You voted for it. Everyone told you that this was going to happen, and now it did. Zero sympathy for anyone who voted for brexit and now has to pay for it.
I am absolutely shocked that a for-profit company is attempting to make money.
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To be fair, the failure to agree a deal isnāt helping, and the UK isnāt entirely to blame for that with both sides of the argument refusing to give an inch. In particular Barnier is known for refusing to give right up until the last minute and then folding, see the EU Canada CETA agreement for an example.
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Irish reunification is something Iām going to leave well alone except to say that the Republic doesnāt want to take over the financial responsibilities for it.
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Ah! Youngsters today who live for the now and have no idea of Inflation 
What I feel most people have missed as they dived for their pitchforks and torches was the mention that this is the first Price Increase since 2014
So ignoring all the Cut and Paste - Echo Chamber Politics 
If you just take UK inflation since their last price rise in 2014
Bank of England Inflation Calculator shows Ā£90 in 2014 is now worth Ā£101.52 2019
(Note: calculator does not handle Pence)
So running their Servers and their Development house in Covent Gardens are now dearer to run.
As for Pound to Dollar.
Average exchange rate in 2014: Ā£1 = 1.6474 USD
Average exchange rate in 2020: Ā£1 = 1.2703 USD
Finally our old nemesis WOW
September 2014 Six Months for Ā£46.14 (So Ā£92.28 per Year)
September 2020 Six Months for Ā£59.94 (So Ā£119.88 per Year)
So personally I feel they have been rather restrained.
I know this post will be ignored by the denizens of this forum as they hunt for more Pitchforks and Torches.
But I thought it was worth a try to insert a bit of Logic into a Rabid Throat ripping animated discussion
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tone the attitude down a bit. Nobody here, or at CCP knows of personal struggles of people. CCP however, still has to make money if we want to see EVE continue on.
Though the UK is entirely to blame for the mess theyāre making of negotiations, especially with the internal market bill. Borisās oven ready deal isnāt one he can agree to? Then why did he ram it through in 3 days?
Weāre seeing the last days of the UK. Itās not how Iād have liked to see Scotland gaining independence, but leaving a rogue state makes sense.
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I think itās six of one and half a dozen of the other tbh, both sides of the table have valid points and both sides want what they consider to be best for themselves.
Scotland has its own problems, independence means the loss of access to the Barnett formula which covers a lot of their public spending; thereās also some internal divisions like the Orkneys and Shetlands wanting an independence referendum to split from Scotland if thereās a constitutional change such as Scottish independence.
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Both sides need to concede a little; both the EU and UK politicians are acting like spoilt brats fighting over the last slice of cake.
Some of the more ardent brexiteers think that weāre being made an example of and that itās in the EUās interests to make any exit deal as unpalatable as they can in order to deter any other members wishing to leave.
Personally Iām somewhat ambivalent, my parents live in Spain, my brother spends 50% of his time working in Germany and up until Covid I did about 30% of my work in France and Belgium; that said I do believe the EU needs to wind its neck in a little when it comes to dictating to its members.
As a Brit why do I we want a high value currency?
As long as my wages correct for devaluation I welcome the competitive devaluation of our currency.
Now is the time for business to select the UK as their next premises opening. CCP although loving to brand themselves as Icelandic base their server in the UK for tax and legal reasons as well as tech. The UK alongside US is the western home of computer games.
They are also upsizing their UK dev house while folding or downsizing all others.
In fact speaking to both senior PA & CCP staff both suggested they would not consider anywhere but London for future western expansion solely due to access to human talent and cost. I had asked bith why choose London over cheaper towns in the UK or in their native capitals looking to host game development.
Price can only go UP. 
Wow so the price for an Eve sub is going up by less than 50 UK pence per week, this is the new norm for the next decade. I did wonder whether Eve would increase the monthly sub charge. No biggie been expecting this change. o7
Not really, I doubt there was ever really going to be a deal as the EUās stance was not realistic. The last PM really made a mess of things but then she was never really a Brexiteer so not really surprising.
Funny thing is the vote for Brexit would never have been won, if the EU had been more on the ball and allowed countries to manage their own borders so they could restrict who could comes into the country. Itās that problem that highlighted issues with the EU at least for myself and Iām sure for others. Once highlighted you tend to look more closely at other related situations.
The problems with immigrants that the world is experiencing is probably why nationalism is on the increase.
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You know we could have put restrictions in place, right? So people would have to prove they could support themselves?
Entirely allowed by the EU.
That is complete and utter ignorant nonsense:
EU stance was exactly what the EU stance was going to be, it is and was, completely realistic and made absolutely clear from the outset, as it follows the EU stance in every negotiation to date
UK opted out of Schengen, and chose to adopt some of the elements - but was not subject to EU border controls. The UK government was (and is) perfectly at liberty to set controls, the Labour government largely didnāt because it generally believed in freedom of movement and the Conservatives didnāt because it believed in the movement of labor to meet demands (and laterly essentially lied about the EU in order to foster resentment).
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What the hell with all those victim blamers in this thread? Can you be not an asshole for a change?
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??? seriously ??? wow! Iād stick to internetz spaceships fellow capsuleer, and leave the politics in the space dockā¦ ālast days of the UKā pffffffā¦
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Because your wages will adjust to the local economy, everything you buy from the world will cost more than others pay. Like EVE.
Youāve not been paying attention to the independence movements.