L00b   441 #277 Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, retep said: Why pay for something if you're not going to use it. Ask the millions who pay for the NHS with no intention of using it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ruddy76   0 #278 Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, L00b said: very long list of people baying for Trump and his family's blood when this is over I don't think you realise how literally true that is. Q has his back though. Drain the swamp. 😆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #279 Posted April 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, L00b said: Ask the millions who pay for the NHS with no intention of using it? It's there when you need it, as in this case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
L00b   441 #280 Posted April 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, retep said: It's there when you need it, as in this case. You've answered your own question, then. Well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #281 Posted April 6, 2020 28 minutes ago, L00b said: You've answered your own question, then. Well done. the mind of a brextremist, around and around we go, no plan, no sense, no reality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #282 Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, L00b said: You've answered your own question, then. Well done. It's hardly EU support when the UK are paying for it. 1 hour ago, melthebell said: the mind of a brextremist, around and around we go, no plan, no sense, no reality Get your hand in your pocket the EU give you £2 back for every £5 you put in, the mind of a remainer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
L00b   441 #283 Posted April 6, 2020 45 minutes ago, retep said: It's hardly EU support when the UK are paying for it. You mean, the UK and all the other EU27 net contributors, surely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #284 Posted April 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, L00b said: You mean, the UK and all the other EU27 net contributors, surely? Do tell us who the contributors are, and who the beneficiaries are, here's a clue, https://www.statista.com/chart/18794/net-contributors-to-eu-budget/  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RJRB   688 #285 Posted April 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, retep said: Do tell us who the contributors are, and who the beneficiaries are, here's a clue, https://www.statista.com/chart/18794/net-contributors-to-eu-budget/  That’s about as helpful as publishing a list of all the U.K. constituencies and assessing which areas are nett contributors to the U.K. economy. If you don’t believe in the principle of operating a coordinated market for the greater good then so be it. But as I have repeatedly said there is a permanent need for the closest of ties with other countries,and never more so than at present. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #286 Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, RJRB said: That’s about as helpful as publishing a list of all the U.K. constituencies and assessing which areas are nett contributors to the U.K. economy. If you don’t believe in the principle of operating a coordinated market for the greater good then so be it. But as I have repeatedly said there is a permanent need for the closest of ties with other countries,and never more so than at present. Is that why they are scrambling to close their borders? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RJRB   688 #287 Posted April 6, 2020 Just now, retep said: Is that why they are scrambling to close their borders? Restrictions on movement are a necessity to all at the moment. Essential movement of supplies continues including foodstuffs,PPE ,medical equipment. Pull up the drawbridge and see how long you can survive.  And I wasn’t just talking about physical ties and cooperation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Albert the Cat   0 #288 Posted April 6, 2020 39 minutes ago, retep said: Is that why they are scrambling to close their borders? Is this why the UK has gone begging to the EU to repatriate British citizens stranded around the world?  Got it..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...