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1 hour ago, vogie said:

I must admit the threat of jelly shortages made me wobble a bit.

And the pair of clogs i ordered before christmas still haven,t arrived,if i haven,t got them by easter am going to take up morris dancing.

6 hours ago, heybruce said:

So no examples of a successful modern economy that doesn't trade with the outside world; in other words, a globalized economy.

 

There are examples of countries that attempted to be self-sufficient without trade with the outside world.  North Korea is a current example, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge is a past one.  Neither worked out too well.

Granted they didn,t,nor did they jeopardise their countries security by cozying up to a country like china in an attempt to make a buck"

5 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Yeah sure, that's what you were doing and felt the need to comment as such on a post that had nothing to do with your attached comment...lol

Post the post as requested,all you,re doing is digging yourself into a deeper hole. or concede you were wrong.

3 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

And as usual you would be wrong.

 

You cannot find a single post where I criticised johnson or his govt for procuring a vaccine and you know it.

I never said you did critisise johnson,and pointed this out in an earlier post stop trying to twist out of it,or better still post the alleged post i posted saying you did.

Seems joe,s been slung in at the deep end,only time will tell how things pan out.

1 minute ago, heybruce said:

Opponents of globalization would have a much more convincing argument if they could give an example of a successful modern economy that was not dependent on global trade.

 " successful modern ecnomy" well if the current scenario as you described is the result,then perhaps the west should have developed their own industries and research instead of relying on others,just finished a book,the rape of nanking,very disturbing,i,ve read up a bit of the history of 20th century china and it would seem up to  1945 they were humiliated by other countries taking liberties with it,just like germany in the 1930 s lets hope history dosen,t repeat itself in this instance.

1 hour ago, Andycoops said:

If you are a non resident you can't, and besides it's 0C and snowing, must be desperate or mad to go into those conditions plus the UK now has quarantine in place.

1 hour ago, Andycoops said:

 

It also has a vaccination programme in place and up and running unlike the eu,hows thailands vaccination programme coming along?

8 hours ago, heybruce said:

Yes, it is more complicated.  However the fact remains that it would take many years to replicate Taiwan's chip manufacturing facilities.  The western world could either depend on China for these essential chips during this time, or attempt to do without.  Either option leaves China with a stranglehold on the world economy. 

 

While the west would desperately attempt to build similar or better facilities, China would be doing the same with the advantage of holding the major chip making facilities.  The west would have the advantage of having the facilities that make the machines for the individual steps in the manufacturing process, but China would have the advantage of holding examples of these machines which could be reversed engineered.  I know, none of this is easy, figuring out how to build precision equipment from a copy on hand is a major undertaking.  Finally, if a war were to start between North and South Korea the situation would get much worse for the west, and strengthen China's hand considerably.

 

There is no scenario in which China seizing Taiwan is not a crippling economic blow to the west. 

 

 

ah the pleasures of globilisation,till it goes tits up,now they,re holding all the cards.

On 1/29/2021 at 2:20 AM, robblok said:

 

The history of Taiwan can be explained both ways but given the history id say it should remain as it is. But it can't without serious help of the USA. China is not to be underestimated. The sheer number of people they have and disregard for life would help them.. Look at the difference in population.

 

 

Do you honestly think the usa will interfere militarily against china? Do you think the west will be in the financial position,( i,e the corona pandemic) to want to get involved?perhaps the west should mind its own buisness as the alternative could very well be ww 3.

6 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Please quote where I blamed or criticised johnson or anyone in his govt for procuring vaccines. 

Who said you did?merely pointed out an instance when boris came up trumps while the eu couldn,t cut the mustard.

18 hours ago, ChipButty said:

When I first came to live in Phuket 18 years ago I lived in a moo baan that was nice but it was all open plan no walls a neighbour moved in with 5 dogs, He said to me one day it's amazing you never see any dog <deleted>, I said to him you should come in my garden and see it,

Never s** t on your own doorstep,obviously well trained dogs.

On 1/6/2021 at 9:54 AM, Yellowtail said:

 

What are you welding that you se CO2? I liked it for galvanized, but for most other I liked either argon (Al) or an argon CO2 mix (steel & SS). 

 

Anyone going MIG is much better served getting a unit that will run gas. 

If buying a mig welder get one that wil take a co.2 bottle ( i assume thailand uses co2 for draught beer) check out a bar that uses gas bottles for its draft beer see if you can buy a bottle off them and when its empty take it back cross his palm and swap it for a full one.mate of mine runs a w.m club thats where i get mine,bought a gauge and adapter and made up a welding trolley with angle iron and wheels off a supermarket trolley.

10 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Why waste money buying expensive watches?

I use the most reliable one available..... The sun.????

When the sun rises i wake, get up, sun sets off to bed, what more does anybody need.

Don,t eclipses catch you out?

26 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

If Remain had won the 2016 EU referendum I suspect the leavers would have been told no chance for a 2nd dibs vote they would have been told you lost, get over it move on

The peasants must keep voting till they get it right.

8 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

Six months plus andother six months and the oven ready best deal in history was finally concluded a week before the event....and turns out to be pretty much a complete crock.

 

The fault lies in those who would not allow a confirmatory vote once we could actually see what a disaster this was likely to be.

 

PH

Yeah yeah yeah,past tense,histotry,look at the present vaccine fiasco,the eu have shown they couldn,t organise a booze up in a proverbial brewery while boris has come up trumps with his handling of the vaccine programme.

10 hours ago, Hi from France said:

Good thing, the guy's main quality was to be a Brexiteer and to like to humiliate the EU, that made him the idol of Brexiteers, but as a negociator, he was a rookie. 

 

.. And even more incompetent on national security. 

 

Again his best asset was to be a Brexiteer, while other competent FO high level diplomats were not.. 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/29/brexit-negotiator-david-frost-pulled-away-from-national-security-role

 

 

As a result, the trade deal we are discussing here now is very bad for the UK, but I'm still not sure our Brexiteers are aware. 

 

If they could the UK government would renegue, like they did on the Withdrawal Agreement. 

 

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On your last point just like the eu are doing as i post regarding the vaccine.