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German perspective on UK attitude to spending

Fella

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12 January 2013 at 7:44PM in Debate House Prices & the Economy

Not new but made me laugh & I think a few people on this forum will enjoy it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJaCedLfdg

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grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite

12 January 2013 at 9:36PM

Fella wrote: »

Not new but made me laugh & I think a few people on this forum will enjoy it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJaCedLfdg

I wish Henning hadn't mentioned the war, not new but someone who had another take on our entry to Europe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xnNhzgcWTk

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