The EU debate - Part III

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PleaseNotPoll said:
This story's not very in depth and it really deserves a bit more background, as it just comes across as stupid.
It is pretty stupid, but not for the reasons that you'd expect.

Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman (literally called Shady, for ****'s sake) is a dodgy ****er who's a known extremist.
He's best known for his homophobic views and the promotion of jihadists.
He's piggybacking (sorry) on a well-known brand to use the controversy to promote this product.
It may just be an attempt to push his ideology, but it wouldn't surprise me if he was financially connected to it, either.

I'm not sure why this made the BBC, to be honest. It's a nothing story.
I'd expect it to pop up elsewhere, but it's not really significant.
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I didn't know about that, odd for the BBC to leave out such details...
 
petersaxton said:
Now you can't fly the Union Flag! Shopkeeper is branded 'racist' after opening a shop called Really British selling UK-themed goods
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sh-selling-UK-themed-goods.html#ixzz4SGeSFfPS
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Publicity seeker seeks free publicity for shop! Oh, the horror!

Not relevant to the story, but the shop owner comes up in two previous stories that I could find.
The first was due to one of his shop assistants selling a knife to a 15-year-old, which he was fined for. Simply mistake, it seems.
The second was due to his appearance on Grand Designs, where he built and eyesore and got sued for it.
Thought his name would be a little too common, but it's the same bloke. Odd.
 
Custard the controller said:
They're lovin' it! McDonald's is moving European base to the UK despite warning against Brexit before the historic referendum.
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France's tax fraud tsar handed jail term for tax dodging

Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac was slapped with a three year jail sentence on Thursday for hiding millions of euros abroad while he was meant to be leading a crackdown on tax dodgers at home.
The 64-year-old former rising star in the Socialist Party was also accused of under-declaring the value of his fortune when he took up his ministerial post in 2012 with a remit that included cracking down on tax evasion.


http://www.thelocal.fr/20161208/ex-french-budget-minister-faces-verdict-for
 
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Custard the controller said:
they can do as they please
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The UK already has a different system for foreign children.

http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/16-and-under-education-path/


  • Pupils from the European Economic Area (EEA) can attend a UK state school and have the same rights to education as British citizens. The European Economic Area comprises all member states of the European Union (EU) together with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
  • Pupils from outside the EEA must attend an independent, fee-paying school. They cannot attend a state school unless coming for a short exchange or educational visit.
 
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DMD said:
The UK already has a different system for foreign children.

http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/16-and-under-education-path/


  • Pupils from the European Economic Area (EEA) can attend a UK state school and have the same rights to education as British citizens. The European Economic Area comprises all member states of the European Union (EU) together with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
  • Pupils from outside the EEA must attend an independent, fee-paying school. They cannot attend a state school unless coming for a short exchange or educational visit.
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Busy day?
 
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