Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35372171)

Do you mean like these ones we have, or are negotiating with (bilaterally, not as part of the EU), such as Singapore, USA, Canada, Mexico, Free Trade Area of the Americas (34 countries), Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, amongst others?

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35372171)

Do you mean like these ones we have, or are negotiating with (bilaterally, not as part of the EU), such as Singapore, USA, Canada, Mexico, Free Trade Area of the Americas (34 countries), Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, amongst others?

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35372362)

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35372390)

So does this mean the Germans get to parachute in there fiscal control people to those who do not play the EU game as per this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16773974

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35372362)

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35372512)

This means that we are are even closer to a United States of Europe, but whenever we join it is a another matter...

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35372528)

There is no chance of us joining it.:td:

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35372530)

It either the United States of Europe or the United States of America we would end up joining

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35372531)

No we are the good old British Isles and most people want it to stay that way.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35372533)

Well whatever we do, we are ultimately controlled from China

Originally Posted by gba93 (Post 35372577)

History tells us that, despite who is theoretically ruling these islands, we are never "controlled" - just ask the Romans

Originally Posted by gba93 (Post 35372577)

History tells us that, despite who is theoretically ruling these islands, we are never "controlled" - just ask the Romans

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35372580)

You are right, Britain is a hard place to invade, just ask the Germans, Romans and French!

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35372704)

You may get a different answer if you ask the Normans, the Saxons, and the Vikings - and the Romans managed it for nearly 400 years.....;)