And it is exactly here that the argument of Brexit increasing our sovereignty falls flat on its face. In the search of new partners, and doing this as a small island and not as part of a block, we will actually lose sovereignty - you can't have more loss of sovereignty than having the Chinese building your nuclear power stations. Britain would also be more or less forced to accept TTIP under any conditions - again, loss of sovereignty. The Brexiters appear to think that we are living in the 30s or something - where we could withdraw into our safe sphere of influence ie. the Commonwealth. As SH. would say - 'times have changed'.
During the last visit to the UK a few months ago by a trade delegation from China, there were demonstrations complaining about them dumping steel on the market at below cost and their abysmal human rights record - it was even debated on this thread. It would appear the Germans are less bothered about China dumping steel and abusing human rights than the Brits!
W_Y. It is an unfortunate fact of life that we all trade with countries with human rights records. I so much wish it were different but we justify more or less anything by saying that it creates jobs. Britain is no better on this than Germany is (the only difference is that Britain has been more exposed to the flow of information regarding Tibet, and so public sympathies are more anti Chinese than here). On the other hand both countries are major weapons exporters and are not too particular where those weapons end up - Saudi Arabia etc.
China is number 5 on the list of German export partners Frenchie. The first 6 are:
I think you will find it's the French in EDF that are actually building it with finance from China - but I believe that a French union is trying to get it stopped. What a strange world...
What's he said now OFH? I have not seen much apart from some reporting his previous comments after it was discovered that a young Syrian man recently arrived with his family and planned to be part of a series of BBC Newsnight programmes on newly arrived asylum seekers, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14 year old girl.
He tried to link the murders in Orlando with the EU debate. Many on the leave side have condemned his actions, and he has withdrawn his comments. IDS seemed very upset that someone who is supposed to be on the same side should be seen to be so clearly close to him.
You may be right BB, although your leader seems to have her marbles intact.
Apart from having strange ideas to begin with he also gets nervous and says even more stupid things when he hasn't had a *** for a few hours !
