Britain v Germany

[Francko]

tulip everyone heard me cackle, even though I have my own office. You don't work for me do you Franco? Did you get a new boss recently? Do you work for an investment bank?

Are you the new middle manager who is jealous because I earn way more money than him? Possibly. Oh, and nobody really notice you and senior manager closed in your office for a few hours, although the pictures will be available on the portal soon.

[sasguru]

Are you the new middle manager who is jealous because I earn way more money than him?

Oh I seriously doubt it.
Unless you're extremely specialised and/or business critical, which your postings make clear you're not.

[Francko]

Oh I seriously doubt it.
Unless you're extremely specialised and/or business critical, which your postings make clear you're not.

I am extremely specialised and business critical. Your understanding clearly shows that you are a typical middle manager and cannot go any further than that because of lack of vision.

[Lucifer Box]

Fight, fight, fight!

[sasguru]

I am extremely specialised and business critical. Your understanding clearly shows that you are a typical middle manager and cannot go any further than that because of lack of vision.

I only fight with one-legged dwarfs. Franco is a mental dwarf but he does have 2 legs.

[Francko]

I only fight with one-legged dwarfs. Franco is a mental dwarf but he does have 2 legs.

I have 3.

[AlfredJPruffock]

German unemployment may well be double that of the Britain, but in August Germany posted a trade surplus of 12.6bn euros (£8.5bn; $15.2bn), while Britain had a trade deficit of around 8bn euros.

Telling Germany that it isn't facing up to the challenge of world competition might therefore provoke what, in diplomatic circles, is known as a 'lively debate'.

[DodgyAgent]

German unemployment may well be double that of the Britain, but in August Germany posted a trade surplus of 12.6bn euros (£8.5bn; $15.2bn), while Britain had a trade deficit of around 8bn euros.

Telling Germany that it isn't facing up to the challenge of world competition might therefore provoke what, in diplomatic circles, is known as a 'lively debate'.

That may be true Alf, but Germany is going nowhere but down. Companies will not be able to manufacture there competitively for much longer and without any doubt unless they dismantle their social model they (and the rest of Europe) will eventually lose out to the Far East.

Britain at least has its financial centre which can easily reap the rewards of globalisation but otherwise it is going in the same direction as Germany. Of course the UK does have the advantage that London is such a hive of economic activity and I am sure that the people of London with their cultural diversity, their powerful and flexible serivce economy will be able to move to markets where there is demand.

You are right that NL has no right to lecture the Germans as all they are doing is squandering the legacy of entrepreneurially inspired wealth creation created by Thatcher

[AlfredJPruffock]

You are right that NL has no right to lecture the Germans as all they are doing is squandering the legacy of entrepreneurially inspired wealth creation created by Thatcher

Never a truer word spoken DA.

Indeed Labour will soon squander the hard won gains by Thatchers Labour Market reforms.

Furthermore much of the vaunted increase in UK employment are not market created jobs but state created jobs, in my book that is one step away from communism.

[DodgyAgent]

You are right that NL has no right to lecture the Germans as all they are doing is squandering the legacy of entrepreneurially inspired wealth creation created by Thatcher

Never a truer word spoken DA.

Indeed Labour will soon squander the hard won gains by Thatchers Labour Market reforms.

Furthermore much of the vaunted increase in UK employment are not market created jobs but state created jobs, in my book that is one step away from communism.

Never thought I would ever see the day when my views would converge with those of a Jock