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redhand:

--- Quote from: Fruitloop on June 22, 2008, 17:05:20 ---This is all fair an well, but as we've got some other monkey's in europe telling us how we should live our live's and what our own government should do then we really need to get out of this stinking EU thing and get back to being an island peope once more

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Then we really would be in the poo. I've lived and worked in Holland Belgium and Germany. I've also spent a reasonable amount of time in France and I can tell you I would happily live in any one of those countries because there is no way that their governments would allow big business to rip their people off the way this Government does. And if it wasn't for the "interference" from Europe we would be in an even worse state. The Gov, Press, and big business want us to believe that we're in this state because of european meddling. But the truth is it's the exact opposite. We've opted out of or veto'd almost every proposal that would give people more power and make politicians and business more accountable.

SEDDEY:
Our problem is that as soon as the EU say 'I think we may do ..........'

We go 'OK!' and introduce another **** law. All the bad/poor ones and none of the 'fun' ones!

Then they change their mind or just simply don't do it in their country by which time it's too late here!

Take the bike test, thin end of a damned big wedge that will be driven in further with increased difficulty in test.

They have decided in the EU that 'we' need to have an off road element to the test. Braking and avoiding cones!

The problem is that this 'needs' an area the size of a football pitch, honest!

So no test center has the required area and so can no longer offer bike tests. They are making 60 super centers to cover the whole contry instead of the 600 ish normal one we have.

Now, the problem is the the EU says these have to be on line for September. Unfortunately only half will be. So if you are a sprog living in Cumbria you will face a 125 mile round trip to the closest open super center in St Helens!

You should be given you pass cert on arrival for just completing the trip on A and B roads.

Historically we have fought the French, they don't like us and I don't think we much care for them. And we have fought the Germans. And now we just give the control of OUR country over to a group of people that don't understand what we are about.

Things that may work over there do not and will not work here.

All we need to do is bring back hanging on to the books. We don't actually need to hang anyone, although I am sure we can all think of a few we would like to test the rope on, but just having it on the books means we are out!

As for being in the poo than! Sniff up! But not too hard 'coz it's just under nose level now!

snezza69:
So just to generalise, unless I am missreading the gist of this thread, not one person thinks the UK is a worthwhile place to live?

Not ONE?

To change tack, are there good things about Britain?

Go on dig deep!

It dosent matter how small the reasons are!

Disco Matt:
Well....

There's Strata Florida... :lol:

(Anyone who has driven that lane will agree!)

SEDDEY:
Lots of places welcome people for here!

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