The £350million a week, the £4,300 deficit in personal finances, WW3, etc, all scaremongering and I don't care about those, it is stupid and I do shout at the television when I hear some of the stupid things that are being said. What I struggle with is the people that shout the loudest and lie the most.
Last night was the EU Referendum Debate at Wembley. I enjoyed the debate but someone needs to explain to the Remain team what a debate is, you answer a question and make your point then shut up while the other person makes their point. To hear Sadiq Khan and Ruth Davidson heckling during Bojo's response is not only rude, it demeans the whole debate.
However, I am chuckling this morning because it was over the economics that Bojo was heckled, he said we could strike a deal with the Germans as it would be in their best interests and he was called a liar.
I've just read this:
Markus Kerber, the head of BDI, or federation of German industries, is urging Germany and the EU to create a free-trade regime that could be imposed in the event of Brexit.
"Imposing trade barriers, imposing protectionist measures between our two countries - or between the two political centres, the European Union on the one hand and the UK on the other - would be a very, very foolish thing in the 21st century," Mr Kerber told the BBC's World Service.
"The BDI would urge politicians on both sides to come up with a trade regime that enables us to uphold and maintain the levels of trade we have, although it will become more difficult."
Just curious as to who's the liar now? It appears that the Brexit camp were right all along and the so called "experts" have again misread the situation or possibly sold their souls for money or honours.
I just received this email and responded (my response first). I wonder if he's actually read it:
To: TAYLOR Keith
Subject: Why I'll be voting Remain tomorrow
Subject: Why I'll be voting Remain tomorrow
And here
is why I will be voting Brexit.
Democracy
is the cornerstone of the UK, we had one the earliest and most advanced
democracies ever. It evolved over thousands of years and it should have been untouchable
but we have seen the European Court of Justice demean and take precedence over
our laws, over our democracy.
This is
a democracy paid for with blood, the blood of British men, women and children,
it is enshrined in the stories of King Arthur and the reality of Alfred the
Great. It is written on the Magna Carta, a document that is celebrated globally
and yet you are happy that the founding stone of this age of Britain, can be
signed away on a whim.
Perhaps
you have been in Brussels too long, drawing your large paycheck and expenses,
with a far larger carbon footprint than I have, the irony isn’t wasted, and you
send me an email full of righteous BS that has little to do with the average
person or the fears that they have. You spout off about the beauty spots in the
South of England yet you are intending to build millions of homes across the diminishing
green spaces, after all, where else do you intend to house the 1 million+
immigrants we will have every 3 years? You offer more of the same where we need
change. You offer a renegotiation but Jean-Claude Juncker has already said that
that will not happen. Yes, the unelected man at the top of the food chain has
already p**sed on your fire there, there will be no renegotiation.
From: TAYLOR Keith
[mailto:keith.taylor@europarl.europa.eu]
Sent: Wednesday, 22 June, 2016 3:38 PM
To: TAYLOR Keith
Subject: Why I'll be voting Remain tomorrow
Sent: Wednesday, 22 June, 2016 3:38 PM
To: TAYLOR Keith
Subject: Why I'll be voting Remain tomorrow
Dear
constituent,
Since I
became a Member of the European Parliament in 2010, thousands and thousands of
South East residents have contacted me with your questions and concerns on
European matters. I'd like to thank you for being one of these people.
As your
Green representative in the European Parliament, and ahead of a vote tomorrow
that will shape our country for generations, I felt it was important to share
with you the reasons why I believe a vote to Remain on 23 June is a vote for a
fairer, safer and greener future.
I will be
voting for Britain to remain a member of the European Union because I believe
that the best way to tackle the collective challenges the UK and Europe face is
to work together on shared solutions. Climate change, the pollution of our
oceans, international terrorism, and the refugee crisis show no respect for
borders and require collaborative and cooperative solutions.
The EU has
shown just how important it is for defending our freedoms. EU-wide laws are
providing stronger protections in the workplace, safeguarding human rights and advancing equality, supporting a greener economy, improving animal welfare, and challenging the power of
multinational corporations and global finance.
On many of
these issues the EU has been a force for positive change here in the UK. It is
EU action on air pollution, for example, that is forcing our Government to take
this public health crisis seriously. In the South East we enjoy 300 miles of
beautiful coastline and it is thanks to EU laws and successful legal action by
the European Commission that our beaches are as clean, clear and swimmable as
they are today, despite strong resistance from the UK.
And it is
thanks to the world-class EU Nature Laws that wildlife and the natural beauty spots we cherish in the South East, from
the New Forest, to the South Downs and the RSPB reserve in Dungeness, are
protected from over-zealous developers.
Over recent
months, I have been reading your emails and speaking to people out in the
constituency – from local businesses to charity workers, from climate to animal
rights campaigners, from academics to students – about their views on the EU.
I’ve been delighted to hear first-hand how the European Union benefits us all
in so many different ways.
The
benefits the EU brings are significant. They are not abstract, but safeguards
that affect our daily lives: it’s our right to get home from work in time to
see our families, it’s the air that we breathe, it’s clean beaches on our
holidays, it’s equality between men and women in the workplace and it’s the
historical anomaly of living in a Europe of lasting peace between neighbours.
Many of
you, understandably, also have concerns about the European Union – the way it
works and some of the laws it makes. As a Green, I recognise that the EU is far
from perfect, and I’m committed to working for a better Europe, which is more
democratic and accountable to you all. But I, and my other UK colleagues, can
only continue to work for a better Europe, if we keep our seat at the table.
The EU is a
powerful force for collective and progressive action. If we walk away,
the UK will be leaving the big political battles to others, unable to properly
defend the interests of its citizens.
I want us
to remain an outward-looking country and I believe that by working together
with our closest neighbours, we have a greater chance of building a better
Europe and securing a fairer, safer and greener future.
That is why
I will be voting Remain on 23 June.
Best
wishes,
Keith
Taylor
Green Party
MEP for South East England
The
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz
1047
Brussels, Belgium
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