Except the BLOODY EU won't allow bent bananas, boomerangs, bent sticks or pianists any more!

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:22, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Haha
some of my acquinatances like to troll UKIP and the like on Facebook. There appears to be a brilliant belief that "having to conform to EU regulations" costs UK business £150 billion a year amongst the frothy-mouthed Tunbridge Wells xenophobic fucktards.

If that's the case, some signwriter is charging bastard millions for the letters "k" and "g" over "l" and "b"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:27, Reply)

I love blaming the EU for stuff
In my industry our main demographic of customers consists of Daily Mail readers and I can get away with just about anything if I invoke big bad Brussels.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:30, Reply)

Would that be the same 40 million a day I heard about on their party political broadcast the other day?
My maths sucks, soz.

How did they even get that figure?
( Kroney, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:30, Reply)

No it wouldn't. The national debt is something like a trillion pounds.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

Yeah, I googled after posting that and got rid of that.
Serves me right for making baseless statements.
( Kroney, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:34, Reply)

The 40 million a day is what we pay into the EU
well, it's about 37 million a day.

We also gain from the EU, in terms of subsidies, to the tune of about 25-30 million a day. They conveniently forget that. I think the "net loss" to the EU is about 10 million a day. For which we get free trade, easier border control, an a million and one business advantages (glossing over a degree financial protection, human rights laws and all the "non-business jazz")
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:36, Reply)

And the fact we can negotiate really unfair trade deals with the third world

(PsychoChomp, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:37, Reply)

I'd go as far as to say that they don't conveniently forget it at all, but are playing on the ignorance of the voting public
in the hopes a big number will get middle England frothing at the mouth.
( Kroney, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:38, Reply)

yes.
but "conveniently forget" has fewer letters and I'm afraid of a Brokn Britn keyboard tax.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:39, Reply)

I think there's a lot to be said for a serious re-examination of what we spend and what for
but I don't think any intellectually serious person can doubt the benefits of EU membership. I am glad we're not part of the single currency, though.
( Kroney, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:41, Reply)

It's my own personal suspicion as well that if we were to pull out, then anyone exporting to the EU would still have to jump through all the red tape hoops..
...whilst making it more difficult for their counterparts to do business with THEM as they'd have to adapt to any new regs we might bring in.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:41, Reply)

Of course.
I also love the idea that being out of the EU would make it easier for "the man in the street" because there wouldn't be all these "tedious regulations blah blah blah"

Yeah. Like the US. Where there are no laws at all and no regulations of manufacturing, sale of goods, etc. Obviously.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:44, Reply)

It may cost many millions to conform to EU regulations on products.
But then they're selling them to the EU, so they would just give up if it wasn't profitable.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

It certainly doesn't cost 150 billion, though.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:37, Reply)

I wouldn't even consider it a cost in the way they're saying.
It costs £7million a year to make baby formular that doesn't kill children!!!!*
Well yeah, but if that's what you're selling, then it's just a production cost.

*rather than just bottling whatever.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:41, Reply)

Ah, I see your point.
but, then, I suppose that's how they work. It isn't actually a real cost so they can make up any number they choose.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:42, Reply)

Hey, this reminds me of a gr8 joke
I say, I say, I say...they're not growing bananas any longer!
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

And why is that?

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

BECAUSE THEY'RE LONG ENOUGH ALREADY

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

Clickin dis

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 17 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)