Potential €20bn a year Hole in EU Budget.

[sasguru]

It was God's bidding according to Bush and Blair.

So you'd have sent your son to that war? If he died in an "English" war that would be preferable to dying in an "EU" war.?
Looking at recent history I would mistrust our leaders much more than the EU ones who were sensible enough to tell Bush to fook off over Iraq.

[The_Equalizer]

So you'd have sent your son to that war?

If he'd have joined the British Army, yes. Conscription, no (as far as possible).

You?

[sasguru]

If he'd have joined the British Army, yes. Conscription, no (as far as possible).

You?

We're only talking about conscription here.
I would hope my son would do something more creative than join the army, but it's up to him.
You seem to be suggesting the EU would have a conscript army - why?

[TestMangler]

So how does this EU budget deficit compare to say, the UK's current annual budget deficit ??

[The_Equalizer]

So how does this EU budget deficit compare to say, the UK's current annual budget deficit ??

I would hazzard a guess you know the answer to your own question.

[original PM]

It seems every country/political body is in debt.

To who??

[BrilloPad]

So you'd have sent your son to that war? If he died in an "English" war that would be preferable to dying in an "EU" war.?
Looking at recent history I would mistrust our leaders much more than the EU ones who were sensible enough to tell Bush to fook off over Iraq.

You make it sound like his son had no choice - he had to do what his father said.

[BrilloPad]

It seems every country/political body is in debt.

To who??

It took me many years in the city before I finally worked it out! Let me know when you know.....

[vetran]

We're only talking about conscription here.
I would hope my son would do something more creative than join the army, but it's up to him.
You seem to be suggesting the EU would have a conscript army - why?

well even the SS had to turn to conscription eventually.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffen...and_conscripts

By 1938, the height restrictions were relaxed, up to six dental fillings were permitted, and eyeglasses for astigmatism and mild vision correction were allowed.[9] Once World War II commenced in Europe, the physical requirements were no longer strictly enforced, and essentially any recruit who could pass a basic medical exam was considered for Waffen-SS service.[9] Following the campaign in the West in 1940, Hitler authorized the enlistment of "people perceived to be of related stock", as Himmler put it, to expand the ranks.[10] A number of Danes, Dutch, Norwegians, Swedes and Finns volunteered to fight in the Waffen-SS under the command of German officers.

Don't worry the rest of the 27 got a look in

After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, recruits from France, Spain, Belgium (including Walloons), the territory of occupied Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Balkans were signed on.[17] From 1942 onwards, further units of non-Germanic recruits were formed.[12] Legions were formed of men from Estonia, Latvia as well as men from Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia and Cossacks.[18] By 1944, the German military began conscripting Estonians and Latvians in an effort to replenish their losses.

[tomtomagain]

To who??

To your future self.