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Why Does the EU Get Such a Bad Rap?
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostDid someone call you out on your stats and you are throwing a paddy. Anyway, I'm just happy that you haven't banned me.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostCorruption: Expenses and allowances paid un-receipted just for turning up. No audited accounts filed for years. Billions paid out to fund white elephant projects (that airport in Spain for example).
Disregard for democracy: the Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Make sure they have another one and bully/bribe them into voting the right way this time.
Political egos: Look at all the flapping around to "save" Greece, for example. The fact that Greece has been well and truly buttrogered by the "deal" doesn't matter squat. The important thing was to save the EU vanity project, which is ultimately what the EU is.
I'm sure there is a hell of a lot more in that particular can of worms, but I don't have access to a big enough tin opener.
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostIf Greece is so bad then surely the UK isn't in much better shape then, I mean:
His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostReal wages are one indicator, but by no means the only one. Selective statistics are close to useless in that context.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostDid someone call you out on your stats...Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostEvery statistic so far, by both camps, has been selective
RBS bank to set aside another £3bn for fines - BBC News
His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostAt least the UK can still afford to bail out its own banks. For how much longer though...
RBS bank to set aside another £3bn for fines - BBC News
Exclude the fines, and RBS is churning out a £1bn profit every three months.
Whats the chance that business will generate more fines in the futureThe Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostBut....
Whats the chance that business will generate more fines in the futureHis heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostAt least the UK can still afford to bail out its own banks. For how much longer though...
RBS bank to set aside another £3bn for fines - BBC News
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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