howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Any sensible politician would shun social media as they can only expect abuse and the odd death threat coupled with posts from their fawning supporters but ego means they have to get involved.
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John Buckley
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"Anna Soubry"
Spouts about as much rubbish as that bloody awful Thornberry woman!
Don't condone threats of course, but in her particular case can fully understand what drives people to make them!
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Any sensible politician would shun social media as they can only expect abuse and the odd death threat coupled with posts from their fawning supporters but ego means they have to get involved.
There's an appealing irony in that observation Mr "56,739 comments and counting" McSweeney1!
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock
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Captain Haddock wrote:The whole of France seems to be run like a larger, but less efficient, version of British Leyland in the 1970s.
It's like deja vu all over again!
https://www.thelocal.fr/20171116/transport-strikes-against-macrons-liberal-reforms-hit-flights-and-trains"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Jan Higgins
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John Buckley wrote:"Anna Soubry"
Spouts about as much rubbish as that bloody awful Thornberry woman!
Don't condone threats of course, but in her particular case can fully understand what drives people to make them!
So can I, irritating woman who loves the limelight.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/18/brexit-secretary-david-davis-might-resign-because-hes-not-being-included-7089379/
(Found it in The Mail first but decided to get a marginally more palatable source. )
Apparently, the BREXIT negotiations aren't going well.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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'Sources close to'. 'Might'. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Meanwhile, in the real world 'in spite of Brexit' Siemens to cut European jobs, expand UK site.
http://www.euronews.com/amp/2017/11/17/siemens-to-cut-european-jobs-expand-uk-lincoln-site
As, unlike Europe, we continue to enjoy 'full employment'.
N.B. Conservative Government since 2010.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Have to dispute those figures, the Chancellor has confirmed that we have no unemployed whatsoever.
Neil Moors- Registered: 3 Feb 2016
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I see that Angela Merkel is about to give up on trying to form a Government in Germany, which may well lead to fresh elections. So, I assume this further delays the Brexit negotiations by several weeks/months? Interesting times....
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Have to dispute those figures, the Chancellor has confirmed that we have no unemployed whatsoever.
What full employment really means.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Neil Moors wrote:I see that Angela Merkel is about to give up on trying to form a Government in Germany, which may well lead to fresh elections. So, I assume this further delays the Brexit negotiations by several weeks/months? Interesting times....
This could strengthen our hand at the negotiating table, Mrs Merkel seemingly wants to punish us even though it will damage the German economy so any new leader may take a more pragmatic view.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42047532Brian Dixon
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hang on a mo, if everybody was employed would that meen job center staff would be unemployed, who would sign them on and stop there money if they are a minute late for doing so?.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Weird Granny Slater wrote:Good to see that the Brexit 'debate' continues with the same high level of rationality and intellectual engagement as was evident pre-Referendum:
Hopefully if people actually read Barnier's speech rather than having a fit of the vapours at so called reports on Barnier's speech their minds will be put at rest.
Here it is. A lot of common sense -- but very little which can be made into a headline to sell newspapers:
http://www.cer.eu/in-the-press/speech-michel-barnier-future-eu-conference
No-one is trying to 'punish' anyone. We are not in a school playground.
Everyone realises (apart from idiots like Trump) that free-trade works to everyone's benefit.
This is not a zero-sum game so a 'good' deal for one side does not mean the other side has a 'bad' deal.
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Button
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That's a remarkably sensible speech.
(Not my real name.)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Button- Location: Dover
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The EU taking its ball home because we don't want to be part of the "home side" any longer.
(Not my real name.)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Previously we were told that German business leaders were prepared to see profits fall and jobs lost because in the long term it was better that the EU gave no concessions to rebel states. The weakness of their Government at present means they can now be honest about what they want.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/20/stop-brexit-happening-german-business-leaders-tell-eu/Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Barnier has been given the nod, cash on its way.
1 or 2 big elephants still in the room, the united states of Europe without the consent of its citizens, and the mass Islamization of Europe against the wishes of its citizens.
maybe we will see the EU bring in a common stander of concrete blocks to protect Christmas markets.
John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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"Here it is. A lot of common sense -- but very little which can be made into a headline to sell newspapers:
http://www.cer.eu/in-the-press/speech-michel-barnier-future-eu-conference"
Sorry, but couldn't bring myself to read more than half of that claptrap. Typical EU bilge. The only thing they care about is maintaining their own cosy little empire funded largely by our money.
Anyone who believes that we will get a "fair" deal without first getting massive concessions from us must be from planet Mongo.
"Everyone realises (apart from idiots like Trump) that free-trade works to everyone's benefit."
Not quite sure that the EU commission have actually cottoned on to that fact?
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