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by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Yep Poland doing rather well out of all the money they get from the EU. Northern Europeans are working longer and they will reap the benefit Polish cut in retirement age comes into force, bucking European trend Poland’s population of 38 million is among the most rapidly ageing in the European Union...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

I don't know why people hang on this £350m as if that turned people who wanted to stay in into people who wanted to leave There's also the small matter of: Brexit will be easy - lie - Two years to untangle the mess is fairly easy, should have been much easier with a more bullish government, We hold...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

There was no mention of a rebate. That was the problem. Pure lies swallowed by an ignorant population. Both sides were telling pure lies. The chancellor and the governor of the bank of England included. I don't know why people hang on this £350m as if that turned people who wanted to stay in into p...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

There was no mention of a rebate. That was the problem. Pure lies swallowed by an ignorant population. Ignorant people says a man so obsessed in another country. He posts daily about it for years wishing the British people follow blindly, ignorantly and sheepishly behind a project with no idea wher...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

] Ignorant people says a man so obsessed in another country. He posts daily about it for years wishing the British people follow blindly, ignorantly and sheepishly behind a project with no idea where it is going. I think it's obvious where it is going Common market Economic community European Union...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Funnily enough they were the country that paid the most of the UK's rebate. So that 350 million on the bus minus the amount Italy and other EU countries were giving back to the UK. True or not that bus thing wasn't about a rebate was it ? There was no mention of a rebate. That was the problem. Pure...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Funnily enough they were the country that paid the most of the UK's rebate. So that 350 million on the bus minus the amount Italy and other EU countries were giving back to the UK. True or not that bus thing wasn't about a rebate was it ? There was no mention of a rebate. That was the problem. Pure...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

I've never been to Scotland. Brexit is a vote and expression of English nationalism. Yugoslavia broke up after Serbian nationalism became too dominant and while I don't ever envisage violence in the UK, I do see a peaceful breakup of the UK. It will be beautiful. England would be better off alone a...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Also Italy will probably have a new government next year. Italy wants to leave the Euro, not the EU. If anything Italy for a very long time wanted closer EU integration. because they thought it would get them more money from the net contributors Funnily enough they were the country that paid the mo...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Not a hope. Its bringing many people together against the EU. The EU is actively trying to break up the union and that is a threat to the UKs national security. A stronger leader then May would have laid down a marker much earlier that this is unacceptable and made it clear to Brussels nice in earl...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Not a hope. Its bringing many people together against the EU. The EU is actively trying to break up the union and that is a threat to the UKs national security. A stronger leader then May would have laid down a marker much earlier that this is unacceptable and made it clear to Brussels nice in earl...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Any word from our resident EU lovers about the Italian budget. Brussels have given them 3 weeks to redo it in a way the EU like it or they will be punished. List of nations that will be punished by Brussels in they don't do as they are told. Greece (took several beatings) Ireland (took it KY style)...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Any word from our resident EU lovers about the Italian budget. Brussels have given them 3 weeks to redo it in a way the EU like it or they will be punished. List of nations that will be punished by Brussels in they don't do as they are told. Greece (took several beatings) Ireland (took it KY style)...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Military_Strength_Index You do know that means nothing in the real world. Remember the fearsome Republican Guard in Iraq that the news kept going on about as the troops when in and all the stats. Waste of time in the end. :roll: Iraq is not on th...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Any word from our resident EU lovers about the Italian budget. Brussels have given them 3 weeks to redo it in a way the EU like it or they will be punished. List of nations that will be punished by Brussels in they don't do as they are told. Greece (took several beatings) Ireland (took it KY style) ...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Military_Strength_Index You do know that means nothing in the real world. Remember the fearsome Republican Guard in Iraq that the news kept going on about as the troops when in and all the stats. Waste of time in the end. :roll: Iraq is not on th...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

You do know that means nothing in the real world. Remember the fearsome Republican Guard in Iraq that the news kept going on about as the troops when in and all the stats. Waste of time in the end.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Britain doesn't need NI but Ireland couldn't afford to take it off our hands. I think May was trying to offload it until the plan was scuppered. Not according to the last two major studies done on the subject. Have a read and learn something. :thumbup: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/commi...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Why would the EU fork out costs for part of the UK? Who does the Canada EU joint court respond to? We already have unique employment law in NI from the rest of the UK and employment is devolved to Stormont. Next. Bi lateral courts, living under EU rules ? I'm not sure you've grasped what the Canadi...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Etherman; it's great in some way off theory, but are you also planning for the EU to fork out for 1/2 the cost of NI ? And are you seriously suggesting that the BI lateral courts won't report to either Supreme Court? I'm sorry but you haven't asked the most basic question of who sets employment law...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Your a tough guy bimbo. I really respect how hard and not scared you are. You're scared of a story about something that "could" happen, and if it does it will sort the issues being faced. ? Blimey you'd have loved my Nan and her living through the war stories during the blitz. At least we will have...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Britain doesn't need NI but Ireland couldn't afford to take it off our hands. I think May was trying to offload it until the plan was scuppered.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Carbon Offsets
Replies: 22
Views: 2242

Re: Carbon Offsets

Can't wait for the book and C4 documentary in ten years.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976861

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!

This place seems like wall to wall NPCs. The Brexit thread has some serious nutters, lots Irish and French.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

From the IT : Bupa said to plan Brexit move to Dublin UK-based healthcare group considering moving its European health insurance hub from UK to Ireland in order to write EU contracts after Brexit 6 minutes ago Updated: 3 minutes ago Joe Brennan UK-based healthcare group Bupa is reportedly preparing...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976861

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!

The crowds who camped out overnight to hear and see him speak. 6 more years left. I've recently come back from a couple of weeks in deep blue NYC. There was a lot of people expressing a view along the lines of they don’t like Trump, but he gets shit done. I was also upstate in Rochester and Buffalo...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976861

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!

The crowds who camped out overnight to hear and see him speak. 6 more years left.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bath owner demands replay of Toulouse game
Replies: 59
Views: 7962

Re: Bath owner demands replay of Toulouse game

Bet he's a remainer :lol:
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Your a tough guy bimbo. I really respect how hard and not scared you are. You're scared of a story about something that "could" happen, and if it does it will sort the issues being faced. ? Blimey you'd have loved my Nan and her living through the war stories during the blitz. Its the weakness of t...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

If you think I'm some other poster you'd be mistaken. This is the equivalent of remainers calling all that disagree with them Russian bots.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Your a tough guy bimbo. I really respect how hard and not scared you are. In the worse case scenario the state may see one or two negative quarters of mild negative growth. This happens anyway in economic cycles. The whole basis of the remainer argument is that such events would be a disaster of bi...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

The story posted by the same chap before was saying Junkers Ark was going to replace the need to transport goods to Ireland via the UK and he swallowed it whole. Where do you find them.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics ... der-latest

How to win friends and influence people 101.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Hey, Bimbo, how about this for logistics planning? The UK government is considering requisitioning private merchant vessels (ie stealing them) to ensure continuity of food and medicines post Brexit, using, it actually gets better, underused ports. https://www.ft.com/content/f853b544-d6cb-11e8-a854-...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

sewa wrote:
bimboman wrote:Will there be a European army conscription?
How would we know? You are the mystic meg on here, the rest of us rely on expert analysts and industry leaders. You just make it up as you go along
Can't wait for when the poles tell them to go do one with their conscription. It will be a disaster.
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/21/brexit-premier-league-side-wanting-to-be-relegated-wto-internal-market Brexit is like a Premier League side wanting to be relegated William Keegan The man who used to run the WTO says the EU single market, set up by Margaret Thatcher, is ‘the top lea...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

Well hurry up and leave so, we are waiting ages. Well if you lot had spent less time begging for money and more time on getting FTAs agreed we would be a lot further down the line....... The onus is not on us, you are the ones who are supposed to be leaving so you prepare the proposals. It took qui...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

That is the Guardian so we can't take it at all serious. There is dozens of journalists, "financial experts" and even posters here who have gone so hard on Brexit being an economic disaster that they have everything resting on it happening. It won't. These articles serve as a time capsule on opinio...
by Blind Hookah
Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread
Replies: 84737
Views: 4575884

Re: OFFICIAL EU/UK referendum thread

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/21/brexit-premier-league-side-wanting-to-be-relegated-wto-internal-market Brexit is like a Premier League side wanting to be relegated William Keegan The man who used to run the WTO says the EU single market, set up by Margaret Thatcher, is ‘the top lea...