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Is anyone else worrying about brexit as much as i am, if theres no deal it will be a disaster, people dont realise that all flights could be grounded in the uk if there is no deal, the cost of almost everything will go up (as we dont make things in the uk anymore), i think brexit wont be so bad in the long run if we have some kind of deal but if there isnt it will be a disaster, and i think everyone is asleep and people arent as worried as they should be

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Original post by finman99
Is anyone else worrying about brexit as much as i am, if theres no deal it will be a disaster, people dont realise that all flights could be grounded in the uk if there is no deal, the cost of almost everything will go up (as we dont make things in the uk anymore), i think brexit wont be so bad in the long run if we have some kind of deal but if there isnt it will be a disaster, and i think everyone is asleep and people arent as worried as they should be


Even if someone thinks no deal is a disaster there’s no point worrying.

A. You can’t do anything about it.

B. It’s not going to happen

On a separate note there’s a million of these threads on here already
Original post by finman99
Is anyone else worrying about brexit as much as i am, if theres no deal it will be a disaster, people dont realise that all flights could be grounded in the uk if there is no deal, the cost of almost everything will go up (as we dont make things in the uk anymore), i think brexit wont be so bad in the long run if we have some kind of deal but if there isnt it will be a disaster, and i think everyone is asleep and people arent as worried as they should be

It's a big unknown. Sometimes people have to learn how little they know the hard way.
I think the EU has been disrespectful and unwilling to compromise. No deal is better than a bad deal. I’m beginning to feel like no deal might be the best option. After all, we won’t pay a divorce bill.
Original post by finman99
Is anyone else worrying about brexit as much as i am, if theres no deal it will be a disaster, people dont realise that all flights could be grounded in the uk if there is no deal, the cost of almost everything will go up (as we dont make things in the uk anymore), i think brexit wont be so bad in the long run if we have some kind of deal but if there isnt it will be a disaster, and i think everyone is asleep and people arent as worried as they should be


No and I think you are being a headless chicken.

We do make things in the UK.
We also wont stop trading with the rest of the world.
Original post by RogerOxon
It's a big unknown. Sometimes people have to learn how little they know the hard way.


Agree its a big unknown, but doubt it will be the end of the world.
They will have to start talking to each other and make some short term agreements if needed. It will certainly focus the mind.
Original post by I_Hate_School
I think the EU has been disrespectful and unwilling to compromise. No deal is better than a bad deal. I’m beginning to feel like no deal might be the best option. After all, we won’t pay a divorce bill.

What about the Northern Ireland border? Imports? Factory closures?
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Original post by finman99
Is anyone else worrying about brexit as much as i am, if theres no deal it will be a disaster, people dont realise that all flights could be grounded in the uk if there is no deal, the cost of almost everything will go up (as we dont make things in the uk anymore), i think brexit wont be so bad in the long run if we have some kind of deal but if there isnt it will be a disaster, and i think everyone is asleep and people arent as worried as they should be

Some people were like that with Y2K.

Maybe you and other people were asleep while we remained in the EU? maybe people should wake up to bigger opportunities by being out?

Regarding flights, why should there be disruption of more than a couple of days, people need to fly, it's more than politics.
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Original post by RogerOxon
What about the Northern Ireland border? Imports? Factory closures?


Imports would probably come from other parts of the world and the commonwealth. The impact on factories of a no deal Brexit could be positive and negative. Positive for UK based factories and farms which will become very successful and would improve domestic business but those reliant on EU will probably suffer (but so will EU businesses) and so will move elsewhere - eg. Africa/Asia which could in fact be good for poorer regions of the world. Northern Ireland Border would, unfortunately, be a bad side effect of no deal as it probably would result in a harsh border with excessive regulations as free movement ends. I do believe that no deal does have its benefits such as no divorce bill which would save a lot of money (why could be put into NHS, welfare, small businesses etc.)
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you lot who think its going to be okay with no deal are insane, imnot saying leaving the eu in itself will be complete disaster but having no deal will, you cant just erase years of deals with the eu over night, if you think a no deal brexit will be okay you need to wake up
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As a wise man once said ‘Brexit means Brexit, no remoaners’
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Original post by 999tigger
No and I think you are being a headless chicken.

We do make things in the UK.
We also wont stop trading with the rest of the world.


the uk will be a headless chicken if theres no deal, people like you need to wake up and realise things things arent as simple as they seem
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Original post by NJA
Some people were like that with Y2K.

Maybe you and other people were asleep while we remained in the EU? maybe people should wake up to bigger opportunities by being out?

Regarding flights, why should there be disruption of more than a couple of days, people need to fly, it's more than politics.


its not a simple as brexiteers think, there are so many agreements that need to be taken into account before leaving, for example british planes wont be able to fly over european airspace (which is needed to get to pretty much all of africa and asia) without some kind of deal, there will be medicine shortages, british citizens living inside the eu will become illegal aliens, this brexit seems like to dangerous of an experiment to me
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Original post by 999tigger
Agree its a big unknown, but doubt it will be the end of the world.
They will have to start talking to each other and make some short term agreements if needed. It will certainly focus the mind.


it wont be the end of the world if theres no deal it will be the end of great britain, we need a deal with europe more than they need a deal with us
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Original post by finman99
its not a simple as brexiteers think, there are so many agreements that need to be taken into account before leaving, for example british planes wont be able to fly over european airspace (which is needed to get to pretty much all of africa and asia) without some kind of deal, there will be medicine shortages, british citizens living inside the eu will become illegal aliens, this brexit seems like to dangerous of an experiment to me


Fake news, anyone can fly above European airspace
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Original post by finman99
its not a simple as brexiteers think, there are so many agreements that need to be taken into account before leaving, for example british planes wont be able to fly over european airspace (which is needed to get to pretty much all of africa and asia) without some kind of deal, there will be medicine shortages, british citizens living inside the eu will become illegal aliens, this brexit seems like to dangerous of an experiment to me

So you are claiming that planes of countries on WTO cannot use EU airspace and vice versa? I can't believe the EU would be so petty! If so, UK could respond by denying EU planes access to UK airspace and similarly for ships in sea space. I think you are in a Project Fear headspace.
Original post by I_Hate_School
Imports would probably come from other parts of the world and the commonwealth. The impact on factories of a no deal Brexit could be positive and negative. Positive for UK based factories and farms which will become very successful and would improve domestic business but those reliant on EU will probably suffer (but so will EU businesses) and so will move elsewhere - eg. Africa/Asia which could in fact be good for poorer regions of the world.

There are many factories that rely on 'just in time' deliveries of proprietary parts from Europe. They will have to stop production.

The UK car industry is worried:
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/brexit-what-it-means-british-car-industry
The chief executive of automotive supplier Unipart has warned that Brexit has the potential to wreak even worse devastation on the industry than what occurred in the 1970s. “I fear hard-line Brexiteers are in danger of achieving what that rabble of militant trade unions failed to do: destroying the British car industry,” John Neill wrote in the Daily Mail in May.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/brexit-what-it-means-british-car-industry
Brexit so worries Jaguar Land Rover that its normally reticent boss, Ralf Speth, warned last month that a bad Brexit deal would cost the company more than £1.2 billion a year in lost profits and inflict serious job losses. “We want to stay in the UK… but if we don’t have the right deal, we'll have to close plants and it will be very, very sad,” he told the Financial Times.


https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/brexit-what-it-means-british-car-industry
What do UK auto makers want from Brexit?
“We want free trade, zero tariffs, frictionless trade across borders,” Flewitt said. It’s a common refrain. Essentially, they want what we’ve got now: a customs union, free trade, common rules (and a say in how they’re made) and the freedom to hire staff from across Europe. “We need unrestricted access to the single market of Europe, our largest trading partner,” the SMMT said.
Last year, 54% of UK-built cars were shipped to customers in the EU. The SMMT reckons a no-deal shift to World Trade Organization (WTO) tariffs would add £1.8bn to the cost of exports, forcing price increases. Meanwhile, an extra £2.7bn would be paid collectively for new cars coming from the Continent.


Original post by I_Hate_School
Northern Ireland Border would, unfortunately, be a bad side effect of no deal as it probably would result in a harsh border with excessive regulations as free movement ends.

That would be a catastrophe.

Original post by I_Hate_School
I do believe that no deal does have its benefits such as no divorce bill which would save a lot of money (why could be put into NHS, welfare, small businesses etc.)

Not if the economy is shafted.
Original post by 999tigger
No and I think you are being a headless chicken.

We do make things in the UK.
We also wont stop trading with the rest of the world.


This is a serious question, have you ever been to London for any sustained period of time?
Original post by finman99
the uk will be a headless chicken if theres no deal, people like you need to wake up and realise things things arent as simple as they seem


Im sure the powers that be are aware of the implications. We will juts have to deal with things either way rather than adopt being hysterical like you.
My prediction: Weimar-esque hyperinflation leading to the fall of democracy and the rise of a National Socialist government led by Corbyn, with Farage his right hand man.

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