I think Grenfell confirms what's really going on in the social housing market, btw where's the guy with the fridge ?

He didn't even directly say it - questioned in the House of Commons on whether Brussels should be told to "go whistle", Mr Johnson replied: "I think that the sums that I have seen ... seem to me to be extortionate and I think 'go whistle' is an entirely appropriate expression."

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

Britain has always had control of it's laws. The ECJ ruled on European laws, not British laws.

In practice, all they do is answer questions put to them by UK courts on European laws. These laws are in place for the interpretation of individual states courts; the ECJ has never over-ruled any British courts.

I used to be immortal

Brexit is being shaped by big business and banks while the interests of ordinary people are being drowned out, a damning new report has concluded.
The analysis of lobbyist activity exposes how big corporations and the finance sector are dominating back-room discussions with negotiators in both London and Brussels.
At the same time small business, labour groups and NGOs are being marginalised, leading campaigners to warn Brexit will be dictated according to a “corporate bias.”

Interesting, Mr Uphimself.

So, the numbers leaving top business schools in Europe coming to work here have dropped in the past year (though remaining as yet top of the list)and the most noteworthy point in the story relegated by the journo to the final para: top four business schools in Europe are all French and our top one (Warwick) comes in only at number 9,a testimony to our ongoing slide in the field.

Thank you Rumpole. That was the answer I was expecting.

"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02

EU ban on vacuum cleaners that actually do the job come into force today. The experts at telling you how to run you life say you can't have a 'powerful' cleaner, or one that makes a bit of noise. I expect they have set up some sort of vacuum police who will come round to see if your carpets are clean, and if so, produce a search warrant to find your cleaner of mass destruction. IF found you will be subject to some dreadful punishment - a weekend in Brussels perhaps.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

I notice you didn't include the fact that Dyson Vacuum cleaner entrepreneur Sir James Dyson has been in a court battle with the EU because he says the vacuum standards test doesn't replicate real world conditions. Anyway, the quality of Dysons is vastly exaggerated, they are flimsy and break pretty quickly, the DO lose power/suction and are overly expensive. Their reputation is built on clever marketing. Buy a Henry instead - go in practically any hotel and they will be using one.
As for cheap Chinese imports - it's called free market choice and competition instead of only having the choice of contraptions that somebody in an office in Brussels thinks you should have.

Edited by hedgehog50 (01 Sep 2017 3.32pm)

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

Abolishing the EU with its palatial buildings, forests of paper, fuel emissions from it's travelling circus, dumping of fish, dumping of food, financial attacks on third world farmers, would do more to help the planet than confiscating grannies' hoovers.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]