I don't know why I didn't think of this before? Does anyone know who the largest producer of Brandy is based? feck, gott in himmel Ladies and gentlemen I give you the real reason why the eu wants to keep the U.K. in the union, no one else in the eu produces more Brandy than the U.K. and the eu cannot afford Junkers bar bill http://www.worldstopexports.com/brandy-exporters/
and May wants to hang on to scotland because we produce 70% of it in the uk. thats an awfy lot of duty btw.
meh, i'v have a wee label for you too. several actually. once/if the politics ever end i may run them past you.
Is now a good time to mention that the biggest exporting alcohol company in Scotland is in fact a British/U.K. company(not Scottish) with it's HQ in London (Which isn't in Scotland either) This is a noobie public announcement infomercial putting correct information out for the nation
No massive handouts, there were loans from the U.S. and Canada that saw the very last payment in 2006, you should read more and look for the "lend-lease agreement" The best advice I can give you denizen of the new forest is, avoid the woods, or if you have too, stop picking and eating the mushrooms
What would that achieve? Nothing. Hopeless, without a scaling back of democracy to ensure everyone is treated equally and fairly.
Brilliant... https://newsthump.com/2019/02/06/i-...-spend-eternity-with-brexiters-insists-satan/ and of course, this is always worth reposting... https://newsthump.com/2019/02/01/shock-as-brexiter-completes-rant-without-mentioning-world-war-ii/
It's a real shame Spitting Image isn't on anymore. I used to love watching that on a Sunday (I think ?) evening.
A couple of 'as far as I am awares' here: I am fairly certain I have seen both the manufacturer's test reports and the original tests done by the BRE; both of which would have satisfied the Surface Spread of Flame performance standard required by the UK Building Regs current at the time of the incident. I also checked on the UK Building Regs to see if the actual location or the material complied ie; not too close to a boundary on certain elevations of the building and not too many storeys high etc etc. I was satisfied it would have complied with that part of the Regs at the time. Do the EU have any control or say in the UK Building Regs? I am pretty certain they don't; however the following may be a reason why a particular product was used; although I believe the product had USA origins. The EU Construction Products Regulation 305/2011 (PDF 1MB) (‘the CPR’) seeks to remove technical barriers to the trade of construction products in the European single market. It places obligations on manufacturers, distributors and importers of construction products when these products are placed on the market. The CPR aims to ensure the reliability of information on the performance of construction products, information which is of interest to designers, constructors, public authorities and consumers. This is achieved through harmonised European product standards and European Technical Assessments using a common technical language and uniform assessment methods. The above regulation seems to me to be something akin to allowing Chinese building materials to be used in the UK - I have seen many examples of Chinese materials being downright useless. For example copper tubing which is porous; plywood which delaminates as soon as you breathe on it, plus the ply layers mean the boards have little or no structural integrity; nails and bolts that are made of brie rather than cheddar like Ducati bolts. Grenfell, IMO, was able to happen, for many reasons which all seem to point to supervision and lack of technical skill or knowledge; plus of course, common sense. Suppose a young building technician was responsible for the detailing of the material, is it likely they would have raised questions about aluminum being part of the cladding? No - because they probably wouldn't have known that aluminium burns. The fact that there were no inspections of the drawings by the Fire Service (for whatever reason) and probably no experienced Clerk Of Works overseeing the work, would suggest a massive failure all the way down the line from the original specifier to inspections during and after construction work.
Just seen Verhofstatd on the news, looks like he was poking his nose a bit too far into British politics, he seems to like Labours letter to the PM today.
Just catching up with that. I really have absolutely no idea who speaks with authority for the EU at the moment and whether they are consistent : Juncker - he's probably asleep after a heavy lunch. Tusk - he's locked away after yesterday. Barnier - he's probably had enough of Brexit. Tajani - I cannot remember him saying anything interesting about anything. Verhofstadt - guaranteed to say something idiotic or provocative as well as reminding me about Ralph from the Simpsons every time I see him. Wonder what the combined salary and perks packages for this lot add up to ?
I think the Brussels Police need to brush up on their VIP security procedures. I'd like to see this guy try that stunt on POTUS. He'd be going home in a bag.
Verhofstadt always looks like, he's just seen a camera, run into the toilets, done a line of coke then come running out again (saying in the jack nicholson stylee in the shining) herrrrrrres Guyyyy
