UK told to pay £1.7bn extra to EU

[petergriffin]

So are you saying that "johnny foreigner" is never in the wrong? and instead of arguing the point you smear anyone who is contradicts and part of your entrenched position on the EU is racist or little englander? At wht point is it reasonable to criticise a foreign nation or foreigner? according to your logic anyone who does this is called "johnny foreigner.

Don't expect linearity and consistency in people's political views. And surely I don't expect it from you. You have clearly expressed openly racist views in your posts. In fact the Little Englander remarks was not meant for you. A proper Little Englander should be embarrassed to be on your side, yet UKIP (BNP-lite) manage to have you both in their boat.

[scooterscot]

This is what happen when you cook the books. All this QE and fractional reserve banking has expanded the monetary mass, therefore also GDP and debt. The establishment has created a massive speculative bubble of ever rising house prices and equities.
Now when it's time to pay up, the government blames Johnny Foreigner.

Exactly.

[DodgyAgent]

And that's exactly the mercantilist dogma that the Euroskeptics would like to adopt for Britain.

and what is wrong with that exactly?

[petergriffin]

and what is wrong with that exactly?

Nothing wrong with it in the 19th century.

[scooterscot]

David Cameron just insisted on national TV "We'll not pay that bill by the 1st of the month..........."

So, that'll be the 2nd then?


BBC News - Cameron: UK won't pay £1.7bn EU bill next month

[petergriffin]

David Cameron just insisted on national TV "We'll not pay that bill by the 1st of the month..........."

So, that'll be the 2nd then?


BBC News - Cameron: UK won't pay £1.7bn EU bill next month

Apparently Osborne had known it for some time but he's angry that the EU leaked it to the press. In this case he should resign.

[scooterscot]

Apparently Osborne had known it for some time but he's angry that the EU leaked it to the press. In this case he should resign.

He should not get so hufty. Friday is an excellent day for bad news. It'll be blown over by Monday, with a cheque winging its way to Brussels.

[OwlHoot]

He should not get so hufty. Friday is an excellent day for bad news. It'll be blown over by Monday, with a cheque winging its way to Brussels.

Yup, Cameron & co are like little poodles being taken for walkies by Brussels.

Every now and then they suddenly stop with a little show of pique, but one quick tug on the leash and they soon come to heel.

[lilelvis2000]

Apparently Osborne had known it for some time but he's angry that the EU leaked it to the press. In this case he should resign.

So we should then be upset that it was covered up and the #Cons are pulling a face-saving manoeuvre!

Old nige' will be smiling in his pub right now. Assuming he can stand.

[petergriffin]

So we should then be upset that it was covered up

It's not so much that it was covered up but that the parameters for the recalculations had been known for at least 18 months. So this shouldn't have been a surprise. In fact this doesn't even make the news in the continent.

the #Cons are pulling a face-saving manoeuvre!

What face?