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- Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:55 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Following on from Hic's input on documentation - this was interesting - today - in the BBC news - Earlier on Tuesday, the head of Honda Europe, Ian Howells, told the BBC that a no-deal Brexit would cost his company tens of millions of pounds. "In terms of administration, we'd probably be lookin...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:49 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Yep, but don't expect the doom & gloom scenarios to stop anytime soon ……………… we've got at least another 6 months of this! Shane 6 months? Not for the first time, and certainly not for the last, you are wrong. Rees-Mogg said the "benefits" of Brexit MAY not be felt for 50 years. Peer D...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:31 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Apologies. Maybe if you do a google search separately? I seem to be ok. Alternatives Jaguar workers put on three-day week until Christmas https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45550025 Jaguar... moving from UK https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-11/jaguar-land-rover-to-move-discovery-suv-pro...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:05 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
What precisely do you expect to change in 200 days' time?kingfisher wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:12 am Only 199 days, 23 hours, fifty two minutes and seventeen, sorry sixteen seconds till we leave. Yippee!!
Jon.
Or, like billionaire Rees Mogg, you think we may see benefits in perhaps 50 years' time?
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:49 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
This also in the FT Deutsche Bank steps up plan to shift more UK assets after Brexit https://www.ft.com/content/962ff0b0-b841-11e8-b3ef-799c8613f4a1 Deutsche Bank has scaled up plans to shift hundreds of billions of assets from London to Frankfurt after coming under increasing pressure from European...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:43 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
News yesterday - Jaguar resorts to 3-day working week https://www.ft.com/content/fe5c7116-ba8c-11e8-8274-55b72926558f https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/jaguar-land-rover-cuts-staff-15164026 JLR workers at the historic Castle Bromwich site were told they were moving to a three-day w...
- Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:29 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Not ashamed at all... I threw so debatable points out.... As to serving your country, well done. I have served mine as well, as a teacher, IT specialist, SalesMan, Entrepreneur, Health & Care Specialist and more.... proud of my contry and wha† I’ve done.... No regrets at not having joined the f...
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: UK Passports valid for more than 6 months to travel?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10667
Re: UK Passports valid for more than 6 months to travel?
Yes. The Home Office finally acknowledged the rule change four days after it was introduced. Apparently, it's due to... Brexit... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2018/09/free-eu-roaming-can-t-be-guaranteed-if-no-deal-brexit-/ The Government today published a collection of papers titled How to...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:16 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Some news that is not months' old - Third of UK export firms have already lost business directly due to Brexit https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-uk-economy-damage-business-eu-manufacturing-international-trade-a8531211.html ...The survey was carried out by the University of Sussex...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:11 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
What precisely do you expect to change in 200 days' time?kingfisher wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:12 am Only 199 days, 23 hours, fifty two minutes and seventeen, sorry sixteen seconds till we leave. Yippee!!
Jon.
Or, like billionaire Rees Mogg, you think we may see benefits in perhaps 50 years' time?
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:57 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Because of these words.. " Our powerful services industry again picked up pace in December, " would it be fair to assume that the article is around 6 month old ? Both articles are from Andrea Leadsom's website. https://www.andrealeadsom.com/news/20180716/investing-in-Britain https://www.a...
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:23 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
I think the last time it was 1.40 was in the year before the referendum.. The referendum was officially announced in February 2016. In the previous November the pound averaged above 1.40. (Nov 1.42 Dec. 1.38 Jan 1.33 Feb 1.29 and by Oct 1.11 ) By that November (2015) the press was already full of B...
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Something in the Air
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2503
Re: Something in the Air
Interesting. Do you have any other symptoms apart from eye irritation? The fact that both you and your wife are suffering may be a clue. Do you always get these symptoms in early September? Probably Devil is right. He usually is. Although dust tends to peak in January-March time according to Dust Ev...
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:46 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is the EU ready for turning ?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 51004
Re: Is the EU ready for turning ?
Remember these types of statements - Liam Fox says the Brexit deal will be the 'easiest thing in human history'. That's a relief, isn't it? https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-deal-eu-liam-fox-boris-johnson-a7851656.html Isn’t it reassuring that the potentially tricky business of leaving Eur...
- Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:05 am
- Forum: Medical Matters
- Topic: What seeds are good for you to eat?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3077
Re: What seeds are good for you to eat?
I've been taking these for years and they haven't poisoned me (yet :-) ). Bitter apricot seeds, chew and swallow 2 or 3 seeds a day,... I read your articles, however, I feel that the body of scientific evidence points in a different direction. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_kernel...
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Upgrade offer from Cobalt
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14675
Re: Upgrade offer from Cobalt
Agree.
Last I checked,(July - travel section of this forum) they fly from Paphos to -
Athens, Thessalonika, Heraklion, Chania, Mykonos. Moscow Scheremetyevo.
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Jumbo
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15402
Re: Jumbo
The first thing my family wants when visiting Paphos is to go to Jumbo -... A. Absolutely. For families, people with children, it is fantastic. Just look at the toy section. Massive. Absolutely massive. The only thing I haven't found there are kites! Look at the clientel. I would say 30% of the sho...
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:25 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: New Book about Trump: Bedtime reading
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4374
Re: New Book about Trump: Bedtime reading
This is also rather amusing … Premature death could help explain why Donald Trump is president, suggests study https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/trump-death-premature-health-crisis-life-expectancy-voting-us-election-a8523021.html Places with large numbers of deaths from drugs, alcohol and s...
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:15 am
- Forum: Medical Matters
- Topic: What seeds are good for you to eat?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3077
Re: What seeds are good for you to eat?
I forgot sunflower seeds. I remembered when I bought some in the supermarket today! This is actually from an Indian site - I think. But the details are copied from other sites. 34 Amazing Benefits of Sunflower seeds https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-sunflower-seeds-for-skin-hair-and-he...
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:24 am
- Forum: Medical Matters
- Topic: What seeds are good for you to eat?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3077
What seeds are good for you to eat?
A post by Flossie in a different thread set me thinking about this, and she inspired me to post this. The discussion in that thread was about pomegranate seeds. Flossie wrote: They're delicious in salads and some savoury dishes,.. I was surprised. Typically I throw them out - but no longer. I read u...