Post by pg13 on Sept 27, 2020 14:22:44 GMT
Its not small fish to ppl its directly effecting. Its a very big worry for the many who need to maintain a uk bank account for pensions/rental etc etc..especially for older people who are not savvy and have no clue about "banks"like revoult etc.to say otherwise and to try and down play it because it doesnt effect you is totally disingenuous. just like if i said the majority of G.B really couldnt give two hoots about N.I even though you seem to have an obsession with posting about it regardless of topic., the place is an embarrassment and costs tax payers huge amounts of money to fund all those on benefits and having to fund all the security services because of all the bleepers on both sides who are an embarrassment to the religion they claim to live by.and want to act like they have the monopoly on victimhood.Easiest way to solve the N.I brexit problem is give it back to the republic but i doubt they want it! b
If an agreement is not made then banks will have to pay to service non uk resident accounts the banks will then decide if the fees are worth it interms of the business they do there. The majority of the banks are waiting to see if a deal is done before making their final decision hence the fence sitting route that most of the banks and the U.K goverment (via the gov website) are taking.
Im not taking sides, unlike yourself i dont care who is or isnt to blame if anyone is.as playing the blame game does not change the situation i and others are facing.its just one of the consequences of the U.K leaving the E.U.im to concerned waiting to see what will happen and how it will effect my future. What was done was done in the vote. You keep to worrying about N.I which no one really gives two hoots about bar the right wing bigots but dont downplay how other issues will effect others because it doesnt suit your opinion.
Firstly, the access to banking IS small fish in the wider context of Brexit. Especially since expats can simply switch to ANY bank which has an EU subsidary.
HSBC is one example of that.
And they won't necessarily have to pay for any kind of access to the EU market given their official status as an EU subsidary.
In other words, they already conform to EU regulations and standards.
Secondly, Whether you like it or not, Northern Ireland, the GFA and the integrity of the UK as a whole IS a majorly dominant aspect of the Brexit negotiations.
That's simple fact and reality at the end of the day.
Northern Ireland isn't the part of the UK that costs the most amount of money. Scotland, where I live, costs the UK taxpayer the most to the tune of almost £17billion.
And it's Scotland where resentment at cost is directed towards when it comes to resentment over money in England.
Oh, and it was NOT about religion whatsoever. It's always been about NATIONALITY.
Nor did a majority of people in Northern Ireland support terrorism. It was a terrorist minority who did.
"Right wing bigots"??
I think you'll find its a concern of Remainers, lefties in the UK as well as Democrats in the United States.
Especially Labour in the UK.
Oh, and the easiest solution to Brexit is an economic border around the entire British Isles, including the Republic of Ireland.
Ironically, this would actually set YOUR mind at rest as the UK and EU would have been able to focus on trade and other issues ages ago.
Why didn't this solution materialise?
Simple - the EU doesn't want this straightforward solution for fear it encourages further Euroscepticism as it constitutes an easy secession for the UK.
In their desire to, in Barnier's own words, "make it so difficult that the British decide to stay"....expats such as YOURSELF as well as Gibraltar, Northern Ireland and British Fishing have been and ARE being used as pawns against the UK.
In short, negotiating in bad faith.
THAT should greatly concern you.
"Downplay other issues".....or, more correctly, contextualising The banking issue for expats as well as putting it into perspective?
Indeed.