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It's not that simple. Many aren't made here at all, just assembled here from parts imported from various parts of the world. Others are only partly made here, and a very high proportion of the cars we buy are made elsewhere, such as Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and the Eastern bloc EU...

And it's similar for all other benefits, we are way below our neighbouring EU countries. .

As I've pointed out before, that means one of two options. 1) Matching Chinese prices. or 2) Gaining the ability to outsell the Germans and Swiss on quality. The first would mean a fall to very low living standards, the second maybe impossible without a complete change in national character. .

That would be taking ourselves to the cleaners. It wouldn't be very long before all our car manufacturing disappeared into the Eastern bloc, and France with its high unemployment would welcome back our part of Airbus structural production. A whole new import from Europe, unemployment! .

No. But it could have done if we'd been more co-operative with their joint venture. This is what amuses me about all the anti EU, like yourself. On the one hand you don't want greater EU penetration into our affairs, while on the other saying that the benefits don't reach far enough. It's...

That's not the EU's intentions with their warnings though since they know we are leaving, so it's a different case. The EU's purpose is to get some realism into the UK's starting position on the leave negotiations. That will save time, so is in our interests since we want a quick settlement...

But not because of the EU, solely due to UK governments rulings, further illustrating my point above that our government takes less care of us than the EU. .

The record on human rights rulings and statements shows the answer to be yes. It's the EU and never the UK government that acts in the best interests of the masses. I understand their foolishness. .

grldtnr's answer in the above post got lost inside the quote, here it is below: "Shaft drives for pedal cycles are nothing new, in fact ,most new things are really updated and refined ideas,...but getting back to shaft drives,for unpowered bikes they are inefficient, they might be useful for...

All very true and praiseworthy. But their start point was the early 1970s when they still had a very low car density and the car wasn't so integrated with their economy and lives. And as they say themselves, their program is still far from finished. In contrast we've trapped ourselves with...

And they are right. The population at large have diverse aspirations, demonstrably often not in their own best interests. It can take a wider, more educated and carefully considered view of all the factors to know what is best for the future. And a world of one common people is that best, so...

The EU refusing to give in to the UK's unreasonable demands isn't blackmail. For decades the blackmailing UK has been demanding special terms and renegotiations, and at some time a deadline would inevitably be reached. That came with David Cameron's attempt at yet another renegotiation, when...

They don't get round the law Jake, they're always illegal. They exploit the fact that it's not illegal to sell any vehicle, whether it fits the law or not. The onus for obeying the law is always on the user. Add to that the lack of policing on UK roads and it's often possible to ride...

Both are illegal in the UK and the EU, working pedals are compulsory. A legal pedelec is restricted to 250 watts assisting to a maximum of 15.5 mph, and the power must cut out when pedalling stops. A throttle is only allowed at up to walking speed, up to 4 mph, since it's only intended for...

I don't think either Corbyn or the right wing press are the main factors in the impending election result. A very large factor is that the traditional Labour areas seem to have favoured a hard Brexit and many are likely to switch to voting for Theresa May as a result. Add to that the clear...

I'm not sure if the original Nano Brompton small battery was the same, but David Henshaw got 41 miles in his test! However, it was in a fairly flat area and his average speed of over 16 mph was above the maximum assist speed, so a large part of that range was probably David rather than Nano. .

I don't think their problem was matching these. Having enjoyed the top carryable folder position for decades, I'd guess their target was the same dominance in e-folders. So the delay was likely to be in trying to achieve that impossibility, until reality finally struck home. .