Originally posted by PurpleGorilla
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Sounds like a working compromise
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Indeed, must be a price worth paying & they have only agreed to 21% of EU laws to facilitate free movement of goods, also they do agree to pay into EU Projects that they opt in to.
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UK has to be in EU to ensure that Merkel is on track.Comment
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On track for what?Originally posted by Bee View PostHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Well the people of Norway keep voting no, but I suspect their political leaders would prefer to be in as they keep asking the question from time to time. I think if Sweden and Denmark joined the eurozone they'd reconsider.Originally posted by Troll View PostComment
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Democracy in action! but annoying that they keep asking the question and I suspect it's a politicians vanity thing rather than something actually of benefit to the country, perhaps they hope that changing demographic voting patterns with youngsters who are easily sold the EU lie being able to vote while the oldies die off (same as SNP)Originally posted by seanraaron View PostHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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On the 24th June, Mr. Kipper was off to Benidorm for his annual 2 week holiday of sun, sea, debauchery and full English breakfast. Upon arriving at the airport, having dutifully checked and bought his duty free Lucky Strike and Gordons Gin he found to his consternation, after queuing for 3 hours, that his flight had been cancelled due to volcanic activity in the Outer Hebrides. Upon requesting a hotel, refreshments and expenses for the night he was politely informed that, sorry, as the UK is not longer part of the EU, that law doesn't apply to flights originating in the UK, sorry.
After an expensive night at the Luton Airport Hilton, Mr. Kipper eventually managed to get his flight a paltrey 24 hours later (the volcanic activity was actually a large disturbance in Scotland attributed to a visit by David Cameron there and copious amount of Buckfast and nationalistic jingoism) and arrived safely in Magaluf, sorry, Benidorm. Upon walking into the arrivals he noticed 2 queues, one long and slow moving and another breezing through the formalities. Naturally, being a person of self importance he joined the quicker queue but upon arriving at the passport control was told that this queue was for EU members only and he needs to join the other queue, non-EU nationals. Disgruntled, hot and sweaty with complaints dropping out about ignorant foreigners he eventually joins the correct queue. After an interminable wait he once again reaches the passport officer who asks for his visa. What visa, asks our intrepid traveler, why the visa to enter an EU country from a non-EU country of course, that's normal in these cases. Luckily for him the passport officer points to the forms at the back of the hall which he can fill in and then return to the queue. Our, now not a happy camper, does the needful and queues again. Upon presenting his filled in visa he is asked for a sum of 30€ to cover administrative charges, which is normal although if he had applied while still in his non-EU country directly to the Embassy it would have only been €10. Using his AMEX, as his Lloyds Bank debit card is not accepted here, our intrepid traveler arrives in a foreign land.
After arriving at his hotel, his first task to call back to the UK and inform his colleagues and friends about the hassle he has had and about how many beers he is going to need to relax. Sadly for him, upon his return to the UK he'll receive a phone bill equivalent to his monthly mortgage due to the EU roaming charge directive not applying to non-EU telephones, still not to worry, there's all that cheap alcohol and food to be had.
Once again, our man on the spot is in for a shock, there is no English beer or food as due to EU health and food regulations, it is too costly to import and much wouldn't get through the testing. The trip back home is no easier and upon his return he swears never to go abroad again, until next time.“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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Out would mean Duty Free is again possible for European travelHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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