no money in sheep in terms of wool, but as you are aware, plenty of tourists from the south like us to keep em, for v.obvious reasons. dirty englander dirty.
Once you try shaved ... you still go back cos every hole's a goal. Anyway, I am getting perilously close to insulting your pint or spilling your bird here. What were we talking about here? Oh yeah. County Councils, that's right. WSCC is considering a legal challenge to Brexit because it isn't being directly consulted on the process. If only we had a helmet-headed mutant redhead to fight our corner ... it wouldn't do us any good either but we could use a good laugh
Well, it seems the C%%t has been told to F%%k off. Brexit: Fresh legal challenge blocked by High Court - BBC News
Kind of sums it all up doesn't it. You get jumped up Pm's & Presidents of all these other countries , sticking out their chests giving it the big 'look how important we are' in news conferences (Malta, Lithuania et al) and when you look at the figures Malta contributes the grand sum of fuck all, and Lithuania contribute and get it all back + interest. I have no issues if the scheme works for them, they would obviously continue with things due to the huge benefits they get. I just think its a bit rich of countries such as those to come out in the media trying to talk the UK down as though they're some how superior, when in fact if they weren't 'absorbed' by the EU land grab they'd be a shit little economy kissing our arse for aid and/or assistance at any given moment.
I have no problem spreading the wealth finm, but theres a difference between aiding somebody who asks for it in a nice mannered way and shows some level of gratitude (not debt) and somebody who's happy to take take take and then stand there gobbing off when they've got their new bread line chums. All I'm saying is for all these smaller, piss pot economy EU nation leaders to stand there, no doubt prompted by the likes of Juncker, and openly talk down the UK i just think is incredibly piss taking. Short fucking memories
yip, seems diplomacy is a long lost concept. tit for tat. wonder where all the hostility is coming from.:smileys:
Malta played a massive part in WW2 aiding the allies and paid a huge price for it. Everything works more than one way.
dont think so, on the whole, i think the most of the english that have settled and made their home here are quite a chilled and sedate bunch.
Oh finm, you're so cute! They are simply as bored, dispirited and depressed as the natives. If you could only enjoy the benefits of proper sunshine, you guys would drop your sheep and perk right up
true. but to be honest, they picked up on the sheep thing remarkably easy. kind of like they where born to it. :smileys:
France’s Brexit bid to move banks from London to Paris BACKFIRES over language barrier Feb 4, 2 Mr Sapin has been trying to bolster France’s prominence in the world’s financial markets ahead of Britain’s exit from the EU. However, during a trip to the US to discuss the potential of relocation last October he was forced to use a translator which did not play out well for his intentions. According to reports, the US bankers are said to have been left concerned about Mr Sapin’s lack of understanding of the English language. He is said to have attended a lunch with bankers from Goldman Sachs and Bank of America as well as Swiss giant UBS. But the lost in translation talks did not turn to a profitable new alliance, according to sources. A number of banks are looking at relocation as the UK continues to drive ahead with its plans for Brexit. It comes exactly a year before the EU enforces a raft of new financial guidelines on banks operating within its juristiction. Mr Sapin has been having meetings with Merkel and Hollande All financial organisations will have to be compliant in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) by January 2018. And ironically the MiFID II could actually help to retain finance jobs in London as non-EU financial service companies who sign up will be allowed access to the Europe wide financial services market. Banking sources told the Financial Times this week that US bankers though the fact that Mr Sapin’s lack of English was a “negative”. And this comes as the European Parliament’s committee on economic and monetary affairs warned of penalising Britain with a bad Brexit deal. A leaked report revealed how Britain could be in line for a beneficial deal as Brussels chiefs fear for their own future. And law makers are hatching a plan to ensure that London banks and the financial services sector are allowed to continue to trade as before, fearing any attempt to thwart transactions would have a negative impact on the remaining 27 states. The European Parliament’s committee on economic and monetary affairs says their own negotiators should tread carefully as they bash out deals. The report says: “It is in the interest of EU 27 and the UK to have an open discussion at this point.” In a sign that negotiations could well turn positive for Britain and the EU, the report instructs negotiators to look at trying to get a “workable” deal in order to offset uncertainty. The report adds: “If financial services companies choose to leave the UK as a result of Brexit, the consequences should be carefully evaluated. “A badly designed final deal would damage both the UK and the other 27 EU member states.” Now commentators say the revelation is good news for the UK economy after months of speculation over the potential of a “cliff edge”. Anthony Belchambers, chairman of the Honorary Advisory Council of the Financial Services Negotiation Forum said chickens are coming home to roost. He said: “It’s not altogether surprising…the UK and EU are realising you can’t draw a sharp line between the two, and that’s a welcome degree of pragmatism. “They recognise a drawbridge between the EU and the UK would hurt both sides.” Sponsored by Revcontent
With the greatest of respect what has that got to do with the involvement of payments to and from the EU, or showing the UK some respect following a democratic vote on the decision to leave? If you want to start talking about WWII then go ahead, but without the British involvement, and in fact American involvement who are equally open to a lot of EU abuse at the moment, the EU itself simply wouldn't exist. I'm not talking about wars, I'm talking about simple respect for what we've done, contributed and been part of alongside these so called 'partners' in the EU I find their rhetoric extremely disrespectful, and frankly it's showing some of them for what they are.
