No No NO! I don't want to be El Presidento I am an ardent Royalist. Her Majesty is our head of state, my opinion is if you don't have a Head who is born into the job you have to invent one and you end up with dudes like Nixon, Mugabwe,
and even Blair.
HA! and i said did i look that stupid (again do not answer that) noooo way would i want to be a yank, well apart from a scarab or a cigarette or maybe a formula and all the cheap juice i could get!
..which (if any) of those (fairly) worthwhile advantages would we/you win by joining the Euro?
Note1: we'd still be British either way, incl royals no prob. Same as I'm still from Yorkshire.
Note2: it will not be sunnier with more British integration, which seems hidden "gut belief".
Note3: How much "harmonised" avge 55% tax wd you pay to fix up greek/spanish/portuguese infrastructure?
Ah well Byron now that I know what we were voting for can I change my vote form a maybe to a definite yes? 'Cos if I'm now gonna be a yank I can call all forerners "aliens" and I really like the sound of that. Oh and do we get to join the euro 'cos my local ex MP chappie, John "boy" Majpr, I'm sure would do a better deal now rather than the £1-€1 that he did for me earlier. Says I can swap any unused $ at a rate of $2-€1. Sounds like he could be chancellor.with a bit more training.
Blimey! I've got so much on my mind right now. I have to arrange for the Dollar to carry the Queen's head, change all the Disneylands to be called Hollambylands, design an Ad Campaign explaining to Yanks how to eat with a Kinife and Fork, then there's the driving on the left business. To make that a gradual process I will let them do all their private cars in year 1 and their commercial vehicles in year 2. We will have to change our buoyage system to be like theirs as I think theirs is better. So much to do, so little time.
Does that mean I can change my ERF for a Pieterbilt with the big chrome exhausts and the horns that can be heard for miles and you blow with a chord like Casey Jones' train. Please.
But you know that so you'd be different - go on, do it.
Incidentally, would there be anything you'd want a hand with - I've always thought you one of the most incisive and astute of forum members and would be only to willing to serve... just a thought anyway?
I welcome a serious discussion, but (correct me if I'm wrong) this thing always seems to turn into a bit of a bun fight, and no its no excuse, its just the wrong time of the month, and today has an F in it, and............
I too would welcome serious discussion, agreed re friday, silly season.
Actuallly I wd welcome serious discussion from politicos rather than "i do/don't fancy it" analysis. I note that Frecnhs newspaers ful of it, with recent French imigrants (algerian etc) especially hailing the Euro as first stage to european stae, united states of europe, all hugs from politicians. I heard no answer to J Majors's recent question "what is the end game/ final target/ultimate goal of EC?"
"I am honoured to be of service in the public" might be more appropriate form of words, sir, and perhaps try to avoid skipping/rubbing hands to private planes/helicopters/restaurants etc. ?