Comments on: Bollocks and balderdash http://timworstall.com/2009/11/07/bollocks-and-balderdash/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JuliaM http://timworstall.com/2009/11/07/bollocks-and-balderdash/comment-page-1/#comment-36839 JuliaM Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:27:18 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10912#comment-36839 <i>"There are two very good reasons why this should not happen (and, strangely, neither of them are that the EU is the spawn of Satan)."</i> So, that's <i>three</i> very good reasons then... “There are two very good reasons why this should not happen (and, strangely, neither of them are that the EU is the spawn of Satan).”

So, that’s three very good reasons then…

]]> By: Matthew http://timworstall.com/2009/11/07/bollocks-and-balderdash/comment-page-1/#comment-36832 Matthew Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:08:42 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10912#comment-36832 I don't think there's any suggestion that countries will pay less than their voting share, the idea is that Europe's share (32.7%) is too high to be justified and as countries such as China increase their share by definition others' have to fall. You are right it is our money - Denis Healey used to make this point when idiots talked about 'cap in hand' - but I'm not quite sure why we would "get it back", that seems to misunderstand how the Fund works. I don’t think there’s any suggestion that countries will pay less than their voting share, the idea is that Europe’s share (32.7%) is too high to be justified and as countries such as China increase their share by definition others’ have to fall.

You are right it is our money – Denis Healey used to make this point when idiots talked about ‘cap in hand’ – but I’m not quite sure why we would “get it back”, that seems to misunderstand how the Fund works.

]]> By: The Great Simpleton http://timworstall.com/2009/11/07/bollocks-and-balderdash/comment-page-1/#comment-36826 The Great Simpleton Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:09:55 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10912#comment-36826 Ditto UN Security Council. Ditto UN Security Council.

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