Brexit, for once some facts.

MikelBikel

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Has Karney off-shored from Isle of Man to a Bermudan bicycle shop? Wow, what a shocker!
Canadian revenue service is sueing his company, hehe. :cool:
 

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Merz is centre right. He's conservative and liberal. Definitely not a leftie.
Why do you think he's left? Is it because he worked for big multinationals? Or because he's pro-EU?

  • Merz often stresses that social welfare should not create dependency.
  • He supports incentivising work over welfare, meaning that people who can work should be expected to do so.
  • He believes the welfare state should offer support, but also set clear expectations for individuals to take responsibility for their own lives.
  • Merz has been critical of overly generous or unconditional social benefits, arguing that they can undermine motivation to work.
  • He opposed some aspects of Germany's Bürgergeld (citizens’ income), which replaced Hartz IV, saying it could make working unattractive for low income earners.
He made a coalition with the Social-ists, so they own him and he's going back on every campaign promise, just like Two-tier.
"Stressing", the only thing he's stressing is the bounds of credulity. A blakkrokk lawyer doesn't change its spots.
Deutschland has designated the AlternativfD a naughty organisation to prevent it taking part in Elekshuns? Straight out of the painters handbook. :-/
 

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He made a coalition with the Social-ists, so they own him.
Going by your reasoning, the Conservatives made a coalition with the lib Dems in 2010. Did nick clegg 'own' Cameron? Did the Conservatives become socialists in that eara? Did they have million immigrants every year?
 
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Going by your reasoning, the Conservatives made a coalition with the lib Dems in 2010. Did nick clegg 'own' Cameron? Did the Conservatives become socialists in that eara? Did they have million immigrants every year?
They explain Merz's faustian pact in detail..
Plus news of other eussr political interference around Europe :rolleyes:

Rats leaving the sinking ship? :)
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They explain Merz's faustian pact in detail..
Plus news of other eussr political interference around Europe :rolleyes:


Rats leaving the sinking ship? :)
Be careful what you are wishing for. Before you destroy the EU, watch what trump is doing to Americans. He is turning the USA into a kleptocracy
 
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'Germany's war on democracy'
That sounds omnimous. Perhaps I should better be prepared.
However, can you point to one successful example of working democracy?
I watched Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell interviewing ex Ambassador Tom Fletcher some 3 months ago. In it, Fletcher retold his encounter with Berlusconi. As it turned out, Berlusconi was leading where Trump would follow sometime later. Recommended.
 
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I wondered why so called "Irish Water" (not privatised..yet), that doesn't really exist, has spent €100,000 rebranding. Now followed by another €800,000 of Taxpayers money on advertising. Also reported as €1.1M . Including constant youtube ads here now.
County councils provide our water services. But I'm guessing fictional "uisce eireann" wants to send out fraudulent water bills again, not water, just bills!?
Greetings from the banana Republic. :-/
 

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Is this why they make such bad decisions? Haha, Sniff, Sniff, green t-shirt'll get envious!:)
Mike, you are turning this famous thread into a joke.
 
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