Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Hays ,first they double the price of tickets then make it harder to win the big one ,most people would rather a smaller winning ticket every draw .
I thought the Euro lottery took care of the monster jackpot junkies who like to play for massive wins with long odds.

hay no its because of camelots big directors salaries its a dam disgrace boycott the scum

Poland does not put one euro in to the eu yet the eu persecutes greece

I refuse to believe, that if we come out of the EU, this will cause us to lose all of our export business to the EU.

Similarly, using Mercedes and Audi branded cars as 'manufactured in the EU zone' examples, that if we came out of the EU, we would not be able to continue buying them.

Or am I completely wrong on this?

I am also under the impression, that by being members of the EU, this prevents us from trading with other parts of the world.

Or am I completley wrong on this too?

Our contribution increased because it is based on economic activity of each country. The principle is that the richer pay and the poorer countries receive. That way, over a period of time the poorer countries can use the money to be more successful. The intention is to make the countries more or less equal (provided Germany is more equal).

ex you are correct

hay you post shit
the eu rotten and 98% of brits get no benefit of being in the rotten stinking eu

fact fact fact.
but we do get the scum coming to the uk for free hand outs destroying our services but that is what cameron wants he wants the uk to be like the USA HE IS NOW GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE CASH FROM THE NHS VIA TTIP
HE MUST BE STOPPED CAMERON IS A LIAR

Poland does contribute, but they are a net receiver. Germany is the largest, then it is France, Italy and the UK. That ordervmay have changed slightly. It is based on the size of each economy.

A FEW FACTS POLAND HAVE NEVER PUT ONE EURO INTO THE EU COFFERS
THEY ARE SPONGERS

I expect Merkel is ready to talk to the new Government as the last couple of Greek "morons" on charge recently, had not the "Balls" to fulfil the promises just to get in power..........


Merkel Ready For Talks With Greece After Referendum
Mon, 29th Jun 2015 14:51

BERLIN (Alliance News) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is prepared to hold talks with Athens even after Greece's planned referendum next weekend.

"We have to find a compromise," Merkel insists, but says Greece did not want a reach a compromise.

But she added that no one from outside Greece should try to influence the outcome of the July 5 referendum on the terms of the country's bailout.

merkel admires hitler and doing what he failed to do

do the greeks understand that the eu is laughing at them and taking the piss out of all the greeks . but you will have the last laugh

PORTUGAL
i am somewhat of the view that portugal has put its bail-out funds to considerably better use than the likes of spain and obviously greece

though far from out of the woods, i would be surprised if portugal was dragged down, but i'm nowhere near as sanguine for spain

I think the market is ignoring;

Greece population around 11.12 million GDP 215.35 million


The population of the EU approx 507.000 million

EU GDP €14.303 trillion

Of which Greece GDP represents approx 1.3% of that figure.


Try relating figures to market.

The magenta line is more or less how things look to Greek people. Since 2008 or so, under the watchful eye of European Union elites (the central bank, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, the government of Germany, etc.), the Greek economy has completely collapsed. And the Greek population has been thrown into a state of dire immiseration.

The yellow line reflects more how things look to European officialdom. Greece is about on track for where you would expect it to be if you extrapolated forward from the pre-euro era. The prosperity of seven years ago was a bubble, driven by imprudent lending and dodgy government finances. Meanwhile, though Greece is a lot poorer than it was it's not actually a poor country in the global sense. As a supplicant looking for charity, Greece is a lot less compelling than India or Guatemala or any number of sub-Saharan African countries.

Seems like the principle of austerity!

It is good for You, or you will lose weight.












And die of hunger.

The richest people in Europe for your interest:

The wealthiest people in the USA States (most have a $billionaire):

The Greek PM may have miscalculated. France, Germany and Italy have said that a no vote in the referendum means leaving the Euro. The fear factor should get a yes. Then they can get rid of the stupid left wing government.

The "stupid left wing government" imo have in principle been right.

Either offer Greece a realistic package or Greece in the long run will be better off out of the Euro (which will fall apart at some point anyway imo).