Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
This irrelevant provided they are referred to in their capacity as experts in their specific relevant areas of expertise. The BoE's policies represent just one small aspect of Brexit.
Indeed, unless they start claiming things outside their expertise like matter-of-factly claiming an objective is a negative.
This is not particularly funny because, while the outcome may seem to be similar, there's no guarantee that the path you take to that outcome will be the one you'd have chosen otherwise, or the journey as safe as you may have wanted wrt speed of change etc. It really is a pretty stupid put-down but obviously Mr. King would be well sheltered from the negative impact of any socioeconomic turbulence.
Though the path has been chosen and the journey may be risky but we have departed on that journey and complaining about the destination now is a bit moot.
But this is just plain ridiculous. It hasn't happened yet because you've only recently voted to leave, haven't actually triggered the withdrawal process and the future is still very uncertain. What's more interesting is to try to determine what is likely to happen to the logistics of eg. major multinational companies, under various scenarios. If you're drunk and driving 50km over the speed-limit on a difficult road in bad weather with a lot of people around then it's not particularly interesting to observe 30 seconds after beginning your journey that, "If I have an accident and kill people that would be bad, but that hasn't happened yet."
Agreed but I don't think we are driving drunk, we made a sober decision to get on the road.
What makes you think that freedom of movement is something only Eastern Europe demands when it is one of the most important policies of the EU since before they joined?
Because it is Eastern European migration that is most common and most unpopular while free movement is becoming unpopular in western Europe already. If Eastern Europe accepts restricted movement I doubt western politicians will die in a ditch to deny a trade deal because of a free movement requirement.

There is zero reason to link free trade with free movement. People are not widgets. Free movement in the EU is a political objective and we are leaving the political agreement.