France sneers at Britain's chances of securing a trade deal with the United States

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Platypus replied

30 January 2020, 14:10
Originally posted by WTFH View Post

So, the claim that it is now "top" is based on only taking one set of data, ignoring the others, including the conclusion.

Ah, thanks for reading it for me! I stand corrected.
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shaunbhoy replied

29 January 2020, 15:02
Ah yes.....you can't beat a good bit of esprit de corps amongst the Gallic emergency services! Vive la difference!!
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WTFH replied

29 January 2020, 14:55
Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Interesting then that Sweden is now top of the "propensity to leave to the EU" list as we relinquish top spot.

Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Here's my academic paper to back my assertion.
https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/hand...AS_2019_85.pdf

Where's yours?

I take it you actually read the article you linked to, rather than trying to find one piece that could be taken out of context?
Page 15 of the article is the post-Brexit status.
Sweden is 1st on the Political Propensity chart
It's 3rd (not 1st or 2nd) on the Exit Propensity chart
It's 6th on Economic Propensity
And 24th on Social Propensity

So, the claim that it is now "top" is based on only taking one set of data, ignoring the others, including the conclusion.
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Platypus replied

29 January 2020, 12:51
Originally posted by MasterBait View Post

BS Hungary is the only one on that list, maybe Poland as well, likely to be expelled rather then leaving voluntarily

Here's my academic paper to back my assertion.
https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/hand...AS_2019_85.pdf

Where's yours?
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MasterBait replied

29 January 2020, 12:46
Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Interesting then that Sweden is now top of the "propensity to leave to the EU" list as we relinquish top spot.

BS Hungary is the only one on that list, maybe Poland as well, likely to be expelled rather then leaving voluntarily
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Platypus replied

29 January 2020, 12:09
Originally posted by MasterBait View Post

Tena is owned by Swedish Essity, so good for the EU economy

Interesting then that Sweden is now top of the "propensity to leave to the EU" list as we relinquish top spot.
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MasterBait replied

29 January 2020, 10:34
Originally posted by Mordac View Post

Good news for exports of Tena pants, if nothing else...

Tena is owned by Swedish Essity, so good for the EU economy
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NotAllThere replied

29 January 2020, 07:03
Originally posted by Mordac View Post

It was an unlikely long shot, I admit...

Hence the need for the pants.
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Zigenare replied

29 January 2020, 06:53
Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

indeed

France sneers at UK's chances of getting US Brexit trade deal

happy Brexit

I'd have thought the French would have more to worry about.

It's not often you see Les Pompier fighting against Les Flic!
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Mordac replied

29 January 2020, 00:03
Originally posted by TestMangler View Post

Not for the UK it's not. They're not manufactured here.

It was an unlikely long shot, I admit...
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TestMangler replied

28 January 2020, 23:27
Originally posted by Mordac View Post

Good news for exports of Tena pants, if nothing else...

Not for the UK it's not. They're not manufactured here.
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Mordac replied

28 January 2020, 23:19
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Yesterday it was Irish PM, today the French, tomorrow the Germans..

Everyone is pi$Sing themselves laughing at the little englanders.

Good news for exports of Tena pants, if nothing else...
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scooterscot replied

28 January 2020, 20:15
Yesterday it was Irish PM, today the French, tomorrow the Germans..

Everyone is pi$Sing themselves laughing at the little englanders.
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Mordac replied

28 January 2020, 19:34
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post

The sneers of the French have always worried us tremendously.

It would worry me tremendously if it was more than one French person doing the sneering. I'd be tempted to borrow one of their white flags...
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shaunbhoy replied

28 January 2020, 19:30
The sneers of the French have always worried us tremendously.
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