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Because they are fellow Europeans with whom we have many ties? Family is important and can justify preferential treatment. .

The requirement for women to cover hair and/or face is insulting, based solely in an inference that they are in some way inferior, sheer bigotry devoid of any justification. It is directly linked to the separation of women in mosques and other such discriminations, so has long had a religious...

Especially those in the House of Lords. .

If she knew. We only have Fox News reporting that one of the Mufti's staff saying that an aide of hers was told, a lot of links in that chain. And manners also means not requiring others to obey the tenets of ones religion. Beliefs cannot and must not be imposed. .

I'm frequently in agreement with you Tom, and have no time for Marie le Pen as a politician. But in this case I believe she was right and it was the Mufti who showed no respect. Religion or any aspect of it should never be imposed, to do so is evil and has even led to the beheading of those...

Not too likely in most cases. The culture in Eastern European countries tends to keep wives at home, especially when there's children. Also true in Germany where hardly any wives go out to work. .

You're now in Juzzy, riding on Oxford Road. Map Link Strange there's no Reading e-biking entries, it's rated the third least car-friendly place in Britain, beaten to worst only by London (1st) and Manchester (2nd). .

Wives and children? .

I wouldn't bank on you being able to switch those hub gears under full load. Both Shimano and SRAM claim that, but in practice some easing off is usually necessary, particularly when changing down. That 576% would be the same range as your Rohloff so could be a good choice, feeling familiar...

Fantasy. For example, unemployment benefit, now called Jobseekers allowance, is a maximum of £73 for those over 25. (£57 below 25) That has to pay for 20% of the rent/mortgage, all other bills, food and transport etc. What's left couldn't begin to supply any one of the items in your...

I've already done it for Tillson just above your post. .

But we are in a trap in this respect. A benefit cannot fall below survival level, and most of our benefits are at that now, being far lower than in comparable EU countries. The real problem is the very low level of low end job wages in this country, often barely at survival levels. Our...

There has been a large growth in employment in Poland, the Czech republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania since they joined the EU There's been several elements in this. First is the setting up of Western European large manufacturing facilities in several of those countries. Initially that...

In July just before the referendum we had 1304 applications from EU nurses to come here to work in the NHS. After the referendum result that monthly rate rapidly fell. By December it had slumped to 101. That means we are already in trouble, as the severe shortage of nurses is showing. Now is...

Cadburys too. .

FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) is actually registered as a Dutch company but controlled by the Italians. For tax purposes its head office is based in London. A typical globalisation setup! Few people know that at one time from the late 1960s into the 1970s, Chrysler were effectively a French...

I merely posted that since Germany is successful in the EU, so can we be. That we aren't is a measure of our failure, not a measure of an EU failure. Your waffling in circles doesn't alter that fact. Resorting to lies again. No I don't like these, nor have I ever posted that I do. Nor does...

Never mind David, it's a step better than it. :) .

I don't have that argument, things certainly aren't fine as they are. But if we can't do better within, when Germany with exactly the same EU rules does so well, how are we likely to do better when outside on our own as a little guy among the big boys? Hence the argument I made to you long...

As I replied to you long ago, no India does not have that potential. Firstly we have no chance of competing with their low cost economy in the supply of manufactured goods. Secondly 80% of our exports are of services, but India supplies us with services far cheaper than we can supply them for...