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Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:35 am

Or because he is the expert on it according to a program prior to this two men one a news man discussing it they said he is suppose to be in charge because of the position he holds and he is the expert but the party put another man in charge.

Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:32 pm

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-poll-idUKKCN0VZ2QI

Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:17 pm

EU delays ban on electric kettles until after referendum

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Britain’s love of tea and toast has convinced Brussels to shelve plans to ban high-powered kettles and toasters, due to fears that a clumsy intervention could send Brexit passions boiling over.

Mindful of a spirited public outcry in Britain over a recent ban on powerful vacuum cleaners, the European Commission has delayed a second eco-friendly assault on household goods such as hairdryers and hostess trolleys, at least until after the UK’s EU referendum in June.

As well as the kettle-toaster sidestep, the commission has quietly buried or rescheduled a host of potential British irritants, including VAT reform to eliminate zero-rated goods like children's clothes; potential state aid investigations into tax; progress on a review of the working-time directive; and a package on free movement that will include parts of Britain’s EU renegotiation. EU officials insist there have been no special favours and deny they are storing up trouble for after the vote.

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Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:33 pm

[they] deny they are storing up trouble for after the vote


Well they would wouldn't they!

The EU doesn't actually want us, but they need us. There is a difference. Someone is going to have to pay for Merkel's stupidity, and they'd much rather that we help shoulder the bill.

The way things are moving currently within the EU, a UK referendum may not be relevant as the whole thing may have come tumbling down around their collective cloth-ears by June.

Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:44 am

Wages for British workers will rise in the event of a Brexit, head of in campaign says

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Wages will rise if Britain votes to leave the European Union and the number of EU migrants coming to the UK falls, the head of the “in” campaign has admitted.

Lord Rose, the former head of Marks & Spencer who is leading the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign, told MPs on Wednesday that if a British exit leads to restrictions on EU migrants, then “the price of labour will, frankly, go up”.

He also suggested, in an appearance before the Treasury select committee, that the “cost” of Britain remaining in the EU will be continued “one-way traffic” of EU migrants for up to a decade.

Eurosceptic campaigners said his comments helped the case for “Brexit”.

Steve Baker, a Conservative member of the committee who is campaigning for an “out” vote, said: “There was an absolute admission that a vote to remain is a vote to continue a migration policy which discriminates in favour of EU citizens at the expense of lower paid workers. By giving a straight answer to a straight question, more often than not Lord Rose has helped make the case for the 'leave’ campaign.”

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Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sun May 15, 2016 1:06 pm

Donald Trump insists Britain would NOT be at the back of the queue for a trade deal if he wins the White House


Donald Trump today insisted Brexit would not put Britain at the 'back of the queue' to secure a US trade deal should he become president.

The presumptive Republican nominee said it would make no difference to him whether Britain decides to stay with the European Union or chooses to leave next month.

The remarks struck a markedly different tone to incumbent president Barack Obama who issued a stark warning about the prospects for a trade deal for Britain on a visit last month.

Mr Obama triggered outrage from Out campaigners who warned foreign leaders should not be intervening on Britain's referendum.

He also adopted a different tone to Mr Obama when assessing the time it would take for the UK to secure a new trade deal if it votes to leave.

Mr Trump, in an interview with Piers Morgan due to be aired in full on ITV on Monday, said: 'I think if I were from Britain I would probably want to go back to a different system.'

Asked if the UK would be at the front of the queue for a trade deal under a Trump presidency, he replied: 'I don't want to say front or anything else.

'I mean, I'm going to treat everybody fairly but it wouldn't make any difference to me whether they were in the EU or not.'

He added: 'You'd certainly not be back of the queue, that I can tell you.'

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Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sun May 15, 2016 4:22 pm

Exiting is an unknown scenario and despite all the gobbing off, nobody actually knows what would happen. Staying on the other-hand means that we'll get more of what we've already had, plus some!

My own view is 'to hell with Europe' we will ultimately be better off without them. Boris was right when he said all previous ideas of a united Europe have ended in tears, this one is destined to do the same.

However, will we be 'allowed' to exit should we vote that way? - Time will tell.

Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sun May 15, 2016 8:07 pm

I think the businesses have already decided Rebbonk most of those want in and they will go with them I believe.

Perhaps this will show you what will happen if we left the EU.

Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sun May 15, 2016 8:39 pm

Melisandre wrote:I think the businesses have already decided Rebbonk most of those want in and they will go with them I believe.


Money runs a country. Many big businesses are heavily encouraging their employees to vote to stay. If you look at the businesses that have contributed to the REMAIN campaign, most have had big EU handouts. Obviously they don't want that particular cash cow to dry up.

Look at what happened in Ireland, they voted no, then were told to vote again. Second time they got it right. The Treaty of Lisbon in its first incarnation was called the EU Constitution (2005). France and the Netherlands rejected it. The legislation was recycled into the Treaty of Lisbon, and passed in 2009, the EU riding roughshod over those that had originally voted to reject it. The EU has form for ignoring those that get in its way. :stir:

However, the UK has now had the audacity to challenge the EU. I believe if we stay, we'll be made to pay one way or another for that audacity. Our EU masters will extract their pound of flesh. We will not escape unscathed.

Nobody knows exactly what will happen if we do leave, nobody knows what the negotiated terms will be. It's all best guesses and deliberate scare tactics.

Re: EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote

Sun May 15, 2016 10:00 pm

All I know Rebbonk is what I ve read and heard on News night it said Britain is still a force to be reckon with its still up there.

We have all our finacial businesses in the EU .

I read yesterday a lot of businesses in the south east want out.

I read in one of the replies in a news paper just take a look at the German juganought hence where I got Brtitexit movie from .

It was Neil Kinnock that wrote all our EU rules

I personally am shocked to think the Brits have lost their will to fight for freedom and taking chances being ruled by a nanny state and being cowered by our politician s it surely has worked. If we had trained and educated our kids better instead of looking down on those that dont make University perhaps our country would of been in a far better position and more entrepreneur s but our society praise any others from other countries giving them more confidence but not to our own kids even in schools. We should of made Britain a Hong Kong then only allow people here that has so much money like Jersey but now we are known as the dust bin of the world from what I ve been reading.
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