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Subject: we dream of something better, while you accept sad facts
Author: Ian (Australia)	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:01:53 01/18/05 Tue In reply to: Ein European 's message, "You dream while I speak of hard facts..." on 16:36:08 01/18/05 Tue [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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Paddy (Scotland)
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Date Posted: 15:44:04 01/19/05 Wed

There is NOT ONE fact that you have accurately stated.

"Europe and specially the three main western Europe countries have the size and the resources to pull this kind of projects, within the the FCS you wouldn�t have a partner which could bring both the resources and the expertise that the French and the German bring."

The above is complete nonsense.

"Not to mention that an increasing part of the British and the scientific community feel more closer to their continental counterparts than to, say, Australia.

As a member of the "Scientific Community" that you speak of I would disagree with that very strongly and say that it is an entirely ficticious statement.

"Yes, slowly but surely Britain are getting into the fold. I expect to see Euro coins with HM's profile on the back within the next 10 to 15 years..."

Definitly will not happen.

The reason that German motor companies have invested in the UK is that we have free trade with the rest of the EU and that the British are perpared to work for a living. The euro is bankrupting Germany because Germany went in at the wrong rate - the result of treating an economic descision as a political one. German cars have dropped to very low in the reliability tables and are out sourcing as much as possible - probably due to the fact that the workforce does not do more than thirty-five hours a week. For this same reason 50% of the 380 is built in the country that owns only 20% of the shares.

Dreams or reality?

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