UK and the EU

I think she was getting it in the neck, mostly from from the media, regarding what she said.

Its good that she had the sense to step down and not continue to make it a long drawn out affair.

 

And I'm just hoping Teresa May is more than a match for that bull dog Merkel who appears to be the voice of the EU.

 

I'm glad she's out. But I'm not convinced she's been two faced. She did the right thing to pull out. Because she is too spineless to be the boss of Britain right now. When I say she is too spineless, I don't mean that in a nasty way. She has said that the abuse she received was just too much to handle. Well if she can't hack it now, how can she possibly be expected to go nose to nose against Merkel and co while negotiating the terms of our exit.

She's done the right thing. She's accepted she's not tough enough, and yielded to someone who is.

 

What a conundrum the BBC has had to face today.

When I looked at lunch time, I saw the headline that Boeing is to create 2000 jobs in the UK. But oh no, what to do? They can't not report something that important, but it completely contradicts our doom mongering policy,said someone in the BBC presumably, because the same article is there, but the headline has been changed to make it look negative.

But doom mongering aside, Boeing had decided it is going to be in Britain for its European projects, and it is going to employ people here, and it is going to invest in infrastructure in Britain, and this is in full knowledge that we're leaving the eu.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36763212

 

" Boeing signs £3bn deal for nine marine patrol planes ".

Sorry Clueless, I don't think that looks negative.

 

But look where it is?
Boeing will build a new £100m facility for the planes at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.

So likely to still be within the EU if Sturgeon gets her way.

 

Maybe you're right. I just think the new version of the headline puts the emphasis on Britain giving a huge sum of money to a foreign company.

The details in the article are all positive though. 2000 new jobs directly, presumably more than that in the supply chain and of course local communities with their shops and cafes serving the workers. British government and Boeing pooling money for research and development too, reigniting Britain's aerospace engineering prowess.

 

As a percentage maybe. But 2000 new jobs is big in real terms. It's the equivalent of a whole village or small town suddenly going from flat broke to doing alright. But it's even more than that. It's something to start breaking down the argument of the naysayers and show them that Britain isn't actually dead.

 

This is CNBC's take on the deal...looks like the UK government spends billions and USA Boeing spends millions- I can't find details on how much the 50 Apache helicopters are costing (built in the UK under license - I think - if it's the AgustaWestland Apache)
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/11/uk-government-announces-new-deals-with-boeing.html

It's pretty clear where the 100 jobs will come from but not sure about the 2000 - it that the sales team for the EU?

 

We're getting a brand new fleet of awacs / nimrod type surveillance planes too. So the 3 billion is actually a big defence modernisation procurement plus research and development investment. Seems like a very sensible use of taxpayers money to me.