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louloubell wrote on 28-09-2017 03:43 PM
Quin's ref about water not being 'healthy'. I def would not drink London's tap water.
I'm not entirely sure you read his post properly.
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ceekay wrote on 28-09-2017 03:39 PM
Just seen an article on that somewhere. What does worry me a little is that there are quotas in place to preserve some types of fish; are they going to be lifted?
Sounds messy, something will be negotiated but i suspect we may end up havin g a similar arrangement to what we do now
Permitting natural remedies which have been sold for centuries
(These were banned by the EU after lobbying by big pharma companies who wanted their less-safe products to have a monopoly)
Not being involved in TTIP, although if we're cosying up to the USA, any replacement will need close scrutiny
Not banging our heads against other EU members to get lowest common denominator agreements
No possibility of adopting the Euro, no central department dictating financial policy
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Matt wrote on 28-09-2017 04:56 PM
Permitting natural remedies which have been sold for centuries
(These were banned by the EU after lobbying by big pharma companies who wanted their less-safe products to have a monopoly)
Not being involved in TTIP, although if we're cosying up to the USA, any replacement will need close scrutiny
TTIP I agree with but we'll struggle to get a better deal with the states, particularly with Trump in as president and his protectionism. they historically always steamroller us in any negotiations like migration rules etc. anyhow and the Bombardier case could set a worrying precedent to how they go about things... i'm not optimistic re: america full stop.
which remedies? I didn't knwo abotu that one.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those that could not hear the music -Nietzsche
TTIP I agree with but we'll struggle to get a better deal with the states, particularly with Trump in as president and his protectionism. they historically always steamroller us in any negotiations like migration rules etc. anyhow and the Bombardier case could set a worrying precedent to how they go about things... i'm not optimistic re: america full stop.
which remedies? I didn't knwo abotu that one.
Yes, I agree about the USA but I feel there's less chance of us being steamrollered into accepting certain terms if we're negotiating on our own.
I believe/presume we have a veto on EU trade negotiations but this is one of my big gripes with the current operation - any decisions are based on lowest common denominator decision making, i.e. what offends all 28 nations the least. In any event, Junker and co are talking about centralised decision-making so I doubt that can or will continue for too long, otherwise it will grind to a halt.