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Off you go again ranting OG. I didn't say anything about the right or wrong of carrying guns. Personally think it's route to more deaths, crime etc... But that certainly is not the majority view in USA. Trump is merely representing that. And much as I, m not keen on Trump and it says something...

If you kicked out all politicians with connections to NRA in US there would be few left. Besides, it's called democracy. Alien as it is to us, millions of Americans agree with right to carry arms. There are two sides to every argument OG, if we carried guns perhaps ( big perhaps) there might be...

Manufacturers are loathed to build something along lines of been discussed... It might impact on car sales and petrol consumed. For years cars have got bigger and bigger, heavier and heavier and full of more stuff we don't need. Why sell a cheap light economical car when they can sell you above...

Didn't realise things were that bad... Its worse than Jamaica...

No, you are right I haven't..bit late now to become a bricky.

Agreed flecc but 8th in World ranking is better than 23rd...(According to Transparency International) And like I, ve said before you can only say it as you find it. I, ve probably been fortunate in UK but not come across any type of corruption first hand. Not the case in other places I, ve had...

Jamaica isn't corrupt at side of France.Depends where you look tho. (I was joking of course but my smileys don't work) Anybody who thinks France does not have quite a big corruption problem hasn't actually looked.

That's exactly what I was going to say. We get a lot more drug reps chartering yachts than doctors or nurses... Nurses can't afford it, doctors have not got time...

One of things I can not understand about NHS is its willingness to pay exorbitant prices for many cheap medications. There was a report other day about them paying £113 for a pack of tablets available for under £5 abroad. The NHS is one of largest organisations in the world, pharmaceutical...

That's not quite what the tariffs are for tho in Car industry. Just for example take the Mustang I mentioned. It retails here for around £37k. That, s putting it in competition with I, d guess mid range 4 series. Now take off the 25.5% import add ons (Source quoted earlier) and we are looking at...

Thats a different argument and I sort of agree as country is now but with a more enterprising ideology (as Peter Hargreaves has put forward since vote mentioned) we could be back competitive. We couldn't facing similar tariffs EU puts to USA at moment tho.???

There is no one else. Not voting would leave May in power.

If they can build good cars cheaper than those we currently buy of course I, d buy them. Said that earlier. The Mustang in either of its engine sizes is a performance car bargain without its 25.5 % add ons. If they could replicate that kind of V FM in other sectors of course they would sell...

However you look at it it is not a level playing field. In past USA has been so rich these "small" issues in their eyes have been insignificant losses. Those days have gone. Take a trip to Detroit, I visited 30 years ago. A vibrant thriving city. It's gone, derelict gang and drug infested areas...

Apologies if you think it was sarcastic, if you read justification for mentioned tariffs majority are from German "experts,". Perhaps you can find an altruistic reason for a 270% tariff? I can't.

Because we dont have an alternative.

That will be Chinese and German experts then? And, I, ve read up why Canada inflicts 270% tariff on US dairy. It's senseless. One side of border can operate herds as small as 60,other side needs thousands. On Canadian side (by their own words) dairy farmers can and do maintain the traditional...

Not much longer?Trump has a bee in his bonnet over that one. He, s mentioned it time and time again. The current Tarrifs have probably contributed to the down fall of Detroit and the meteoric rise of German car industry. If I were an American living near Detroit I, d be well cheesed off. Trump...

The Europeans are arguing American cars do not sell in EU because of intrinsic reasons (ie safety, image, efficiency, size, handling, etc etc) the only way to prove it is have reciprocal Tarrifs. Why should Audi/BMW/Porsche /VW/Mercedes face only 2.5% going into USA but Mustangs etc face as much...

Think that conference was actually rather good. He spoke well, answered all questions and was very knowledgeable about subject. Spoke a lot of sense. Can you imagine some past Presidents being able to carry that off? Bush? Reagan?