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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If you go back over my considerable number of postings, you will find that I have refrained from making comments about particular UK political parties or persons. As a non British person, I would consider it an intrusion,so i will not refer to pesky. In my posting I made that point that there...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It is desirable to actually read what has been said not what the commentary suggests.... Some of these topics particularly aviation and maritime services have been posts. There are long established international conventions for aircraft overflying other countries. So neither Ireland...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Bad guess!. . Delays, additional customs clearance work, greater accounting controls , more admin.. but hey this is control...
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    Donald J Trump

    Any time there is a possibly of doing the right thing, even at zero cost to himself he takes the other path. ... the Sen. MCCain death and the flag at half mast full mast case in point..
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I have considerable links to certain fish and chip shops....
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. There once was these European Driving Licences .. a little grey booklet available for a small sum from the likes of the AA or RAC, .. I still have one from the 1980s . I assume that Americans and other non EU citizens are still required to have them. I also recall certain incidents , from the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just a few points. The action by that "Activist", in berating children is utterly to be condemed. Is this not why there are bylaws about harressment, breaking the peace,public nuesance etc.?. That Mr Moggs might be detestable is not at issue, his children are innocent. The action of the...
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    Raleigh Motus help please

    You might need to clarify what you mean by off road trails.. it is capable of gravel paths, cobbles .. not much fun, maybe a grass or clay path, but not bouncing over tree stumps,roots and rocks. .. going along the grassy side of a pasture field , where the ground might have cattle hoof...
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    Raleigh Motus help please

    My Motus has the battery in a lower tier on the back carrier. I assume that the designer has ensured that the battery on the uppost do not interfere with ones legs. My only comment is that the Motus is a big arkward bike to manhandle through passageways , but a pleasure to ride. There are...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I thought that Junkers comments in that article are very reasonable
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Thank you for confirming that was in fact the Danish Company Dong' rebranded as orsted, and using Vestas ( Danish) and Siemens( german) technology, and using planning from Denmark to make this best of British technology... The power cables linking the turbines are British, and the turbine...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. I believe that I have criticized postings and positions taken by every poster on this thread,including the Toms and your good self.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We are in some Agreement there, and that is yet another reason why BREXIt is a bad ideas. The UK would have potentially provided a valuable counterweight.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I am delighted to see investment in windfarm, but which windfarm would that be, ?. And who has manufactured the turbines?. The two I have checked on will be using Siemens and the other Vestas. .. neither of which is a UK brand. I noted that the. lovely train I took from Swansea to Cardiff...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I do agree that in the context of the EU ,the UK leaving is minor compared to other problems. That was not what you intended... The EU absorbed the whole of Eastern Germany, and while it caused as hiccup, it did successfully happen. The EU has absorbed a number of eastern Europe states and there...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But you cannot stick to EU laws if you start importing and distributing Argentinan beef, USA chickens, and start including them in pizzas, and sandwiches on say the Enterprise express to Dublin.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That guardian poll may well be accurate. But my belief is that the great British public have given up . They are sick to the backteeth . When the( In my opinion) inevitable downside occurs they will start looking for scapegoats, and will blame all and sundry except themselves . It is not a...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes Ireland are grateful that the UK were the first country to offer a loan too stablised our currancy.. it was actually 10 years ago. . But it was a loan and it was at market rates and it was and is being paid back with interest. It needs also to be said that more money distruption would have...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You obviously misunderstood. I am irish. I live in the republic of Ireland, I have family and relations living in other eu countries ,including the UK. I am actually quite fond of my country and also have no Ill feeling towards England ((except when their rugby team is playing ireland). I have...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    . There are as many as 60 million UK consumers, there are 400 million EU consumers. It lose 10% of ones market is painful and bad news , but not catastrophic. Ask anyone involved in trade... The UK appears to have weathered a 10% currency fluctuation and while people are gripeing.. like the taxi...