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The European Union: In Or Out?
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If the EU referendum happened tomorrow, which way would you vote?
- Out - 208 votes
- 70%
- In - 91 votes
- 30%
Stats until: 14:54 Thu 21st Nov 2024 (Refreshed every 5 minutes)
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If France hadn't voted for the EU by a whole 1%, it would not exist and we wouldn't be in this situation. Until the very last moment, France was voting 'Non' and then the overseas territories votes came in and just tipped it.. So this whole mess is courtesy of a few sunny islanders. Grrr - it was the Overseas territories that got France classed as a warm country.
The EU (and hence the UK) does NOT have a trade deal with the USA, tambo. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has been under negotiation since 2013. Some observers expect it will not be completed before 2019 at the earliest.
The USA and the UK have never had a trading agreement. Since 1972 no trade agreements can be concluded by the UK. It relinquished that right when it joined the EU. Despite having no trade agreement business between th eUK and the US has steadily increased in recent years. In April 2015 the monthly figure was £4.5bn in exports to the US anad £2.7bn imports. Over the year some £50bn of trade took place in both directions. So Mr Obama's threat to send the UK "to the back of the queue" to negotiate something that we have never had and without which we seem to be doing quite nicely should hold no fears for those worried about leaving the EU.
The USA and the UK have never had a trading agreement. Since 1972 no trade agreements can be concluded by the UK. It relinquished that right when it joined the EU. Despite having no trade agreement business between th eUK and the US has steadily increased in recent years. In April 2015 the monthly figure was £4.5bn in exports to the US anad £2.7bn imports. Over the year some £50bn of trade took place in both directions. So Mr Obama's threat to send the UK "to the back of the queue" to negotiate something that we have never had and without which we seem to be doing quite nicely should hold no fears for those worried about leaving the EU.
unless either start to throw import tariffs around or even, help us, bans - like on the US freeze on our meat industry, never mind with f & m but with haggis, much to the annoyance of the Alban members when it came to Burns Night over there for many a year, apart from some 'gun' running across the 49th Parallel, excepting some good old fashioned boat smuggling around the walls.
Merkel runs her own path as she did with open invitation to Syrians. Merkel is on the brink of trade deals with USA and that will be the end of NHS & free health care.
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I am reminded of a story about De Gaul ::
His wife, Yvonne Vendroux, Madam De Gaul, was asked by a TV reporter what she was most looking forward to, now that her husband had retired from politics.
She answered, unhesitantly .....A Penis !
De Gaul stepped in very quickly and said " No no, my dear....here they say 'appiness"
His wife, Yvonne Vendroux, Madam De Gaul, was asked by a TV reporter what she was most looking forward to, now that her husband had retired from politics.
She answered, unhesitantly .....A Penis !
De Gaul stepped in very quickly and said " No no, my dear....here they say 'appiness"
//The TTIP aims to open Europe’s public health, education and water services to U.S. businesses to encourage competition and transnational trade. //
Just a couple of lines from your link tambo. Haha something for our left of centre, in at all cost, voters to digest. I voted in, hmmm I may change my mind. (^_*)
Just a couple of lines from your link tambo. Haha something for our left of centre, in at all cost, voters to digest. I voted in, hmmm I may change my mind. (^_*)
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