To be terrified of no deal Brexit

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Having just watched the headlines, it really does seem that Boris is hellbent on taking us out with no deal. The fact he’s thrown down the gauntlet to the EU stating that he won’t come to the table unless they drop the backstop - well of course they’re not going to do that, and Boris won’t back down, so we will be leaving with no deal.

What do you think will be the repercussions of this? I’m terrified I’m going to lose my job and my home. If I’m worried then I can’t imagine what people reliant on various meds are going through.

I think I might stop watching the news as it just makes me anxious.

Janista is in Australia not Sunderland

So Belli thinks everyone from Sunderland matches the description provided by Nothingcomesforfree?

@Janista I am bloody terrified. I am angry and upset about my children’s futures. I hope no Deal is nowhere near as bad as most experts think it will be.

But guess what - I am in this for the long haul. I will not leave. I will try my best to help rebuild the country even though this act of self destruction is beyond stupid.

What about you?

And the award for the most clueless person on the thread = @Janista

Staggering. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Being terrified will not help you. The only thing you can do is to put yourself into the best possible position to weather any storm.

Get a good food stockpile sorted to supplement whatever else is available. This is sensible insurance and simply forward purchasing.

If you can plant edibles then do so.

Buy now anything that you might need in the 6 months after crashing out eg school uniform, shoes, winter coats.

Ensure you are in the best financial position you can be. We have cut back spending in recent months to make sure we have a decent buffer.

Repair/buy spare parts for anything you rely on. Our washing machine was on its last legs. We are also checking tyres etc, getting chimneys swept, getting loose roof tiles fixed.

If you are on essential meds and can possibly build up a small buffer by skipping doses and ordering repeats slightly early then do so.

I find putting in place practical measures is more productive than sitting worrying and the best thing is that these steps are only ever going to be helpful and useful to you even if everything turns out to be fine.

Cute.

I think we have to have no deal to kill the Brexshitter cult that has emerged.

@Cloudtree you sound very wise.

However, there are many who simply cannot make any cuts to their expenditures.

They are already at their limit.

What do they do?

It is utterly ludicrous that it has come to this.

A self inflicted state of emergency cheered on by the people. And for no real reason.

Astonishing.

Day after 31st oct and we've left with no deal what happens ? All our trading agreements are null and void, take years to replace - what then ? Brexiteers like IDS have spouted about mini deals being done to cover things in the short term but they are only temporary... All I can suppose is that those most eager for a no deal are extremely well financially insulated.

I @Tullow2016 , I have family in Sunderland and their opinion counts. Even if it isn't the same as mine. Someone in Australia is just playing with ideas.

I think we have to have no deal to kill the Brexshitter cult that has emerged.

Except it won't kill it.

So... today's headline is 'sterling slumps amid fears of a no-deal Brexit'.
This has real consequences- for instance, yet more British companies will get bought cheaply. Far from getting back control, we are losing ever more.

every medical body from radiologists, oncologists, midwives, nurses etcsay a no deal brexit will be catastrophic for the NHS.

yeah but frasersmummy can't see people dying because of lack of meds so rest assured people it will be fine.

I don't really have enough cash in the bank to be able to buy tons of supplies unfortunately. I live month to month essentially and don't have much in the way of savings.

Why is Boris doing this to us? Do you think he'll back down if the EU simply refuse to concede on the backstop? I feel that by laying down that gauntlet he's too far in to row back now without losing serious face.

A self inflicted state of emergency cheered on by the people. And for no real reason.-

But you’ve forgotten we get blue passports!

All the other shite they wanted won’t happen, including Immigration , which will not go down (Johnson has already said he won’t reduce the number of immigrants).

boris and his wealthy chums are not only immune from brexit they will make a fortune from it.

Also... Boris is now saying that if we do Brexit, this country will be great again by 2050. I'll be an OAP by then!

I had a blue passport. Meh.

There will be empty shelves due to those stockpiling. If the UK doesn't tank what is everyone going to do with their huge amounts of tinned fruit, thrush cream and lentils?

When people travelled and worked in Europe in the late 70, 80s and early 90s (I was one of them), they might not have done so as part of the Single Market's "Freedom of Movement to Work " but they did so easily as part of the Common Market

The UK government is talking about leaving all of that so I don't understand the relevance of saying, "But we were able to do it back then"

Plus it was generally far far easier to travel and immigrate then. Things have been hugely tightened up over the last few decades so it's just not a valid comparison.

Boris is now saying that if we do Brexit, this country will be great again by 2050.

He's saying that because he will not be held to account for his lies in 30 years ! Maybe a historian or two will point to him but it's not like he cares!

I imagine they will eventually eat their tins of lentils etc queenofice that's why people are stockpiling things with a long shelf life. There won't be a shortage in stocks Pre brexit as people can stockpile gradually not rush in the last week of October.

There will be empty shelves due to those stockpiling

Quite possibly - but this will be due to those who leave it to the last minute/immediately after crashing out and then clear the shelves rather than those of us who have been doing it gradually since last summer.

Actually I have good reason to believe that those blue passports might be late..... so the only so called “positive” hangs in the balance too!

Hi everyone by the way

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Hi @2beesornot2beesthatisthehoney

I just don't understand the posters who come on to say that they can't wait for a no deal Brexit.

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond has resigned as he doesn't agree with leading the country into recession.
The Governor of the Bank of England has warned against it, yet there are people on here who absolutely can't wait for a no deal!

I just don't understand the posters who come on to say that they can't wait for a no deal Brexit.

...without ever explaining why they're so Brexcited.

Fucking lemmings.