Remain or leave? Carmakers confront hard Brexit choices

A few questions come to mind.

Is it a good idea that the Brits are able to decide on withdrawing from the EU with a simple majority vote? A small super-majority might be appropriate for such a weighty decision.

How much truth is there to the allegations that Russia was heavily involved in the struggle for peoples' attitudes in the run-up to the Brexit vote? If true, it would seem to invalidate the whole decision-making process.

I can't help compare Britain's situation to Norway's. Norway almost joined the EU, but in the end decided not to. It seems simpler to avoid a thing altogether than to change one's mind decades later. A little like marriage and divorce. Deciding to end an engagement is one thing, but deciding to end a marriage is quite another.

@1Glenn

Firstly, the Government made it very clear before the referendum that if a majority voted 'Leave' or 'Remain', that is what would happen. Even if it were just one more vote than the other.

Secondly, after many thorough investigations, no evidence has been found of Russian influence on the vote.

Thirdly, voters in 1975 chose to join the EEC, not the EU. The public didn't change their mind, they simply weren't asked if they were okay with becoming part of a political union. The 2016 referendum was the first time they had been asked that question.

There was never any clear reason for leaving as the 48/52 result shows, so rumblings about being their own boss, but specific issue, in Australia a major change by referendum requires a two thirds majority, like we've had a few about being a Republic but its always failed, then we had one about gay marriage and that passed, but a slight majority seems daft.

Secondly, after many thorough investigations, no evidence has been found of Russian influence on the vote.

What thorough investigations? The 8 million Banks gave Leave through the Isle of Man, the biggest donation in UK political history, has not been investigated. He won't say where he got it.

All of these business problems are caused by the government's handling of Brexit. A top civil servant said that the government is deliberately running down the clock to blackmail MPs into choosing between a deal no-one wants (largest parliamentary defeat in UK history, and polling at less than 30%) or the chaos of no-deal. In the meantime, businesses are seeing the uncertainty and jumping ship. Brexit may be a good idea, but doing it this way is irresponsible, self-defeating, and completely unnecessary. Theresa May has to take the blame.

Just make you're own cars bangers and mash motors.

Rolls Royce and Bently are owned by the Germans. McClaren is now owned by Bahrain.

Jaguar is owned by Indians.

So yeah make new stuff governor.

@Kenji

Nobody in the UK talks like that. I think you've watched too many films.

@Tangerine

British friends of mine in Tokyo talk like that, that's how I found out.

Jokingly I assure you. We don't talk like that at home.

From the time we thought about having a referendum we, the public were convinced by so-called experts that we should get out for many reasons, since Brexit, was initiated we've found out that most of the convincing argument and theories are a bag of wind and had no substance, so some people say that we've been mislead, especially by big buffoons, its been a very complicated process and to give there opinion in a scenario that has never been undertake in the past, it would be best described as theories rather than fact, as for leaving, well were the laughing stock of Europe what ever the prime minister comes up with, Europe seems to just do the opposite causing delays and untold problems. I have friend's that live in Europe and they tell me thing that prove They are doing everything to throw spanners into the works to give us, the Brits a very hard time. uncertainty, insecurity, these lead to lack of new investment and instability to our country, and this has been proven by various companies pulling the plug, one of the main arguments was it will save us x billions of pounds that we can reinvest back into our crumbling but essential NHS, but the reality its cost us XX? millions to get out, plus were having to buy our way out to keep the EU sweet, which is probably more than we intended to save! and as from now on we the Brits will be made to pay for this ridiculous situation we're in. the next fiasco looming is there is a ship that has set sail to the UK, from China, when it gets here they are not sure what do do as there no tax/import duty been levied on those goods, so do they charge tax on new goods that were bought under the old scheme? there has been many questions asked over this. if some was to ask me is I was an potential investor in the UK? the answer would be NO WAY! its to risky.

The UK has around 65000000 people consuming a myriad of items everyday 365 days a year. Many products are imported or made from imported materials.

I sincerely doubt Brexit will change this situation......