The EU is phooked...

[sinkov]

"These are special times mate, and normal rules don't apply."

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
all the King's horses and all the King's men,
couldn't put Humpty together again.

[1959_60]

The Germans are far ahead of us in this matter - it is a countries political decision by how much they fund these services.

FFS 59er how can you possibly know that? I have been to Germany socially and on business countless times, if I was taken ill I know which side of the North Sea I would rather be on.

I thought it was common knowledge BT?

It is much better funded - especially social care.

Read this if you are interested

https://www.expatica.com/de/healthca...ermany-103359/

[1959_60]

But we will be totally alone sorting out the economic impact both now and in the aftermath.

You seem to say that we will be better placed than those in the EU, I doubt it very much. Like I say, most financiers are placing their trust in the USD and Euro, and avoiding sterling like the plague.

With 100% certainty ultimately the pound will prove to be the safest haven for investing in. The UK is the safest haven for banks and commerce. Once this COVID bollox dies down, let's have a little wager on which currency bounces back the strongest and soonest?

Where the phook are you getting these soundbites from 59er? We are fast approaching a global recession and this sort of nonsense "most financiers are placing their trust in the USD and Euro, and avoiding sterling like the plague" comes straight out of the Lib Dem's playbook. You have time on your hands at present, no excuse for this bollox, do the research please?

Again, I thought it was common knowledge.

Check for yourself.

https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=USD

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Currency values bob up and down through the ages. Great Britain is a rock solid investment base, why do you think London is overrun with Saudi Princes and Russian Oligarchs?

The NHS is miles better than the German alternative. Behave yourself 59er and get Mayfair bought?

[1959_60]

Currency values bob up and down through the ages. Great Britain is a rock solid investment base, why do you think London is overrun with Saudi Princes and Russian Oligarchs?

The NHS is miles better than the German alternative. Behave yourself 59er and get Mayfair bought?

I would do BT but I was wandering around London and was instructed to go home and stay in.

[Balanbam00]

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, (Humpty Dumpty is Capitalism)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
all the King's horses and all the King's men,( King's horses are the Worlds Government, King's horses are your Government)
couldn't put Humpty together again.

[Balanbam00]

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, (Humpty Dumpty is Capitalism)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
all the King's horses and all the King's men,( King's horses are the Worlds Government, King's men are your Government)
couldn't put Humpty together again.

[1959_60]

Good news for Map!

Wuhan in China is planning to lift some restrictions on April 8th.

[sinkov]

I think you are worrying about the wrong thing Mon Ami.

Last week we pledged £350B to help save our economy. If it all goes pear shaped we are without any sort of back up plan. No EU to help us out.

And Britain has been targeted by financiers from around the world. These people see the pound as a bad option in these times - they are putting their faith in the USD and Euro instead. The pound is sinking fast against both these currencies.

We will have to sort it out on our own...and it may turn out very bad for us indeed.

Careful what you wish for.

It's not just me and BT predicting the demise of the EU 59, the French are getting a bit twitchy as well. And well they might.

"French President Emmanuel Macron warned his fellow European Union leaders that the coronavirus outbreak risked undoing the bloc's central pillars such as its no-border zone if they failed to show solidarity in this crisis, a diplomat said. "What's at stake is the survival of the European project," he told the 26 other leaders in a conference call, according to a French diplomat. "The risk we are facing is the death of Schengen," Macron added, according to the same source."

[The Bedlington Terrier]

It's not just me and BT predicting the demise of the EU 59, the French are getting a bit twitchy as well. And well they might.

"French President Emmanuel Macron warned his fellow European Union leaders that the coronavirus outbreak risked undoing the bloc's central pillars such as its no-border zone if they failed to show solidarity in this crisis, a diplomat said. "What's at stake is the survival of the European project," he told the 26 other leaders in a conference call, according to a French diplomat. "The risk we are facing is the death of Schengen," Macron added, according to the same source."

Hey you! Stop nicking my thread?