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**flymo** · 10-12-11, 14:50

It's amazing how countries survived before the EU plan was devised and implemented. /sarcasm ... sorry.

I see\hear that the BBC Radio 4 did an interview with a Dutch Doctor Hertz Van Rental who is involved with sleep. The interviewer was investigating the thought of should such decisions be made so late at night when people should be in bed asleep.... reading betwen the lines of ... did DC make the correct decision because his sleep addled brain wasn't working properly?

No one should be under any illusion that what the BBC are concerned about is their funding from the EU. Yup, it isn't "just" the licence fee that they take off you which funds them, some of that £50m a day to the EU goes their way too.

**Montigny-La-Palisse** · 10-12-11, 15:00

Originally Posted by flymo

It's amazing how countries survived before the EU plan was devised and implemented. /sarcasm ... sorry.

That's like saying, "how did we survive before electricity". The world has changed.

**flymo** · 10-12-11, 15:17

Originally Posted by Montigny-La-Palisse

That's like saying, "how did we survive before electricity". The world has changed.

Am happy for change, but change for changes sake? Not me. Had a nice little disagreement with the lovely staff whilst on POLC over that.

I would dearly like the £50m a day to return to Blighty's shores and for the UK to stand on it's own two feet. However, with far too many snouts in troughs one fears that this won't happen.

Ah well, back to the ironing ... <grumble>

**Rocket_Ron** · 10-12-11, 15:48

Originally Posted by flymo

So a tax on all share trades across the EU region of influence was going to be fair tax then? What with 80% of trades taking place in London? I don't think that would be fair at all.

And 35% of that tax take was going straight to the EU. If (I`ll Do The Talking) Dave had signed up for that it`d be effectively financial union. The Euro has died, we`re just waiting for it to stop kicking, and while we`re waiting we shouldn`t be throwing more money at it.

**Flagdeck** · 10-12-11, 16:29

Some people are on the 'bitch'......they think it's all over.................it is now !

**admiralscruff** · 10-12-11, 16:36

I'm pretty sure that about a month ago, the German Financial Times put their price in marks as well as euros, maybe they've seen the writing on the wall, so to speak?

**Rocket_Ron** · 10-12-11, 17:07

Originally Posted by admiralscruff

I'm pretty sure that about a month ago, the German Financial Times put their price in marks as well as euros, maybe they've seen the writing on the wall, so to speak?

Fridays Have I Got News For You was stating that the Bundesbank was printing Marks, just in case...

**flymo** · 10-12-11, 17:16

Originally Posted by Rocket_Ron

Fridays Have I Got News For You was stating that the Bundesbank was printing Marks, just in case...

Working in the offshore finance world here, mah waffe (Jersey accent) attends various financial briefings and this subject was discussed at one of them a couple of months ago. It's hedge yer bets time.

**Streaky** · 10-12-11, 17:34

Originally Posted by flymo

It's hedge yer bets time.

Are you telling us you're privet to inside information?

Getting my coat now

**fishhead** · 10-12-11, 18:10

From what I can tell from the various rent-a gobs being paraded in front of the cameras this scenario still has some time to run and it will be a while before whether we know if Cameron has played a blinder or cocked up bigtime.Either side of the argument would do well to hold their counsel until that time.