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[Alistair20000]

Have you asked the Costa Ricans the same question?

Cannot say I have art. My Spanish is not too hot.

 

[Hermann]

How can you be sure about that ?

I'm really clever

 

[Stuffy]

I was probably saying, don't get so hung up on the hardware, Stuffers, consider the strategy and direction of travel...

“Let me reaffirm clearly the support of this administration for European unity. We consider a strong and united Europe not a rival, but a partner.” – President Ronald Reagan, 1982

Hmm, "We consider a strong and united Europe not a rival, but a partner."

I believe the song goes: "it's all good pals and jolly good company......................oh!

EU paid Airbus billions in illegal subsidies, WTO rules

The World Trade Organisation rules the EU paid illegal aid to the European planemaker, paving the way for trade tariffs.

www.bbc.co.uk

EU hasn’t ended illegal subsidies to Airbus, WTO panel says

A World Trade Organization panel ruled Monday that the European Union has not complied with an order to end illegal subsidies for plane-maker Airbus, which...

www.marketwatch.com

Elgy me old friend, just who are the countries the EU supports in this illegal enterprise?

 

[elginCity]

Elgy me old friend, just who are the countries the EU supports in this illegal enterprise?

4 EU countries, Stuffers, including the UK. A long running tit-for-tat plane maker spat is just one of many bumps in the road ahead, my friend.

For balance, you really ought to mention the $5 billion of illegal subsidies that Boeing benefited from between 89-06 ?

 

[arthur]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/08/uk-health-watchdog-may-investigate-coronavirus-deaths

This article seems to think there might even be criminal investigations : sending employees into an environment known to be extremely dangerous without sufficient protection is apparently a criminal offence
My feeling is "the chancers and imposters in power" as you put it might struggle to get through 5 years. To be honest, would they want to? .

This is the most recent Indo post I can find on this thread. It's from nearly a week ago. Is this exile/vow of silence self imposed? I think we should be told...

 

[elginCity]

This is the most recent Indo post I can find on this thread. It's from nearly a week ago. Is this exile/vow of silence self imposed? I think we should be told...

Recently a few piled in on him, buying drinks all round or something, resulted in a self-imposed exile, I think.

Noticed a lot of people took issue with the style, but very few with the content, generally speaking.

 

[Alistair20000]

This is the most recent Indo post I can find on this thread. It's from nearly a week ago. Is this exile/vow of silence self imposed? I think we should be told...

He apparently visited these boards at 10:09 today.

 

[RedPaul]

Recently a few piled in on him, buying drinks all round or something, resulted in a self-imposed exile, I think.

Noticed a lot of people took issue with the style, but very few with the content, generally speaking.

Or people did disagree with the content but just didn't want their head bitten off in saying so.

 

[arthur]

He apparently visited these boards at 10:09 today.

Fridays just aren't the same anymore.....

 

[Stuffy]

4 EU countries, Stuffers, including the UK. A long running tit-for-tat plane maker spat is just one of many bumps in the road ahead, my friend.

For balance, you really ought to mention the $5 billion of illegal subsidies that Boeing benefited from between 89-06 ?

I think you will find that EADS/Airbus' actual stock is wholly owned by France & Germany. BAE simply own 20% of Airbus 'UK'. As a mere contractor who mostly churns out aircraft wings, I imagine BAE's miserly 20% of a UK based company carries little or no weight when the EU/EADs bean counting is in full swing.

U.S. and EU claim victory in Boeing subsidy case

The WTO says Boeing received up to $4 billion in U.S. government subsidies. U.S. officials point to a previous ruling that Airbus has been given $18 billion.

money.cnn.com