Dont Waste Your Time Dave

[bazwillrun]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/15/uk-britain-eu-merkel-idUKKCN0S90LG20151015"

" but stressed that some principles were non-negotiable, such as free movement of people."

Adolf has spoken....

[youngmafbog]

Any half sane person knows that concession, if any are actually given, will be small fry and will disappear within a couple of years anyway.

The Germans are not going to give up on the conquest they have been waging for decades now they are nearly there. Just goes to show though, stealth is better than two world wars.

[Gromit]

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[bazwillrun]

"EU leaders have made clear they do not want lose the bloc's second-biggest economy but have warned that some of Cameron's demands, notably on curbing immigration by EU citizens, will be very hard to meet without breaking basic Union principles.

"For making sure," Juncker told the parliament in English, "I am 150 percent in favour of having Britain as a constructive member state of the European Union. We need Britain. Personally I do think that Britain needs the European Union."

Haha, they are deperate, the blocs 2nd largest economy...hmm now why is that they need us so badly !?....

[bazwillrun]

sorry, theyve taken it down it was there a minute ago...

[bazwillrun]

the full text from the link

"German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday her country would work constructively with Britain on European Union reform, but stressed that some principles were non-negotiable, such as free movement of people.

"It goes without saying that we will work constructively with the British government," Merkel said in a speech to the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Thursday ahead of an EU summit in Brussels later.

"But it also goes without saying that there are things that are non-negotiable. That there are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over, for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination," she said.
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"I am convinced that we will be able to find an acceptable compromise," Merkel added.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to hold a in-or-out referendum to determine his country's future in the 28-member European Union.

[Gromit]

// Personally I do think that Britain needs the European Union." //

Funn you should quote that. On the other post they are claiming he didn't say that.

[Old_Geezer]

If that principle really is non-negotiable then the negotiations have failed before they've really started.

[youngmafbog]

Like we all knew they would OG.

And I suspect DC knew it too. I suspect he is playing a political game to delay as long as possible to the end of his tenure, then he can also say 'I did try'.

[jourdain2]

I'm getting 'Page not found' as well.

[New Judge]

What is very telling is thatt he UK electorate has not been tod what their Prime Minister is trying to achieve with these negotiations. They don't know whether he is aiming for a reduction in free movement of people and their ability to claim UK benefits and to put a stop to "ever closer union" or if we are to simple be allowed to sell bent cucumbers again.

Thus the electorate has no idea whther the talks have been succesful or not. They therefore need to adopt the position that, unless they are told otherwise, no meaningful changes will be achieved. So the answer is vote Yes or No on what you have now because it's the best it's ever going to get.