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[STEMO]

If we do get a deal, what am I going to do with my shed full of beans?

[Gaffers]

If we do get a deal, what am I going to do with my shed full of beans?

Judging the level of intellect of some MPs, there is a case for being able to negociate a trade deal with it.

[STEMO]

If we do get a deal, what am I going to do with my shed full of beans?

Judging the level of intellect of some MPs, there is a case for being able to negociate a trade deal with it.

They're Heinz beans, so worth about 1.10 tins of Euro beans.

[STEMO]

I see Mark Carney has just tried to frighten the living shite out of everybody. Fickin colonial. 

[Nick W]

If we do get a deal, what am I going to do with my shed full of beans?

Keep them for when the deal proves to be so shit that you need something to barter with.

[ronnyd]

If we do get a deal, what am I going to do with my shed full of beans?

Keep ,em.  You still have to eat.

[Sir Tigger KC]

If we do get a deal, what am I going to do with my shed full of beans?

Keep ,em.  You still have to fart.

Might be lucrative as I'm sure that methane will become scarce in no deal brexitland. 

[ronnyd]

Just to give you a flavour of the expat concerns here in Euroland.

There seems to be concensus that reciprocal healthcare cover will continue. e.g. you are in the Spanish nhs having left the Uk nhs. (in this instance the Uk pays Spain £4000 a year ) However no certainty and for a lot of expats it will mean packing bags and going back to Uk if it isn't there. Bit awkward if your only house is here.


Voting rights in elections are currently a right mess. having lived here for 14 years , as of today I do not know if I can vote in next Mays elections here or the Uk for that matter. I might be voteless……………….


saw a great question from an expat today. After Brexit can I up sticks from Spain and go and live in France? I suspect the answer will be no unless you can fund your own French health care.


Not a small problem as there are maybe a million of us in EU land. No one knows the real number of course.

Question for you Varche. Was it a few years ago that a lot of expats moved back to Blighty because of the healthcare situation? I suppse joining the "common market" ended that scenario.

[Varche]

Wella lot of folk lived under the radar takng advantage of the lax governance. For example you are supposed to register for residence if you are in Spain for more than 90 consecutive days. With that comes an obligation to pay tax unless you can show your main centre of interest is the UK. E.g. you have a house and famly there and just rent a holiday place. People were also using the EHIC as a form of permanent health provision.

The problem with registering was you had to prove healthcare entitlement or private health care and a minimum , not specified, level ofcash/income to show you weren going to be aburden. Not registered might not be eligible for reciprical healthcare up to time of vote or date of leaving EU.

A lot of people spent six months here and sixback in the uk getting thebest of both worlds but without adhering to the rules.

This backdrop caused a lot of folk to give up on the dream  and go back. Social services, care etc are far better in the UK.

Ironically, Spain has what  istermed a golden visa. Have lots of dosh? Not of EU origin? No problem . The Costas are booming with Russian black money being  laundered. Great for the economy in the short term but a disaster in the making. Drug gangs bringing the stuff in for Europe from Africa is now a serious out of control problem. I believe Malta has the same problem with golden visas . Maybe Lizzie knows?

[Sir Tigger KC]

Ironically, Spain has what  istermed a golden visa. Have lots of dosh? Not of EU origin? No problem . The Costas are booming with Russian black money being  laundered. Great for the economy in the short term but a disaster in the making. Drug gangs bringing the stuff in for Europe from Africa is now a serious out of control problem. I believe Malta has the same problem with golden visas . Maybe Lizzie knows?

Presumably, Golden Spanish Passports are available as well if you have the right contacts and enough money. 

[Varche]

Yes. Of course. Do you want one? pm. for rates

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes. Of course. Do you want one? pm. for rates

I'm guessing that prices will go up after 29th March as we'll all be desperate to avoid the plague of locusts and the four horsemen! 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Having said that, Iranians are apparently paying £40 grand each to get smuggled into this insignificant little island !   

Meanwhile, project fear has gone into warp drive today. 

[2boxerdogs]

I have now reached the point where I do not care whether we are in or out ,I am going to carry on as I always have enjoying what SWMBO & I have enjoying life to the full , the whole fiasco has made this country look like complete idiots scaremongering about finances & whatever else they think will put the wind up the average man/woman in the street, have been through worse & survived certainly not going to worry about this nonsense.

[Doctor Gollum]

Having said that, Iranians are apparently paying £40 grand each to get smuggled into this insignificant little island !   

Meanwhile, project fear has gone into warp drive today. 

That'll pay for a nice boat... In Marbella