EU fines the UK €32m for red diesel in Ireland

[Beneteau381]

That comment breaks forum rules right there ---Mods please note---I am offended. Please give him a slap

I agree! mods?

 

[Poignard]

The agreement, and rightly so, is that N Ireland is part of the EU and all EU rules should be followed and that includes red the diesel issue.The UK government has been fooling around with the red diesel case and all issues regarding N Ireland in relation to the EU and now the taxpayers have to face the consequences for the incompetence of the leadership. Last year we sailed to the Republic of Ireland and we loved it; great people, great atmosphere and the overall quality of life and standard of living is higher. Come on UK, stop the nonsense and catch up.

I am not offended by this post.

 

[Slowtack]

Not sure why a slap is merited for articulating part of the content of an international agreement....

 

[Poignard]

Not sure why a slap is merited for articulating part of the content of an international agreement....

These days the only safe subjects in the Lounge are cooking, shopping and motoring.

If your range of interests extends beyond the purely domestic and trivial, and you want to discuss them here, you may find yourself in trouble.

 

[Daydream believer]

Not sure why a slap is merited for articulating part of the content of an international agreement....

Because it is expressing opinions about the Brexit agreement. An opinion about which many do not necessarily agree. It is still a matter of current affairs
I would feel that the comment started off with a divisive remark & therefore, broke the rule below

4.3.1

Do not post on topics that include or relate to; politics (local, national, international), 'current affairs' (that which garners media headlines), social issues, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality (of any era), or subjects that are likely to prove excessively partisan, emotive, and/or divisive.

 

[Slowtack]

Because it is expressing opinions about the Brexit agreement. An opinion about which many do not necessarily agree. It is still a matter of current affairs
I would feel that the comment started off with a divisive remark & therefore, broke the rule below

4.3.1

Do not post on topics that include or relate to; politics (local, national, international), 'current affairs' (that which garners media headlines), social issues, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality (of any era), or subjects that are likely to prove excessively partisan, emotive, and/or divisive.

The matter is neither current or political... It is a fact relating to taxation.

 

[Daydream believer]

The matter is neither current or political... It is a fact relating to taxation.

On the contrary--The post started
The agreement, & rightly so etc
To me that says it relates to "The agreement" (Not taxation) & it goes on to make comment about a subject which is politically emotive.
It is a divisive comment because many do not agree with the term "& rightly so".
Does everybody in NI agree?
Come to that -Do I agree?

 

[awol]

I can understand that those whose sailing area is based on the east coast of GB can treat this matter with levity but Dunedin made a serious and valid point about the confusion that reigns for sailors in the west.

"For those of us who sail in the Irish Sea the subject of different rules for yacht diesel is a very valid topic for a yachting forum.
And it is necessary to be aware of the special agreements approved by the UK Government to avoid inadvertently breaking rules in the three zones adjacent to the Irish Sea - GB (England, Wales and Scotland), Ireland (EU) and Northern Ireland - for which the Government has agreed a unique hybrid status (which it seems is very difficult for anybody, including officialdom, to understand). This is very relevant to understanding many rules if sailing in these waters."