[Closed] Boris - boot in trap moment, Obama content

I used to be a member of a cycling club.
I am no longer a member of that cycling club.
The cycling club do not try and penalise me now I am not a member.
Shit, sometimes I still go cycling with them

I gather that Jeroen Dijsselbloem is not captain of that club?

For the people who think we'll get all the economic and trade benefits without the wearisome matter of paying for it, someone made a great analogy on the radio the other day. They said that'd be like divorcing your wife, then expecting her to still do all your washing, and cook your tea every night.

Indeed. Why should they be bothered about whats in Britains best interest if we have a massive flounce. Quite simply... they won't. They'll have bigger fish to fry. Our interests will be utterly irrelevant

Junkyard - lazarus

sbob you cannot be in a the EU club and then get them benefits of membership. It just wont happen and do argue otherwise is to be somewhat disassociated from reality.

They wont help the Uk afterwards- anymore than we help them - If you want to call this bullying , when both sides will be doing the same thing, then that is your choice.

I can't believe you still misunderstand me after the lengths I went through to so clearly make my point.

then wobble all over the place in a shitty personal dialogue that is so poor even I Am declining it and being the nice one.

You start a post with laughing, trying to belittle me because you can't understand what I have so simply explained and then try and take the moral high ground?

You have failed.

All of this is just silly all of this remains true hence why you need to debate by ognoring anyone who comments on your posts - for not talking about the right bit

I'm not ignoring anyone who comments on my posts, you're ignoring a very simple point because you're too lazy to actually read and understand what I have written, and also ignoring a huge chunk of my posts simply because it disagrees with you.

Closing your eyes will not make things go away.

Now whatever you do, don't read this link. It doesn't agree with you.

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/04/swedes-tell-britain-if-you-leave-the-eu-well-follow/

You're quoting the voice of impartiality on the subject of the EU, Fraser Nelson?

You might as well link to a press release from UKIP 😆

DrJ - Member

I gather that Jeroen Dijsselbloem is not captain of that club?

😆
Not even a member, though I'd happily go for a ride with him. 😉

Closing your eyes will not make things go away.

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Sbob you are in a self awareness vacuum there fella.

binners - Member

You're quoting the voice of impartiality on the subject of the EU, Fraser Nelson?

You might as well link to a press release from UKIP

Here's the results of exactly the same poll, presented by a different website.
I don't believe Mr Nelson was involved with the poll in question.

http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/poll-majority-of-swedes-want-to-leave-eu-in-case-of-brexit/

Junkyard - lazarus

Sbob you are in a self awareness vacuum there fella.

Sweet, care to comment on the Swedes?

So more Swedes (not a majority as the headline suggests ) would prefer to leave the EU in the event of Brexit - "NSS" - but more Swedes would prefer to stay in EU in the event of remain - again "NSS" (Sherlock)

In another survey, 94% of Swedes believe that the world is round. Can't comment on that one, but the other needs no comment really...

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Sweet, care to comment on the Swedes?

Best eaten in season tbh.

deadlydarcy - Member

Best eaten in season tbh.

My wife would disagree.

I didn't think you had one. Well done!

I don't, it was a comedic white lie.

Besides, she's only half Swedish, half Slav.

sigh. The secret of comedy is timing, and I was late.

If only you knew how right you are.

[url= http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2016/apr/24/brexit-campaigners-take-their-lead-from-prince#img-1 ]summed up nicely[/url]

Borris' racist comments having an effect....

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/africans-for-britain-group-quits-anti-eu-campaign-over-boris?bffbuknews&utm_term=.wlA1QQ6Rg#.kvkBPPK7w

Boris' comments were ****tish but - racist, risk scapegoating immigrants - FFS, perspective please. Just because Boris says someone stupid, we do not need to follow suit with lazy responses!?!

The Rotterdam-Antwerp effect.

For clarification, again:

From the ONS..

"Summary
Annually, the Netherlands is the UK’s third largest trading partner in the EU. There are legitimate, proven reasons as to why trade with the Netherlands is high, even relative to its population. It is also reasonable to assume that trade with the Netherlands suffers from an element of distortion. However, it is not possible to estimate, with any certainty, the impact that the Rotterdam effect has on UK Trade with the Netherlands and its subsequent impact on UK Trade with EU and non-EU countries.

Estimates can, however, be based on certain assumptions. The most likely assumption indicates that UK exports to EU countries account for somewhere between 46.1% and the currently published (for 2013) 50.4% of total UK exports, if the Rotterdam effect was considered. Similarly, UK imports from EU countries account for somewhere between 49.1% and the currently published 53.3% of total UK imports.

We also remind users that UK trade estimates are produced in line with international standards and that, ultimately, the port of Rotterdam is not unique and that other ‘gateways’ could counter the impact of the Rotterdam effect."

[url= http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/uktrade/uk-trade/december-2014/sty-trade-rotterdam-effect-.html ]ONS REPORT ON THE ROTTERDAM EFFECT 2016[/url]

The Rotterdam Effect is essentially unquantifiable. Do not be fooled into thinking it can - by either side!