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by Nick
May 17th, 2018, 12:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

1) That the UK is a trading nation, and has been for centuries and would be very keen to enter such trade deals. Other countries have already expressed an interest, wishing to expand their economies too. Any why wouldn't they want to? Where is your evidence that they won't want to? (Touche!) oh NIc...
by Nick
May 17th, 2018, 12:28 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

The on-line odds of Italy leaving the EU have shortened.... the plans by this party seem to be to leave the euro, not the EU - which it wants reformed My post is still true. The on-line odds of Italy leaving the Euro have shortened too. Though it seems that they have back-tracked on plans to leave ...
by Nick
May 17th, 2018, 8:41 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

animist wrote:you have axes on the brain! :laughter:
But of course! :laughter:


(Busy now, more later...)
by Nick
May 17th, 2018, 8:37 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

ITALY: Leaked Five Star/Lega plan includes mechanism to exit Euro. Euroscepticism is rising! https://www.westmonster.com/five-star-lega-leaked-plan-includes-mechanism-to-exit-euro/ https://twitter.com/WestmonsterUK/status/996691322265366528 The on-line odds of Italy leaving the EU have shortened....
by Nick
May 16th, 2018, 8:50 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

We had a vote, but were consistently outvoted and dragged in the wrong direction, so our influence was negated. And we can certainly see that the EU has made spectacular mistakes as a matter of policy. The EU has so far failed to agree a trade deal with either China or India; I don't see trade deal...
by Nick
May 15th, 2018, 6:48 pm
Forum: Positive Humanism
Topic: Unless Humanist uk values meets human needs, nobody give a shit
Replies: 37
Views: 19836

Re: Unless Humanist uk values meets human needs, nobody give a shit

And it seems to be a quite important part of humanism, as we see it here with the campaigns of Alan and Maria, plus the scientific knowledge of Tetenterre, that doctrine is often a bad thing in principle: we should try to approach issues on an evidence-based, ie empirical basis, and be prepared to ...
by Nick
May 15th, 2018, 3:18 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

Only 3 things wrong with that: 1) Such a customs union would mean we wouldn't be able to conclude trade deals with anyone else, thus making it worse than being in the EU, as we would be unable to influence EU policy (not that has been exactly a strength...) 2) 1) Any Customs Union other than "The" ...
by Nick
May 15th, 2018, 7:22 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

Nick: "..it seems [Trump] has had rather more success than anyone expected." What "success" has he "had"? .... But for whatever reason, it seems things are different in North Korea. Of course, there may be other reasons for it (I can think of several), but why has it happened now? Trump is too big ...
by Nick
May 14th, 2018, 10:45 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

Nick: "..it seems [Trump] has had rather more success than anyone expected." What "success" has he "had"? I'm not claiming his success is complete. It may still unravel. And yes, I'm nervous it might. But for whatever reason, it seems things are different in North Korea. Of course, there may be oth...
by Nick
May 14th, 2018, 6:52 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

May's customs partnership 'all but dead' after Gove joins Boris in savaging proposal: Brexit News for Monday 14 May https://brexitcentral.com/today/brexit-news-monday-14-may/ :hilarity: :laughter: :pointlaugh: it is hard to know how to react to the news that one silly Tory Brexit faction has rubbis...
by Nick
May 14th, 2018, 4:15 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

Sorry I don't have time to keep abreast of (much less contribute much to) this discussion. I'm still in favour of Remain too, by the way. It will be interesting to see how the EU and UK respond to the possible imposition of sanctions on UK companies if John Bolton and Trump seriously threaten them ...
by Nick
May 14th, 2018, 4:06 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

second meeting of the East Grinstead U3A Brexit group. I think we are now pretty well all Remainers, even those who voted Leave. We are mystified and appalled at what is going on. But our next meeting will focus on the evils of the EU. Your turn to attend and persuade, Nick (and coffee FTM) You'll ...
by Nick
May 14th, 2018, 9:08 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

One million students join calls for vote on Brexit deal Student organisations representing almost a million young people studying at UK universities Typical Grauniad. Student organisations, which presumably includes the NUS, where membership is (or at least was in my day) mandatory, may well have a...
by Nick
May 12th, 2018, 9:03 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

Any comment on Leave.EU's breaches of the law, coffee? Strangely, you haven't mentioned those of the remoaners, Alan. Funny, that..... :wink: And let's not forget the millions spent by the government recommending a Yes vote. As well as the constant drip, drip, drip of the EU, insisting that their f...
by Nick
May 11th, 2018, 11:25 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

obviously the reports may have been written up tendentiously, but still, they are reports from the horse's mouth, so to speak, not speculation on the part of the paper. Not really. It is claiming that regulation will have catastrophic effects, while ignoring the fact that such effects do not affect...
by Nick
May 11th, 2018, 2:07 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

As it's you asking... :) Leaving aside speculation and special pleading, as well as blatant bias and from the Graun, there are several several. First of all, we import all sort of perishables from all over the place. Cut flowers are flown in from Africa, for example. And yet we are perfectly able t...
by Nick
May 10th, 2018, 7:31 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link
Replies: 1653
Views: 303991

Re: Brexit News For Brexiteers, please see the link

coffee wrote:Eurosceptic, anti-mass migration Five Star/Lega Italian coalition moves closer

https://www.westmonster.com/eurosceptic ... es-closer/
Indeed, Coffee. I'll be watching with interest.... :popcorn: :popcorn:
by Nick
May 10th, 2018, 5:13 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

Senior Brexiteer admits leaving EU is 'not working out' Senior Brexiteer Dan Hannan has admitted that Brexit is "not working out" the way it was planned. The Conservative MEP said Britain should seek an "Efta-type arrangement, à la Suisse" to protect trade with the EU. Mr Hannan, writing on Conserv...
by Nick
May 10th, 2018, 4:40 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

It smell like project fear to me :smile: so that is your answer, coffee, that what is wrong with the article is that it smells like project fear. But coffee, we are two years past the referendum campaign, in which - and I do concede this - politicians like David Cameron and George Osborne did exagg...
by Nick
May 10th, 2018, 12:21 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
Topic: In or out?
Replies: 3936
Views: 919289

Re: In or out?

Post-Brexit port checks could disrupt fresh food supplies, say freight bosses Nick, re our recent correspondence, you might get more satisfying responses from Alan if you avoided sarcastic and somewhat arrogant comments like this. I might, but I doubt it. Anyway, another job for you - what is actua...