General Discussion
See agenda item 13 for this Weds (7th March) full town council meeting. http://www.dawlish.gov.uk/edit/uploads/2370_265276272.pdf
See agenda item 14 for the upcoming Dawlish Town Council meeting. http://www.dawlish.gov.uk/edit/uploads/2370_265276272.pdf
I know of some Leave voters who are looking to retire to Spain before we leave. Go figure.
And the fact that we've got Tories in the cabinet, let alone Tory backbenchers, who are unable to agree amongst themselves what it is that we wish to achieve doesn't help! How can you negotiate (which means give and take) if you don't know what it is that you want to achieve? “No, you can’t have your cake and eat it too” is the tart response from the rejected EU. “Compromise is the ...
Some reading for those wishing to know more about the impact of Brexit on the automotive industry. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmbeis/379/37902.htm
The EU cannot stop Brexit. If there is no deal (about trade, the Irish border, Gibraltar or anything and everything else) then Britain will crash out. It will be a no deal, hard Brexit. I wonder then how the car industry (and other trading industries) will manage if they have to pay tariffs and suffer delays with importing/exporting goods.
But it comes with a warning: continued free and frictionless trade with Europe will be vital for future success. In other words, it is firmly committed to the UK for now. But that commitment is not open-ended or unconditional. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43226097
Provided we still have a car manufacturing industry.
If you click on this link http://www.dawlish.gov.uk/edit/uploads/2364_1808515198.pdf you will get to the agenda for the next meeting of the Dawlish Town Council Events Committee scheduled for Tuesday 6th March 2018. Note agenda item 5 and then scroll down to read the letter from the Dawlish Park run steering group concerning their wish that a Dawlish park run should take place at the ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/brexit-car-industry-no-deal-thousands-jobs-risk-millions-investment-business-committee-warn-a8233506.html "a no-deal Brexit would “undoubtedly be hugely damaging” for the UK car industry, which directly or indirectly employs 900,000 people." "If the UK does not secure a deal, cars imported into the EU would be subject to a 10 per cent tariff ...
