Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

Evidently Arthur would much prefer that HMG didn't go around promoting UK PLC, selling goods abroad, attracting investment, creating jobs etc. because in that way we'd all be much better off... :rolleyes:

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

YES

earlier this year our exports to china topped 1 billion per month and Jaguar/Landrover have just signed a deal worth 4.5 billion to supply 100,000 cars
UK exports to China in 2011 were £13.78 billion (including goods, services and other income e.g. remittances), up 17.6% on 2010. (Source: Office for National Statistics UK)

Still think it's a waste of time Arthur and another thing you have forgotten is that if the UK leaves the EU as many of us want (including you) then markets like China will be very important to us should any of the EU countries like Germany or France take the hump with us

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and the fact that it is Cameron doing the good work must really boil his p... :D

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

And the fact that the UK doesn't give aid to China or Japan probably won't change his mind...

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

Sad to say most of the unemployed workforce in this country, don't build cars or have no skills.

This is what Cameron has to do - concentrate on his own worksorce. But most the time, he is calling them lazy and benefit cheats as they won't work. Problem is the unemployment in this country is very bad - except for Xmas when employers are taking on casual staff. We will hear next that Unemployment has gone down.

I bet he still takes off three holiday at Xmas.

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

They're unemployed, they don't build anything.

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

Oh, is that what 'unemployed' means???... :doh: :D

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

Have a laugh..

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

Part of the key here is "have no skills" and "won't work". This doesn't apply to all the unemployed but there are some that fit into either or both of these. And I think the unemployed figures are adjusted to account for seasonal variation.

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On topic, I don't know if Boris would make a good PM. He is not a buffoon, just sometimes appears as one. He also takes chances, not all work out but you can't say he doesn't try things. The danger is that (like other walks of life) he gets promoted to the highest level of incompetence rather than doing what he does extremely well.

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

Arthur please stop making threads unless you do a bit more research then the banner headline of a red top newspaper because you just make it so easy for people to shoot you down. As i've said before occasionally you do make a good point but they are drowned out by threads like this where you've completely missed every point and just handed boxes of ammo to the people that seem to live to shoot you down. I've defended you in the past but carry on like this no one will defend you because you will not deseve it. Bit more brain and a lot less emotion would serve you well.

Re: Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]
 

King Arthur rules. He gets us going.