Bad news for France

**WTFH** · 23 November 2017, 12:55

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/u...MP=ILC-refresh

Guess who'll be taking care of Junckers bar tab after 29th March 2019...

So you're rejoicing that the UK economy is failing?

**BrilloPad** · 23 November 2017, 13:00

So back to 2013 then.

All it needs is exchange rates to change, or French to have a strike, and places will be swapped.

More interestingly, India is approaching fast. UK needs to start talking to them.

Or do what they did in 1800. Invade. And they destroy 70% of their GDP over the next 150 years.

**Mordac** · 23 November 2017, 13:05

Originally posted by WTFH View Post

So you're rejoicing that the UK economy is failing?

Far from it, they're probably seeing a post-referendum boost in champagne sales. Of course real Brexiters only drink English sparkling, but the riff-raff will get the message eventually...

**WTFH** · 23 November 2017, 13:09

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

Far from it, they're probably seeing a post-referendum boost in champagne sales. Of course real Brexiters only drink English sparkling, but the riff-raff will get the message eventually...

Some of us make our own English sparkling wine (although not this year due to wasps destroying most of the crop, instead I'm focused on 15l of cider)

**meridian** · 23 November 2017, 13:35

Bad news for France

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/u...MP=ILC-refresh

Guess who'll be taking care of Junckers bar tab after 29th March 2019...

Given that Juncker is President of the EU, that would be the EU then. The whole of the EU.

So, a proper comparison (especially given the Single Market) is not the UK with France, but the UK with the EU.

The USA, China, and the EU between them control over 50% of the world's GDP. Whether the UK is 5th, 6th, in that context is irrelevant. It's like putting an elephant and an ant together and claiming that the ant is the second largest. It's true, but of no consequence except to boost the ant's ego.

**Mordac** · 23 November 2017, 14:42

Originally posted by meridian View Post

Given that Juncker is President of the EU, that would be the EU then. The whole of the EU.

So, a proper comparison (especially given the Single Market) is not the UK with France, but the UK with the EU.

The USA, China, and the EU between them control over 50% of the world's GDP. Whether the UK is 5th, 6th, in that context is irrelevant. It's like putting an elephant and an ant together and claiming that the ant is the second largest. It's true, but of no consequence except to boost the ant's ego.

You sound like a Liberal Democrat. And no, that isn't a compliment...

**jamesbrown** · 23 November 2017, 14:44

Even worse news for France: it’s largely populated by the French.

**northernladyuk** · 23 November 2017, 14:56

Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post

Even worse news for France: it’s largely populated by the French.

The Little Englander voice of Brexit.

**filthy1980** · 23 November 2017, 15:17

Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post

The Little Englander voice of Brexit.

well no

the Little Englander Voice of Brexit would say . . .

"France is no longer France anyway, it's overrun by North African migrants, who are changing the culture, causing a rise in terror related incidents. which due to EU policies and open boarders French authorities are powerless to stop suspects absconding or letting in more potential terrorists.

we don't want any of that over here, seal up the channel tunnel and weld the door shut"

that's what a Little Englander would say

Bad news for France