Please do keep this attitude up; it will see Labour romp home in the next election.

So, more than 40 years ago. So how can a country have a GDP growth of more than double that of the Eurozone and nearly 3 times that of the UK based on an economy of fishing and tourism? You are clearly totally uneducated on this subject and probably on your own country, the UK also.

Your experience of Malta 40 years ago is totally irrelevant compared to that of today. You are 100% wrong about the country I live in and a typical close minded Brit who hasn't got a clue about Europe let alone the EU. You really are an embarrassment to your country and a probable reason why so many young British voters voted the opposite way to you.

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If an agreement between Mrs May and The DUP threatens the Northern Ireland peace process, then Mrs May, who is seeking such an agreement, is threatening UK national security.

If this is the case and irrespective of party politics, Mrs May is wholly unsuitable as prime minister.

How on earth could we ever have arrived here?

Because too many ignorant muppets voted Labour?

*Waves*

Hiya!

I believe there is also a burgeoning online gaming industry in Malta due to its low (effective) tax rates and favourable regulation.

They don't use chips they use maltesers

er, no. It's still a net receiver and everything is relative. Malta has received €1 billion since 2005 and will become a net contributor around 2019/2020 when it's GDP has reached the threshold to do so. It is not the larget net receiver of funds on a relative basis, that is Lithuania, Malta is somwhere in the middle:

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That's how the EU model works, fund a country with a lower GDP until its economy grows and meets the EU threshold. It then becomes a country that can be traded with and in Malta's case has a trade surplus for the last 5 years:

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It also has one of the lowest unemployement rates within the EU.

So you are quoting what was happening in Soho in the 1960s'/1970s, nearly 50 years ago? What has that got to do with today? In the 1970s the UK was in meltdown with national strikes and power cuts, relevant for today?

With regards to the mention of online gaming or iGaming/eGaming, yes Malta has the biggest industry within the EU because it has attractive corporation tax levels combines with an educated work force and a nice climate. It's a small place, so has the disadvantages of that but from a personal perspective, we'll stay here a few more years.

With regards to 'liking' the EU, I made an effort to experience living in several other EU countries, most of which are in the Eurozone. Quality of life in all of the 5 countries I have lived in is higher than in the UK. Malta is one difficult to compare because it's a tiny island, so you simply don't have access to some things here but the other 4 countries were mainland Europe with similar comparable factors to the UK regarding infrastructure, access to countryside, career opportunities, taxation, health, education etc.

Edited by europalace (13 Jun 2017 5.18pm)

So, who has 'agreed' and out of those that have 'agreed', how many have lived in Malta during the last 15 years when most of the economy has boomed due to EU membership? I've posted links to factual economic information about the country, everyone else seem to be using their biased vivid imaginations.

It's attitudes like this that will only make people MORE likely to vote for Corbyn and progressive social policies. The economic fundamentals behind such polices are well founded and the policies on offer from Labour are not radical or particularly unusual when compared with OEDC. Your attitude is outdated and characteristic of the negativity, hubris and myopia of the right wing in Britain prior to this election. The policies of consecutive governments have made life more difficult and uncertain for young people and they have a right to vote for a party that offers a more credible and fairer alternative.

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This is an interesting look at the breakdown of the votes.

Given the data on wages released today are further evidence of the failure of the Tory government since 2010 and the problems they have created. These are quite fundamental problems to our economy - despite low unemployment real wages are falling materially. Given the economy is propped up by consumer spending this highlights the structural deficiencies in our economy and throws into greater relief the problems caused by Tory policy on wages and inequality, but also on a lack of investment both from the public sector and from business.

If the Tories don't properly abandon their ideological commitment to austerity they will lose big time when the next election comes around. They are quite fortunate that the election was last week rather than tomorrow.

Edited by CambridgeEagle (14 Jun 2017 2.38pm)