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Of course we can't just switch to the ideal, but we can step towards it bit by bit. Since the EU and its earlier forms has uniquely almost removed the conflict you complain of for some 70 years, why abandon it? That doesn't make any sense. And that's not all the EU has done, it and its courts...

The second part could be true, but it's not true to say that it's usually young men who ask about derestriction. Overwhelmingly in this forum entrants who are in the second half of life* ask about derestriction. Understandable of course, they've often ridden motorbikes and driven cars, and on...

Despite their namesake of 2000 years ago clearly being a communist, the Christian church is undoubtedly right wing, and said to have been responsible for some 12 million deaths. So I suppose by the same token Christians could be called Nazis. Critically calling someone right wing is...

Yes, and as e-biking gets much more popular and widespread, could become a headache for those riding derestricted if the authorities get interested enough to act. .

True. This is directly connected with the way in which modern cycling has developed in Britain, born out of road and MTB use it's somewhat sporting in style and quite fast. This is completely different from the leisurely utility cycling so common in Europes main cycling nations like The...

Of course Europe wouldn't turn into a bland, grey, uniform mass, and our own United Kingdom is the proof: Do you really think the Scots, the Yorkshire people, the Cornish, the Welsh, the Norfolk people etc have become a bland uniform grey mass! Of course not, they speak different versions of...

There aren't accurate national cycling mileage figures for the UK Mike, but we can make some meaningful deductions based on the populations and cycling rates for The Netherlands and London, since the first is only double the size of the second making comparisons possible: The basic recent...

So how is it that all those peoples and more have made the USA the most successful nation on earth? That country is the proof that a United Europe could work well if we want it to. .

I know well how the Greeks abuse the system at every level of their society, which is why I blame them for their ills. But they have the choice, if they don't like the EU systems, they can leave and operate as they did before, trading with the European countries and others as good neighbours...

After 2016 being one of the lowest years for cycling deaths with 9 deaths (down from a past average of 14 deaths), there's now a sudden very bad start to this year with 3 London commuting cyclists killed in the last four days. One on Monday was due to a hit and run accident, but the two in the...

I don't think that follows, in politics our disagreements remain and we try to reverse opposing decisions. That is why in parliament we have an opposition. Like nearly half of the voters I am completely opposed to our leaving the EU and will continue to desire and fight for a reversal of what...

To avoid a repeat of the UK's past constant demands for special treatment, I'm sure the 27 would insist on a rejoin on full membership terms, rather than an article 50 reversal to what existed before. They may be lots of things, but they aren't stupid. About the only thing we might be able to...

1) I did not at any time post that I wanted Greece to remain in the EU. I only posted that I wanted Greece misbehaviour to be dealt with, that misbehaviour being repeatedly breaching EU conditions. In mentioning the EU as a club it's surely apparent that like any misbehaving club member...

For goodness sake Zlatan, I've posted nothing of the sort, not mentioned UK at all. so please stop posting this nonsense. I posted very clearly my disapproval of the Greek behaviour, which means I also criticise those who lent to them for also being irresponsible. I did post that members like...

Indeed that's true. Sadly it was Britain in the form of John Major, probably egged on by the USA, who strongly promoted the inclusion of the Eastern European countries. The USA's interest was in extending NATO to surround the Russian border. And yes, it was these moves, also assisted by US...

You really do have a weirdly distorted judgement. Why do you post that when I've harshly criticised the Greek irresponsible borrowing! Of course I wouldn't invest there. .

Why is it that leavers cannot see how foolish it is to say things like this? One moment they say the EU is dictatorial and enforcing laws, the next that it's toothless. Make you minds up! And the EU knows exactly what it is, it's a trading organisation developing into a fully political...

I don't know what you see differently, I've just stated the facts of the Greek situation, totally self inflicted for which the EU is not to blame. As for why I wish to stay, theres two ways of dealing with a problematic club member. One is to deal with that club member, the other is to run...

The equivalent Greek foolishness was borrowing vast euro sums to spend on excessively large armed forces, motivated solely by military pride. They even bought four of the latest submarines, which defence experts are agreed cannot be of any use to the Greeks. Add their total failure to collect...

They would have done exactly what they did to Switzerland whan it attempted to control immigration. To hear what that was, listen for 2 minutes starting from 20 minutes 30 seconds in the radio program I started this thread with: Here's the link .