Bank of England says it has a duty to talk about the Brexit referendum

Wednesday, April 20th 2016 - 06:15 UTC

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It is the Bank's duty to talk about the European Union referendum risks, argues the Bank of England governor Mark Carney, dismissing accusations the Bank is too political. The referendum takes place on 23 June and has become highly controversial. Read full article

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Staying in the EU also brings a degree of uncertainty. Claiming that a Brexit contains many unknowns without saying the same about the EU is disingenuous.

I am a huge an of the EU if it suits the needs of a member. I just don't think it suits the UK any longer. The EU will continue without the UK and vice versa.

The EU is not some never-changing entity. It will change and evolve and that is uncertainty in itself.

As for this idea that the UK will have to deal with the EU like Switzerland and Norway do totally disregards the difference in economic size and importance (world's 19th and 28th compared to 5th largest).
Apr 20th, 2016 - 06:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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McCool
“Mr Carney also refused to comment in detail on Monday's Treasury report which warned that the UK economy could be 6% smaller by 2020 if it left the EU, ”

Wordplay. The treasury report actually says that the UK economy will be 10% better off by 2020 if they leave the EU as opposed to 16% if they stay.
Apr 20th, 2016 - 09:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
This overpaid and underperforming Canuk 'friend' of Osborne needs to either tell the complete truth with a balanced view and let the readers make up their own minds or STFU.
Apr 20th, 2016 - 11:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
duty to talk ,

A big difference between talking and threatening apocalyptic scenario's if we come out,

we can and will do better,
After all, we cant do any bloody worse then those incompetent twats.
Apr 20th, 2016 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Moderator
'we can and will do better'
Your spelling suggests otherwise
Apr 21st, 2016 - 07:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Now then shit for brains,
Did that make you happy did it?

Did not your teacher ever tell you that those who pick up on other people’s hand writing
Is merely hiding their own deficiency of incompetence. And can’t live with the fact that they are unimportant
Still

Being an unintelligent moderator, you already knew that, did you not?

now P.O.
Apr 21st, 2016 - 07:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Moderator
'we can and will do better'
You certainly cannot
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 07:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Moderator
clearly you cannot read,
an unimportant know-all we have no time for argy trolls like you.
Apr 23rd, 2016 - 07:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
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So you cannot understand posts that may have minor spelling errors in them?

I thought so, you being an arsehole 'n all.

Now I bet you understood that.
Apr 24th, 2016 - 11:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Moderator
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I am not from Argentina
@9
Mind your own business (posts) and read the 'note' on top of the comments.
Apr 24th, 2016 - 11:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
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Ah!

Don't like it when it comes back at you then? (Did you understand that?)
Apr 24th, 2016 - 12:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Thanks crisR,

we cant all be as intelligent as some, and we all make mistakes,

sometimes I don't put cross all the t or fill in the dots,
sometimes when im busy I even forget to put it through the spell checker,
but as long as one understands it, then that's ok,
with this fracking idiot, its like being back at school.
Apr 24th, 2016 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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