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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

    56 vote(s)
    47.9%
  2. Get out

    61 vote(s)
    52.1%
  1. Bwood_Ranger

    Bwood_Ranger 2023 Funniest Poster

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    We have a pair of twos but we are seriously ****ing confident about it if anyone asks.
     
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  2. ELLERS

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    Watford the EU are in trouble mate. I have been banging on about it forever. They need our trade (like we need theirs). Although I see why he is doing it. It probably wasn’t the best way to go. Boris has full power to do what he wants, so why put pressure on himself? He smells a wounded animal and is putting pressure on them. You need to have a read up on the big bust up between Germany and France over the new bint.
     
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  3. ELLERS

    ELLERS Well-Known Member

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    Meanwhile
    LBC has picked up on a story that was mentioned recently on here.
    Bercow and he’s comments in August saying it wouldn’t be right for him to cash in. Anyway Sky paid him £60k for election night. He is now in that 25k after dinner speech bracket and has a list as long as your arm.
    Last night he was on Italian TV shouting out ‘order’ in Italian? <doh>
    I remember people on here saying what a good bloke he was....
     
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  4. Bwood_Ranger

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    He is a good bloke.
     
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  5. Goldhawk-Road

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    It's in the EU's interests to string us along indefinitely. This puts a stop to this tactic.

    If Boris doesn't protect worker's rights or the environment, he won't last another election. So he will, but we will have the flexibility of divergence, so that we can tailor these matters to our economy going forward.

    The idea that the EU, with its badly failing Eurozone economy, is the font of all wisdom is deeply misguided.
     
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  6. Stroller

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    Of course the EU is not the font of all wisdom. Donald Trump is.
     
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  7. Goldhawk-Road

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    Ok. Never had you down as a Trump supporter, Strolls
     
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  8. ELLERS

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    Bloody hell Stroller you are sounding like some old broken lefty record. The US is a closest Ally and we should do good trade with them. Get over it fella, your out dated politics has got you nowhere.
     
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  9. Stroller

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    Workers' rights, environmental protections and food standards aren't outdated Ellers, they are things that any responsible modern government should prioritise. Johnson is already signalling that he doesn't care for any of them.
     
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    Arise Sir Nigel, rumours that Farage to get a knighthood in the New Years honours. That's really going to piss the twatterati off... <laugh>
     
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  11. ELLERS

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    Give him a chance Stroller... I think you will be surprised about Boris.
     
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  12. ELLERS

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    He said he would never want one! Bloody hell Nige you are not doing a U-turn? <doh>
     
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  13. Stroller

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    It's only been a few days, but everything that's come out of number 10 so far confirms my fears.
     
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  14. ELLERS

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    What that unemployment is down again?
     
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    So I am hearing that people are moving out of the way for Rebecca wrong Bailey to be leader. <laugh>...<doh>
    Do they never learn?
    That will be Tories in power for the next 3 terms :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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  16. Quite Possibly Raving

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    I don't agree with much (perhaps any?) of what he says, but Farage is one of the most successful political operators of the last few decades. Considering they hand out knighthoods to any old backbencher who waits for long enough, I don't begrudge him getting his.

    Whether you should be able to hand out knighthoods as rewards and if the system is fit for purpose is a different (and fair) question. But within the current system as it is used, I won't complain about Sir Nigel.
     
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    I've known actuaries that have more charisma than Wrong-Daily. Surely Labour isn't going to shoot itself in the foot again?
     
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  18. Bwood_Ranger

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    Anyone who goose-steps around a public school gets a knighthood these days.
     
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    So that was the price for him standing his troops down in the North. So bloody predictable. Of course he'll deny it but let's see what happens when he is given it.
     
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