Immigration

[Teddy Eagle]

So your win and improvement is that we have more bureaucracy? Nice. Sunlit uplands.....

As already stated my win is cheap cigarettes. You asked for a benefit and that's mine.
Remember the 70s & 80s? The uplands weren't particularly sunlit then either despite our membership of the glorious EU.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Yup, and despite blind optimism and utter denial or blame, at least remainers saw this coming. But the blind optimism denial and blame just continues, when in front of everyone we can all see that the downsides have massively outweighed the upsides.

Perhaps Teddy can tell us when £1 sterling will be back at the 1.45 euro level it was at just before the vote before it collapsed 25% overnight, making Farages mates a fortune when shorting it whilst we instantly all became poorer. Did you short sterling that night Teddy? I expect you think I'm talking about WW2 bombers though...

Yes, I can. On the 27th of October 2028. At 2.45 in the afternoon.

 

[Spindle]

As already stated my win is cheap cigarettes. You asked for a benefit and that's mine.
Remember the 70s & 80s? The uplands weren't particularly sunlit then either despite our membership of the glorious EU.

What? We literally went from being nicknamed "the poor man of Europe" to an economic powerhouse 2nd only to the Huns. How are you so ignorant of these utter basics?

 

[Spindle]

The term "poor man of Europe" or "sick man of Europe" has been used to describe the UK, particularly during periods of economic hardship and decline, such as in the 1970s and after Brexit. This phrase highlights the UK's economic struggles compared to other European nations.

🙄

 

[Spindle]

Yes, I can. On the 27th of October 2028. At 2.45 in the afternoon.

Is that when all those duty free fags finally break through?

 

[Teddy Eagle]

What? We literally went from being nicknamed "the poor man of Europe" to an economic powerhouse 2nd only to the Huns. How are you so ignorant of these utter basics?

Perhaps you could run through your memories of the Winter of Discontent, power cuts, poverty, widespread unemployment and the decimation of entire communities which happened during this wondrous period.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Is that when all those duty free fags finally break through?

No, they're available now. If you don't want yours I'll buy them off you for a fair price.

 

[Spindle]

Perhaps you could run through your memories of the Winter of Discontent, power cuts, poverty, widespread unemployment and the decimation of entire communities which happened during this wondrous period.

From memory, Ted Heath made widespread cuts and culls of working rights leading to economic and social turmoil, and the 3 day week (yes that was Tory not labour). He was ousted in a botched vote of confidence he'd called, and labour won an election by default. Within 2 years labour had turned the economy but it was too late, the daily mail and Sun had made the morons think that labour were the cause, and in came thatcher. Unemployment was 1 million when labour left power, within 3 thatcher years it TREBLED. Thatcher went to war to save her arse.

So yeah, doubt you remember any of that.

 

[Spindle]

Also, that just shows that you agree we were poor. Did you think we'd instantly be wealthy the very next day or something? Lol

 

[Teddy Eagle]

From memory, Ted Heath made widespread cuts and culls of working rights leading to economic and social turmoil, and the 3 day week (yes that was Tory not labour). He was ousted in a botched vote of confidence he'd called, and labour won an election by default. Within 2 years labour had turned the economy but it was too late, the daily mail and Sun had made the morons think that labour were the cause, and in came thatcher. Unemployment was 1 million when labour left power, within 3 thatcher years it TREBLED. Thatcher went to war to save her arse.

So yeah, doubt you remember any of that.

I remember it very well and was at work through most of it but thanks for proving the point that EU membership didn't help with any of those travails.

 

[georgenorman]

From memory, Ted Heath made widespread cuts and culls of working rights leading to economic and social turmoil, and the 3 day week (yes that was Tory not labour). He was ousted in a botched vote of confidence he'd called, and labour won an election by default. Within 2 years labour had turned the economy but it was too late, the daily mail and Sun had made the morons think that labour were the cause, and in came thatcher. Unemployment was 1 million when labour left power, within 3 thatcher years it TREBLED. Thatcher went to war to save her arse.

So yeah, doubt you remember any of that.

A truly Wisbechian post, with practically everything you have said there the opposite is true.

 

[ASCPFC]

I remember it very well and was at work through most of it but thanks for proving the point that EU membership didn't help with any of those travails.

Who ever would have thought that countries such as France and Germany would take any opportunity to hassle Britain? They've always been such stand up guys and staunch allies.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Who ever would have thought that countries such as France and Germany would take any opportunity to hassle Britain? They've always been such stand up guys and staunch allies.

Yep. 959 years of peace, prosperity and mutual support.

 

[steeleye20]

From memory, Ted Heath made widespread cuts and culls of working rights leading to economic and social turmoil, and the 3 day week (yes that was Tory not labour). He was ousted in a botched vote of confidence he'd called, and labour won an election by default. Within 2 years labour had turned the economy but it was too late, the daily mail and Sun had made the morons think that labour were the cause, and in came thatcher. Unemployment was 1 million when labour left power, within 3 thatcher years it TREBLED. Thatcher went to war to save her arse.

So yeah, doubt you remember any of that.

Actually that's not bad 🙂🙂

 

[georgenorman]

Actually that's not bad 🙂🙂

I'm old enough to have been around at the time - his summary at best is a very distorted representation of facts and events but better described as largely b*****ks.

 

[Grumbles]

I'm old enough to have been around at the time - his summary at best is a very distorted representation of facts and events but better described as largely b*****ks.

Actually it is fairly accurate BUT omits the issues, very big issues, with the late '70s

 

[georgenorman]

Actually it is fairly accurate BUT omits the issues, very big issues, with the late '70s

Were you around then?

 

[Spindle]

I remember it very well and was at work through most of it but thanks for proving the point that EU membership didn't help with any of those travails.

It did though, our economic prosperity rocketed over the long term.

Utter denial

 

[Spindle]

A truly Wisbechian post, with practically everything you have said there the opposite is true.

3 day week was under Labour
Economy was booming
Thatcher lost the election and unemployment rocketed

Clearly you were on the LSD fella. Did you ever wonder what Auf Weidersen Pet was about?

 

[Spindle]

Actually it is fairly accurate BUT omits the issues, very big issues, with the late '70s

Yes. Oil crisis, decimalisation inflation and foreign competition. But aside that it's broadly true, certainly for a paragraph long enough to rub in the noses of the clueless.

I find it hilarious how these old goats who bang on about the 70s know so little about it. But seeing as they also seem to know so little about the EU too it's unsurprising.