Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Keith Bibby wrote:no subsidies Bob ? even your farmer mates ?
From an article in this W/E FT:-
In the Apulia region of southern Italy, home to vast tomato plantations, there is a district inhabited by Ghanaian tomato pickers. Many of them have made a treacherous journey to Europe in search of a better life. The irony, says Asfa-Wossen Asserate in African Exodus, is that some of the tomatoes — which attract generous EU subsidies — are dumped on Ghana’s own market, undercutting local farmers and contributing to the poverty and unemployment that drive people to Europe.
In the markets of Ghana, he writes, besides stacks of “made in Italy” tomato purée, are breakfast cereals from Germany, tinned meat from Britain and milk powder from Denmark. Ghanaian farmers cannot possibly compete with European counterparts, who received €40bn of subsidies in 2014 alone. Free trade between Europe and Africa, he writes, quoting a Ghanaian economist, is like a “a football match between Real Madrid and the Bole-Bamboi school team”.
Don't presume to tell me who my 'mates' are please.
'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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#661 The picture shows the arrogant intransigence from him, the understandable frustration from her, while the walrus beside him looks astonished that anyone has the guts to question his boss.
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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“ A tonne of Sauerkraut for a Big Mac, that’s my final offer!”
Do nothing and nothing happens.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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The Donald V Rocket Man
And the winner is ........ China? (The war games are very provocative. It is inappropriate to be having war games, Trump says)
'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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I think he was referring to the military exercises in South Korean waters, the other side of Japan Bob ?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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I think China gave him a fortune cooky and it read, deal with the US and survive under chinas nuclear umbrella, or be removed.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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I see interest rates going up in America because of Trumps booming economy
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Together with prices which will hit his blue collar supporters the most.
https://news.sky.com/story/eu-plays-its-trump-card-on-us-tariffs-11410853Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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but American workers back into work will cut benefits and other related workless problemes
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Howard American growth is at 4% ,Harley must be doing ok in the home market.
how long do you think the EU will hold out when Germany get clobbered with 25% import tax from there biggest customer?
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John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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I don’t mean to sound sexist here, but what can you say apart from stupid bloody lefty woman? ( but then aren’t they all? )
I daresay that if the visit does go ahead our local loonie, bunnie la twit ( the one with the big mouth and super coloured hair ) will be out in force anyway to represent us with her verbals and appropriately worded placards!
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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are you talking about blabbermouth abbot john
John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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Not particularly Brian, but she is certainly one of them!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Courtesy of the Times.
America’s largest business group has called on President Trump to reverse course on his aggressive international trade policy before he triggers a full-blown trade war that directly threatens 2.6 million jobs. In a rare intervention, the US Chamber of Commerce, which is typically pro-Republican, has launched a campaign against the administration’s protectionist trade tariffs by detailing potential job losses in US states that were key to the president’s election victory.
The chamber believes 2.6 million jobs are threatened by the Trump administration’s trade policies. Retaliatory tariffs have already been placed on about $75 billion of American goods so far.
Thomas Donohue, chief executive of the chamber, said: “The administration is threatening to undermine the economic progress it worked so hard to achieve. Tariffs that beget tariffs that beget more tariffs only lead to a trade war that will cost American jobs and economic growth.”
The US Chamber of Commerce represents three million companies, from sole traders to major corporations, and was founded 106 years ago. The group wants the Trump administration to drop plans to slap import tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign imports, saying that retaliatory levies from America’s trading partners are already hurting US businesses and consumers.
Mr Trump’s administration has implemented tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and is considering a 25 per cent duty on vehicle imports. In retaliation, the European Union, China, Canada and Mexico have imposed tariffs on American imports, with more to follow this week. The EU said on Sunday that it could hit back against proposed US car import tariffs with levies on nearly $300 billion of American imports.
Liam Fox, UK trade secretary, used a meeting yesterday with Wilbur Ross, the US commerce secretary, to make the case for a UK exemption to American steel tariffs. Concerns about a trade war dragged Asia and Europe’s markets lower yesterday. The FTSE 100 fell 89 points to 7,547.85 in London after the Nikkei 225 shed 492.58 points in Tokyo and Chinese markets lost 3 per cent. However, after a late rally on Wall Street last night the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 35.77 points at 24,307.18. This morning the Nikkei slipped 26 points and markets in Europe edged slightly higher, with the FTSE up just 14 point.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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