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  1. Lancslass

    Newbie with £1000

    No mention of battery at all. If they are claiming a 20ml range, it probably does nearer 15mls with hills, so must be a teeny weeny battery. Also it's a folding bike which the OP didn't mention as a requirement and potentially compromises the strength and stability of the bike. Still out IS an...
  2. Lancslass

    At last

    Your smiley doesn't fit, the idea is to be warm, not look cool!!!:p
  3. Lancslass

    At last

    I also go the balaclava way, like greyfox, from my motorbiking days! They can be bought for next to nothing, such as here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Polar-Fleece-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Bike-Balaclava-GhostBikes-/190998812027?hash=item2c786a957b:g:WbsAAOSwBLlVEyCl And that way you can wear...
  4. Lancslass

    Newbie with £1000

    I have had a Juicy Classic for a couple of months now and I must say I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a step through bike. She climbs hills like there is no tomorrow and unusually, the Juicy company give you the option to increase the battery capacity in increments to suit the mileage that you...
  5. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    Heard on the news this morning that a poll gives Brexit at 53%. We all know how wrong polls can be, but still........ Interesting.
  6. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    The kind of trading agreements that the EU have are on a countrywide basis rather than at a personal level. I have unashamedly cut and pasted the following to explain: "Trade agreements are the product of negotiations between two or more sovereign nations that dictate the terms of the...
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    Leaving the EU

    Thanks for making that clear. We are also currently tied to the trade agreements arranged by the EU. We will have opportunity to arrange our own trading agreements that more closely pertain to our own country's needs.
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    Leaving the EU

    I suppose I really meant to say that we would be free to deal with countries outside the EU on our own terms rather than within the terms set out by the EU trading agreements that are held between the EU as a whole, and other countries. Not sure if that makes sense but it's a matter of not being...
  9. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    I have to bow to your superior knowledge on the subject Flecc (and assume that you are not bending the facts to your argument as so often happens with politicians and the like :p). I honestly believed that we had a good gay rights history in our country and it's shameful if that is not the case...
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    Leaving the EU

    Your right, and I don't think for a second that the British people will buy into it. It's already been suggested that the terms that are being asked for are too soft and too open to misinterpretation. The Primeinister has gone into the negotiations with the aim of winning rather than making...
  11. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    It's true that it was the European Court of Human Rights that provided equal rights for our gay and lesbian members of the military but we were way ahead of other countries when it comes to gay rights generally. We made same sex acts legal in 1967 - before joining the EU, in point of fact. We...
  12. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    I'm sorry Flecc, your right of course, but there must be many examples throughout our country's history where we have used other countries as a standard by which we judge and improve our own. That's surely not just an EU thing is it? And I'm sure if we're out of the EU we will still look at...
  13. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    I know that immigration is a matter that is often cited as the most common anti EU concern but thinking about it, I don't think that is the case for myself. I certainly worry about how many people we and our services can accommodate on our small, already crowded island. I also worry about the...
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    Leaving the EU

    But it can't be in any way proved that our increase in standard of living is down to EU membership. America, China and India have also had incredible improvements without being part of the EU. And over the past 3 years or so, our economy has improved despite being part of a Union where others...
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    Leaving the EU

    I fear that no matter how much discussion ensues, coming from whatever organisation, we are never going to be able to make an objective decision based on how much the EU does or doesn't cost the country. We are advised not to vote with the heart but it may come down to just that unless we can...
  16. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    Thank you.:D It's probably the only original thought that I'll have all year!:rolleyes:
  17. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    Back in early 2014 UKIP told us that the EU costs us a net figure of £33m a day. Those figures are just about as believable as the CBI figures and being from diametrically opposed organisations, the true figure is one we will probably never know but is no doubt somewhere in the middle of the...
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    Leaving the EU

    I'm pretty sure those figures don't take into account that we will be free to trade with countries outside the EU and the CBI has it's own agenda of course (doesn't everyone:rolleyes:). It's difficult to believe that Britain, one of the economically strongest countries in the EU, is still a net...
  19. Lancslass

    Leaving the EU

    I think we are all a little guilty of that once we are erring on one side or the other aren't we?! :p I am always keen to listen to the opposing opinion though, I'm a seasoned Question Time viewer and always fascinated by what others have to say, as long as it is constructive. (Not that QT is...
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    Leaving the EU

    I agree with your sentiments and whilst I generally support the Conservative party, I think that the conditions that David Cameron have put to the EU are very watered down, designed to be able to say that he has got what we wanted and we can therefore stay on the EU. I doubt that any agreements...