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Besides ...what do you think we have got that the Scandanavians and Russians want any more than the EU?
....technology for starters. Better trade military and energy technology with Russia rather than continually giving it to america.
Not true, it's worth a lot to the exchequer
.....not to me it isn't. That bstd has been watching too much of my money and my fathers before me either leave the country or get wasted on unaccountable town hall fat cats.
Time for a hell of a change in this country.
There is no doubt that a huge amount of money is squandered in this country. The recent revelation THEY are spending £1million to create safe routes for badgers under some of our motorways...at the same time THEY are culling them as TB risks.
This sort of contradictory decision making is quite ridiculous. As are the inflated salaries of town hall and local goverment officials.
But there are two issues here.
1. Where is the best place for the UK to get its income?
2. How can we organise ourselves to spend limited income wisely?
I am under no illusions... for the time being the banking sector is crucial to the exchequer.
That doesnt stop us selling our wares to the Scandanavians and Russians. There is no EU trade embargo from dealing with non EU countries. And it would do the coffers even more good with this extra cash you feel is there for the taking.
So I would say...we should go and PROVE we can derive our income from non EU sources before we puff our chests out and shoot ourselves in the foot, burn our bridges or whatever cliche fits best. Because we would look really stupid if we took our toys home only to find brand UK isnt as saleable as we like to think it is.
But whatever the course of action, or the source of our income, there is no doubt that a better control of the expenditure in this country is urgently needed. We need to toughen up on some areas that are glaringly haemorrhaging precious resources.
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Eric