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Previously on "The euro has failed, threatens democracy, and should be abolished..."

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    You can keep your worthless printed paper.
    If only

    Barnett formula - Wikipedia

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  • Whorty
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Well if bail out means 'occupy' then yes they have a bit of previous.
    Mr Paranoid spouts the usual tosh

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  • scooterscot
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    Yeah, deflect when you can't reason. Tiring but not unexpected.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Control over inflation? Exactly what has the government done to control inflation? Everything is more expensive as a result of uncontrolled inflation and rock bottom interest rates, food, houses, basic services from rail etc. Clearly having control does not benefit the UK economy.
    Oh Dear. Economics clearly wasn't your subject in Playgroup, was it...

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    odd really as we give them 1.5 more £ per head than the British.
    You can keep your worthless printed paper.

    Central banks are the cause of all our problems.

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    What about not having any control over inflation and interest rates? It's not just about trade, Scooty...
    Control over inflation? Exactly what has the government done to control inflation? Everything is more expensive as a result of uncontrolled inflation and rock bottom interest rates, food, houses, basic services from rail etc. Clearly having control does not benefit the UK economy.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Federico Razzoli View Post
    If they include Scotland, they will have whiskey. Which means, no more reasons to have commerce with the UK

    yeah right

    World Whiskies Awards 2018 - Winners

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    FTFY

    odd really as we give them 1.5 more £ per head than the British.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    It would have been better for the UK.

    40% of our trade is with Euro using countries, not no more need for companies to buy up wods of Euro to hedge their bets in these uncertain times.
    What about not having any control over inflation and interest rates? It's not just about trade, Scooty...

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    I believe it's widely accepted that this would have been very bad for the UK. Perhaps that's what you meant?
    It would have been better for the UK.

    40% of our trade is with Euro using countries, not no more need for companies to buy up wods of Euro to hedge their bets in these uncertain times.

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  • Federico Razzoli
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    If they include Scotland, they will have whiskey. Which means, no more reasons to have commerce with the UK

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Hope Scotland joins the Euro. The UK needs to join the Euro. That would be sweet.
    Dream on, they won't let Scotland in. They have enough basket-case economies already

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    The UK needs to join the Euro.
    I believe it's widely accepted that this would have been very bad for the UK. Perhaps that's what you meant?

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  • scooterscot
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    Hope Scotland joins the Euro. The UK needs to join the Euro. That would be sweet.

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    FTFY
    Thanks Scooter! If the Scots want their own currency, go right ahead !

    EDIT: could be the Euro soon

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