EU- president

[Belgian]

Hi islanders,
I should be enlighted: a Flemish (Van Rompuy) for EU president
On one hand; we are glad to get rid of our prime minister (an innocent man who did nothing but keeping Belgium more or less together)
On the other hand: proud a Flemish could be the first president of Europe...
But: don't fear the man ! He might seems to be a Belgian (Flemish) lion; (but a lion without teeth and claws). I can assure you: he's grey, he's the trustfull grandfather, he's wallpaper, but he will put on a great protocol show: he's harmless.
We only fear who will be our next prime: the one who toke 'La Marseillaise" as the Belgian national anthem ? or 'Madame Non" ??,
The Belgian soap is expanding to Europe, I fear
hehe

 

[guerdeval]

Well I for one am glad Tony Bliar got the big E! he should be tried for warcrimes not lauded around the world as some kind of saviour.

 

[derekfaeberwick]

Hi islanders,
I should be enlighted: a Flemish (Van Rompuy) for EU president
On one hand; we are glad to get rid of our prime minister (an innocent man who did nothing but keeping Belgium more or less together)
On the other hand: proud a Flemish could be the first president of Europe...
But: don't fear the man ! He might seems to be a Belgian (Flemish) lion; (but a lion without teeth and claws). I can assure you: he's grey, he's the trustfull grandfather, he's wallpaper, but he will put on a great protocol show: he's harmless.
We only fear who will be our next prime: the one who toke 'La Marseillaise" as the Belgian national anthem ? or 'Madame Non" ??,
The Belgian soap is expanding to Europe, I fear
hehe

Now theres a blast from the past, a cousin of John's perhaps?

Nice enough fella, just got dumped with a poisoned chalice. Ring any bells?

P.S. Did anyone hear the ex fitba player this week, maybe Scottish maybe English, doesn't make a lot of difference unless it's Pat Nevin, come out with the classic, 'Poisoned Challenge' DOHHHHH!

 

[Norris]

All this fuss about the Euro Presidency, I am glad that Blaire is out of the running, the guy is nothing short of a traitor. Don't wanna stir up a hornets nest but lets get something straight, we are not part of Europe, we are an ISLAND. Our successive governments have steadily given away our personal and National rights until now the very fibre of our country is being strained by the influx of foreigners who want to enjoy our benefits system yet still retain their own national identity and customs. We are being watered down yet again as if we had been conquered by an invading army, yet this time our government is helping to shaft us. We should flood the tunnel and bring our troops back home and give them the job of guarding our borders, which should be shut tight, and then we should begin to root out the would be terrorists and warmongers that are infesting our country.

 

[derekfaeberwick]

All this fuss about the Euro Presidency, I am glad that Blaire is out of the running, the guy is nothing short of a traitor. Don't wanna stir up a hornets nest but lets get something straight, we are not part of Europe, we are an ISLAND. Our successive governments have steadily given away our personal and National rights until now the very fibre of our country is being strained by the influx of foreigners who want to enjoy our benefits system yet still retain their own national identity and customs. We are being watered down yet again as if we had been conquered by an invading army, yet this time our government is helping to shaft us. We should flood the tunnel and bring our troops back home and give them the job of guarding our borders, which should be shut tight, and then we should begin to root out the would be terrorists and warmongers that are infesting our country.

Ball hooks you don't!

Little Englanders rool O.K.

 

[peppers]

All this fuss about the Euro Presidency, I am glad that Blaire is out of the running, the guy is nothing short of a traitor. Don't wanna stir up a hornets nest but lets get something straight, we are not part of Europe, we are an ISLAND. Our successive governments have steadily given away our personal and National rights until now the very fibre of our country is being strained by the influx of foreigners who want to enjoy our benefits system yet still retain their own national identity and customs. We are being watered down yet again as if we had been conquered by an invading army, yet this time our government is helping to shaft us. We should flood the tunnel and bring our troops back home and give them the job of guarding our borders, which should be shut tight, and then we should begin to root out the would be terrorists and warmongers that are infesting our country.

should we call him president or mien fuhrer

 

[John H]

Don't wanna stir up a hornets nest

Of course you don't!!!!!!!!!!!!! But here goes....................

You may not consider yourself European but I do. In fact, with the general xenophobic attitude of many of my countrymen (yourself included) I would far rather call myself European than English. The ills of our country having nothing to do with "foreigners" (after all, imagine trying to find a doctor or a bus if we had closed our borders in the 1940s and imagine life without a decent curry or bottle of good vin rouge). Agree with you about Blair and that bloody war, though.

 

[Belgian]

All this fuss about the Euro Presidency, I am glad that Blaire is out of the running, the guy is nothing short of a traitor. Don't wanna stir up a hornets nest but lets get something straight, we are not part of Europe, we are an ISLAND. Our successive governments have steadily given away our personal and National rights until now the very fibre of our country is being strained by the influx of foreigners who want to enjoy our benefits system yet still retain their own national identity and customs. We are being watered down yet again as if we had been conquered by an invading army, yet this time our government is helping to shaft us. We should flood the tunnel and bring our troops back home and give them the job of guarding our borders, which should be shut tight, and then we should begin to root out the would be terrorists and warmongers that are infesting our country.

Hi Norris,
Agree, but I hope you don't see us 'continentals' (only 50 miles away of THE island) as "foreigners". We share more than 2000 years, not allways happy, but common history and customs. And yes, I agree, there are 'aliens' or 'allochtones' from far away who are sucking off yours and ours social systems. Don't flood the tunnel: put the iron curtain back on !

 

[Belgian]

should we call him president or mien fuhrer

No problem,
In the mid of the debate: 'Should we drive at the left or at the right side of the road ?' he would state:
'I'll stop in the middle, and all of you have to go around me' ... problem solved....
(nichts kein fürher, he doesn't bite- no teeth-)

 

[John H]

Don't flood the tunnel: put the iron curtain back on !

Bit difficult, that, since the old iron curtain now runs right through the middle of the EU - indeed, right through the middle of Germany - are there good Germans and bad Germans? I think you'll find there are benefit scroungers of all nationalities in all countries. There are even Brits living in Spain who hate everything Spanish and complain about the very EU regulations that give them the right to be there. On the other hand, the leader of the UK Independence Party famously insisted on Polish builders to renovate his mansion. There's nowt so queer as folk but no nation has a monopoly.

 

[derekfaeberwick]

Of course you don't!!!!!!!!!!!!! But here goes....................

You may not consider yourself European but I do. In fact, with the general xenophobic attitude of many of my countrymen (yourself included) I would far rather call myself European than English. The ills of our country having nothing to do with "foreigners" (after all, imagine trying to find a doctor or a bus if we had closed our borders in the 1940s and imagine life without a decent curry or bottle of good vin rouge). Agree with you about Blair and that bloody war, though.

Now there's a thing, we do see eye to eye.

Sometimes .

 

[Randonneur]

With not much manufacturing or other industry to speak of it won't be long before our contribution to europe will be little more than that of a tourist island off the mainland coast.

They used Blair by promising him the presidential carrot then dropped him when he gave them what they wanted.

We as a nation, pay the most into europe and get the least back out of it. How is it that we have to obey every european rule and diktat to the letter, yet other european countries use what suits them and ignores the rest?? No wonder we are the laughing stock of the european union.

My vote will go to the party that gets hold of this country by the scruff of its neck and gives it a damn good kicking to sort it out, and gets rid of all the freeloaders, petty beurocracy, red tape, and other stupidity and makes Great Britain a country that can properly stand on its own again.

Right now I would'nt give two figs for any of the parties who claim to know what's best for Britain.

 

[John H]

Now there's a thing, we do see eye to eye.

Sometimes .

Apart from generators, gas systems and dinette tables, what have the Romans ever done for us?

 

[John H]

How is it that we have to obey every european rule and diktat to the letter, yet other european countries use what suits them and ignores the rest?? No wonder we are the laughing stock of the european union.

That's easy - we have a Civil Service (whatever party is in power) who love to take new regulations and see how they can make them even more difficult for the rest of us; our partners in Europe, on the other hand, take any new regulation, read it, nod sagely and put it in a cupboard. All the stuff that "Brussels" gets blamed for is not their fault - it is our own officials, who would do the same whether we were EU members or not. If you doubt this, go across the Channel and see all the strangely shaped fruit and unfrozen meat that you can buy in any market but which our masters tell us we can't have because of "the rules". Our problem is not in following Europe but in following the USA with its damned "blame culture". Everybody can get sued for anything these days (whereas on the mainland of Europe the attitude is, quite rightly, if you trip over a pavement it's your own bloody fault)

 

[gaynorjane]

Identity Theft

I'm English always have been, always will be, I love visiting Europe and the rest of the world. But lets all keep our own identities and customs lets VISIT each other instead of becoming one great big 'identity - less' blob of land. WE are different, we are an island, we are English.
Just as the Belgians, the French etc etc.
I want to be able to celebrate my culture & heritage just like everyone else. Of course, I also want to take on and respect the culture of others when VISITING not when they come here and tell me what I can & cant celebrate eg:St Georges Day, or have a Union Jack.
I will respect your countries if you respect mine

I have met some amazing people from all over the world in my camper, we shared stories, and tales from all walks of life...save our identies !!

 

[derekfaeberwick]

Apart from generators, gas systems and dinette tables, what have the Romans ever done for us?

Taught me how to count to V .

 

[vwalan]

i always thought a union jack belonged on a boat .that show bad our history is most uk citizens dont even know what a union jack flag is or comes from .sad.

 

[John H]

Taught me how to count to V .

We must stop meeting like this.................

 

[derekfaeberwick]

With not much manufacturing or other industry to speak of it won't be long before our contribution to europe will be little more than that of a tourist island off the mainland coast.
T/QUOTE]

However did that happen? I am so glad that I am only 26 years old and have never seen any Tory asset stripping of British industry with my own eyes, therefore it did not happen! So there!!!!

Empress Maggie rools O.K.!!

 

[derekfaeberwick]

i always thought a union jack belonged on a boat .that show bad our history is most uk citizens dont even know what a union jack flag is or comes from .sad.

Apparently it's accepted ndaze, txt spk rools ok