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Old 15-11-2016, 17:08
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They're even saying Brexit is not a problem.

Another nail in the coffin of how bad Brexit will be

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37988095
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:09
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Whatever..
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:09
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3000 jobs, but will the company pay tax? Or has the decision been made after "consultation" with the government?
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:10
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Well it ain't bad news that's for sure.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:10
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3000 jobs, but will the company pay tax? Or has the decision been made after "consultation" with the government?
It will probably pay all the tax it legally owes - not a penny more and not a penny less.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:14
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3000 jobs, but will the company pay tax? Or has the decision been made after "consultation" with the government?
I think Google is in the process of sorting out its tax arrangements in Europe, I believe they are now moving to have those sales made in the UK to be completed in the UK. They will then be liable for more tax on those transactions. The UK in the next few years will have one of the lowest tax regimes in Europe and should put us competitively with Ireland whom have the lowest rate of Corp Tax ion the EU.

Its positive news either way. I think once we're free of the regulation, we should attract more high tech companies to the country with a ready and able skilled workforce.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:17
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What we really need is our own google and it is something we will never have.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:22
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This is another one of those "re-announce something we already announced" in the hope it will divert attention from something.

Here's the story from January:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...t-Britain.html
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:25
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This is another one of those "re-announce something we already announced" in the hope it will divert attention from something.

Here's the story from January:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...t-Britain.html
It's the OP's stock in trade. It's self therapy for a petrified remainer.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:36
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What we really need is our own google and it is something we will never have.
A subscription search engine that strips out advertising from web pages!! There is a market opportunity for this.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:44
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That's great. £1m jobs, I might apply.
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Old 15-11-2016, 17:53
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What we like to hear.

Working for google isn't sizzler.
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Old 15-11-2016, 19:01
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That's great. £1m jobs, I might apply.
I knew one of the VPs at Google UK (he went to some audio company). I'm pretty sure even he didn't have a £1m job!
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Old 15-11-2016, 20:17
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Weather on that mountain not too good?. Brexit really has been shown against all the fear mongering from the Remoan side to be the right decision, don't you think?
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Old 15-11-2016, 20:25
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They're even saying Brexit is not a problem.

Another nail in the coffin of how bad Brexit will be

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37988095
BUT...... At the same time the CEO or something of Google has said it's wrong to stop freedom of movement.
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Old 15-11-2016, 20:32
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^^ Money talks, BS walks I am afraid..
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Old 15-11-2016, 20:37
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BUT...... At the same time the CEO or something of Google has said it's wrong to stop freedom of movement.
Nobody is going to put any barriers in place to skilled workers.

Nobody wants that, nobody is proposing that.
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:36
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They're even saying Brexit is not a problem.

Another nail in the coffin of how bad Brexit will be

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37988095
Yes, it's time for more of the usual selective Brexit propaganda from the usual source.

As ever, you have to look in detail at that report:

"Sources at the technology company also said if barriers were thrown up to skilled immigration following the vote to leave the European Union, some of Google's investment could be at risk."

In other words, if there's a hard Brexit that so many appear to want in this particular forum then that will significantly harm the prospects of Google actually enacting that investment.
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:48
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Yes, it's time for more of the usual selective Brexit propaganda from the usual source.

As ever, you have to look in detail at that report:

"Sources at the technology company also said if barriers were thrown up to skilled immigration following the vote to leave the European Union, some of Google's investment could be at risk."

In other words, if there's a hard Brexit that so many appear to want in this particular forum then that will significantly harm the prospects of Google actually enacting that investment.
Your comment clearly shows that you (and many others) do not understand what a Hard Brexit means. Or what an end to free movmement entails.

A hard Brexit will not harm Googles investment as nowhere does it say that we will stop immigration of skilled workers that we want to come here. We just don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry (should that be Jean, Fritz or Luigi) coming here with nothing to offer just because they can.
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:50
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Yes, it's time for more of the usual selective Brexit propaganda from the usual source.

As ever, you have to look in detail at that report:

"Sources at the technology company also said if barriers were thrown up to skilled immigration following the vote to leave the European Union, some of Google's investment could be at risk."

In other words, if there's a hard Brexit that so many appear to want in this particular forum then that will significantly harm the prospects of Google actually enacting that investment.
This "source" from Google supposedly says "some of Google's investment could be at risk".
In your world that becomes "will significantly harm the prospects of Google actually enacting that investment".
Can you spot the difference?
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:54
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Yes, it's time for more of the usual selective Brexit propaganda from the usual source.

As ever, you have to look in detail at that report:

"Sources at the technology company also said if barriers were thrown up to skilled immigration following the vote to leave the European Union, some of Google's investment could be at risk."

In other words, if there's a hard Brexit that so many appear to want in this particular forum then that will significantly harm the prospects of Google actually enacting that investment.
Hard Brexit doesn't mean no immigration.

Perhaps when you understand that, you'll realise you're making a fool of yourself.

Hard Brexit means leaving the Single Market.

Immigration control at that point returns to the UK as a sovereign state.
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:56
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Your comment clearly shows that you (and many others) do not understand what a Hard Brexit means. Or what an end to free movmement entails.

A hard Brexit will not harm Googles investment as nowhere does it say that we will stop immigration of skilled workers that we want to come here. We just don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry (should that be Jean, Fritz or Luigi) coming here with nothing to offer just because they can.
This "source" from Google supposedly says "some of Google's investment could be at risk".
In your world that becomes "will significantly harm the prospects of Google actually enacting that investment".
Can you spot the difference?
^ All we have there is yet more selective denial of actuality. You would rather trash this country's economy and have it flushed away down the Gary Glitter than come to a pragmatic comprise deal like such as the ones that Iceland and Norway have. A UK deal like they have would pretty much guarantee that all of Google's investment promises would be fully enacted.
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:58
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They're even saying Brexit is not a problem.

Another nail in the coffin of how bad Brexit will be

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37988095
Great news.
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Old 15-11-2016, 22:02
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^ All we have there is yet more selective denial of actuality. You would rather trash this country's economy and have it flushed away down the Gary Glitter than come to a pragmatic comprise deal like such as the ones that Iceland and Norway have. A UK deal like they have would pretty much guarantee that all of Google's investment promises would be fully enacted.
Why the Hyperbole?

The economy is not going to be trashed. Expert analysis ranges from a slowdown of 0.3 to 0.5% GDP under WTO rules.
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Old 15-11-2016, 22:13
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^ All we have there is yet more selective denial of actuality. You would rather trash this country's economy and have it flushed away down the Gary Glitter than come to a pragmatic comprise deal like such as the ones that Iceland and Norway have. A UK deal like they have would pretty much guarantee that all of Google's investment promises would be fully enacted.
I think it is you that is in denial. No one is advocating trashing the economy (the Bank of England recently raised our growth forecasts for next year) except die hard remainers refusing to get on with making it work.
With the Norway deal we still have to pay and still have to accept freedom of movement which the majority do not want. Doing away with those will not stop Google or anyone else for that matter investing in the UK and bringing in the "Skilled" workers they require. Though it would be even better if we could train those skilled workers ourselves.
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