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GP
Just the bare minimum - 131 - never to one to overspend never uses superlatives in any press release.

But there is a drift upwards - most welcome. More to come - I hope.

Chi
Doubt Johnson is out of pocket- had enough out - options. have memories of him years ago with Primar -e - I lost - he didn't.
What surprises me is that the French Patisserie is an attrraction. The window looks gorgeous but the eating reveals the lack of fruit/flavour etc. And the French attraction at the moment is not high - Macron is not an appealing macaroon.

Sadly no joy for us - then what is new!

Lti
Nothing surprises me anymore in HOC. Do MPs understand the question? Do they know their left hand from their right?
Mental health assessments are required - starting with deluded JC and his mate DA - and TM . Once committed to their padded cells - others may see the folly of their ways - or not- such is the madness I see at the heart of Gvt.

See we have some new recruits from Animal Farm -

Small volume - no news - what will happen when we get the results which will show the progress made to profit.
Why has the SP dropped from £10+, No logic.

Wids -
yes it is a commentary - but it is a reflection of the faults of French labour laws - has been a problem for 40 years - - that was why O/seas Coys would not invest - guaranteed OT etc - and the saturation of the internal market by Germany.

Go to Corfu, all the taxis are Mercs - Tenerife the same , France as well and Spain. They built a model to last and they do not have the opportunity to expand because of the reliability -

The ability of overseas manufacturers to produce vehicles at lesser cost and relative equal capabilities has impeded German car growth - given that they(GDR) now want to ban diesel/ petrol cars - without a ready alternative and ban nuclear power suggests that the Sinclair car may be future in Germany.

If politicians had any capacity for governance they should have as a minimum an A level in maths - so that they may be able to compose a balanced budget - and stick to it -and an A level in English (Plain) so that they might be able to explain to the electorate why they are doing what they are doing.

Mrs May - do you need to resit both exams?

Snige
17.43 showing your age now? Birdie song - u mean Petula Clark? Sing little birdie?

Never seen so few comments on this BB.

Never seen Maybe - maybeing or maybe not at all -so much and JC just drifting into the slop trough. These were supposed to be the erudite versed helping us prosper.
When Soros says the EU is in a bad way - one needs to realise that he has not been watching comments on this BB

When individual MPs such as Grievesome and Clarke just want to pxxs over what was the order of the HOC - for their own bitter ends then we have no democracy. Elected under a manifesto pledge MPs think they can do their own thing.

That happened in teaching, policing and the judiciary - the result is MAYHEM - all lies at her door - and it is all lies! So she says. Believe her - for she is but the black widow!

But we need revenue disclosure!!

This is drifting!

The credit card change was a no no for the SP. Not an issue. 200euro p/m ??
glad we are seeing a movement north - as we get towards disclosure time I hope for more. Patience

Courtesy of A Evans Pritchard
Whatever is agreed by Parliament in coming weeks does not end the interminable argument. The May deal is a £39bn contract that merely allows us to start the next stage of discussions, when the UK will have even less leverage. As the UK’s former Brexit negotiator Sir Ivan Rogers warns, we will have our backs to the wall again when the next cliff-edge approaches.
The furore over the backstop has diverted attention from the latent menace of the Political Declaration. To the extent that there are legal assurances on the Irish issue, the language may have the side-effect (intended by Brussels) of binding us even more tightly on the future relationship. That would be the perfect double trap for the EU.
My guess is that we will end up with a formula that purports to help us navigate the Irish question when in fact it is really trying to establish the perpetual jurisdiction of the ECJ through the device of soft law. Watch the magician’s hands, not his face.
A lot of concerns indeed!

Nirps are paid from current contributions as are teachers pensions and police pensions. A truly mad situation because if the contributors contributions are insufficient then the contributions have to rise - just like the EU contributions have to keep rising because there is no investment fund!
You think fuel tax/car tax goes into road improvements ? It is all about robbing Peter to pay Paul. Bet you didn't know that local Authority(LA) balance sheets never balanced because the pension liabilities and borrowings etc were not cleared to a Govt A/c until the 90s - otherwise every LA was technically bankrupt. Even when they were covered by a double entry - the Govt kept then off balance sheet just like PFI.

Nothing is what it seems . Trust no one .

Snige
Rubbish!
half of Spain is akin to a desert - no running rivers - all salad produce and fruits based on water technology. We can do it but are not allowed to.
France is full of lazy farmers enjoying their prized subsidies - . We now produce wine - generally the white - which ranks alongside some of the best French.

The Gov institutions you cite do no justice to this country that has been ruined by political failures in dealing with the EU. Blair and Protocol 30 just an example. If you really love the EU then go - see if the economies of scale work for you in their environment!

And for those that hate the City - the Institution that enables us to survive in the EU
Brussels is pursuing Britain for failure to charge VAT on commodity futures, options, and key derivatives on the London Metal Exchange, the London Sugar Terminal Market, and other exchanges. This is to overturn a settled compromise dating back to the UK’s original derogation in the 1970s on zero-rated VAT in this market. Why now?
The EU claims that Britain has stretched the scope of the derogation, but as the old saying goes: the law is what you do to your enemies, it is what you interpret for your friends. It threatens to drive the business out of London and ruin one of the City’s prize industries.
“China, New York, Singapore and Dubai will be rubbing their hands with glee. They have been dying to get their hands on this important market,” said Ross Norman from Sharps Pixley.
Still love the EU - all you animals pseudonyms?

Lest we forget, the backstop is not the only landmine in the withdrawal package. The supposedly non-binding Political Declaration keeps the UK subject to the Acquis on the environment, labour law, taxation, competition, and state aid. Non-regression clauses make this law impossible to repeal even where its manifestly harmful.
Paragraph 132 states that the ECJ will have the final say on disputes. This extends the legal capture of the Withdrawal Agreement into the future relationship. Paragraph 135 establishes a punishment mechanism, with fines for breaches of the accord. It sets in train future fishing quotas.
No mutual recognition has been secured for future trade in services. The largest part of the economy has sacrificed. The deal is tailored to the goods industry where the EU has a £92bn surplus and has most to lose.

Ambrose Evans Pritchard D Tel

We produced the best apples in Europe - Cox, Russets, Worcesters etc - but over time EU managed to flood the market with tasteless Golden Delicious and Granny smiths. Orchards were converted to farrow under EU Diktats. Can't just grow trees overnight.
Our root crops were the best - again EU rules - limited acreage - we used to manage to store carrots, parsnips and spuds over winter - but the wash and store rules meant carrots only last 10 days out of storage.

There will be a short period of adjustment but we will be able to produce our own frozen chips without the need to import from EU countries.

People forget the wine lakes, the butter mountains and grain silos - created by EU ? Know How? - Produce given away to third world counties

If we were in a golden age of trade - we would not want to leave - but we are not. We are paying to lose - tough say the EU you signed up to the rules.

HP sauce is French - don't know where u live - welsh cheddar is not cheddar cheddar. The origin of Cheddar was from that place - . My comment was just an analogy. Varakdar eh?

The 16.16 delayed publication almost certainly took its toll on the upward trend. There is always a reason for a large sell - we have to persevere - hopefully a pre close comment in late March.

One has to remember that FCRM got off the ground thanks to IIs putting in their cash. Fledgling companies flourish and IIs need to revert back to the start ups.

Latest speak is that the situation is in diplospeak til end of Feb -there have been full and frank discussions - meaning blazing rows according to Peter Foster in his update just now.

What did we expect. The lame duck PM able to pluck rabbits out of a hat. Non Napoleon rules (Animal farm again)

BJ
But they(Dutch) pay a huge cost in taxation for the state pension and healthcare etc -

As to the French - Aznavour and Piaff etc - they love. Themselves

We the English lost gone and devoured by political multiculturalism.

As to the infiltrators into Germany = how will they cope for the Germans love the Schwein (the pig) - not muslim fodder

No need for fingers crossed - we should be happy - but how will we be rewarded? A small special would not go amiss.

Bit like animal farm on this BB. The jay died and became a crow, that was after the cat lost its 9 lives. The train man seems to have risen as an ugly duckling. Do they never tire.

Never has the political landscape been so bereft of people able to grasp the bull ( Animal Farm again) by the horns. Everyone seems to want to wave red flags, draw red lines - yet teachers are not allowed to write anything in red ink.

TM you may well be the worst ever PM - no good taking Belgian chocolates to the EU - they don't like them that's why they send them over here! And Varadkar - stop sending us your Irish cheddar - we have the real thing. Soon you won't be able to sell it here under WTO tariff - high tariff.

To all the political hobbits who think they are big men - take a look in the mirror.