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It isn't just money we get back from the EU. It also buys us the membership of the Customs Union and Single Market too, which earns this country a lot more than the purely monetary deficit.
Billy stop the spin, we are net contributors to the EU, therefore you could argue we put some money in and they give us a little bit back to spend of our own British tax payers money. It is like asking for a fiver off a mate, buying him a pint for three quid, and keeping the change, and him thinking your doing him a favour.
Seeing as how both major political parties stated in their manifestos that they would respect the referendum result. If you voted in the general election for any of those parties, Did you know what you were voting for? and would you like another vote?
I take it Sprotyrover isn't a supporter of the Britain Surrendering Together party!
Quote from: selby on January 27, 2019, 07:41:21 pm Billy stop the spin, we are net contributors to the EU, therefore you could argue we put some money in and they give us a little bit back to spend of our own British tax payers money. It is like asking for a fiver off a mate, buying him a pint for three quid, and keeping the change, and him thinking your doing him a favour. No. It's like asking a mate for a fiver, buying him a pint for three quid, and then giving him a tenner back because of all the deals you've been able to do based on his original loan. If only people understood the financial advantages we get from our payments to the EU as part of our membership! Way more than the 'refund' we get. Net contributors, yes, net advantage gainers.... oh yes. Seems you don't understand why our membership is so financially beneficial Selby?
A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said: The UK has a high level of food security built upon a diverse range of sources, including strong domestic production and imports from other countries.‘This will continue to be the case whether we leave the EU with or without a deal.‘The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry to prevent disruption – and we are using these to support preparations for leaving the EU.’
It is not EU funding, it is the pittance they give us back out of our own contributions. How can they be funding us when we contribute more than they give us back. The British tax payer is funding their projects as well as our own.
The EU didn't stop us being in the Conference before.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47034701Jesus. f**king. Wept. 59 days from Brexit.2.5 years since the vote. And the best we can come up with to deal with the issue that was obvious to everyone who spent five minutes thinking about it, was going to be the hard one is "al-f**king-ternative arrangements"?
When historians look back on this period, they'll be astonished how many groups of people were in on this Project Fear thing, scheming to con the Great British Public out of their Glorious Brexit-supporting. MPs. Of course. Journalists. Natch.Governor of the Bank of England. Heads of car manufacturers. Pretty much anyone who's ever picked up Economics for Dummies. The head of Airbus. Now the heads of supermarkets. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47028748Bunch of devious, lying bas**rds eh? The lot of em.And they are obviously overplaying their devious hands because...QuoteA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said: The UK has a high level of food security built upon a diverse range of sources, including strong domestic production and imports from other countries.‘This will continue to be the case whether we leave the EU with or without a deal.‘The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry to prevent disruption – and we are using these to support preparations for leaving the EU.’See. It's alright really because May's Govt has got it all under control.