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David Beckham backs REMAIN as he urges voters to back staying in 'for our children'
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 21 June 2016 | Tim Sculthorpe

Posted on 06/21/2016 2:15:09 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

David Beckham endorsed the Remain campaign today, telling voters to support staying in the EU 'for our children'.

The England footballing hero said Britain should be facing the challenges of the world together with its allies.

Beckham recalled how he and other British-born players at Manchester United were good enough to be successful alone but were a 'better and more successful team' because of European additions such as Eric Cantona, Roy Keane and Peter Schmeichel.

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TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; eu
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To: agere_contra
Slack in trade with the UK -- yes, China and India would export, but what would they import?

The UK runs a massive deficit with China and India. The UK's biggest exports are gas turbines, cars etc - part of the European supply chain.

There is practically nothing that the UK makes that China or India would want o afford to buy

61 posted on 06/21/2016 5:38:52 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Testy DC establishment troll.

What a shocked.

A deranged Cruz crazy never really stop troll.
Do ya.

Your post history tells your uniparty establishment troll history .
You fool no one .

62 posted on 06/21/2016 5:39:39 AM PDT by ncalburt
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To: unread

No, the Brits have not. only about 5% of the population is Moslem. The problem is that the Brits are largely a godless nation (like the French and Germans and Dutch)


63 posted on 06/21/2016 5:42:43 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
The fact you believe and promote dear the left wing El Reuters misinformation says it all.

I recall your a dedicated Trump hater too !

Who does a fat cat billionaire establishment troll like you still try to fool here ?.
Now your peddling Stay in England which are the same Globalist elites that funded Jeb Cruz !,

Your post history says it all .

Reuters is believable !,,
Lol !

64 posted on 06/21/2016 5:45:03 AM PDT by ncalburt
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To: Cronos
the UK’s access to non-EU markets is to a great degree determined by its membership of the EU

It's the other way round.

At the moment the UK can't negotiate its own trade deals with non-EU members. However if it leaves the EU then it can.

65 posted on 06/21/2016 5:59:21 AM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: Cronos

The majority of UK exports are invisible. We don’t trade widgets; we trade expertise.

For instance I work for a company that does huge global business, all of it in engineering and management consultancy. We don’t sell China kettles; we build their high-end real-estate.


66 posted on 06/21/2016 6:02:02 AM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Beckham's rationale is drawing an analogy between the multi-millionaire athletes he played with, and the invading hordes of muslims.

What an elitist dummy. Living in a bubble.

67 posted on 06/21/2016 6:08:16 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: agere_contra
True, you are correct - the UK has high-end services. How much of this would China and India buy? A lot yes, but not enough to replace EU countries.

And the export lists include services, which Britain does a lot of sales

68 posted on 06/21/2016 6:20:35 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: agere_contra

The logic goes that the England-Wales will have less bargaining power with China, say, than if it were part of the EU bloc


69 posted on 06/21/2016 6:21:20 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Cronos

You still seem to believe that the UK will need to replace its trade with EU countries.

Why is that? Many countries - for instance Japan, China, Switzerland and the US - trade with EU countries, but without being in the EU.

So will the UK.


70 posted on 06/21/2016 6:35:58 AM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: Cronos

Other way round. The UK has *zero* bargaining power while it’s inside the EU.

It only has an independent voice to bargain with if it is *outside* the EU.


71 posted on 06/21/2016 6:37:44 AM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Britain will get out unless they want to become a Muslim country!
72 posted on 06/21/2016 11:59:47 AM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: LibWhacker

Speaking of sports, we need to get the Ryder Cup being the US vs Britain instead of the US vs Europe.


73 posted on 06/21/2016 12:06:17 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: apillar

Problem is that the Germans and French will want to make the UK suffer if it votes for BREXIT. The last thing they want is for the EU to break apart (as might happen if some of the less enthusiastic members see Britain doing well outside the EU). Given that about 44% of UK exports go to the EU it would hit the British economy hard if they were unable to cut a favourable trading deal with the EU.


74 posted on 06/21/2016 6:57:45 PM PDT by Go_Trump_2016
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To: agere_contra

Yes and no. Yes - it does have an independent voice to bargain with China for instance. China won’t listen to a smaller, declining economy — but will listen to the EU.


75 posted on 06/21/2016 10:50:34 PM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: upcountryhorseman; Berlin_Freeper
Britain will get out unless they want to become a Muslim country!

What are you talking about? The Moslems in the UK all come from their previous colonies: Pakistanis, Bangladeshis. The UK opted out of accepting refugees, which is why there is the build-up in Calais.

The perpetrators of the London bombings were 3 of 4 Pakistani, born in the UK and the 4th was a Jamaican convert toIslam.

EU immigrants are more Christian than the English themselves

76 posted on 06/21/2016 10:54:20 PM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The Remains demand, “More muslums, please.”


77 posted on 06/21/2016 10:57:13 PM PDT by Vision Thing (Vote Trump!)
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To: Go_Trump_2016
Correct. Also the other way around is that only 10% of the EU's exports go to the UK. And that's mostly sources to the supply chain including the Netherlands and Germany. Those countries may be inclined to move these sub-operations or assembly places to the continent.

Also, the UK would continue its welfare state instead of making itself competitive like Ireland did

78 posted on 06/21/2016 11:02:34 PM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Cronos
More freeloaders than free market.
79 posted on 06/21/2016 11:09:41 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Tax-chick
David Beckham is a soccer player who shows his low intelligence by comparing Britain's relationship with the EU to his soccer team's having foreign players?a

Stick to your sport, stay away from international relations Davie!

80 posted on 06/22/2016 3:48:05 PM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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