Europe's 'locomotive' is losing steam

mkpdavies · 23-01-2005, 02:59 PM

http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.ph...3-065456-6217r

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GENEVA -- Europe's locomotive -- the term used to describe the joint economic clout of Germany and France -- is increasingly sputtering.

Unemployment and stagnation plague both countries, experts here say, while Britain, another large economy in the 25-nation European Union, shows growing wariness of EU pressure to put billions of dollars more INTO phpbb_the euro coffers.

The additional funds are essential to keep the European Union's various projects on track, although they would cost the British taxpayer close to $10 billion over a seven-year period.

Hello, British people are you listening? WE are going to have to foot the bill fo rthis failing farce of a project. Our main parties don't care about the British people, UKIP do, you have no other choice!

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The European Commission's pressure on Britain to raise its annual contribution to the EU kitty above the 1 percent of the gross domestic product has increased the mood of "euroskepticism" in that country.

To the commission's warning that without more funds many EU projects would have to be scrapped, the Times of London reported: "The schemes that would be sacrificed are very much pet projects of Brussels; many are peripheral to the work of governments and companies."

So it bloody should raise euroskepticism!!!!! It's a smash and grab, only we can see them coming.

Nick Moody · 23-01-2005, 08:43 PM

Please spell 'Sceptic' with a C not a K. We're British not American.
Thankyou.

C_steam · 23-01-2005, 08:46 PM

Welcome back Nigel

Nick Moody · 23-01-2005, 09:01 PM

My name is definitely Nick not Nigel. Nigel who? anyway.

mkpdavies · 24-01-2005, 02:40 AM

I just thought I would go with the flow as it was an American article!

I had a Canadian grandfather too, so I'm allowed! 8)

Lafayette · 24-01-2005, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

I just thought I would go with the flow as it was an American article!

I had a Canadian grandfather too, so I'm allowed! 8)

Canadians spell just like you guys

:wink:

mkpdavies · 24-01-2005, 03:28 AM

They seem to be half and half when I was over there recently. They watch Corination Street, but they have 53 adverts, all very American.

Meh I'll come clean, I just read it that way and so wrote it that way. So shoot me! 8)

Lafayette · 24-01-2005, 04:00 AM

It's alright. You spell however you feel like it. I've known anglophilic Americans who adopted British spelling and as far as I am concerned, if I can understand what a person is intending to say, it doesn't matter how the spell it. You are probably right about the half and half stuff. Canadians swear they are flooded with American stuff, which leads to a somewhat surly disposition

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,158 Party: Libertarian Party	I just thought I would go with the flow as it was an American article! I had a Canadian grandfather too, so I'm allowed! 8) __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,158 Party: Libertarian Party	They seem to be half and half when I was over there recently. They watch Corination Street, but they have 53 adverts, all very American. Meh I'll come clean, I just read it that way and so wrote it that way. So shoot me! 8) __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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23-01-2005, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick Moody Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 100	Please spell 'Sceptic' with a C not a K. We're British not American. Thankyou.

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C_steam Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Paddling up 5hit creek..... Posts: 7,802	Welcome back Nigel

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Nick Moody Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 100	My name is definitely Nick not Nigel. Nigel who? anyway.

24-01-2005, 04:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lafayette Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 114	It's alright. You spell however you feel like it. I've known anglophilic Americans who adopted British spelling and as far as I am concerned, if I can understand what a person is intending to say, it doesn't matter how the spell it. You are probably right about the half and half stuff. Canadians swear they are flooded with American stuff, which leads to a somewhat surly disposition