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Nickbat

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Who runs our country?
« on: 09 October 2010, 23:46:15 »
OK, I know that's a rhetorical question but it bears repeating.

The UK Government hopes to bring in a scheme to cut the cost of petrol in some of the country’s remotest communities, it has been announced.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander revealed officials were in talks with Europe over plans to introduce a duty discount of up to 5 pence on a litre of fuel for some rural areas.

http://www.expressandstar.com/money/uk-money/2010/10/09/cheap-fuel-for-remote-communities/

Yep, we need the EU's permission to allow us to cut the duty.

We MUST get out of the EU, for the sake of democracy if nothing else.

 >:( >:(
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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2010, 10:06:32 »
did we ever have a vote on this?
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albitz

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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2010, 11:34:45 »
We voted to join the common market many years ago. We were told it was a vote for free trade between the major European countries. We havent been allowed to vote on any of the things which have happened since then. We are now close to a situation of being a member of the U.S.E. and for quite some time now have been in the situation where EU law supercedes U.K. law.Apparently over 70% of our laws are now made in Brussells. :(
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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2010, 16:44:02 »
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OK, I know that's a rhetorical question but it bears repeating.

The UK Government hopes to bring in a scheme to cut the cost of petrol in some of the country’s remotest communities, it has been announced.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander revealed officials were in talks with Europe over plans to introduce a duty discount of up to 5 pence on a litre of fuel for some rural areas.

http://www.expressandstar.com/money/uk-money/2010/10/09/cheap-fuel-for-remote-communities/

Yep, we need the EU's permission to allow us to cut the duty.

We MUST get out of the EU, for the sake of democracy if nothing else.

 >:( >:(

 ;D  you are right there Nickbat..

and I hope people here understand that early..

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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #4 on: 10 October 2010, 17:15:19 »
Getting out of the EU is the way forward for the UK.

We put more in than all other countries and get the least out of it. >:( >:( >:( >:(

That's one reason to vote English Democrat!

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albitz

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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #5 on: 10 October 2010, 17:27:53 »
Not really, the whole of the UK is in the EU, not just England.
Better off voting UKIP. ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 10 October 2010, 17:41:26 »
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Getting out of the EU is the way forward for the UK.

We put more in than all other countries and get the least out of it. >:( >:( >:( >:(

That's one reason to vote English Democrat!


Got up to date figures for that? We certainly weren't back in 2007.. (In fact we ranked 6th by per capita and 2nd overall behind Germany)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union#State_by_state_analysis
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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #7 on: 10 October 2010, 19:10:06 »
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Getting out of the EU is the way forward for the UK.

We put more in than all other countries and get the least out of it. >:( >:( >:( >:(

That's one reason to vote English Democrat!


actually Germany, France and Italy all put more in than the UK, although France and Italy get more out  :y

and if you look at per capita figures then Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Austria all do worse than us out of the EU  :o

You vote for the EDL if you like tho - leaves more room for the left  ;D
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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #8 on: 10 October 2010, 19:19:52 »
Is this another " Little Englander " thread?... ::) ::) ;)
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« Reply #9 on: 10 October 2010, 19:25:35 »
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Is this another " Little Englander " thread?... ::) ::) ;)


Sounds like it Optimist :D :D :D ;)
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« Reply #10 on: 10 October 2010, 19:26:54 »
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Is this another " Little Englander " thread?... ::) ::) ;)

No, it's a thread about democracy. What possible point is there in having elections and then discovering that our MPs do not have the ability to take fiscal decisions for their electorate.

Calling people "Little Englanders" is a cop-out from facing the real issue, which is our dwindling democracy. I would have though that was obvious. ::) 
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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #11 on: 10 October 2010, 19:29:12 »
altogether now  ;)

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« Reply #12 on: 10 October 2010, 19:33:07 »
OK, Banjax, but humour aside, answer me this one question:

Would democracy in the UK be better served if our government was able to take decisions on behalf of its electorate without recourse to the EU?

Simple question, requiring a simple answer. ::)
 

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« Reply #13 on: 10 October 2010, 19:40:40 »
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OK, Banjax, but humour aside, answer me this one question:

Would democracy in the UK be better served if our government was able to take decisions on behalf of its electorate without recourse to the EU?

Simple question, requiring a simple answer. ::)
 


funnily enough I don't like the fact that we don't vote for who sits on the euro commision, and therefore can't remove them from power - which is fundamental to democracy surely?  :o
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Re: Who runs our country?
« Reply #14 on: 10 October 2010, 19:48:08 »
Surely the answer is clear.. one single unified elected global government, one global economy and one global currency.

Should happen right about the time we abolish hunger, disease, racism, bigotry .. and politicians stop being as bent as a nine bob note.
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