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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Is that legal?. All the government are in a caretaker capacity, with the exception of the speaker of the house who has now been elected into place.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. would fully agree with that strategy . In Ireland we also had an election with no definite result so the two major parties, long time adversaries, have a confidence and supply arrangement. Not going into government, but supporting the slightly bigger party, on defined specific items eg...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. would that be before or after the already considerable rebate negotiated by Thatcher or the benefits of the banking passport? .or the reduced tariffs the UK enjoyed over the 40 years. Not simple
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... The last option would be my preferred one. With a fully costed white paper detailing all the options, and no fairy stories provided before a debate and referendum. Nobody can claim that the UK population were informed prior to the last one. They were conflicted between a fear of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Or are ideologically driven. It does not follow that were the UK to reneage on their committments at EU level, by failing to engage in negotiations, that that would make them exempt from payments. There are other fora including UN sanctions. GATT etc. I have no idea what liabilities are...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. very well put
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... I don't agree that the UK population intend to punish themselves, you lot may be many things but an nation of machocists is not one of them.Mind you they play cricket so maybe they are. I agree that that will be the inevitable outcome, but that was not their intention. If I have...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Tommie, one can have any view on here , and provided it is expressed coherently, it can be responded to. I think I have at some point disagreed with everyone, and at different times agreed with the same person on different aspects or topics. .. see I am disagreeing with you know. Certain...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    In my experience, one needs to be very careful about what you wish for.. you might get it. Now OG has been very clear for a long time that the UK people need to be punished severely for the mistake of voting leave. And that after wandering in the economic wilderness for a a number of years...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Maybe I'm soft, but I don't think the UK will in any way benefit from this . My experience is that this just does not happen. People generate myths and justifications. OG , your old testament attitude of trial by fire and brimstone, while possibly personally satisfying , won't wash. Sorry.
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    a 48v 36v Question

    ... As someone who lost the compressor in an expensive air to water heatpump requiring a new installation due to insulator failure in the windings it's a sore point with me. I agree that in a low voltage supply such as 40 volts , manufacturing practice in painting on the varnish, probably give...
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    a 48v 36v Question

    ... Why do you say that Woosh comes accross as a very caring person.... Any way yes the motor is just as you describe, but overvoltage has consequences.. the insulation , basically only a varnish on the copper coils is very thin and punch through at higher voltages very plausible. The higher...
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    Members' outing?

    .... Couldn't be, they would never agree, even on a place to meet!
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    Water bottle battery connector

    .. best thing to do is to photograph it and post it up and then request a similar photo from a working one..
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    ... Who knows maybe they will be the height of fashion again and congrats by the way a very impressive result.
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    ... Which proves what?... If you Have been following all this thread you will note that a person's weight, fitness level, bike gearing, wind speeds, the type of stance on the bike as well as attitude will all affect how much useful power they can put in and extract from the bike and whether they...
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    anyone using kodi

    Have tried it on a few occasions, but with the freezing etc , just gave up . I always thought that the original legal decision that allowed streaming of copyrighted material because it was in transit was flawed so the more recent one seems fairer.
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    Looking for perfect commuter..

    Yes but it is significantly more comfortable than having stock in shops not shifting.
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    Looking for perfect commuter..

    ... Your last complaint seems like a problem most distributors would love to have
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Tilson, the choice of the word "Any" in my post was not a random selection... Enough said!