Staying in the EU

**jones20** · 08-12-2016, 18:39

Another company moving to the UK

McDonald’s Corp. shrugged off Brexit by announcing plans to switch its non-U.S. tax base to the U.K., ditching tiny Luxembourg where its fiscal arrangements are under attack from European Union regulators.
In an apparent vote of confidence in the U.K., the hamburger giant said Thursday it’s creating a new international holding company based in Britain, which decided in June to quit the EU. The new company will be responsible for most of the royalties received from licensing McDonald’s intellectual property rights outside the U.S. It will pay U.K. corporation tax, according to an e-mailed statement.

**jones20** · 15-12-2016, 19:15

So now they are saying the UK will be subject to a 50 Billion euros levy to leave now if that does not smack of bullying I don't know what does. They are so worried of us leaving that they are doing everything to prevent it, I have no doubt that this will play into the hands of those that want us to remain.Whilst I want to leave the way things are going I just can't see us leaving people will get too worried about it.Lets just call their bluff and leave now

**ivor43** · 15-12-2016, 19:43

hi.
have you read what David Davis has been saying today

**jones20** · 15-12-2016, 19:56

Had a look on line can't see anything what's he been saying

**ivor43** · 15-12-2016, 20:48

hi
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politi...U-negotiations

shows how the thinking is going

**jones20** · 15-12-2016, 20:57

Hi Ivor the question would be why would we want to reverse it we voted leave so let's just get on with it.

**ivor43** · 15-12-2016, 21:39

hi.
now that is a very good question.Davis's comments are very similar in a way to The Chancellors comments. i think they are waking up to the reality of the situation. and possibility realizing what we are facing. the term ''preparing the groundwork'' comes to mind. It would appear that May was snubbed at today's meeting of EU. and we are still officially a member. the situation may come to a point that it would be in the National Interest to ignore the Referendum (which was only Advisory anyway) and any consequences and not trigger C50, or at some stage if negotiations were not going our way withdraw the C50 notification. i suspect that things are going to get Very Messy over the next month or two. i think it is a case of ''watch this space''

**jones20** · 15-12-2016, 22:23

Agree with what you say regarding going to get very messy, but what this whole bag of worms has revealed to me is how nasty and vindictive Junckers and his cronies are,they were leaders of small (and for lack of better words) insignificant little countries in Europe and have now got to big for their boots. The fact that they are coming out with all these threats indicates that they have more to lose from the UK leaving then we have from leaving the EU and are going to put as many obstacles in our path as they can. When we voted to leave I thought to myself what was going to occur however as time as progressed it has just made me more determined that we do leave ASAP even my daughter who voted to remain and was in tears after the result as said that we should now leave and get on with it because even she is fed up with those people.

**jones20** · 15-12-2016, 23:08

Having posted my last just read this in Daily Express

Bob Geldof's Brexit U-turn: Rock star admits European Union does NOT work

REMAIN campaigner Sir Bob Geldof has done a U-turn and unleashed a blistering attack on the European Union.

**ivor43** · 16-12-2016, 10:12

Hi.
I do not think i would be very concerned with Mr Geldorf's opinion on anything after all he is Irish i believe. But you are right in saying that the loss of the UK would be a major blow to the EU. but a block of 27 nations have a very good chance of surviving it. However, on the other hand, the UK which is no longer the major power it was, to become isolated from favorable trade deals with Europe and the USA, even for a short period of time, could prove an Economic Disaster. As you are aware a Major part of whats left of our Manufacturing base is no longer British Owned. these owners are out to make Profit so they are not going to be happy with a UK that has become a Fringe Country on the Edge of the Major Trading Nations. I grew up in the years when Britain was Great, 40's,50's,60's into the 70's and have witnessed the fairly Gradual Decline of the UK until now it is just a Shadow of what it was. Maybe this Bexit will see it disappear altogether. which would be a shame. the saddest thing is that the young folks of today have NO IDEA what has been lost and will still be lost because of Inept and stupid Governments.