B.N.P. Manifesto

@slayer wrote:

@drivel wrote:

PML – i WILL

What planet did you live on owen 3 ft and 3 inches to a Yard ffs

Decimilisation has not worked – we still think in feet and inches MPH MPG Lbs and ounces

Actually Driv, older generations think like that

Anyone under the age of 30 will think in metres n litres- certainly my kids look blank when I discuss yards and feet with them. As generations pass, old measurements, just like the quart n the 2 1/2p coin will simply be a thing of the past

I now work out my MPG in litres (if that makes sense)

My car (foreign rubbish) was set up to show fuel consumption in km / per litre or something just as silly I had to get a cd and revise the settings my sat nav etc was in km – the signs in this country are in miles – long may they remain

@tiler wrote:

@Mr Bigstuff wrote:

Emma, I’ve already explained the benefits that we gain from being part of Europe, most of all via trade. If most of our exports go to Europe

But most of our exports don’t go to Europe.

then it makes sense for us to be part of Europe otherwise we wouldn’t benefit from the common trade agreements and this would make our exports less competitive.

Sounds good till you look a bit deeper, the mainland countries are flooding our home market yet are reluctant to import our products

Countries within the EU would just import products from our EU competitors instead. That would mean British business would suffer and could lead to job losses.

Rubbish, the EU imposes harsh import tariffs on imports from outside the EU, that effectively blocks countries who do want to trade with us.

The EU is becoming insular, and isolationist, that leads to stultification of trade and progress.

I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Tiler here – what a week i’m having and it’s only 15:45 Monday !!!