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THREAD: Seaborne Freight won a £13.8m government contract for extra ferry services in the event of no-deal Brexit. But #c4news can reveal that no contracts have yet been signed with either Ramsgate or Ostend Port.
Seaborne's chief executive, Ben Sharp, was formerly a director at another shipping firm called Mercator, which provided armed escort vessels.
Mercator shut down in 2013. But one company told us it still owed them $290k. A second company said it lost over $1m. Mr Sharp denies the allegations.
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The latest guest on the Ways to Change the World podcast is Richard Curtis.

He talks to @krishgm about the future of charity, his films and his unrelenting optimism.

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#Brexit: martedì potrebbe iniziare l'uscita di Uk senza accordo.

Tutti i governi Ue si stanno preparando con avvertimenti a cittadini, amministrazioni, imprese. Alcuni assumono migliaia di persone per le dogane.

Forse mi son perso qualcosa. Ma il governo italiano che fa?
Facciamo un esempio: in Italia risiedono 28.168 cittadini britannici.

Dopo la Brexit diventeranno extra-comunitari. Cosa ne facciamo in caso di no-deal? Tutti espulsi con foglio di via il 30 marzo?

Oppure li facciamo votare alle elezioni comunali come ora?
Un alto esempio banalotto: l'Italia esporta 760 milioni di euro di vino, di cui 300 milioni di prosecco.

In caso di no-deal servono doganieri per le pratiche di esportazione. E chi glielo dice ai trevigiani che devono prendersi un broker a Dover per sdoganare?
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I'm just back from a holiday in Crete. I have been thinking (too much) about @UKLabourparty and #brexit. So here’s a quick thread. 1/n
I have already written about my frustrations with @UKLabourparty. My view is that the Party should come out strongly against Brexit; for principled as well as tactical reasons. 2/n
Principle: Brexit will damage the country. In case we needed reminding, we heard again from Philip Hammond today: . 3/n
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Thread 1/15 So you want to cash in big on #Brexit?

Here’s how.

Disclaimer. The following thread does not constitute financial advice. Before making any investment you should consult a professional financial adviser.
Just satire.
2/15 Now let’s suppose you have a spare £100m.

The first thing you need to do is invest it in non-Sterling denominated assets.

@Jacob_Rees_Mogg ‘s firm has a few funds, all investing $8.4billion in such assets, so ask him if you’re not sure.

He knows all about this.
3/15 For the sake of illustration, let’s make up an imaginary currency called the Wonga.

And let’s suppose that you get 2 Wongas to the Pound. W2=£1. The rate doesn’t matter.

So now you’ve got W200million in stocks denominated in Wonga currency.
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#Brexit White Paper is finally out

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1. The full U.K. solution to the Irish border will be rejected by the EU
2. A ‘common rulebook for goods’ - the EU could do two things: A) reject as cherry-picking parts of the single market or B) start discussing how much of this is doable under an FTA.
There’s a good chance it would be B, but it will have to be tweaked significantly
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#UK Foreign Secretary @BorisJohnson has resigned, according to @10DowningStreet.
"His replacement will be announced shortly," @10DowningStreet spokesman says.
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#Brexit 1
Cadbury moved factory 2 Poland 2011 with EU grant.
Ford Transit moved 2Turkey 2013 with EU grant.
Jaguar Land Rover recently agreed 2 build a new plant in Slovakia with EU grant, owned by Tata, same company who trashed our steel industry & emptied workers pension funds.
#Brexit 2
Peugeot closed its Ryton (was Rootes Group) plant and moved production to Slovakia with EU grant.
British Army's new Ajax fighting vehicles to be built in SPAIN using SWEDISH steel at the request of the EU to support jobs in Spain with EU grant, rather than Wales.
#Brexit 3
Dyson gone 2 Malaysia, with EU loan. Crown Closures, Bournemouth (Was METAL BOX), gone 2Poland with EU grant,employed 1,200.
M&S manufacturing gone 2far east with EU loan.
Hornby models gone. In fact all toys & models gone from UK along with patents all with EU grants
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