They really don't understand sovereignty do they?

[vetran]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-sub-deal.html

France last night intensified the diplomatic war by dismissing Boris Johnson as an opportunist and a mere 'vassal' of the United States. It also accused Australia of 'treason' by backing out of a deal worth 56 billion euros.

Europe Minister Clement Beaune suggested that Brexit had seen the UK swap Europe for 'a return into the American lap'.

We might be your friend now, we are not your lap dog anymore!

[cojak]

Absolutely - they must realise that they can charge whatever they like for energy now that we are no longer tied to them!

That'll show 'em!

[vetran]

Absolutely - they must realise that they can charge whatever they like for energy now that we are no longer tied to them!

That'll show 'em!

Well its blooming idiocy that we are dependent on foreign sources of fossil energy. We should be self sufficient and greener. Or is that treason?

As can be seen we are already in trouble with damaged cables, if Putin puts the gas price up or 'accidentally snags' our cables it will be back to the 70s for power.

[Whorty]

Well its blooming idiocy that we are dependent on foreign sources of fossil energy. We should be self sufficient and greener. Or is that treason?

As can be seen we are already in trouble with damaged cables, if Putin puts the gas price up or 'accidentally snags' our cables it will be back to the 70s for power.

Isn't that what gammons want? The good old days of the 70s, pre Eu?

[eek]

Isn't that what gammons want? The good old days of the 70s, pre Eu?

the good old days of the 70's (with rampant inflation) or pre Eu whichwe joined on January 1st 1973

[WTFH]

https://www.epexspot.com/en/market-data

The will of the people.

[Whorty]

the good old days of the 70's (with rampant inflation) or pre Eu whichwe joined on January 1st 1973

We're talking gammons here ... so the 70's where Churchill won the war for us

[NotAllThere]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-sub-deal.html



We might be your friend now, we are not your lap dog anymore!

We're someone else's lapdog, so ner to you, froggy!

Anyone know whether the French would have built nuclear subs for the Aussies if asked? One of the reasons for switching to the UK and US was, apparently, a willingness to share nuclear technology.

I must say I find the fact that this was negotiated at the last G7 (or is it G8) summit while sausagegate was going on and consuming The French's time, really rather funny.

[eek]

https://www.epexspot.com/en/market-data

The will of the people.

Nope. More accurately that's the impact of 2gw of power that the French would prefer to sell to the UK but currently can't because the 2gw france / england interconnect is screwed for the next few weeks.

[jamesbrown]

Anyone know whether the French would have built nuclear subs for the Aussies if asked? One of the reasons for switching to the UK and US was, apparently, a willingness to share nuclear technology.

I believe the Aussies explicitly asked for a diesel-electric platform. But, yes, the French have nuclear sub technology.