General Discussion
Can we agree that both NATO (formed late 1940s) and the embyronic EU (Common Market formed mid/late 1950s * between France, West Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries) were created as a reaction to WWII and its aftermath. * but note that i n 1951, the Treaty of Paris was signed, creating the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). This was an international community based on ...
I guess they joined the EU for economic and political reasons. Some, but not all, ex iron curtain eastern european countries are also members of NATO - which I imagine is where the protection comes in. Although who knows what might happen once Trump takes over in the White House. But to get back to why some countries are pro the EU. The UK is made up of four countries. Two voted to ...
Perhaps those countries near the Russian border, mindful of their very recent post WWII history vis-a-vis Russia, wished to become members of the EU as much as the EU wished them to become member states? The British troops in Poland is a NATO initiative not an EU one.
@DEEDOODLE - i was pointing out the origins of the eu and why it came into existence. i did so in response to the initial posting about European nation states and WWII. Am I missing something here? Perhaps you could explain where it was that I made any any comment about how the EU functions. I don't know , but I have always strongly suspected that the continental countries have more ...
Isn't one of the reasons for the EU's existence being to prevent further wars in Europe?
This will represent a 1.4% pay rise. It will take effect from April 2017. Earlier this year they had a pay rise of 1.3%. Two years ago they had a 10% pay hike. Public sector workers such as nurses, firefighters, teachers, police have been limited to 1% pay rises for four years.
see Viewpoint in today's Dawlish Gazette.
I'm not suggesting that people who have cars will stop using them. What I am saying is that there are people who do not have cars and therefore have no option but to use public transport.
I don't know that percentages come into it - surely it is more a question of whether or not the numbers make the provision of a service viable or not. But even if the % were to be small, if that % has no recourse to private transport then the only option open to them is public transport. So what happens if that public service is removed/cut back? It is noticeable to me how many elderly women ...
As far as I am aware bus passes are only free of cost to those who use them, as the fares still have to be paid for. So, who pays for the fares? Local councils. And where do the local councils get their money? From council tax payers and from central government via the national tax take. But central governemnt has restricted how much money local councils can raise via council tax. This has, ...
