The owner of Oddbins might know something about why his business failed... and his version of what happened corresponds with mine.
------------The chain's owner, European Food Brokers, blamed economic uncertainty around Brexit and 'unsustainable' High Street conditions for the downfall.
Citing something that happened 8 years ago as proof that Brexit played no part, just illustrates your total lack of clue as per usual.
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Oddbins always seemed oddly expensive for shite bargain basement wine for people who really had no idea. A place where Moet is considered top shelf
Still very much against Brexit
The owner of Oddbins, in fact any owner of a failed business will always look to excuses that defray attention from themselves.....He had a business model that worked in the 80s and didn't have the sense to see someone writing on his wall ....now can we please fkin move on.... please.
Oddbins were in business for 55 years so someone must have buying their products.
The idea that Oddbins have just randomly gone out of business, all mere weeks before the UK could potentially hard Brexit + the shitty pound, when so many other UK businesses are going through Brexit driven upheaval and even the Oddbin's owner is saying Brexit is one of the major reasons why the business failed .....to then claim "It's got next to nothing to do with Brexit." is some next level buffoonery.
Mmmm a foobar enema....feel like a new person..
^So you don't agree with the owner of Oddbins that unsustainable High Street conditions led to the downfall of the business?
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S/he'll be back in a minute...just gotta post another painfully unamusing comment on the amusing pics thread first.
I think the annual payments are about 8.9bn net, but that is not the point, unless the UK stays in the EU, which now seems highly unlikely.
Im sure the UK would be happy to pay the 39bn, if it was to secure a fair deal for both sides. The EU negotiator, and the commission have only really said NO, to any proposal from UK. That is not negotiation. They need to realise that.
You can bang on about the May WA, but that has been rejected by parliament twice already. Another NO from the EU next week, and there will be only one option left for both sides.
Just chill out and let both sides resolve whatever is decided. Keeping no deal as an incentive was an excellent idea. Holding back on the 39bn is also a reasonable attempt to keep the EU honest and reasonable.
If they want the current WA, simply remove or amend the backstop, and they get the deal they want. Say NO again, and they end up with nothing, and both sides have to play nicely to reach an agreement on the future.
^What is wrong with you switch, why you being all laid back and reasonable ..are you in love or something?
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I fear there is far more wrong lurking in Maybot's deal than just the backstop.
Also, UK's divorce settlement with the EU is not optional, that money is owed via legally binding contracts signed off by the UK and the EU will simply take legal action to retrieve the monies following a hard Brexit.
How will a UK refusal to pay go down with UK's creditors not to mention how it will effect the UK's credit rating and any future new business partners ...not a good look.
cool, you are back in lala land
the 39b bill default and no-deal is not an incentive of any kind to settle in a friendly and amicable way a manageable exit
the problem is your political leaders don't know what they want, have no clue what an agreement should look like and are playing silly games with each other for their own personal benefits
in short, you are doomed, your voted your future in the hands of incompetent fools
Yes...next
There'll be an agreement in the end. The ERG have thrown in their last penny and will have to stop fighting after Feb 13. May will have to concede to the will of Parliament after that and Tory rebels will get freedom to vote on something the majority favour.
We know what Parliament don't want, time to find what they do want. No-one is saying what that is yet, too unpopular...
Curiouser and curiouser...
As there is no legal remit to pay the 39bn the UK could ignore on no deal Brexit. It was agreed early on as part of an agreed withdrawal that is clearly no longer happening.
NO LEGAL CASE TO PAY UP WITHOUT A DEAL. GOT IT STUPID.
In reality, the UK is legally required to pay a share for EU pensions to Brits entitled to them and some other legal instruments. Total is roughly 25bn. Perhaps that is where you are so confused.
The rest you can be told to whistle for it and nothing you can do about it.
As we are talking about an honourable country, the UK will probably use the extra as leverage post no deal. We are not Argentina.
Crawl back to Algeria there a stupid boy.
You obviously do not understand the legality of it all, stupidNO LEGAL CASE TO PAY UP WITHOUT A DEAL. GOT IT STUPID.
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