candapack Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Posting anything political on this (and other) forums is generally a complete waste of time. But I came across this and knew many on here would want me to share it. So, who said the following in a speech on 18th April 1988 at Lancaster House. "It's your job, the job of business, to gear yourselves up to take the opportunities which a single market of nearly 320 million people will offer. Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers—visible or invisible—giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the world's wealthiest and most prosperous people. Bigger than Japan. Bigger than the United States. On your doorstep. And with the Channel Tunnel to give you direct access to it. It's not a dream. It's not a vision. It's not some bureaucrat's plan. It's for real". Clue. She was a UK Prime Minister. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony1969 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Cherie Blair ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Mrs Brown? :D ....... Although I do laugh when folk say the single market is bureaucrat free :D ......... I wonder if they've noticed all those folk in Brussels sticking their noses into our business everyday of the week? *-) ...... Are they not bureaucrats? >:-) ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 candapack - 2017-01-26 7:26 PM Posting anything political on this (and other) forums is generally a complete waste of time. But I came across this and knew many on here would want me to share it. So, who said the following in a speech on 18th April 1988 at Lancaster House. "It's your job, the job of business, to gear yourselves up to take the opportunities which a single market of nearly 320 million people will offer. Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers—visible or invisible—giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the world's wealthiest and most prosperous people. Bigger than Japan. Bigger than the United States. On your doorstep. And with the Channel Tunnel to give you direct access to it. It's not a dream. It's not a vision. It's not some bureaucrat's plan. It's for real". Clue. She was a UK Prime Minister. 8-) I see what you mean. Don't worry about upsetting 'em, where there's no sense there's no feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 That's an easy one.........Margaret Thatcher. http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/107219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candapack Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 Bulletguy - 2017-01-27 6:47 PM That's an easy one.........Margaret Thatcher. http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/107219 Well worked out. Yes, the female UK Prime Minister in 1988 was indeed MT. (You were being ironic, right? Which is what I was going for :-( ) Anyway, it was indeed the Blessed Margaret of Grantham, patron saint of the right wing of the Tory Party and of Brexiteers everywhere. But clearly she must have been wrong (Wrong? Maggie? wash my mouth out) about the benefit of the single market. (Hmmm, I wonder what else the scourge of hard working families and the JAM's got wrong) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Back in 1988 it was a common market......... Its now a bureaucratic Empire *-) .......the sooner it collapses the better >:-) ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 pelmetman - 2017-01-27 7:53 PM Back in 1988 it was a common market......... Its now a bureaucratic Empire *-) .......the sooner it collapses the better >:-) ...... I think you are mixing up what you consider as the bureaucratic empire that is the EU with what is the single trading block that we have access to, the single market. If you think its complicated trading with Europe now (it isnt, thats the whole point). Try being a business that deals with Europe once its gone (if its gone) and having to deal with 27 individual countries without passport rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Barryd999 - 2017-01-29 4:46 PM pelmetman - 2017-01-27 7:53 PM Back in 1988 it was a common market......... Its now a bureaucratic Empire *-) .......the sooner it collapses the better >:-) ...... I think you are mixing up what you consider as the bureaucratic empire that is the EU with what is the single trading block that we have access to, the single market. If you think its complicated trading with Europe now (it isnt, thats the whole point). Try being a business that deals with Europe once its gone (if its gone) and having to deal with 27 individual countries without passport rights. Well I suppose the 5% of companies that deal in Europe will have more paperwork ;-) ........ But that's no reason to saddle the other 95% that don't, with the same brain dead bureaucratic numpties that they have to deal with is it??? >:-) ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 pelmetman - 2017-01-29 4:57 PM........................But that's no reason to saddle the other 95% that don't, with the same brain dead bureaucratic numpties that they have to deal with is it??? >:-) ......... So, what is it that those 95% of UK companies have to deal with, that is specific to EU regulations? Bear in mind also that the subject was the EU single market, so strictly, those 95% who don't export are irrelevant to the subject under discussion. Still, just in the interests of balance! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Brian Kirby - 2017-01-29 6:48 PM pelmetman - 2017-01-29 4:57 PM........................But that's no reason to saddle the other 95% that don't, with the same brain dead bureaucratic numpties that they have to deal with is it??? >:-) ......... So, what is it that those 95% of UK companies have to deal with, that is specific to EU regulations? Bear in mind also that the subject was the EU single market, so strictly, those 95% who don't export are irrelevant to the subject under discussion. Still, just in the interests of balance! :-) Are those 95% still not expected to fund the EU? ;-) .......Yet all they get in return is red tape *-) ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 pelmetman - 2017-01-29 8:37 PM Brian Kirby - 2017-01-29 6:48 PM pelmetman - 2017-01-29 4:57 PM........................But that's no reason to saddle the other 95% that don't, with the same brain dead bureaucratic numpties that they have to deal with is it??? >:-) ......... So, what is it that those 95% of UK companies have to deal with, that is specific to EU regulations? Bear in mind also that the subject was the EU single market, so strictly, those 95% who don't export are irrelevant to the subject under discussion. Still, just in the interests of balance! :-) Are those 95% still not expected to fund the EU? ;-) .......Yet all they get in return is red tape *-) ...... At least my question referred to your point. Your answer seems to be to a different question. :-) What, specifically, is it that these "brain dead bureaucratic numpties" have imposed on the claimed 95% of non-exporting UK companies. BTW, "red tape" is non-specific. I want to know the specifics, not the generics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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