Soooooooo,

Is he standing in the French elections, I know he not going to stand in the UK one, this is news to me and quite possibly the french,

 

All those thing that were??????? Before the EU existed.

So what you do is go back to what the EU is supposed to be a trading block.

 

Is Farron what ????

 

DA , do us all a favour please and drop the continual false references to me from this thread. How on earth could I possibly vote for Le Pen? I was born on Scotland of Scots parents. I've only ever been to France on holiday (an experience never to be repeated in these times) Which part of my last statement that I have no interest in French politics do you (continually ) fail to understand? Is it the word French? Is it the word politics? Or perhaps the words "Have no interest in" Perhaps it was the eye candy bit that threw you? Yep that's about as interesting as French politics gets to me. (and even you will have to admit, Le Pen's better looking than Theresa May or any one of your Limp Dem MP's )

 

And that my friend is what the referendum , way back in 1975 was all about. Had it remained nothing more than a trading block, I'd probably have voted to remain (cue the blinkered DA and JoT asking what's the difference between the "EEC" and the "EU" (because they can't see it)

 

Deep breath.
The Euro as a currency is doomed. It has two years max, there is no money to bail it out, European banks are, to put it mildly, overdrawn.
Despite what PJ says, the Euro by design is there to skew exchange rates, I mean really!, do you honestly think that after the collapse of the Euro and a return to native currencies, the Deutschmark, the Lire, the Peseta and the Drachma will be on a parity, really?
When we leave, not if but when, consider this; forgetting Germanys contribution to the EU, we pay more than the remaining 26 member states combined (don't forget a lot are takers).
And this mottly bunch of fools think that for one moment they can think about dictating leaving terms to US. B******s.
The European leaders are cacking their pants, and if Le Pen gets in, it's game over, personally, I'd prefer she didn't get in and 'game over' was achieved by a more natural process, but at the end of the day, a win is a win.

 

At least you know what she wants unlike your mate Tony Blair who actually hated the people who voted for him and then goes round after he's ****** the world up and makes millions advising some of the worst regimes on the planet, would you vote for him if you had the chance?
you all bang on about le pen being far right but her economic policy's are far left, but then again you only have to say Islam these days and your a facist

 

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I dunno about despite, I agree The Euro is a manipulation that brings great benefit to some and great hardship to a lot more. I do recall saying in another thread that the UK and the US starting a currency war against the Euro is a crazy idea but that wasn't because I think the Euro is a 'good' thing. That comment was purely about the US Dollar. Which as I said, massively benefits from it's status as the global reserve currency and oil being traded in it.

 

It's already up on the BBC News website,, so it must be true. They undoubtedly always check their facts before airing anything (apparently)

 

Could be a clever tactic this. Running as an independent candidate may just shed a load of baggage for her.

 

There's list here for 2013 detailing who pays what in, and takes out. Take the UK and Germany off the list, then do the sums.
interesting isn't it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/11221427/EU-budget-what-you-need-to-know.html

 

Sounds like that's the game plan according to the Telegraph. We live in interesting times.