the value of their own portfolio.
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  12. I love this idea. A prime minister should not be controlled by a minority of his MPs.
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  13. As Bozo is surviving scandal after scandal, the least of which would have destroyed any previous PM, the chance of him becoming a dictator rises quickly. Apparently, that is what the Public voted for.
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  14.  @artmcteagle  Exactly. The withdrawn support from corporations is what really triggers these grifters.
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  15.  @johnjeanb  The moral values in the USA have been severely corrupted these past years...
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  16. And without exports, the UK can not afford imports.
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  17. Labour is being eclipsed by the LibDems. As they will run in tandem at the next GE, it does not matter much anyway.
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  18. The Tories could hardly have made a bigger failure of Brexit if they had tried. The level of incompetence and idiocy is infuriating.
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  19. "Do something" You wish. Whole industries have gone bust, and what did Westminster see of it? The British are still stuck in a servantile mindset. Just tug the forelock and feel sorry for bad choices made, instead of taking those responsible to task. Or blame those who want to help (Labour & the EU).
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  20.  @stephanguitar9778  "They wanted to finish it their way" Which would be reneging on the WA and the GFA, and then violently repressing the resulting IRA resurgence, making the UK an international outcast pariah nation. That would bankrupt the UK in an Argentina-style melt-down. It would also spell the end of the Tory party, maybe lead to the criminal prosecution of those responsible, and probably cause the UK to finally break apart in the aftermath. Then, each individual part would rejoin the EU. I agree that is a likely scenario. Woe's you, UK.
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  21. ​ @Petal4822  In the last election, only 45% voted for a party that wanted Brexit. So it is not correct to say that the UK voted for Brexit, and certainly not for the Brexit Bozo gave you. If you see people walking towards death and destruction, it is our duty to warn about it, which is what this channel is about. And to unmask the lies that are spread by their right-wing media and the UK government. You have no idea how bad things are going to be. Pretty soon you will desperately need the EU to bail you out.
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  22. Farage is a disgusting bag of hot air. I don't understand why anyone puts any confidence in him.
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  23. People who long for the "good olde days" forget that the population the UK could sustain was only a fraction of what now lives in it.
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  24. The price of tomatoes will skyrocket.
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  25. The Brexiteers succeeded in making a real enemy out of an imaginary one. Well done!
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  26. Keep up the good work, Phil. At some point people will start to see the madhouse that acts as government in the UK.
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  27. Excellent point.
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  28. ​ @markwilkie3677  You have my blessing! In 2014, I thought it unwise to break up the UK due to the threat the Tories would kick an independent Scotland out of the EU. Who could have known you would be in this sorry state just 7 years later. In my opinion, that betrayal of the Scottish voter alone is more than enough justification for independence.
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  29. Give it a decade or so.
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  30. Brexit will continue to drag on until British myths of grandeur are well and truly beaten out of them.
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  31. Overpayed fobs looking down on those who actually do the work. I hope a culling is on its way.
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  32. It is going to be a bleak, grim, cold and hungry autumn & winter. But not for me, I live in a sane country.
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  33. ​ rick rolling  "uk will still be worst off than before brexit" That is inevitable. It will require a miracle for the UK to come out of Brexit as one nation and with a somewhat functional economy, 50 years from now. IMHO, it is more likely the UK will break up and the English economy melt down before their eventual rescue by the IMF and the EU.
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  34. About the F1 racing analogy: the race ain't done till the finish line is crossed, as one Brit recently found out. It might not be your own car exploding that causes you to loose it all.
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  35. What maddens me is that the solution to most of the UK's woes would have been to improve the minimum wage and worker conditions. They didn't need Brexit for that. By improving those, these jobs would have become attractive to UK workers again, who would have replaced the foreign workers naturally. But now it is too late. The UK economy has entered a tail spin from which there is no recovery.
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  36. I hope the outcome of Brexit will mean a real change in how politics are done in the UK, and how the media reports on it. Then it might have been worth it.
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  37. There is a reason people in an agricultural economy don't grow as old as in modern times...
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  38. It is feeding frenzy time. I see even the UK press has (reluctantly) joined in. Soooo, Johnson will not be the ultimate Brexit scapegoat. Who will it be? Sunak or Truss? Both have the proper qualifications: expendability.
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  39. Good one! The UK no longer deserves to be in the G7, let alone preside over it. The UK should have an alternative G7 with Trump, Putin, Kim-Jong and Xi. If they accept the invitation.
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  40. Pretty difficult to plan ahead when all you are interested in is staying in power for just one more day...
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  41. The Tories have no idea. Never a truer word. Personally I expect to see food riots in the major English cities in a year or two. And I expect those riots to get out of control and lead to a proper revolution.
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  42. There are those (me included) who think the realities and contradictory goals of Brexit will cause indefinite extensions to "transition" periods, until the UK rejoins the EU in 2035 or enters into a dependent status like Norway at the cost of much sovereignty. That, or the UK will rip itself apart as Brexit hits, with NI and Scotland joining the EU independently, and England and Wales following suit after some time. That, or there will be civil war in the UK with authoritarian rule by the Conservative Fascist Party, who first put down the rebellions and then start a war with the EU over Gibraltar. They will of course loose that war, the Conservative Party will be disbanded, and the Labour government will rejoin the EU. It are going to be some exciting weeks, but I don't see any path forward for the UK separate from the EU...
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  43. ​ @happyguilmore4253  Not exactly. These are often people living at their parent's place longer than they would want to, and the accomodation for the refugees is non-permanent -- i.e. converted offices etc. But, yes, housing should be the TOP priority for our government, but it isn't. We, like the UK, also have had a right-leaning government for too long.
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  44. And for outside viewers. Pass the popcorn, please!
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  45. Exactly right, I fear. Corbyn wanted to be PM himself, where he should have done business with the rest of the opposition and made a new government with a PM acceptable to all. His ego cost the UK very, very dearly.
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  46.  @HandyAndyHomer  Troll.
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  47. If Parliament does not do its job, it raises a big flag that says "Reform Urgently Needed!" You are absolutely right in calling the UK government a dictatorship.
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  48. It seems that even the "remoaners" underestimated the damage Brexit would do. The UK is in danger of a complete economic melt-down like we have seen in Argentina.
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  49. There is a common theme between the two countries: the massive influence of the Murdoch media empire...
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  50. And this, children, is why you consult experts BEFORE making drastic changes. The sad thing is that there is no quick solution to this mess. The EU is thoroughly fed-up with the UK, and has moved on. No chance Tories will get any significant favours from the EU, and even when Labour comes to power they will first have to convince the EU that the next government won't simply U-turn again. Britain has chosen to step back into a subsistence economy. But wait, aren't the farmers selling their land en-masse now? To wealthy, foreign, landowners? Guess it will be back into feudalism, then. But of course the Brexitards knew what they voted for.
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