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richard		#1 Posted : 28 January 2013 14:48:54(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Registered, Administrators Joined: 16/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,382 Location: Bradford Thanks: 113 times Was thanked: 345 time(s) in 286 post(s)		A little while ago, I wrote that we have to confront the prospect that there is an alarming number of people who lack the basic understanding of how the global and regional regulatory system works. We can add to that number Wolfgang Münchau, the doyen's doyen who, today in the Financial Times, adds to the sum of human ignorance by declaring that, "If you are outside the EU, but inside the EEA, you have no vote on single-market policies. Norway and Iceland have to accept whatever the EU decides". That, of course, is not true, not least because of the "veto" or "right of reservation" – set out in Article 102 of the EEA Agreement – to say nothing of being misleading, as both countries have considerable upstream influence that enable them to shape standards before they get to the EU. View full article here
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jaguar driver		#2 Posted : 28 January 2013 18:01:16(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 17/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 93 Location: Hampshire Thanks: 30 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 4 post(s)		RAE North said:- Quote: Münchau is not quite there yet,... That the doyen of all doyens is nevertheless asking about the relevance of the EU to Britain is good news. Once that question is asked, the politicians will find it increasingly difficult to give an honest answer, and we will be on our way out. Article 50 beckons. I hope you can find his telephone number and give him guidance to the vital missing piece of info.


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richard		#3 Posted : 28 January 2013 18:33:27(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Registered, Administrators Joined: 16/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,382 Location: Bradford Thanks: 113 times Was thanked: 345 time(s) in 286 post(s)		Originally Posted by: jaguar driver RAE North said:- Quote: Münchau is not quite there yet,... That the doyen of all doyens is nevertheless asking about the relevance of the EU to Britain is good news. Once that question is asked, the politicians will find it increasingly difficult to give an honest answer, and we will be on our way out. Article 50 beckons. I hope you can find his telephone number and give him guidance to the vital missing piece of info. I have his e-mail.
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Robertm		#4 Posted : 28 January 2013 19:17:00(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 21/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 76 Location: Worcestershire Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 6 time(s) in 6 post(s)		When a Tory Party chairman starts to talk about the UK leaving the EU you know that things are changing. Shapps has drawn the only conclusion from Cameron’s speech. If you don’t get the concessions from the EU then you can leave. As we are unlikely to get any concessions then this leaves the Conservatives with the option of more Europe or no Europe. http://www.telegraph.co....-Grant-Shapps-warns.html


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