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PAG
Must admit I felt a little confused reading this. 'Mid-rate power' being an example. The UK is in the top 6 economies of the world, a member of the UN Security Council, and has the most effective armed forces/military in Europe/EU.
It has some of the most top rated universities in the world, is renowned for its excellence in technology and innovation, as well as London with its position as the financial capital of Europe. A point about London, reading this morning about Morgan Stanley opening a new office in Paris, with several hundred moving there from London. What the article didn't mention (think it was the Guardian) was that Morgan Stanley employs 14,000 in the UK, with a decline of no more than 2,000 expected because of Brexit. Again recently, read that office rents are expected to reach record highs in London due to shortages in office space as more companies moving in.
Can't remember if you're from Aus or NZ, however the UK intends to move to an Australian points based immigration system rather than an immediate entitlement for anyone (and their families) with an EU passport, whether they have employment or not. Imagine if Aus/NZ as members of ASEAN were forced to accept anybody carrying an ASEAN passport, with full entitlement to housing, social security, education and health.
Again re companies leaving the UK, this from one week ago and contrary to the never ending rubbish extolled by SA and others:
"Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, which will see Britain leave the European Union on Jan. 31, means the split from the bloc “is at least now for certain,” though the nature of future ties still needs to be worked out.
The European aerospace giant, which employs more than 13,500 people at 25 U.K. sites and supports 100,000 supplier jobs, warned under previous CEO Tom Enders that future production might be in doubt as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit threatened to create border delays and inflate costs.
“Airbus is committed to the U.K. and to working with the new government on an ambitious industrial strategy,” Faury said late Wednesday at a company event in London. “We see great potential to improve and expand our operations in the U.K. this year.”
Wings for all Airbus models are made in Britain, chiefly at sites near Chester and Bristol, as well as in Belfast at a plant previously owned by Bombardier Inc. and now operated by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. The U.K. will also play a vital role in helping Airbus transition to low- and zero-carbon technology, Faury said, while also praising its increased funding for the European Space Agency."