Brexit, for once some facts.

Zlatan

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The EU is building a federal United States of Europe, which not merely the right thing to do but inevitable.
I, ve agreed with that, you just need to cross out merely.If you wish I, ll correct it for you..

Flecc
I, m sure we can agree to disagree. Not sure many see much real improvements in their lives attributable to EU when everything is as you keep insisting... advisory. The government of day would in all likely hood adopted the policies anyway and ignored the ones tok costly, too enlightened, toi socially minded etc etc etc.
The real benefits have been jobs frim EU trade, but why should country have to take your advisory (at moment, see OG's post) policies to get the trade.
We dont have to and wont.
 
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Zlatan

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The EU is building a federal United States of Europe, which is not the right thing to do but inevitable.
There you are OG. Perfect.
Its exactly why leave won.
Yes, I can see the attractions, thanks but no thanks. And shout and repeat as much as you want OG I will not change my mind. I do not want to be part of a USE.
 
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oldgroaner

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There you are OG. Perfect.
Its exactly why leave won.
Yes, I can see the attractions, thanks but no thanks. And shout and repeat as much as you want OG I will not change my mind. I do not want to be part of a USE.
Leave won because promises were made of better times A Federal Europe was hardly mentioned at all.
It had little or nothing to do with the result
 
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I, ve agreed with that, you just need to cross out merely.If you wish I, ll correct it for you..

Flecc
I, m sure we can agree to disagree. Not sure many see much real improvements in their lives attributable to EU when everything is as you keep insisting... advisory. The government of day would in all likely hood adopted the policies anyway and ignored the ones tok costly, too enlightened, toi socially minded etc etc etc.
The real benefits have been jobs frim EU trade, but why should country have to take your advisory (at moment, see OG's post) policies to get the trade.
We dont have to and wont.
The public in other parts of Europe have no difficulty in seeing the advantages that EU membership has given. Some is trade related,some is social development. Speak with any of the third level students and they will talk about their Erasmus exchange , talk with the shell fish producers, and they talk about bringing their mussels to the Paris markets. The meat producers about feeding directly into factories scattered throughout France, Germany, even Poland. The country villages with their Leader programnes.
.. These are the just the ones that spin off the top of my head, so if you and others are not as aware, why is that?.
We have fully discussed and explained what EU advisory is... Very few of the EU advisories ,remain unadopted. The reason being that they have been consensually driven to such an extent that they are invariably the highest common multiple of what is acceptable to everyone.
 
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Fingers

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The public in other parts of Europe have no difficulty in seeing the advantages that EU membership has given. Some is trade related,some is social development. Speak with any of the third level students and they will talk about their Erasmus exchange , talk with the shell fish producers, and they talk about bringing their mussels to the Paris markets. The meat producers about feeding directly into factories scattered throughout France, Germany, even Poland. The country villages with their Leader programnes.
.. These are the just the ones that spin off the top of my head, so if you and others are not as aware, why is that?.
We have fully discussed and explained what EU advisory is... Very few of the EU advisories ,remain unadopted. The reason being that they have been consensually driven to such an extent that they are invariably the highest common multiple of what is acceptable to everyone.

Nothing you have quoted needs to change.

In fact my understanding is the erasmus programme will continue.

We will still sell shellfish to France and export meat.

I'm not sure what a leader program is but that does sound federal so I'm glad we are out of that.

Why should we be supporting villages in Eastern Europe when our own towns are decaying? These are western countries. They have the best opportunities going.

We give 13billion in aid to countries that need it.

Pound for pound per capita we give the most international aid in the world.
 
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anotherkiwi

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Nothing you have quoted needs to change.

In fact my understanding is the erasmus programme will continue.

We will still sell shellfish to France and export meat.

I'm not sure what a leader program is but that does sound federal so I'm glad we are out of that.

Why should we be supporting villages in Eastern Europe when our own towns are decaying? These are western countries. They have the best opportunities going.

We give 13billion in aid to countries that need it.

Pound for pound per capita we give the most international aid in the world.
https://borgenproject.org/which-countries-give-the-most-foreign-aid/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_country_donors
 

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Christ.

Imagine having a president that isn’t even elected dictating telling us what to do?

Not for me thanks.
 
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written evidence submitted by Honda motors to parliament:
http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-committee/leaving-the-eu-implications-for-the-automotive-industry/written/71644.html
  • With highly integrated European manufacturing and sales operations, Honda is concerned about the impact the UK’s departure from the EU might have on:
  • Disruption to our parts and completed products supply chain
  • Regulatory divergence and a potential regulatory “cliff edge” in the event of a no-deal scenario
  • Restrictions on access to talent and ability to move staff across our European and global operations
  • Import and Export Tariffs
 
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Woosh

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Tweets mean nothing.
I found that tweet amusing, it may make you smile.

did you watch BBCQT?

John Barnes got rightly most of the applause.
He confessed he does not understand all the economic issues concerning brexit.
 
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Fingers

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written evidence submitted by Honda motors to parliament:
http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-committee/leaving-the-eu-implications-for-the-automotive-industry/written/71644.html
  • With highly integrated European manufacturing and sales operations, Honda is concerned about the impact the UK’s departure from the EU might have on:
  • Disruption to our parts and completed products supply chain
  • Regulatory divergence and a potential regulatory “cliff edge” in the event of a no-deal scenario
  • Restrictions on access to talent and ability to move staff across our European and global operations
  • Import and Export Tariffs

That is Honda using an excuse to move out.

They loved Thatcher and her ideas how it made them money. Blair carried on.

We can still strike the same deals. Or not. They are not prepared to spend money upgrading.

They see how the global environment is changing.

Unfortunately it’s becoming more insular. Blame the EU and Trump.
 

Woosh

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That is Honda using an excuse to move out.
of course they do, but their move is partly brexit related, the risk posed by no deal does not inspire them.
 
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Fingers

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I found that tweet amusing, it may make you smile.

did you watch BBCQT?

John Barnes got rightly most of the applause.
He confessed he does not understand all the economic issues concerning brexit.
Yes I watched it.

I appreciated his words re racism.

As a white man it suits me. Others disagree with him strongly. I hear friends saying he is a useful idiot. In regards to Brexit I appreciate his candour but his argument that being thick doesn’t really apply to me.

So I see what some friends of colour say about his views on race.
 

Fingers

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He’s a footballer.

It’s the same as Lineker.

**** off you twat. You’re a footballer.

Although I am not comparing Barnes with Lineker.

I make that clear.

Barnes has a soul. I like John Barnes and generally agree with him.
 
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Woosh

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In regards to Brexit I appreciate his candour but his argument that being thick doesn’t really apply to me.
true, but it applies to many millions brexit voters.
I am not concerned by that, I always thought that I do not like to see this country absorbed into the USE, I prefer we join EFTA instead.
as someone said, everyone has teeth but not everyone is a dentist.
 
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