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Because we chose not to join the Euro and as a result our economy has ended up better than that of the Eurozone, so we end up paying for everyone else's mistake. And look who gets the biggest reduction!
UKIP a change on the political horizon or not.
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Not having read too much about this today I'd like to ask the following question.
Are we getting a bill because we have been paying less into the pot than we should have and are France, Germany etc getting a huge rebate as they have overpaid?
On the surface (which,let's face it, most folks won't scratch) this plays right into the eurosceptics (UKIP in particular) argument. Not an encouraging sign at all.
Or is there more to this bill, politically, than meets the eye.....hmmmm....I wonder? Deals to be made for a reduction perhaps?
Are we getting a bill because we have been paying less into the pot than we should have and are France, Germany etc getting a huge rebate as they have overpaid?
On the surface (which,let's face it, most folks won't scratch) this plays right into the eurosceptics (UKIP in particular) argument. Not an encouraging sign at all.
Or is there more to this bill, politically, than meets the eye.....hmmmm....I wonder? Deals to be made for a reduction perhaps?
SocketRocket
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They seem to be saying that they are taking into account the 'Black Market' in our GDP calculations now. These include such things as Prostitution and Drug dealing. You couldn't make it up!!!!
Tashyboy
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Socket rocket me man. Your quote above dosent have a great deal to do with UKIP change on the horizon etcetc.
But do you think it will influence "floaters" am not sure that's the term ? Into thinking it's another reason why were getting a bum deal out of Europe, ie what were paying in an getting out, Immigration etc and why people are looking at UKIP as an option.
MadAdey
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With things like this £1.7b bill, UKIP do not even have to bother with a political campaign, it is already being done for them. Every time something like this comes they must be rubbing their hands in delight.
SocketRocket
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Exactly. As I said earlier, this is Manna from Heaven to UKIP. What on earth does the EU think they are doing? In a time like this when the UK has much unrest with their membership terms they come up with this bombshell!
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Well it's official. Tashyboy has tyrets
ave just watched BBC news and in a nutshell once we have paid in our bit and got a bit back we are 8.6 billion pounds out of pocket.
we pay 8.6 billion to be in the EU and they want another 1.7 billion.
Someone please explain in plain English what value we actually get for bein 8.6 bills down
ave just watched BBC news and in a nutshell once we have paid in our bit and got a bit back we are 8.6 billion pounds out of pocket.
we pay 8.6 billion to be in the EU and they want another 1.7 billion.
Someone please explain in plain English what value we actually get for bein 8.6 bills down
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We won't pay that amount of money
Tashyboy
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I always try to look at the positives and the fact that Greece is asked to pay 70 million quid made me chuckle. Where they gonna find that coz las thing I heard was they owed more than Kerry Katonia
I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if Diddy David told the EU to ask for that much, then he can be seen to negotiate it down to what they really want. And then everyone believes the spin and we vote to stay in the EU...
SocketRocket
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What! David Hamilton. Does he work for the Government now?
JCW
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UKIP is a protest vote , a mid term protest vote nothink more , soon they be having a kip and no one will miss them as they are not fit to be in power
SocketRocket
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Please explain what they are protesting about?
JCW
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Me ? nothink as the by election is not in my area , others are against this goverment , so they vote ukip to get them thinking hard about things they not happy about
bluewolf
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they're not happy about what Murdoch et al tell them to be not happy about.. We are but simple creatures. We like to be told who the enemy is. We don't like to look around and work it out for ourselves...
SocketRocket
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Not good enough. They could vote Labour as a protest, why UKIP?
JCW
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ukip is the new kid on the block thats why , labour like the tories have track records
SocketRocket
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they're not happy about what Murdoch et al tell them to be not happy about.. We are but simple creatures. We like to be told who the enemy is. We don't like to look around and work it out for ourselves...
Its a bit like the Kings suit of clothes then. Only a fool would see the problems that UKIP voters are concerned about
SocketRocket
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So all these people and there are a lot of them are not interested in UKIP's policies, they are just protesting!
Really!
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