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Fair point (see Education bill currently under scrutiny in the Lord). Choice of 2 smallish (with some accountabilty) or 3 with one being far more corrupt and unaccountable that the other 2.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostHere's an idea. Why don't you put "the EU is a cartel not a club" in your signature, to save you having to type it over and over and over again? Since people don't read signatures it would serve the additional purpose of making it easier to ignore.
Go and live in South America for a while and decide how you feel about cartels.
Just like corruption, disorganised, arrogant don't just apply to the EU.
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Originally posted by vetran View Postfair enough.
But as its a cartel not a club we need to change the analogy.
how about :
All visitors need to supply stuffed brown envelopes.
Only the 3 Cartel founders decide the rules.
Go and live in South America for a while and decide how you feel about cartels.
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIt's not actually about tariffs it's about the bureacracy involved in getting export licences, goods being held up at customs and being allowed to sell your services eg banking and insurance.
The UK doesn't want to be regulated by Europe but actually all major companies will still be regulated by the EU if they want to sell to the EU, and not only that, they'll have to fight tooth and nail to prove they do satisfy regulations. The EU makes it easy to import the sort of goods they get from China i.e. textiles, but very difficult import goods such as machinery and cars. So when someone says China doesn't have a problem exporting to the EU, that's true, but that's because they've developed export companies that sell goods the EU doesn't make any more and are not protected and where it's easy to get export licences.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostSays the man that missed out on a decade of housing boom, and cannot manage to order a sofa.
As for the sofa, nobody is perfect...Last edited by AtW; 24 January 2017, 18:11.
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostBecause like the Canadians and other nations we want to trade tariff free - just without all the tulip
If that is unacceptable - fine : we will adapt. But we will succeed
The UK doesn't want to be regulated by Europe but actually all major companies will still be regulated by the EU if they want to sell to the EU, and not only that, they'll have to fight tooth and nail to prove they do satisfy regulations. The EU makes it easy to import the sort of goods they get from China i.e. textiles, but very difficult import goods such as machinery and cars. So when someone says China doesn't have a problem exporting to the EU, that's true, but that's because they've developed export companies that sell goods the EU doesn't make any more and are not protected and where it's easy to get export licences.
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostBecause like the Canadians and other nations we want to trade tariff free - just without all the tulip If that is unacceptable - fine : we will adapt. But we will succeed
Tip - when negotiating with a 800 lb gorilla you don't say what you want, you politely ask what 800 lb gorilla wants.
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Leaving a club
Originally posted by AtW View PostWhy do you care?
You've decided to leave the cartel (or club), they will decide the rules however they fooking feel like it - should have stayed part of the cartel.
Lay in the bed you made, next time don't put rusty nails in it.
If that is unacceptable - fine : we will adapt. But we will succeedLast edited by PurpleGorilla; 24 January 2017, 17:40.
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Originally posted by vetran View PostOnly the 3 Cartel founders decide the rules.
You've decided to leave the cartel (or club), they will decide the rules however they fooking feel like it - should have stayed part of the cartel.
Lay in the bed you made, next time don't put rusty nails in it.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostAll visitors have to abide by the rules of the club.
Only members have a say over shaping the rules.
But as its a cartel not a club we need to change the analogy.
how about :
All visitors need to supply stuffed brown envelopes.
Only the 3 Cartel founders decide the rules.
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