JonnyF

False equivalence. One poster by the Leave campaign doesn't make everyone who dislikes the corrupt, federalist, technocratic nature of the EU, a racist. It's just a word people throw around when they've run out of intelligent points to make during a debate. It's basically the same as saying "I've lost the argument therefore I will insult you". Like losing a game of tennis and then screaming "you're smelly" across the net at your opponent ????. Childish in the extreme.

Inflation out of control under Biden? Who could have guessed that? ????

Funny how the left are suddenly so against cancel culture when it involves cancelling men dressed as women parading in front of children. ???? Suddenly they want government to stay out of people's lives. It seems there is no end to their hypocrisy. Now, ignoring their (predictable) double standards for a second, as long as the show is done tastefully and respectfully I don't have a massive issue with it. Pantomine, Thai comedy sketches complete with BOING noises etc. However, I've seen a lot of these drag shows where they all get a bit too excited with the flamboyance of it all and the bloke ends up dressed in a small thong, twerking in front of kids faces etc. I saw one where he took off his shirt to reveal his massive silicon implants, all with kids present. This is the type of thing I believe the law is trying to stop, and rightly so.

Many immigrants, both legal and illegal were Caucasian. So how exactly, is that racist? Are you implying it was the Black and Asian Brits who were objecting to the white immigrants on the basis of race? You need a new schtick. Maybe you could read up on some of the issues that are relevant to the thread and then you can join in the conversation with some intelligent points? Because accusing everyone who disagrees with you about the EU of being racist isn't really working out too well for you...

You seem to be confused between legal immigration, illegal immigration and racism. This thread is about the relationship between the EU and the UK going forward. Stop using strawman arguments and race baiting in an attempt to drag the conversation into the gutter just because you have nothing of value to add to the topic.

Tough crowd.

You're the one who introduced race into the thread. Like I said, take your race baiting nonsense elsewhere, we are discussing the future relationship between the UK and the EU. If you lack the intellect to debate that, by all means feel free to lower the tone by screaming Racist on another thread.

I guess so. I don't think it's particularly controversial to say she's good looking though...

Who? Maybe check who made the original comment "good" about their deaths. There is only one death that should be celebrated and that is Putin's. But once again, if you check which forum member's comment I was referring to you will see that he is a supporter of coup leaders and tyrants, his profile pic tells you all you need to know.

On the sauce early? That's the lamest attempt at a flame I've read for ages.???? My comment was made before she even announced she was pregnant. However she still looked smokin' hot and did a great performance. What an amazing beautiful woman. And what a sad comment by you.

We're trying to have a sensible discussion here, why don't you take the race baiting to another thread?

That's quite the jump you've made, from a meeting to discuss improving relations with the EU to rejoining and accepting the Euro ????. I'd say it's more likely that the EU will no longer exist in it's current form in decades from now.

Not going to happen. Much like Scottish Independence it is but a pipe dream for those who cannot accept reality. I am all for improving relations with the EU, but I'm afraid the ball is in their court on that one. If they stop trying to divide the UK using tools such as the NI protocol then we could sit down and have a mature discussion with them, but I suspect they will be sulking about us rejecting them for at least another decade. It's a shame they cannot be more pragmatic since as many of us predicted, Brexit has hit them very hard as their largest economy (Germany) shrinks, likely into recession. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-economy-unexpectedly-shrinks-q4-2023-01-30/

No, it's about taking the first steps to Rejoining. The thread of the title alone gives it away. I'm all for increasing trade with the EU. I was very happy with the "common market" as it started off. Never had any issue trading with them. The problem is, that is not what the EU or the Rejoiners want. It is simply a ruse to kick start a campaign to rejoin. To eventually again become a part of the march towards a United States of Europe. It won't happen. The EU don't want to trade with us as equal partners, they want us under their jurisdiction.

More arrests in the EU corruption scandal. It really does seem to be infested. It seems this EU socialist had a novel idea about wealth distribution. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/02/10/corruption-scandal-mep-marc-tarabella-arrested-by-belgian-police-pending-hearing-before-ju

Antagonism towards the EU? I think you've got that azz-about face. It was the EU that was incredibly antagonistic during the withdrawal process. Any issues that caused can be directly attributed to the petty vindictive attitudes of the EU. Any hopes of rejoining are pure fantasy. If it gained any traction it would lead to the rise of a new party and be put swiftly to bed. It happened before with The Brexit Party dominating the European elections and it would happen again. It woudn't necessaily be a bad thing IMO, the Tories are messing things up and Labour are farcical. Why anyone would want to rejoin an EU engulfed in a corruption scandal and heading into recession is beyond me. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/02/10/corruption-scandal-mep-marc-tarabella-arrested-by-belgian-police-pending-hearing-before-ju

They've certainly messed it up, on that we can agree. By trying to please everyone, they have pleased nobody. They should have done a proper Brexit. WTO terms if necessary. The NI protocol is a mess. The solution is not to rejoin, but to scrap the protocol and leave the ECHR. Rejoining would be an absolute disaster. A complete non starter. Especially as they head into recession in 2023. Better for everyone to pull together and make it a success than banging on about the same petty arguments since 2016. https://www.wellington.com/en/insights/europe-economic-outlook-2023#:~:text=We expect the euro area,mild start to the winter.

Yeahhhhhhh. Let's all cheer the deaths!!!

Good. It would never happen anyway, but if the talk ever gained traction then the worse the deal, the less likely it would be to happen. Hopefully, they would make rejoining dependent on Macron becoming both UK PM and UK Head of State, with Eva Kaili as Mayor of London. Given their arrogance, I wouldn't put it past them.

Hopefully the conclusion to the meeting was to tear up the NI Protocol and send the remains to Brussels in a brown envelope. The EU seems quite good at handling those, along with suitcases full of corrupt cash. It's time for a real Brexit, not some namby pamby deal with the corrupt, bitter EU. Leave the ECHR at the same time. The only good thing that would come from Labour and The Conservatives plotting a return to the EU in darkened, smoky rooms out of the view of those pesky voters would be that it would lead to the brutal collapse of both parties and leave a vacuum in British politics which could lead to the forming of a new party that truly represents the masses. Frankly, given the state of the two main parties right now I think that would be a huge benefit to the UK.

Not really 'good' though, is it? Many of these soldiers have families and will have signed up for the Army before they knew anything about an invasion. Others would have been drafted into the Armed forces against their will. Their violent deaths can hardly be described as 'good'.

This is good news and sounds promising. It would be interesting to know how much this costs to do and how much energy is used during the process (dismantling and transporting the massive blades to the chemical/recycling plant for example). Also exactly what chemicals are required, how they are manufactured and what are the by products of this chemical breakdown. Because ultimately the cost of this process will be passed onto the consumer in the form of energy bills.

It certainly set me off. Absolutely no mention that they are black or lgbt. Definitive proof that the event is racist and transphobic. Shame on the organizers.

US Dems are a lot like Labour in the UK. Lots of virtue signalling, lots of promises. But no idea how to pay for it.

Hopefully she'll have a wardrobe malfunction like that Jackson girl. Rihanna is smokin' hot. Good voice too, love that song she did with Coldplay. I totally would.