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Post by Rob on Jan 17, 2020 18:14:48 GMT
Where Vauxhall/Opel models are made is going to change over the coming years as models change. Take the Corsa which is now based on a PSA shared platform - why not assemble them in the same place as say a 207?
I wonder what would they use the old airport site on the Wirral for if the VX factory were to close. It's huge if you include the parking spaces for new cars which I am sure are far higher in number than needed these days. I don't think we need another airport on the other side of the Mersey.
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Post by bromptonaut on Jan 17, 2020 20:59:34 GMT
While Z is right that Ellesmere Port has been a creaking gate for years EU membership was one of the bonuses that kept it going. While it was under GM ownership, yes being in the EU kept it in place - just However once GM was folded into PSA, it was doomed, EU or NO. Can you expand? PSA might favour French plants. Less clear how that plays in UK v Belgium scenario.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 17, 2020 21:10:48 GMT
While it was under GM ownership, yes being in the EU kept it in place - just However once GM was folded into PSA, it was doomed, EU or NO. Can you expand? PSA might favour French plants. Less clear how that plays in UK v Belgium scenario. PSA do not have a shortage of capacity, nor do they have a hole in the model line up that a GM car would fill, GM was bought for market share, another brand. PSA do not need, nor have they ever intended (despite what they say) a UK plant (remember they got rid of the coventry one) that has slightly worse productivity than their others.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 20, 2020 9:46:40 GMT
Yes, sorry, I was forgetting that nothing bad ever has anything to do with brexit. No you were deliberately ignoring reality in order to feed an obsession. When Nissan moves out, and Airbus shuts down wing production in the UK, then you might have a point. Don't over egg the pudding in the meantime, it destroys credibility. Reality is that a company will choose any given production site according to its effectiveness. Brexit removes an element of pretty much all UK production facility effectiveness, when performed in the manner which we appear to be about to witness/endure. I'm not sure accusing me of being obsessed changes that. Nissan wont be long. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/chancellor-sajid-javid-backtracks-boris-17593151"We're... talking about companies that have known since 2016 that we are leaving the EU. "Admittedly they didn't know the exact terms."
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Post by Rob on Jan 20, 2020 18:22:53 GMT
But people seem to forget that Boris' ready to go deal was about the leaving but and the transition period. We don't have a deal for what happens afterwards.... So his words only referred to the bit when we were maintaining the status quo during the transition period.
How's the Maltese passport application coming along?
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Post by tyrednexited on Jan 20, 2020 21:18:27 GMT
How's the Maltese passport application coming along? ...I thought he'd already become a Malteser (and he likes brown).
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Post by Alanović on Jan 21, 2020 8:41:26 GMT
But people seem to forget that Boris' ready to go deal was about the leaving but and the transition period. We don't have a deal for what happens afterwards.... So his words only referred to the bit when we were maintaining the status quo during the transition period. How's the Maltese passport application coming along? It's a slow poke. I'm waiting receipt of my confirmatory letter of citizenship - I requested that in July, lead time is 6-12 months. Passport comes after that. I meet all the criteria based on ancestry and had all the documents (and more), so it's a formality, but a bloody slow one. It'll arrive during transition, and so should the passport, so for me nothing should change regarding my freedom of movement. The missus and children will have to wait a bit longer though, they might not get theirs until after their EU citizenship rights have been withdrawn from them without their consent.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 10:59:49 GMT
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Post by Rob on Jan 21, 2020 13:38:06 GMT
I think the cheapest route for a golden visa is in Croatia at the moment followed by Greece. In Greece you need to invest €250,000 but there will be fees on top is it's more like €300,000. A route we might need to take. Although it might be possible to start living there this year before the end of the transition period and apply for residency which I believe you might then keep. Got to look into that.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 21, 2020 14:56:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 17:52:35 GMT
I wonder how many of the 191,000 conservative party members now hold a second EU passport ?
Considering Brexit was a conservative party initiative I don't understand why they would be hedging their bets. Removes tongue from cheek.
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Post by Rob on Jan 21, 2020 18:59:46 GMT
I wonder what the requirements are in Slovenia to get the right to live there post our EU departure. We could buy that and have plenty to live off comfortably without taking pensions early etc. And we'd still rent a house in the UK out when we didn't need to keep coming back too often.
EDIT: That is so good value... assuming you want to live in Slovenia which you probably would.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 22, 2020 8:28:52 GMT
Yes Rob my "early" retirement plan is forming around such thoughts. 10 Years from now (age 60), my mortage will be almost paid off leaving me with a decent wedge in my main property, with any luck. Sell, buy something around £100k in Slovenia, something around £250k in the UK as a base to come back to/children to use if required, put the rest into whatever income bearing assets produce the best return at the time, possibly 5 or 6 cheap flats in the UK. Rent them out for about £600 per month, decent enough income to live on in a cheap country live Slovenia until pensions kick in 5/7 years later to supplement that.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 22, 2020 9:03:32 GMT
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Post by Alanović on Jan 22, 2020 14:14:54 GMT
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