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I find more interesting hearing the views of a random mob of woodworkers rather than the usual political busy bodies. Members of this forum probably are a good cross section - representative of the country as a whole.
I don't like the general veto you get on political chat, not just here but everywhere. I think people should talk about politics, religion, you name it. We can all read any amount of hysterical nonsense in the press but somehow aren't allowed to talk to each other.
 
The good news on EU immigrants is that according to HMRC and other sources they pay their way. Not only do they do the work they also pay more in tax than they take in benefits. Win Win!!

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016 ... urance-gap

By and large taking in immigrants has always been highly beneficial to the recipient country.
Not always of course - the American indians, Palestinians, Australian abos didn't get a good deal!
 
The same government sources and HMRC that won't tell us how many of them are high rate tax payers? Why don't they just tell us and nail the myth. Oh... hang on ...

"The Cyprus bank recapitalization was funded by converting bank deposits into equity "
Hmm ... theft, in normal parlance. OK when the EU does it.
 
It seems there was plenty of propaganda and controversy the first time around

http://www.vernoncoleman.com/howthebritishmedia.htm

Its interesting that Charles de gaulle vetoed Britain's application to allow time for the CAP to be fully set up before we entered and had a say. (I dont know if thats actually true or more propaganda).

I am finding it hard to find information about leave or remain that is fact, rather than propaganda.

My fear is that the EU is grossly inefficient due its size and needs major reform but a vote to stay feels like an endorsement to no change and a path towards a federal state with the UK powerless to influence.

If we exit then in order to trade, we will still need to comply with much EU leglislation, so there wont be as freedom as we might imagine.

At least the economiv problems of Greece, Spain etc has scuppered any thoughts about expansion of the euro zone.
 
Heath kept the giving away of our fishing grounds secret until hours before we signed up - he knew there would be a riot if he announced it earlier. I don't know about De Gaulle - it wouldn't surprise me a jot.
 
So much for the outcome of WW2. Who says the Nazi party is dead? Seig Heil Merkel! The Germans are at it again, trying to unite Europe!
 
MMUK":29rzie6v said:
So much for the outcome of WW2. Who says the Nazi party is dead? Seig Heil Merkel! The Germans are at it again, trying to unite Europe!
But they weren't doing it democratically. The Poles didn't have a referendum on whether or not to be invaded and they didn't have a two year opt out option.
Germany is a very different and a very civilised place nowadays.
 
mind_the_goat":3pbej68m said:
Yorkshire Sam":3pbej68m said:
No dire threats, no armageddon just a plain statement of facts

Geez, I've never seen such a blatant piece of propaganda, So 1 minute in we see riots and a what looks like a Nazi rally. No scaremongering there. Did you really watch this and not feel you were being manipulated ?
This has just reinforced my view that we need to stay in, the outers have nothing but this?

Ok SO apart from the theatrics (which was not theatrics at all but actual footage of the unrest caused by the economic strife in the euruzone, particularly greece); what else about the video did you find as "fake" or "not based on sound theory" or even "it all looks a bit iffy to me" ?

Please state your case. Properly, with long words and facts to back it up.

Somehow I really doubt you watched all of it because any sane person with any level of education and grasp on economics, even at a very fundamental level cannot fail to see the example used of switzerland being the - pay attention here - wealthiest per capita of NORMAL, EVERYDAY people not just the 1%, healthiest, employed and generally content nation ON EARTH, not just the eurozone.

There's a reason why Switzerland is seen as the best education system on earth, it's just not much talked about because unless you are stupidly rich, a Stephen Hawking genius or connected you have zero chance of getting in, getting a chance to go to space is easier for a foreign national.

And all because - wait for it - they have been outside the EU for the entire time.

Now before you start on the fact that they remained neutral in the war, so did a lot of other countries who were / are not doing as well as them, although I agree it did them no harm to speak of, but if you go by growth of an economy since the war, Germany, China and Japan have us all beat hands down and as is stated in the vid they were the losers of those conflicts, with sections of their manufacturing and industry utterly riven.

There are other factors of course, they only have a small standing army (the rest are sitting down, boom boom), and they decline to get involved with other expensive conflicts, but the single biggest drain on the UK's foreign policy is the money paid to the eurozone for scant little return.

The figures of cost vs reward are scandalous, and if more people knew there would be no debate, it would be unanimous by all people whom are generationally rooted in the UK. I won't mention the details, as you won't beleive me - so look them up for yourselves.

If you have children of any ages under 60, you need to vote out or you will be shackling them to a crucifix to carry for the remainder of their lives and their childrens and possibly childrens, childrens.

Mind the Goat - ignore the "theatrics" and just pay attention to the facts - the actual facts - they are easy to obtain and even the remainders cannot refute them.

Find the most intelligent person you know and ask him / her or, failing that - ask your children if you have any, what their choice is and vote the same way, back them up regardless of how YOU feel, because if you don't, it won't be YOU paying the price, will it?

Jacob":3pbej68m said:
MMUK":3pbej68m said:
So much for the outcome of WW2. Who says the Nazi party is dead? Seig Heil Merkel! The Germans are at it again, trying to unite Europe!
But they weren't doing it democratically. The Poles didn't have a referendum on whether or not to be invaded and they didn't have a two year opt out option.
Germany is a very different and a very civilised place nowadays.

The best way to invade a country now? make the natives think it was their choice; it's cheaper and more effective. 90% of the population of USA doesn't even know that 1/3 of it's country is owned by the "commie chinks" (as how the redblooded, all american, sports loving patriot would put it), and the 10% that do, hide the fact as best they can because they know, they KNOW it'll come back one day and cripple them. Permanently.

There was a sentence used recently in a Political drama program called "Madam Secretary" (highly recommended) where she (the Secretary of State) was talking to the chinese envoy about a possible war with China and he replied: "War? we don't need to go to war .... we will just reposess you".

Now what you might ask has this to do with the eurozone, and it's simple; if a group or country not democractically chosen by us is making the rules and laws we have to abide by or face prison (or has in USA's case another force in play of "you do what we tell you or else"), we are under thier control; annexed by proxy.

How much simpler can it be stated before those that think the eurozone is a good idea will learn it's a fatal mistake?
 
Jacob":18uo53n6 said:
Germany is a very different and a very civilised place nowadays.

Many a Greek citizen might beg to differ, given what German bankers have done to the Greek economy in the last couple of years. The Italians are not too impressed, either.
 
Cheshirechappie":3akqxuul said:
Jacob":3akqxuul said:
Germany is a very different and a very civilised place nowadays.

Many a Greek citizen might beg to differ, given what German bankers have done to the Greek economy in the last couple of years. The Italians are not too impressed, either.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... te-stay-eu

http://www.anothereurope.org/

A lot of people are thinking beyond the failings and successes of the past few years - towards another EU.
 
Jacob":3gh3w4y0 said:
Cheshirechappie":3gh3w4y0 said:
Jacob":3gh3w4y0 said:
Germany is a very different and a very civilised place nowadays.

Many a Greek citizen might beg to differ, given what German bankers have done to the Greek economy in the last couple of years. The Italians are not too impressed, either.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... te-stay-eu

http://www.anothereurope.org/

A lot of people are thinking beyond the failings and successes of the past few years - towards another EU.

Jacob - the greeks with intelligence know which side of the toast is buttered. If the EU failed or otherwise disbanded overnight so would Greece.

Greece would become like Syria in a matter of hours.

It's the same situation in Greece as it is in UK right now except diometrically opposite - the few greeks who know what they are talking about state they MUST remain inside the EU or die. The rest of the population is too stupid to understand, and are just angry they are being forced to pay back money that doesn't belong to them; not even grasping that that money has kept them from going back to the stone age, ungrateful ****s.
 
The opinion polls show an age related diversity of views - those under 50 have never known a UK outside the EU, have only second or third hand memories of the war, and have no memory of a time when Britain was "great" - cricket on the green, empire on which the sun never set, industrial supremacy etc.

Some see the EU as the final act of WW2 with unification of Europe by stealth under the control of Germany. Many members of the forum (probably skewed towards the more mature) may have very personal memories of the conflict. But the young may only see the war as a piece of history from which (hopefully) some lessons can be learned. My granddaughter (3 years old) may never remember meeting anyone with a direct memory of the war!

We also argue for concepts of political accountability, and democracy. There is an inconsistency between UK which is one of the most centralised in Western Europe, and the desire for UK government to wrest control from dominating EU control. A real commitment to regional and local decision making would make the argument more convincing. Thus far the only real delegation to the regions has been prompted by the Scottish referendum outcome.

Sovereignty - the concept of a clearly identified self-governing state with absolute free will is possibly a casualty of the late 20th century. The only models of complete detachment from the international community may be found in N Korea and previously Albania - neither of which work. In practice we have sacrificed national control in the interest of a greater international good through NATO, UN, WTO etc. To remain competitive we are reliant on international exchange of goods, communications, science, skills etc. It is doubtful whether any first world state can reasonably aspire to absolute sovereignty without some democratic sacrifice.
 
That's true. All these old codgers voting out when the young want in. May as well be unselfish and vote remain. We've done our deeds, had our time.
 
phil.p":27y3hh21 said:
Sorry to be pedantic - you didn't vote on joining, you voted on whether to stay in. If the vote had been on going in, the outcome might have been different.


Sorry you are wrong. This was when we first joined the common market. Up till then we were not involved. The older ones may remember that even then France didnt want us to join and kept blocking our entry!
 
phil.p":3vy4f5nt said:
The young will want in as they have rose coloured glasses and no knowledge or experience. I cannot blame them, but they need protecting from themselves sometimes.

That's under 18's. Those that age and above are sent to war. They don't want old codgers ruining their future.
 

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