General Discussion
I fail to see what Brexit has to do with our military capability, we have no defence pact with the EU, we get that security from our membership of NATO and have done since 1949. Although, Germany is pressing for the creation of a single EU army, that is one of the many things which is being kept under wraps until after June 23rd. As for asking if "our friends in Europe" would come to our aid ...
A quite astonishing story how EU leaders have been muzzled, and the EU Commission has gone into virtual lockdown until after the referendum. WHY EU LEADERS AREN'T DEBATING BREXIT David Cameron has asked EU leaders to keep out of the Brexit debate as milions of British citizens prepare to vote on their future in the European Union. The muzzling has led to political paralysis in ...
So the black economy, which is totally tax free to its users, is included in GDP figures which results in law-abiding citizens having to pay yet even more tax. Have we fallen through the looking-glass?
The "unexpected" bill also took into account black earnings such as drug dealing and prostitution, how on earth are those kind of figures supposed to be reliably calculated? And what a wonderful club we belong to, that thinks they should be included. I expect they wanted to charge VAT on them too.
And don't forget the EU should have published details of its intended new budget at the end of May, but has deliberately held off until after the referendum, you have to ask yourself why it has done this. Should we vote to remain, it is impossible to project with any certainty what we will be paying into the EU over the next few years. Remember that surprise £1.7bn bill we were presented with ...
Mrs C has a long history on this forum, with so many different aliases it's hard to remember all of them now. And yes, the webmaster has booted her off at least twice, but she insists on coming back under yet another name, though is instantly recognisable whatever name is used.
Yes, and my late father fought in the second world war, and I damn well know which way he would vote if he were still alive today. Stop trying to claim the moral high ground Mrs C.
Strange as it may seem, people did take holidays in mainland Europe before the creation of the Common Market/EU.
I thought NATO was created for that purpose. When we joined the Common Market in 1973, and again when the referendum was held in 1975, all I remember was that trading with Europe seemed to be only topic on the agenda.
Yet another poll shows the Remain camp are failing to convince the public that we should stay in the EU. With only a couple of weeks to go before the referendum this is disastrous news for Cameron, Brexit now seems increasingly likely. POLL GIVES BREXIT CAMPAIGN LEAD OF THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS The leave campaign has picked up momentum and taken a three-point lead over remain in the ...