Are you blaming Luxemburg for surrendering? The Luxemburg army is about 300 strong at the moment,. I suspect the German language was more important to them then as now. Their own language is similar to German..
Anyway, it is strange that everyone is up in arms about a little negative quip by Juncker, but the same people were praising Farage for his constant digs and insults in the European Parliament...
I don't like either of them, but I am not bothered about Juncker's little dig. With the collapse of Labour and the prospect of an almost one party state in the U.K., I think we have other things to worry about.
One party state, what bollocks. What is the difference between the UK & Germany. Merkel has been in power since 2005 and stands again soon.
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Labour was in power in this country for 13 years from 1997, the 1997 government had a record majority (1945 Labour government had a big majority too). Even if the Tories equal that the likelihood is they will be out in a decade.
The big problem, well one of them, is that the changes the Conservatives have made to how the electoral register is maintained and constituency boundaries makes it incredibly difficult for Labour to win in England.I said almost. Meaning massive majority ( predicted) and no opposition for the time being.
One party state, what bollocks. What is the difference between the UK & Germany. Merkel has been in power since 2005 and stands again soon.
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Labour was in power in this country for 13 years from 1997, the 1997 government had a record majority (1945 Labour government had a big majority too). Even if the Tories equal that the likelihood is they will be out in a decade.
The big problem, well one of them, is that the changes the Conservatives have made to how the electoral register is maintained and constituency boundaries makes it incredibly difficult for Labour to win in England.
The change to individual voter registration has seen 800,000 drop off the electoral register. The majority are students, ethnic minorities or those from poorer areas of the country. Not exactly the profile of Conservative voters. This has been done against Electoral Commission advice.
At the last election the Conservatives got 34,244 votes for every seat they won, Labour required an average of 40,290 to win a seat. With the changes to the constituency boundaries it will be even more in the Conservatives favour this time round. The changes to the boundaries based on the last election would see the Conservatives lose 5% of their MPs while Labour would lose 13%
The system is a mess, even before you consider the deficiencies of first past the post, but there seems little appetite to address the problems and carry out any meaningful reform.
They think it is a mistake for Britain and that it will have negative consequences in Germany. The Germans see it as a lose lose situation. They find it hard to understand- it defies their sense of logic.
Property prices are rising dramatically in Frankfurt- so at least some Germans think they will be winning...
It would have done if the Bank of England had raised interest rates as it threatened it would do. In the event they reduced interest rates which has boosted property prices and lowered the Pound.Property prices have gone up fast here in coventry also as I have just sold my house and got a fortune. I thought voting brexit was going to crash the housing market or was all the lies on the leave side?
Property prices have gone up fast here in coventry also as I have just sold my house and got a fortune. I thought voting brexit was going to crash the housing market or was all the lies on the leave side?
Property prices have gone up fast here in coventry also as I have just sold my house and got a fortune. I thought voting brexit was going to crash the housing market or was all the lies on the leave side?
Good move... sell at the top of the cycle... many on here point out that house prices are too high because of the millions of EU immigrants.... At the moment you are selling in a relatively prosperous EU country. Good time. Maybe the prices will fall as a result of Brexit. It is too early to predict and Brexit is a few years away.
Why do you assume that Brexit will have a negative effect on Britain's economy?
Like you say: It is too early to predict and Brexit is a few years away.
It is too early to predict accurately, but I think that as far as trade deals are concerned we will be worse off. I don't know definitely of course, but we will be out on our own and are just leaving a powerful trading bloc. The house prices are supposed to be high because of EU immigration and according to Brexit supporters they should come down when immigration subsides or becomes emigration. If they are right, then now is the time to sell - but it is hard to predict whether immigration is the sole cause, or whether immigration will actually be drastically reduced.
No-one knows how long this right wing wave will last.
I personally don't believe it's immigration that's raised the house prices, so not all Brexit supporters think that
I am hoping they fall, as I'm hoping to get on the ladder soon myself.
Except it's not even right wing either - the present Tory party is only slightly right of centre I'd say.
Good luck with buying your first house.
There is no one reason for house prices being so crazy but they are driven by supply and demand. Adding 332,000 net immigration per year certainly doesn't help. That's more than the population of Coventry: 313k in 2014, 332k in 2015 and 273k in 2016. 1.13 million over the past 4 years - that's more than the population of Birmingham.
Still think immigration isn't a cause?
I'll be honest, I haven't really looked into it.
The only counter argument I can think of off hand, is the amount of empty houses in the country?
Except it's not even right wing either - the present Tory party is only slightly right of centre I'd say.
Thats part of the problem. Uncertainly isn't good for the economy and we've got years of it ahead of us.Like you say: It is too early to predict and Brexit is a few years away.
I'd agree with this. Society has gone so left wing, any conservative actions appear right wing.
I don't understand why people have to be labelled personally.
How has society 'gone so left wing'? When was the last time the UK had a true left wing government? Both Labour and the Tories moved towards the centre and the Tories are now drifting right again.
How has society 'gone so left wing'? When was the last time the UK had a true left wing government? Both Labour and the Tories moved towards the centre and the Tories are now drifting right again.
I mean the amount of people on benefits, and not working as they're better off on benefits is left wing, wouldn't you say?.
No, not really?
Before my time but wasn't the start of that when pay rises for public sector workers were capped?The last time was the 1970's. Power cuts, uncompetitive crippled motor car industry, the chancellor crawling to the IMF for hand outs, the dead remained unburied and rubbish uncollected.
Good move... sell at the top of the cycle...
At the last election the Conservatives got 34,244 votes for every seat they won, Labour required an average of 40,290 to win a seat. With the changes to the constituency boundaries it will be even more in the Conservatives favour this time round. The changes to the boundaries based on the last election would see the Conservatives lose 5% of their MPs while Labour would lose 13%
Before my time but wasn't the start of that when pay rises for public sector workers were capped?
interest rates...
Five year deals at 1.7% can be obtained.
A sure indicator that the banking sector doesn't have issues regarding a Brexit collapse.
Except it's not even right wing either - the present Tory party is only slightly right of centre I'd say.
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