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Previously on "EU citizens never had it so good..."
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MeisterChef - Amateur politicians show how cleverly they can cook the books. The Professional version shows how it should be done by the Bureaucrats in Brussells (all names redacted).
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Migration Migration Migration - Kirsty Merkel and Phil Drunker find houses of multiple occupancy for single Somalian males.Originally posted by vetran View PostOh No the EUBC.
Line up could be any suggestions welcome.
For the little ones:
Topsy & Timo in the tax haven.
Fireman Miguel takes backhanders to put out fires.
Angela & the million ISIS supporters.
Jean Claude does drinkies.
Francois & the state sponsored mistress interview by Jeremy Kyle.
Corporation street - a true tale of tax avoidance achieved by using Luxembourg as a conduit expert opinion by JCJ enterprises (Brown envelopes on request).
Cribs of the rich & MEPs.
Through the Keyhole Strasbourg edition - guess whose house your money is paying for.
any others?
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Tony and war mongering Saudis play battleship?Originally posted by vetran View Post
any others?
Camoron and the failed Arab springless spring?
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Okay Europe. EU = Europe to most Europeans. Seriously.Originally posted by LondonManc View PostFor people who live in the EU?
What about the poor Swiss? Why not European countries as a whole? Given we're leaving the EU, I cannot see that putting the extra effort in for them is worthwhile, given the disinclination to reciprocate.
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Oh No the EUBC.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostJa, use a VPN. However service providers are wising up and blocking VPN IP's.
The simpler solution would be to make a EU paid for service.
Line up could be any suggestions welcome.
For the little ones:
Topsy & Timo in the tax haven.
Fireman Miguel takes backhanders to put out fires.
Angela & the million ISIS supporters.
Jean Claude does drinkies.
Francois & the state sponsored mistress interview by Jeremy Kyle.
Corporation street - a true tale of tax avoidance achieved by using Luxembourg as a conduit expert opinion by JCJ enterprises (Brown envelopes on request).
Cribs of the rich & MEPs.
Through the Keyhole Strasbourg edition - guess whose house your money is paying for.
any others?
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For people who live in the EU?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostJa, use a VPN. However service providers are wising up and blocking VPN IP's.
The simpler solution would be to make a EU paid for service.
What about the poor Swiss? Why not European countries as a whole? Given we're leaving the EU, I cannot see that putting the extra effort in for them is worthwhile, given the disinclination to reciprocate.
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Ja, use a VPN. However service providers are wising up and blocking VPN IP's.Originally posted by original PM View Postthing is you just do what everyone else does and use a proxy to spoof a uk ip address?
I think?
The simpler solution would be to make a EU paid for service.
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thing is you just do what everyone else does and use a proxy to spoof a uk ip address?
I think?
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EU citizens never had it so good...
Originally posted by scooterscot View PostTaxes are something for little people.
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Taxes are something for little people.Originally posted by The_Equalizer View PostHe doesn't pay any tax in the UK either - cheeky bu66er.
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He doesn't pay any tax in the UK either - cheeky bu66er.Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostUK Citizenship has nothing to do with it.
The licence fee is for use in the UK.
Whether you are an Ethiopian doctor working in the NHS, a Latvian working at a car wash, or a UK contractor working in IT. If you want to watch the BBC iplayer in the UK; a service only available in the UK, you need to pay the UK licence fee.
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EU citizens never had it so good...
UK Citizenship has nothing to do with it.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostSo a UK citizen who pays for something loses the rights of use when on holiday in the Algarve?
Twisted little smeggers with a side serving of horse tulip.
The licence fee is for use in the UK.
Whether you are an Ethiopian doctor working in the NHS, a Latvian working at a car wash, or a UK contractor working in IT. If you want to watch the BBC iplayer in the UK; a service only available in the UK, you need to pay the UK licence fee.
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Brexitier? Is that French?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThere you go making assumptions again. This is Brexitier thinking.
I pay for a TV license in my bedsit in Edinburgh.
Any more assumptions you care to make today?
Nip back to Edinburgh and you can watch it.
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They can't even be bothered to read a couple of previous sentences them Brexiters.Originally posted by Mordac View PostSo you want something and offer nothing in return? No wonder you love the EU so much...
Brave new world. Bamboozlement taketh power over thee.
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