cmdkeen

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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Because the farmers get paid next to nothing so disrupting supply does nothing to raise costs (the usual measure of the effect a supply side policy has). Mexican weed production soared because the authorities were pulled into cities due to
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
He was recorded admitting to groping women who weren't his wife. What on earth makes you think that his browsing history is going to bring him down?
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
The language around the budget was "emergency" and "in the event of a vote to leave". You are correct the IFS analysis was about post leaving the EU, that was certainly not the spin the remain campaign placed on it. Sayi
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Except "the experts" were predicting terrible things immediately, not later on - remember the punishment budget necessity? Inflation "massively outstripping wages" is just over the Bank of England's target, the one
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
I'd argue we didn't see a war between Germany and England, or Britain as we are these days, as we were occupying them in the aftermath until 1949 and maintained a British Army of the Rhine there until 1994. The Allies also establi
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Nationalism may have a voice but it hasn't been defeated on the continent at all. Golden Dawn, 5 Star Movement, Front Nationale, AfD. UKIP are currently polling 10% in the UK and have just lost their only MP (who it turns out only join
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Oi - I resemble that remark! I've also been on the reviewing end of plenty of types who think all small things are inconsequential nitpicks which excuses them from having to change anything. Then people moan about a lack of standards a
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
The UK still allows private healthcare so those who really want to pay extra can do so. In several areas, for instance emergency medicine, there isn't a private offering and others the NHS has the centres of excellence available to all
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
There are arguments the Vienna Convention has created acquired rights, and the ECHR's right to a private and family life. There's also the ability to apply for permanent residence if you've been in the UK for more than 5 year
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
The Lib Dems had an EU referendum in their 2010 manifesto - it is part of what became the "referendum lock" in the European Union Act of 2011. The UK was going to hold a referendum at some point. Cameron thought he could win it, g
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Well they didn't want to reform when we said we were having a referendum. Previously when other countries voted against the EU Constitution it was repackaged as the Lisbon Treaty and lo and behold didn't require votes. Now we have
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
There are also all sorts of legal barriers to kicking out people who have been in the UK for any length of time. It simply isn't the case that there are going to be millions of people forced to leave. Future immigration policy will nee
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
There was an article recently about a thriving business for ex-military extras. It was specifically about Rogue One and that their use gives a degree of authenticity that extra otherwise wouldn't have in terms of how they interact with
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
If Scotland were in the Eurozone yes. Getting them to do that while applying to join, while also potentially giving none too subtle nods and winks that you don't actually intend ever adopting the Euro is stretching credibility.
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
True but it is a different legal system. London is used because everyone knows and likes the English legal system and the English courts. Scottish courts and the Scottish legal system aren't worse, just different. Wanting to do busines
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Given that the European Central Bank doesn't act as a lender of last resort for individual banks (and really doesn't like being for the Eurozone, cf Greece) it isn't going to step in to cover Scotland. So you're either l
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Given that the cybernats have taken to denying GERS, despite those being the figures the last White Paper was based on - and the Common Weal proposed Scotland not having to pay pensions to balance the books, I wouldn't get your hopes u
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
As I've said above they won't act as lender of last resort and they won't set monetary policy with regard to the needs of Scotland. A currency peg can be broken, though it is embarrassing and usually very expensive during the
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Those banks also have access to the Bank of England as a lender of last resort and the international market's backing for the UK's current economic policy. Scotland has a fairly developed financial sector, the currency issue is a
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
You would be very, very surprised how few people are trying to pick stocks that they will hold for years and want to beat the market. Despite that being the generally agreed point of "investing" over speculating. I'm includin
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
And there your are using assertion as truth "If he had the guarantee that he would not be extradited he would go to Sweden immediately." is completely unproven. Especially as Sweden cannot guarantee something that has not been ask
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Whilst I agree with your criticism of the treatment of felons in the US in most jurisdictions a conviction for a crime of dishonesty, especially one in a professional context, will haunt you for life. In the context of this specific individ
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Even in the US heroin use was massively down, because it had moved on from the edgy rock and roll era to realising how dangerous it was. The list of dead celebrities rather took the edge off heroin chic. The US resurgence is tied to massive
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
The CRM system (used well) is crucial for that. How long are you spending on average doing CS work? Are some customers more expensive to service than others? Are you charging enough (patio11 says no) to cover the costs of customer service?
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
The military uses "intention" rather than "I will" because they understand that no plan survives contact with the enemy. It is also higher level so that when exhausted, stressed subordinates find themselves in life threa
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
As a UK citizen I wouldn't run for elected office here given the level of abuse and "alt-truth" levelled at politicians. I certainly wouldn't run for elected office in the US. If you've ever done anything that could
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
There is a significant problem in the US with essentially extortion of financial companies by various Federal and State agencies. The risk of a conviction for financial misconduct is not the financial penalty, it is the consequences which w
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
And it was destroyed successfully via the fail safes built into the system, so no-one died and no-one was at risk. The test was carried out in the Atlantic in order to provide a safety zone in every direction because missiles are known to
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
Is there any evidence whatsoever that the missile could fail in a way that would mean "obliterating tens of thousands of people in the wrong country"? SSBNs carry more than one missile for a reason - currently the UK sails with up
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by cmdkeen 10y ago
The management courses I've done have said that money is a terrible motivator but a really powerful de-motivator. It is a terrible motivator as the impact of a raise is short lived, we very quickly come to believe we are worth the high

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