Originally posted by zeitghost
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostWhat they don't mention is that a large majority of those visitors are in the States, and are served a site with greatly differing content to that shown to the UK audience: much more local US news, cribbed from small-town newspaper sites, and generally a lot more like an American "supermarket tabloid" in tone.
Source: they managed to misconfigure things about a year ago, and served up the US site to the UK for an hour or two. I saw mention of it on Twitter and went to have a look. Rather odd to see the Mail Online front page entirely given over to stories about Tallahassee and Wyoming
Site served to UK users (PDF, 8.9MB)
Site served to US users (PDF, 7.6MB)
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Originally posted by petergriffin View PostHaving lived abroad for some time, I can say this is the stereotype that all European citizens have about their immigrants.
All immigrants are poor, unskilled and undercut the local workforce, while "our" expats are educated, rich and benefit the land of destination.
While there could be some truth in it, it's still a stereotype. Politicians and the media love stereotypes. It makes their life so easy!Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by petergriffin View PostActually they are. Many East Europeans come to Britain with a Uni degree and overall a much better education than our own yobs, only to work as a cleaner or fruit picker because it pays much more than being a doctor in their own country.
Same for the Brits. I've met British graduates working as slaves in expat bars and pubs in Eindhoven, because their qualifications were not accepted in the Netherlands.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by petergriffin View PostBut how have successive governments achieved that? By threatening to leave the union. And has it worked? No.
It is obvious that at this point somebody in the EU would want to call a bluff.
UKIP have already achieved their goal of radicalising the choice between a full in or out of the union. Great if you are a UKIP supporter, but how can you honestly think that you can get "deals where we get the larger slice of the cake"?
The European model is broken.
If you can't see that by now...Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostStone me, I lost the will to live before reaching the end of the UK one.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostSo they had "Hurrah for the Klu Klux Klan" rather than "Hurrah for the blackshirts"?
Just asking, like.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostIt's Ku Klux Klan or so I'm led to believe. And you an heducated lizard, too! FFS!Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostHe doesn't care. They pick on Giant Alien Lizards too.
The clue is in the name.Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostPart of the reason they got Piers Morgan on board was he's well known both sides of the Atlantic and controversial in the US due to his CNN programme. They also have an Australian site too which sometimes bleeds onto the UK site.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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