Not one whit.
Substantially? There's a whole world outside the EU and the UK passport is worth a lot out there.
How will Brexit affect you and your family personally?
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Not one whit.
Substantially? There's a whole world outside the EU and the UK passport is worth a lot out there.
I think a lot of people are exaggerating just how much brexit will cost them,For some people its as if the world is about to end.
Quite. I remember the financial crisis in 2008... I got a lower payrise and bonus... that was mildly annoying at the time but I got over it. There wasn't mass rioting in the streets or people starving, rationing wasn't introduced...
In fact it took a gangster being shot in London 3 years later for random rioting to occur.
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I am £20 up as I bet on the UK leaving the EU lol.
I have no job as was at college with a plan for uni. Don't know if that will happen so applying for jobs. Applied for over 100 jobs, not got an interview for any.
I have no job as was at college with a plan for uni. Don't know if that will happen so applying for jobs. Applied for over 100 jobs, not got an interview for any.
Our business relies on European produce which simply isn't available in the UK at a cost to make it viable. Should the prices go up, might have to ditch it. 
Visiting family in Germany will be a bit more complicated ( I have a passport but partner/rest of family do not).
Visiting family in Germany will be a bit more complicated ( I have a passport but partner/rest of family do not).
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Posted in the other thread earlier - work in architecture and two of our biggest jobs are now on hold indefinitely which will mean I'm out of a job unless we can pick up lots of small jobs over the next few months (or my boss puts the company into debt to keep paying my salary) otherwise I'll have to try and find another job and house for the wife and kid, great stuff
Currently in Canada on a 2 year Visa with a reasonable income still coming from UK related work so currently lost about $600 a month due to sterling crash.
Also currently looking into getting permanent residency here now, not sure the UK is a place we want to spend the rest of our lives. The leave campaign really needs to speak up and shut down it's racist minority who are letting them and the whole country down.
Also currently looking into getting permanent residency here now, not sure the UK is a place we want to spend the rest of our lives. The leave campaign really needs to speak up and shut down it's racist minority who are letting them and the whole country down.
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As yet unsure, we are yet to feel the impact of the decision, good or bad.
People saying it wont affect them at all are delusional though.
People saying it wont affect them at all are delusional though.
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Will still go to work, holiday, buy stuff, the world will not end, so pretty much business as usual.
Well the price of most stuff will go up, my holiday I had planned will cost more. But it will affect my brother and his partner way more than me.
They have a property here which will likely drop in value and one in Portugal they were planning to retire to, which likely won't be happening now.
Plenty of people in the South and South East are on minimum wage too, except they have to deal with a much higher cost of living as well.
They have a property here which will likely drop in value and one in Portugal they were planning to retire to, which likely won't be happening now.
Plenty of people in the South and South East are on minimum wage too, except they have to deal with a much higher cost of living as well.
Its not all like that here. We in out industry have had shortages for 3 years. We have to keep paying 10% wage rises each year just to keep staff. We would loved skilled immigrants to come over and work for us.
Well that was until last week. Now we might be looking at shedding two thirds if this keeps up.
You only bet £2? wow I saw it was 10 to 1 and was tempted to put £20 to £50 on it but forgot.
Exactly my old boss is griping cause his raw materials have gone up 10% already and he might not earn £1m this year and he might "lose" £250K.
He might have to think twice about ordering the new Lambourghini if things dont change.
So yeah, its all relative.
I think a lot of people are exaggerating just how much brexit will cost them,For some people its as if the world is about to end.
I suspect most people are realists.
Areas i suspect the brexit to affect me:
- Holidays become more expensive (possibly indefinitely)
- Pension investment will likely take a short term hit - thankfully i'm only 3 years into building my pension, so potential investment lost should be fairly minimum
- Prices of everyday things going up - food/fuel
- Potential increases in rents if mortgage rates go up, might have to speed up house hunting.
Unless you guys make EU flags for the domestic market, I think you're being played to not ask for a pay rise this early on.I'm in an industry that loves to die for long periods of time at the merest hint of uncertainty. I have friends in the same industry, in the same city that have been told to expect redundancies before the end of summer
I'm in an industry that loves to die for long periods of time at the merest hint of uncertainty. I have friends in the same industry, in the same city that have been told to expect redundancies before the end of summer
Which industry?
The only two i can think of that looks to have been hit pretty hard so far (2 days on the stockmarket) are banks and the building trade.