I thought Theresa May's speech was absolutely brilliant. She said pretty much everything I hoped she say. Now the ball is in the EU's court, do they want to do a good deal with the UK or not, because if they are going to be petty and spiteful then the UK will not be afraid to just walk away, like Theresa May said "no deal is better than a bad deal".

I thought Theresa May's speech was absolutely brilliant. She said pretty much everything I hoped she say. Now the ball is in the EU's court, do they want to do a good deal with the UK or not, because if they are going to be petty and spiteful then the UK will not be afraid to just walk away, like Theresa May said "no deal is better than a bad deal".

The EU will act in the interests of its members. That's what it's for. If that is not in the interests of the UK as a soon-to-be ex-member that isn't petty and spiteful.

Oh really, if the EU acts in the "interests of its members" then they really should do a good deal with the UK considering the EU has one of the largest economies in the world on their doorstep to export to, they have a large defence commitment from the UK and a free security service GCHQ, and as an added bonus the EU has easy access to London's financial institutions. But this is the EU we're talking about so I won't be surprised to see them cut off their nose to spite their face, especially when one of its presidents (Juncker) is openly saying he wants to "punish the UK" to discourage other countries from leaving, now what does that say about them.

I can't believe I once thought that woman was going to be reasonable. Unfortunately it seems inevitable that the rights of EU citizens to work and live in the UK (and vice versa) will be destroyed, and this country is about to crumble apart. Well done Mayhem!

The defence commitment has more to do with NATO than the EU. As for the financial institutions, Frankfurt and Paris will be itching to grab as much of that as they can.

And what a GREAT time for me to graduate with a degree that's inherently internationally orientated.

f*** the UK srsly. I want the right to work in other European countries whose languages I've spent 10 years mastering without having to qualify for a visa and get 'sponsored'. Eww.

That there has just told me how clueless and ignorant you are.

I thought Theresa May's speech was absolutely brilliant. She said pretty much everything I hoped she say. Now the ball is in the EU's court, do they want to do a good deal with the UK or not, because if they are going to be petty and spiteful then the UK will not be afraid to just walk away, like Theresa May said "no deal is better than a bad deal".

That there has just told me how clueless and ignorant you are.

Well it was to be expected really. As much as I am not a huge fan of Teresa May and her stance, her hands are pretty tied. I'd love us to stay part of the single market as I believe it's a necessity for our country in the short term. But people voted because of immigration, so the Brexit hardliners would be absolutely crazy. I think this would just send people more to UKIP, when really as a party they should become pretty defunct now.

It's going to be really challenging for a lot of big companies who rely on the talents of foreign workers. The skillset for certain roles is just not available in the UK.

I'm hoping there'll be some form of transitional deal over a period of about 5-8 years and that a decent trade deal that benefits both sides can be met during that time. There's going to be a lot to sort out at just 2 years doesn't seem enough time to do all that.

I suppose a positive is that there are multiple countries willing to strike trade deals as soon as we've left. If May and her team are on it, they'll begin drafting up deals and plans with those countries whilst brexit talks are ongoing, ready to implement/sign them as soon as we've left. Certainly isn't going to be easy.

That there has just told me how clueless and ignorant you are.

Surely, then, the onus should be on those companies to actually train British workers themselves so that they have the skillset for those jobs? That's what they always used to do before the 1980s.

I really doubt the public are going to stomach these "global free trade deals" May has been banging on about. One of the main reasons Leave pulled in a lot of working-class voters was precisely because people felt our economy was being controlled by "Brussels"/Germany -- they're not going to agree to have our economy controlled by the US/China/whoever, as would be inevitable with the kind of "deals" that are being talked about. Apart from anything else, it would raise the risk of parts of the NHS being effectively privatised.

I really doubt the public are going to stomach these "global free trade deals" May has been banging on about. One of the main reasons Leave pulled in a lot of working-class voters was precisely because people felt our economy was being controlled by "Brussels"/Germany -- they're not going to agree to have our economy controlled by the US/China/whoever, as would be inevitable with the kind of "deals" that are being talked about. Apart from anything else, it would raise the risk of parts of the NHS being effectively privatised.

Agreed to a certain extent - it's likely going to be a mix of positives and negatives (probably more negative). I'm hoping that they've seen the response to deals such as TTIP and CETA and do not go that way... It would be an absolute disaster. But then again it's a Tory government.