For brexiters only please.

Maizied
I think the decrease in EU exports has come about since the emerging Eastern European bloc became the industrial hub for the rest of Europe. Billions if Euros of EU funding has been pumped into this area to develop the infrastructure and generous grants have encouraged new set ups and relocation of established industries.
Many of the assembly plants in UK are now reliant on parts manufactured in this part of Europe.

Yes, I note that exports are still decent to EU, however any good business person would look at the trend, look at the opportunity and competition pools and would look to other blue sky markets to compensate and eventually overtake this declining market.

Sorry Linjoy; I skim read and read seashells as eggshells because of the chicken link! I was advised to feed it to my dog to prevent worms and also to put it on carpets to prevent fleas. Useful stuff.

Not quite, ali. I know one, but only one!

I'm Scottish and I voted leave. I'm led to believe I'm the only person in Scotland who did so!

Diatamaceous earth is millions of years old and is ground up seashells I will add that most of our business is export non of it to the EU mostly Middle East and Asia

Could that be because we have been happily exporting to growing markets in the rest of the world, despite being in the EU?

I note that the value of exports to EU is increasing, as is value of exports to the rest of the world. Percentages are deceptive.

In 3 years since 2016 value of exports to EU has increased by £48 billion, value of exports to ROW increased by £29 billion. EU is the most profitable to us still.

Labiak
researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7851/CBP-7851.pdf

You will note from the attached link that although EU does account for a large % of UK exports, this % has been on a quite rapid decline over recent years with little prospect of improvement.

I voted leave and would do so again.

Labiak
Most of our export are what Margaret Thatcher called ‘Service Industries’ and that is why she turned away from manufacturing. We make much of our profits from these industries. Tech. Banking. Security Monitoring , satellite management etc. etc. On the whole they are invisible to us, but very lucrative.

Linjoy; might it be because of the risk of, say, avian flu etc? I thought diatomaceous earth was ground up crustaceans.

So what are we going to export then?

Long post here sorry but will try to keep it brief.I voted leave and am an hardernt brexit supporter.My family have an Che.ical co and we sell a product into the on he se chicken farm industry for killing little red more that het onto birds a d stops them laying this product is a natural product basically ground up seashells so is organic.and that's it.The eu have brought in a law called the biocide directive ( a biocide is basically a chemical that can kill) to register any 1 product is £100,000Our product is a natural product diatamaceous earth but the eu say it is a biocide so we can no longer sell it ( it's very cheap) the alternative is a chemical that is put in chickens drinking water long term use can lead to cancer.if the chickens are drink I g it so.e will be deposited in eggs.Its much more expensive and guess who manufactures it a very well k own German co.

At the risk of starting WW3 I say there is nothing to worry about. The rest if the world can provide what the EU currently does x millions.
I've just looked at the tabs on a new pair of £45 vegan hiking boots and yes...made in China, new M&S dressing gown made in Bangladesh, new mobile made in China and a box of M&S Irish Cream Liquers made in Ireland...nothing made in the UK.

jura2 I very much doubt any leaver wants to change their mind and is prevented from doing so because they don’t like the remainers attitude.Where did you dig that up from?

5. infantile and nonsensical in the extreme

The list is growing, and this now on the Leave thread ?

FB and Twitter play hosts to many vile people and their comments unfortunately.

FB and Twitter. I would never 'infiltrate' such sites, but friends of mine have and I trust their reporting.

I remember teenage students telling me they were not working and failing in some subjects, because they 'didn't like the teacher' - I almost always managed to make them realise that doing this would only hurt them and their future prospects- and would not bother those teachers at all.

Changing your mind about such a massively important issue for all our futures, and that of our grandchildren- because you don't like the attitude of remainers - is infantile and nonsensical in the extreme. Your grandchildren will NOT thank you.

jura2
Which sites are these please?

It has been reported to me that comments on several 'Leave' sites, re the 39 dead found in Sussex - are digusting cruel and vile.

I agree Joelsnan and they have stopped talking about Brexit and moved onto other things entirely.?

newnanny
Now don't you think sausage rolls are going a bit too far ? I maybe was too generous with tea and sandwiches. Maybe it should be ships biscuits and water, shoved under the door by black rod.

Remain posters really must be living on stress.
I have just skimmed todays postings on the Remain Thread and apparently Leavers:
1. Spout drivel
2. Are waiting what to be told by the press
3. Are people who abhor knowledge
And
4. Have a Luddite mentality.
And its only 11.30am. ???

Grandad1943
Thank you for your ‘drivel’. (Your term) You have obviously bought into the EU dream of perpetuating the for profit mentality. You are obviously happy to support the exploitation of workers and suppression of wages.
This is your prerogative.
However your derisory terminology towards others on this site who have a different viewpoint, not necessarily any less valid than yours is quite offensive.

Very little in life is equal- why should hate be any different?