Reply to: Germany avoids recession with surprise return to growth

[minestrone]

Germany cannot be trusted with nuclear technology.

I mean you live in a country that has a constitution written for you as collectively you cannot be trusted.

[vetran]

Only thanks to the Russians as the Brits couldn't do it

FTFY

The yanks did help but without 20 millions Russian dead we would all speak German well the ones who weren't Jewish or rounded up by the Dutch.

The Yanks did sort the Japanese out though and pretty much stop any future world wars.

[Zigenare]

You need your Safe Space.

I don't think he wants to move to Ireland.

[Old Greg]

I already have a 4 councillors, an MSP, an MP, 6 MEPs. and 3 Parliaments.

Not sure I can take another level of elected fookwittery.

You need your Safe Space.

[minestrone]

I already have a 4 councillors, an MSP, an MP, 6 MEPs. and 3 Parliaments.

Not sure I can take another level of elected fookwittery.

[Mordac]

Who voted your Queen in office and who voted for the representatives in the House of Lords?

The Queen is not 'in office'. We have no 'representatives' in the HoL, and I'd be happy to sack the lot and have an elected upper chamber.

[original PM]

We’ve been through this before. You, personally, do not get to vote for anyone other than your local MP and MEP.

That’s how it works in both the U.K. and EU systems of government.

You’re trying to compare apples and oranges, confusing party leadership (a well known example is that Farage is the leader of the Brexit Party within the European Parliament) with the role of the Commission President.

Google is your friend if you want to find out how the Commission President is nominated and elected.

[Mordac]

Your typical misogynist brexiteer

[MasterBait]

She, ironically, .

Your typical misogynist brexiteer

[Mordac]

She. Her.

Do try to keep up.

She, ironically, being the former German Defence Minister, and widely considered to be useless. Revenge is sweet...

[Cirrus]

if you want to find out

Original doesn't want to know the truth. He's a Brexiteer. Believes anything the Johnson Junta tell him.

[MasterBait]

Indeed - it would be almost like the President of the EU had his own little army which only answered to him and his cronies.

He would probably look like this



But we would be fine as long as we have these guys



and

Who voted your Queen in office and who voted for the representatives in the House of Lords?

[meridian]

So the main difference is that when I vote in the UK GE I am voting for a party - and I am aware that party will have a leader - that leader may or may not change during the periods between the GE's and therefore potentially the leader of the party I vote for will be the leader of the party for the full term.

However when the Tories for example need to elect a new leader - does Labour to the Lib Dems get a say in who is the next Tory leader? No of course not.


At which point do the MEP's confirm which presidential candidate they support and therefore at which point does my euro vote have any influence on that appointment?

You’re trying to compare apples and oranges, confusing party leadership (a well known example is that Farage is the leader of the Brexit Party within the European Parliament) with the role of the Commission President.

Google is your friend if you want to find out how the Commission President is nominated and elected.

[original PM]

So the main difference is that when I vote in the UK GE I am voting for a party - and I am aware that party will have a leader - that leader may or may not change during the periods between the GE's and therefore potentially the leader of the party I vote for will be the leader of the party for the full term.

However when the Tories for example need to elect a new leader - does Labour to the Lib Dems get a say in who is the next Tory leader? No of course not.


At which point do the MEP's confirm which presidential candidate they support and therefore at which point does my euro vote have any influence on that appointment?

[meridian]

Ah yes - sorry I do not recall the name - as I get older I find it helps if I see things written down.

You would think I should recall from when I was filling in my ballot paper to vote for this person it would have helped it stick...

oh wait...

We’ve been through this before. You, personally, do not get to vote for anyone other than your local MP and MEP.

That’s how it works in both the U.K. and EU systems of government.