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europalace Europe 13 Jun 17 2.08pm
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steeleye20 Croydon 13 Jun 17 3.33pm
If an agreement between Mrs May and The DUP threatens the Northern Ireland peace process, then Mrs May, who is seeking such an agreement, is threatening UK national security. If this is the case and irrespective of party politics, Mrs May is wholly unsuitable as prime minister. How on earth could we ever have arrived here?
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Croydon 13 Jun 17 3.33pm

If an agreement between Mrs May and The DUP threatens the Northern Ireland peace process, then Mrs May, who is seeking such an agreement, is threatening UK national security.

If this is the case and irrespective of party politics, Mrs May is wholly unsuitable as prime minister.

How on earth could we ever have arrived here?

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Frickin Saweet South Cronx 13 Jun 17 3.38pm
Originally posted by europalace You're clearly showing your zero knowledge of all EU related topics. How many EU countries excluding the UK have you actually lived in for any length of time? Me?, 5 countries, minimum stay 2 years and that gives me experience of how other EU countries view the EU and the UK and their local cultures. Believe it or not, the UK rarely comes up in any conversation on the continent among ordinary citizens, they get on with their lives and enjoy visiting one another, trading with one another and generally enjoying life. Whenever I visit the UK, people are generally moaning about the cost of everything, property prices, pensions, leaving the EU etc. Depressing. What's Malta like? Me and my Mrs are looking at it as a potential bolthole
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Originally posted by europalace

You're clearly showing your zero knowledge of all EU related topics. How many EU countries excluding the UK have you actually lived in for any length of time? Me?, 5 countries, minimum stay 2 years and that gives me experience of how other EU countries view the EU and the UK and their local cultures. Believe it or not, the UK rarely comes up in any conversation on the continent among ordinary citizens, they get on with their lives and enjoy visiting one another, trading with one another and generally enjoying life. Whenever I visit the UK, people are generally moaning about the cost of everything, property prices, pensions, leaving the EU etc. Depressing.

What's Malta like? Me and my Mrs are looking at it as a potential bolthole

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 13 Jun 17 3.45pm
Originally posted by steeleye20 If an agreement between Mrs May and The DUP threatens the Northern Ireland peace process, then Mrs May, who is seeking such an agreement, is threatening UK national security. If this is the case and irrespective of party politics, Mrs May is wholly unsuitable as prime minister. How on earth could we ever have arrived here? Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour? Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 13 Jun 17 3.45pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

If an agreement between Mrs May and The DUP threatens the Northern Ireland peace process, then Mrs May, who is seeking such an agreement, is threatening UK national security.

If this is the case and irrespective of party politics, Mrs May is wholly unsuitable as prime minister.

How on earth could we ever have arrived here?

Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour?

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Kermit8 Hevon 13 Jun 17 3.57pm
Originally posted by Cucking Funt Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour? And for where it all started: Brexit. Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 13 Jun 17 3.57pm

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour?

And for where it all started: Brexit.

Big chest and massive boobs

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DanH SW2 13 Jun 17 3.57pm
Originally posted by Cucking Funt Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour? Waves Hiya!
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SW2 13 Jun 17 3.57pm

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour?

*Waves*

Hiya!

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 13 Jun 17 4.00pm
Originally posted by DanH Waves Hiya! Down, girl. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 13 Jun 17 4.00pm

Originally posted by DanH

*Waves*

Hiya!

Down, girl.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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CambridgeEagle Sydenham 13 Jun 17 4.08pm
Originally posted by steeleye20 Malta has a flourishing business community including IT and has benefited from its EU membership. You may have been there 25 years ago but its quite different now not that there is anything wrong in tourism or fishing anyway. I believe there is also a burgeoning online gaming industry in Malta due to its low (effective) tax rates and favourable regulation.
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Originally posted by steeleye20

Malta has a flourishing business community including IT and has benefited from its EU membership.

You may have been there 25 years ago but its quite different now not that there is anything wrong in tourism or fishing anyway.

I believe there is also a burgeoning online gaming industry in Malta due to its low (effective) tax rates and favourable regulation.

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CambridgeEagle Sydenham 13 Jun 17 4.10pm
Originally posted by europalace So, more than 40 years ago. So how can a country have a GDP growth of more than double that of the Eurozone and nearly 3 times that of the UK based on an economy of fishing and tourism? You are clearly totally uneducated on this subject and probably on your own country, the UK also. Your experience of Malta 40 years ago is totally irrelevant compared to that of today. You are 100% wrong about the country I live in and a typical close minded Brit who hasn't got a clue about Europe let alone the EU. You really are an embarrassment to your country and a probable reason why so many young British voters voted the opposite way to you. Edited by europalace (13 Jun 2017 2.09pm) Don't worry. This guy has been at it the entire campaign. Has no relevant arguments so resorts to name calling and flinging insults around.
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Originally posted by europalace

So, more than 40 years ago. So how can a country have a GDP growth of more than double that of the Eurozone and nearly 3 times that of the UK based on an economy of fishing and tourism? You are clearly totally uneducated on this subject and probably on your own country, the UK also.

Your experience of Malta 40 years ago is totally irrelevant compared to that of today. You are 100% wrong about the country I live in and a typical close minded Brit who hasn't got a clue about Europe let alone the EU. You really are an embarrassment to your country and a probable reason why so many young British voters voted the opposite way to you.

Edited by europalace (13 Jun 2017 2.09pm)

Don't worry. This guy has been at it the entire campaign. Has no relevant arguments so resorts to name calling and flinging insults around.

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steeleye20 Croydon 13 Jun 17 4.21pm
Originally posted by CambridgeEagle I believe there is also a burgeoning online gaming industry in Malta due to its low (effective) tax rates and favourable regulation. They don't use chips they use maltesers
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steeleye20

Croydon 13 Jun 17 4.21pm

Originally posted by CambridgeEagle

I believe there is also a burgeoning online gaming industry in Malta due to its low (effective) tax rates and favourable regulation.

They don't use chips they use maltesers

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elgrande bedford 13 Jun 17 4.28pm
Originally posted by europalace So, more than 40 years ago. So how can a country have a GDP growth of more than double that of the Eurozone and nearly 3 times that of the UK based on an economy of fishing and tourism? You are clearly totally uneducated on this subject and probably on your own country, the UK also. Your experience of Malta 40 years ago is totally irrelevant compared to that of today. You are 100% wrong about the country I live in and a typical close minded Brit who hasn't got a clue about Europe let alone the EU. You really are an embarrassment to your country and a probable reason why so many young British voters voted the opposite way to you. Edited by europalace (13 Jun 2017 2.09pm) And one of the least net contributers to the eu,and surprise surprise receives one of the biggest hand outs in comparison...I can see why you like the eu so much. And you are all such lovely people,that's why the police had such trouble with the Maltese gangs in soho in the 60s and 70s. always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.
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Originally posted by europalace

Edited by europalace (13 Jun 2017 2.09pm)

And one of the least net contributers to the eu,and surprise surprise receives one of the biggest hand outs in comparison...I can see why you like the eu so much.
And you are all such lovely people,that's why the police had such trouble with the Maltese gangs in soho in the 60s and 70s.

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

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europalace Europe 13 Jun 17 5.06pm
Originally posted by elgrande And one of the least net contributers to the eu,and surprise surprise receives one of the biggest hand outs in comparison...I can see why you like the eu so much. And you are all such lovely people,that's why the police had such trouble with the Maltese gangs in soho in the 60s and 70s. er, no. It's still a net receiver and everything is relative. Malta has received €1 billion since 2005 and will become a net contributor around 2019/2020 when it's GDP has reached the threshold to do so. It is not the larget net receiver of funds on a relative basis, that is Lithuania, Malta is somwhere in the middle: [Link] That's how the EU model works, fund a country with a lower GDP until its economy grows and meets the EU threshold. It then becomes a country that can be traded with and in Malta's case has a trade surplus for the last 5 years: [Link] It also has one of the lowest unemployement rates within the EU. So you are quoting what was happening in Soho in the 1960s'/1970s, nearly 50 years ago? What has that got to do with today? In the 1970s the UK was in meltdown with national strikes and power cuts, relevant for today? With regards to the mention of online gaming or iGaming/eGaming, yes Malta has the biggest industry within the EU because it has attractive corporation tax levels combines with an educated work force and a nice climate. It's a small place, so has the disadvantages of that but from a personal perspective, we'll stay here a few more years. With regards to 'liking' the EU, I made an effort to experience living in several other EU countries, most of which are in the Eurozone. Quality of life in all of the 5 countries I have lived in is higher than in the UK. Malta is one difficult to compare because it's a tiny island, so you simply don't have access to some things here but the other 4 countries were mainland Europe with similar comparable factors to the UK regarding infrastructure, access to countryside, career opportunities, taxation, health, education etc. Edited by europalace (13 Jun 2017 5.18pm)
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Europe 13 Jun 17 5.06pm

Originally posted by elgrande

er, no. It's still a net receiver and everything is relative. Malta has received €1 billion since 2005 and will become a net contributor around 2019/2020 when it's GDP has reached the threshold to do so. It is not the larget net receiver of funds on a relative basis, that is Lithuania, Malta is somwhere in the middle:

[Link]

That's how the EU model works, fund a country with a lower GDP until its economy grows and meets the EU threshold. It then becomes a country that can be traded with and in Malta's case has a trade surplus for the last 5 years:

[Link]

It also has one of the lowest unemployement rates within the EU.

So you are quoting what was happening in Soho in the 1960s'/1970s, nearly 50 years ago? What has that got to do with today? In the 1970s the UK was in meltdown with national strikes and power cuts, relevant for today?

With regards to the mention of online gaming or iGaming/eGaming, yes Malta has the biggest industry within the EU because it has attractive corporation tax levels combines with an educated work force and a nice climate. It's a small place, so has the disadvantages of that but from a personal perspective, we'll stay here a few more years.

With regards to 'liking' the EU, I made an effort to experience living in several other EU countries, most of which are in the Eurozone. Quality of life in all of the 5 countries I have lived in is higher than in the UK. Malta is one difficult to compare because it's a tiny island, so you simply don't have access to some things here but the other 4 countries were mainland Europe with similar comparable factors to the UK regarding infrastructure, access to countryside, career opportunities, taxation, health, education etc.

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