France says Britain should lose its AAA rating

[Doggy Styles]

I was under the impression that our Nuclear Reactors would be built with French technology. I that not correct?

Personally I would entirely design/build them from the UK. And add a few coal fired power stations while the nuclear ones are built. I don't like being energy dependant on foreigners.

It might be preferable for some to use a British company but it's no problem. It still creates jobs here, both for building and operating, and is part of the UK's continued trading with the EU which, according to some on here, will be cut off now we are 'isolated'.

[sasguru]

What is truly fascinating is that you dont have the intellect to see the debate beyond being simply a dispute about which country is better. You dont even begin to understand the debate, the politics and dynamics of what is happening! Not only is your argument a diversion (presumably onto simplistic grounds that you can understand) from the issue but it is also a futile argument that has no winner or loser.

AtW is such a simpleton he neg repped me for, and I quote, "you act like an idiot who can't lose gracefully".
Can you believe such a child is an MD?

[gingerjedi]

I was under the impression that our Nuclear Reactors would be built with French technology. I that not correct?

I would imagine being built by EDF (Électricité de France) that would be correct.

[DodgyAgent]

It might be preferable for some to use a British company but it's no problem. It still creates jobs here, both for building and operating, and is part of the UK's continued trading with the EU which, according to some on here, will be cut off now we are 'isolated'.

It is one of the cliches that the Europhiles cling to. The Sceptics argue economic facts and realities (proved right by what is happening now) yet the Europhiles have no sound logic or examples to support their position.

[DodgyAgent]

AtW is such a simpleton he neg repped me for, and I quote, "you act like an idiot who can't lose gracefully".
Can you believe such a child is an MD?

He is not as stupid as I thought after all

[Mich the Tester]

It is one of the cliches that the Europhiles cling to. The Sceptics argue economic facts and realities (proved right by what is happening now) yet the Europhiles have no sound logic or examples to support their position.

Why does everybody have to be put in a camp of 'europhiles' or 'eurosceptics'?

Isn't there actually a much larger group that can be seen as 'couldn't give a toss as long as the economic problems get sorted out somehow'?

[BlasterBates]

Of course Britain won't be cut off, there will be a humiliating climb down. I think that is now pretty clear. Cameron has won himself a few jeers perhaps, but the chickens will be coming home to roost.

[DodgyAgent]

Why does everybody have to be put in a camp of 'europhiles' or 'eurosceptics'?

Isn't there actually a much larger group that can be seen as 'couldn't give a toss as long as the economic problems get sorted out somehow'?

I am trying to keep the debate in binary so that IT people can understand. You are however entirely correct.

[DodgyAgent]

Of course Britain won't be cut off, there will be a humiliating climb down. I think that is now pretty clear. Cameron has won himself a few jeers perhaps, but the chickens will be coming home to roost.

The chickens are coming home to roost in the form of the collapsing Euro. Cameron's behaviour is nothing compared to what is about to happen.

[sasguru]

The chickens are coming home to roost in the form of the collapsing Euro. Cameron's behaviour is nothing compared to what is about to happen.

The problem with Europhiles is that they can't see the bigger picture: Europe is a continent in long-term relative decline, not least in germany which faces a demographic time bomb.
As I 've argued before a better geo-economoc-political strategy for Britain would be to disengage from the EU and seek our destiny, as we used to do, in thw wider world.
Doing that would force us to address our economic weaknesses but also make the most of strengths e.g. financial services