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grey_gym_sock wrote: »i thought you'd have been in favour of the english defence league.
sorry, but i don't get your sense of humour?0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »We all compete in a global market and we need to realise that protectionism has never worked and will never work.
There's plenty of countries where protectionism is still operated. Unfortunately the fair play of the British counts for little in business.0 -
doughnutmachine wrote: »you suggest that it's easy to become chancellor? i don't think he got his peerage by donating 2m to the tory party....
Oh! I see, he's right just because he's a lord, not because he made a pigs ear of boom and bust when he was chancellor.0 -
Oh! I see, he's right just because he's a lord, not because he made a pigs ear of boom and bust when he was chancellor.
he was en ex chancellor.... i'd imagine his opinion on the benefits and disadvantages of the EU are worth listening to.
ok, you could argue there have been better chancellors, but there certainly have been worse (brown)0 -
No more replies from me on this subject because Britain WON'T be in the EU in 5 years time FACT so y'all better get used to it.
Cheers and Thanks for your time and any future replies will be ignored!!
Adios...0 -
How to spot a swivel-eyed loon.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/shortcuts/2013/may/22/how-to-spot-swivel-eyed-loonI am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »How to spot a swivel-eyed loon.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/shortcuts/2013/may/22/how-to-spot-swivel-eyed-loon
PMSL, especially at this quote:they are increasingly sighted across England, going door to door for Ukip. Extinct in Scotland.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10062846/Nigel-Farage-barricaded-in-Scottish-pub-and-rescued-by-police-riot-van.html0 -
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gadgetmind wrote: »it's called freedom of movement of labour and it's a good thing. Many UK employers are desperate for people with certain skillsets so please let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Those struggling to find work need to honestly appraise their own skills. Maybe their maths needs work, or their written English, or their analytical skills, so find whatever area you're worst at and improve it, and then move onto the next, and the next.
Trying to close borders to keep out the (jolly impressive!) competition is ultimately doomed.
Local Toyota factory allegedly doesn't want guys over 25 on the production line, and won't take them over 30 - they can't run fast enough. Thats all very well for Toyota, but then the country has to pay benefits to the guys over 30.
For the sake of the country you need some protectionism. I can't think of any country with a strong economy that allows unfettered immigration?“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair0 -
Glen_Clark wrote: »Local Toyota factory allegedly doesn't want guys over 25 on the production line, and won't take them over 30
Even if true (and I have my doubts) that tells us little about the more general case.I can't think of any country with a strong economy that allows unfettered immigration?
Perhaps not, but it's something we should be trying to move towards rather than backing away from.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0
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